1963 NCAA College Division basketball tournament
| Teams | 32 | ||||
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| Finals site | , Evansville, Indiana | ||||
| Champions | South Dakota State Jackrabbits (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Wittenberg Tigers (2nd title game) | ||||
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| Winning coach | Jim Iverson (1st title) | ||||
| MOP | Wayne Rasmussen (South Dakota State) | ||||
| Attendance | 18,526 | ||||
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The 1963 NCAA College Division basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA College Division college basketball as a culmination of the 1962–63 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. It was won by South Dakota State University, with South Dakota State's Wayne Rasmussen named Most Outstanding Player.