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The1963 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held March 11–16 atMunicipal Auditorium inKansas City, Missouri. The 26th annualNAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.^[1] This tournament did not feature any games going into overtime. This was the first tournament to feature a Leading Scorer, and Leading Rebounder awards. They were presented to Mel Gibson, Willis Reed and Lucious Jackson respectively. In the inaugural year of the Leading Scorer award, there was a tie. This would not happen again until1981.

Awards and honors

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Leading scorers; tie:Mel Gibson, Western Carolina (N.C.) 5 games, 60 field goals 17 free throws 137 total points (27.4 average points per game) andWillis Reed, Grambling (La.) 5 games, 58 field goals, 21 free throws, 137 total points (27.4 average points per game)
Leading rebounder:Lucious Jackson, Pan American (Texas), 5 games, 93 rebounds (18.6 rebounds per game)
Player of the Year: est. 1994
Most rebounds; career continues:180, Lucious Jackson, Pan American (Texas), (1962,63,64)
All-time leading scorer; second appearance:Lucious Jackson, 7th Pan American (Texas) (1962,63,64), 12 games, 117 field goals, 67 free throws, 301 total points, 25.0 average per game;Willis Reed, 16th Grambling (La.) (1961,63,64), 12 games 108 field goals 39 free throws 265 total points, 22.8 average per
All-time leading scorer; final appearance:Hershell West, 15th Grambling (La.) (1960,61,63), 13 games, 116 field goals, 37 free throws, 269 total points, 20.7 average per game.^[2]

1963 NAIA bracket

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First round			Second round			Elite Eight			NAIA national semifinals			NAIA national championship

1	Grambling State (La.)	76

-	Arkansas Tech	59
			1	Grambling State	56

			-	Athens	45
-	Athens (Ala.)	72

16	Central Connecticut State	71
						1	Grambling State	79
TOP TIER
						9	Carson-Newman	70
9	Carson-Newman (Tenn.)	83

-	Rider (N.J.)	57
			9	Carson-Newman	70

			8	Indiana State	63
-	Parsons College (Iowa)	77

8	Indiana State	78
									1	Grambling State	83

									12	Pan American	90
5	Howard Payne (Tex.)	66

-	Stetson (Fla.)	68
			-	Stetson	41

			12	Pan American	64
-	Peru State College (Neb.)	48

12	Pan American (Tex.)	83
						12	Pan American	99
TOP TIER
						13	Northern Michigan	73
13	Northern Michigan	72

-	California Western	52
			13	Northern Michigan	101

			-	Central State (Ohio)	87
-	Central State (Ohio)	71

4	Oklahoma Baptist	70
												12	Pan American	73

												10	Western Carolina	62
3	Winston-Salem State (N.C.)	60

-	Transylvania (Ky.)	64
			-	Transylvania	80

			14	Lewis & Clark	88
-	Oshkosh State (Wis.)	74

14	Lewis & Clark (Ore.)	75
						14	Lewis & Clark	57
BOTTOM TIER
						10	Western Carolina	77
7	Western Illinois	81

-	Miles College (Ala.)	84
			-	Miles	86

			10	Western Carolina	107
-	Eastern Montana	61

10	Western Carolina (N.C.)	64
									10	Western Carolina	100

									-	Fort Hays State	84
11	Alliance College (Penn.)	76

-	Yankton College (S.D.)	68
			11	Alliance	53

			6	Rockhurst	64
-	Pacific Lutheran (Wash.)	77

6	Rockhurst (Mo.)	83
						6	Rockhurst	76
BOTTOM TIER
						15	Fort Hays State	96
15	Fort Hays State (Kan.)	95

-	Eastern New Mexico	69
			15	Fort Hays State	82

			2	Augsburg	71
-	West Virginia State	57

2	Augsburg College (Minn.)	67

Third-place game

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The third-place game featured the losing teams from the national semifinalist to determine 3rd and 4th places in the tournament. This game was played until 1988.

NAIA third-place game

1	Grambling State	107

15	Fort Hays State	86

References

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^"NAIA.org". Archived fromthe original on May 1, 2009. RetrievedMay 17, 2020.
^NAIA Championship History Archived 2011-05-23 at theWayback Machine

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