• 1961 (January 11) — The National Collegiate Boxing Championships are abolished.

• 1963 (March 15-16) — The first College Division Wrestling Championships are conducted at the University of Northern Iowa.

• 1963 (June 6-8) — The first College Division Tennis Championships are conducted at Washington University of St. Louis.

• 1963 (June 7-8) — The first College Division Track and Field Championships are conducted at the University of Chicago.

• 1963 (June 12-14) — The first College Division Golf Championships are conducted at Southwest Missouri State University.

• 1964 (March 20-21) — The first College Division Swimming Championships are conducted at Grove City College.

• 1964 (March 21) — The University of California, Los Angeles, finishes an unbeaten season and wins the first of 10 basketball championships between 1964 and 1975 under coach John Wooden.

• 1964 (April 18) — The NCAA authorizes 32 $1,000 postgraduate scholarships for varsity letter-winners.

• 1964 (April 19) — A Special Committee on Women’s Competition is appointed.

• 1964 (December 4) — The first College Division Regional Football Championships are conducted at Sacramento, California; Abilene, Texas; Murfreesboro, Tennessee; and Orlando, Florida.

•1965 (January 12) — The 1.600 rule for initial academic eligibility is adopted.

• 1965 (March 12-13) — The first National Collegiate Indoor Track Championships in Detroit.