The 1963 NCAA University Division basketball tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball in the Uni
Cover from the official program
The NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, branded as March Madness, or The Big Dance, is a single-elimination tournament played in the United States to determine the men's college basketball na
1963 NCAA University Division basketball tournament
…2nd Final Four) Winning coach George Ireland (1st title) MOP Art Heyman (Duke) Attendance 153,065 Top scorer Mel Counts (Oregon State) (123 points) NCAA Division I men's tournaments «1962 1964» The 1963 NCAA University Division basketball tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national…
A ticket from the 1988 tournament held in Kansas City, Missouri
The University of Dayton Arena, which has hosted all First Four games since the round's inception in 2011 (except 2021), as well as its precursor, the single "play-in" game held from 2001 to 2010. As of 2026, the arena has hosted 143 tournament games, the most of any venue.
The NABC championship trophy
NCAA-style trophies for various sports, as seen at UCLA