<P> In 1963, Loyola shocked the nation and changed college basketball forever by starting four black players in the NCAA Championship game . Loyola's stunning upset of two - time defending NCAA champion Cincinnati, in overtime by a score of 60--58, was the crowning achievement in the school's nearly decade long struggle with racial inequality in men's college basketball, highlighted by the tumultuous events of that year's NCAA Tournament . Loyola's 1963 NCAA title was historic not only for the racial makeup of Loyola's team, but also due to the fact that Cincinnati had started three black players, making seven of the 10 starters in the 1963 NCAA Championship game black . </P> <P> The Ramblers have appeared in six NCAA Tournaments . Their combined record is 13--5 . They were National Champions in 1963 . On March 24, 2018, the Ramblers defeated Kansas State 78--62 to advance to play in their second Final Four in school history . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Seed </Th> <Th> Round </Th> <Th> Opponent </Th> <Th> Result </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1963 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> Round of 25 Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Championship </Td> <Td> Tennessee Tech Mississippi State Illinois Duke Cincinnati </Td> <Td> W 111--42 W 61--51 W 79--64 W 94--75 W 60--58 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1964 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> Round of 25 Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game </Td> <Td> Murray State Michigan Kentucky </Td> <Td> W 101--91 L 84--80 W 100--91 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1966 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> Round of 22 </Td> <Td> Western Kentucky </Td> <Td> L 105--86 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1968 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> Round of 23 </Td> <Td> Houston </Td> <Td> L 94--76 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1985 </Td> <Td> #4 </Td> <Td> Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen </Td> <Td> #13 Iona #5 SMU #1 Georgetown </Td> <Td> W 59--58 W 70--57 L 65--53 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2018 </Td> <Td> #11 </Td> <Td> Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four </Td> <Td> #6 Miami (FL) #3 Tennessee #7 Nevada #9 Kansas State #3 Michigan </Td> <Td> W 64--62 W 63--62 W 69--68 W 78--62 L 69--57 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Seed </Th> <Th> Round </Th> <Th> Opponent </Th> <Th> Result </Th> </Tr>

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