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1962-63 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary

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Record: 116-67, .634 W-L% (1st of 17)
*Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games.

Regular Season Champion: Cincinnati

NCAA Tournament: 1 (Cincinnati)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 1 (Cincinnati)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 2 (Cincinnati and Wichita State)

Standings

Conference Overall
Rk School W L W-L% W L W-L%
1 Cincinnati* RF 11 1 .917 26 2 .929
2 Wichita State  7 5 .583 19 8 .704
3 Bradley  6 6 .500 17 9 .654
3 Saint Louis  6 6 .500 16 12 .571
5 Tulsa  5 7 .417 17 8 .680
6 North Texas  4 8 .333 10 14 .417
7 Drake  3 9 .250 11 14 .440

AP Poll Summary

School Pre 12/4 12/11 12/18 12/25 1/1 1/8 1/15 1/22 1/29 2/5 2/12 2/19 2/26 3/5 Final
Cincinnati 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Wichita State   10       8 8 7 8 10 9   7 8 6 5

NCAA Tournament

Regional Semifinal
Cincinnati won (73-68) versus Texas (Midwest Regional)

Regional Final
Cincinnati won (67-60) versus Colorado (Midwest Regional)

National Semifinal
Cincinnati won (80-46) versus Oregon State

National Final
Cincinnati lost (60-58) versus Loyola (IL)