1965 NCAA University Division basketball tournament

The 1965 NCAA University Division basketball tournament involved 23 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 8, 1965, and ended with the championship game on March 20 in Portland, Oregon. A total of 27 games were played, including a third-place game in each region and a national third-place game.

1965 NCAA University Division
basketball tournament

Season	1964–65
Teams	23
Finals site	Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon
Champions	UCLA Bruins (2nd title, 2nd title game, 3rd Final Four)
Runner-up	Michigan Wolverines (1st title game, 2nd Final Four)
Semifinalists	Princeton Tigers (1st Final Four) Wichita State Shockers (1st Final Four)
Winning coach	John Wooden (2nd title)
MOP	Bill Bradley (Princeton)
Attendance	140,673
Top scorer	Bill Bradley (Princeton) (177 points)
NCAA Division I men's tournaments «1964 1966»

Second-ranked UCLA, coached by John Wooden, won the national title with a 91–80 victory in the final game over #1 Michigan, coached by Dave Strack. Bill Bradley of Princeton was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

UCLA finished the season with 28 wins and two defeats. In the championship game, the Bruins shot 56.9% with Gail Goodrich's 42 points and Kenny Washington's 17 points to become the fifth team to win consecutive championships.^[1]

Of note, this was the last NCAA Tournament for Henry Iba of Oklahoma State.

Locations

 

 

Bowling Green

 

Philadelphia

 

Lubbock

 

Manhattan

 

Lexington

 

College Park

 

Provo

 

Portland

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First round (green), Regionals (blue), and Final Four (red)

Round	Region	Location	Venue
First Round	East	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	The Palestra
	Mideast	Bowling Green, Kentucky	E. A. Diddle Arena
	Midwest & West	Lubbock, Texas	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum
Regionals	East	College Park, Maryland	Cole Field House
	Mideast	Lexington, Kentucky	Memorial Coliseum
	Midwest	Manhattan, Kansas	Ahearn Field House
	West	Provo, Utah	Smith Fieldhouse
Final Four		Portland, Oregon	Memorial Coliseum

Teams

Region	Team	Coach	Conference	Finished	Final Opponent	Score
East
East	Connecticut	Fred Shabel	Yankee	First round	Saint Joseph's	L 67–61
East	NC State	Press Maravich	Atlantic Coast	Regional third place	Saint Joseph's	W 103–81
East	Penn State	John Egli	Independent	First round	Princeton	L 60–58
East	Princeton	Butch van Breda Kolff	Ivy League	Third Place	Wichita State	W 118–82
East	Providence	Joe Mullaney	Independent	Regional Runner-up	Princeton	L 109–69
East	Saint Joseph's	Jack Ramsay	Middle Atlantic	Regional Fourth Place	NC State	L 103–81
East	West Virginia	George King	Southern	First round	Providence	L 91–67
Mideast
Mideast	Dayton	Don Donoher	Independent	Regional third place	DePaul	W 75–69
Mideast	DePaul	Ray Meyer	Independent	Regional Fourth Place	Dayton	L 75–69
Mideast	Eastern Kentucky	Jim Baechtold	Ohio Valley	First round	DePaul	L 99–52
Mideast	Michigan	Dave Strack	Big Ten	Runner Up	UCLA	L 91–80
Mideast	Ohio	James Snyder	Mid-American	First round	Dayton	L 66–65
Mideast	Vanderbilt	Roy Skinner	Southeastern	Regional Runner-up	Michigan	L 87–85
Midwest
Midwest	Houston	Guy Lewis	Independent	Regional Fourth Place	SMU	L 89–87
Midwest	Notre Dame	John Dee	Independent	First round	Houston	L 99–98
Midwest	Oklahoma State	Henry Iba	Big Eight	Regional Runner-up	Wichita State	L 54–46
Midwest	SMU	Doc Hayes	Southwest	Regional third place	Houston	W 89–87
Midwest	Wichita State	Gary Thompson	Missouri Valley	Fourth Place	Princeton	L 118–82
West
West	BYU	Stan Watts	Western Athletic	Regional Fourth Place	Oklahoma City	L 112–102
West	Colorado State	Jim Williams	Independent	First round	Oklahoma City	L 70–68
West	Oklahoma City	Abe Lemons	Independent	Regional third place	BYU	W 112–102
West	San Francisco	Pete Peletta	West Coast Athletic	Regional Runner-up	UCLA	L 101–93
West	UCLA	John Wooden	AAWU	Champion	Michigan	W 91–80

Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

East region

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
							NC State	48
							Princeton	66
		Princeton	60
		Penn State	58
												Princeton	109
												Providence	69
		Saint Joseph's	67
		Connecticut	61
							Saint Joseph's	73*
							Providence	81
		Providence	91
		West Virginia	67

Mideast region

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Michigan

98

Dayton

71

Dayton

66

Ohio

65

Michigan

87

Vanderbilt

85

Vanderbilt

83

DePaul

78*

DePaul

99

Eastern Kentucky

52

Midwest region

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
							Wichita State	86
							SMU	81
												Wichita State	54
												Oklahoma State	46
							Oklahoma State	75
							Houston	60
		Houston	99
		Notre Dame	98

West region

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
							UCLA	100
							BYU	76
												UCLA	101
												San Francisco	93
							San Francisco	91
							Oklahoma City	67
		Oklahoma City	70
		Colorado State	68

Final Four

	National Semifinals					National Championship Game
	E	Princeton	76
	ME	Michigan	93
						ME	Michigan	80
						W	UCLA	91
	MW	Wichita State	89
	W	UCLA	108

National Third Place Game

	National Third Place Game ^[2]
	E	Princeton	118
	MW	Wichita State	82

Regional third place games

East Regional third place       NC State 103 Saint Joseph's 81

Mideast Regional third place       Dayton 75 DePaul 69

Midwest Regional third place       SMU 89 Houston 87

West Regional third place       Oklahoma City 112 BYU 102

See also

• 1965 NCAA College Division basketball tournament
• 1965 National Invitation Tournament
• 1965 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 1964–65 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

References

1. New York Times, March 21, 1965
2. "1954 NCAA basketball tournament Bracket". Retrieved October 14, 2011.