1963 National Invitation Tournament

1963 National Invitation Tournament

Season	1962–63
Teams	12
Finals site	Madison Square Garden, New York City
Champions	Providence Friars (2nd title)
Runner-up	Canisius Golden Griffins (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Marquette Warriors (1st semifinal) Villanova Wildcats (1st semifinal)
Winning coach	Joe Mullaney (2nd title)
MVP	Raymond Flynn (Providence)
National Invitation Tournaments «1962 1964»

The 1963 National Invitation Tournament was the 1963 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.

• Canisius
• DePaul
• Fordham
• La Salle
• Marquette
• Memphis
• Miami (FL)
• Providence
• Saint Louis
• St. Francis (NY)
• Villanova
• Wichita State

Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket.

	First round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
		Villanova	63
		DePaul	51
							Villanova	54
							Wichita State	53
												Villanova	46
												Canisius	61
							Canisius	76
							Memphis	67
		Memphis	70
		Fordham	49
																	Canisius	66
																	Providence	81
		Miami (FL)	71
		St. Francis (NY)	70
							Miami (FL)	96
							Providence	106
												Providence	70
												Marquette	64
							Marquette	84
							Saint Louis	49
		Saint Louis	63
		La Salle	61

	Third place game
	Villanova		58
	Marquette		66

See also

• 1963 NCAA University Division basketball tournament
• 1963 NCAA College Division basketball tournament
• 1963 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament