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1966 NCAA University Division basketball tournament

February 17, 2023

The 1966 NCAA University Division basketball tournament involved 22 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national men's basketball champion of the NCAA University Division, now Division I. It began on March 7 and ended with the championship game on March 19 in College Park, Maryland. A total of 26 games were played, including a third place game in each region and a national third place game.

1966 NCAA University Division
basketball tournament
Season1965–66
Teams22
Finals siteCole Field House
College Park, Maryland
ChampionsTexas Western Miners (1st title, 1st title game,
1st Final Four)
Runner-upKentucky Wildcats (5th title game,
6th Final Four)
Semifinalists
Winning coachDon Haskins (1st title)
MOPJerry Chambers (Utah)
Attendance140,925
Top scorerJerry Chambers Utah
(143 points)

Third-ranked Texas Western (now UTEP), coached by Don Haskins, won the national title with a 72–65 victory in the final over top-ranked Kentucky, led by head coach Adolph Rupp. Haskins started five black players for the first time in NCAA Championship history. Jerry Chambers of Utah was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

The 2006 film Glory Road is based on the story of the 1966 Texas Western team. Their tournament games against fourth-ranked Kansas and Kentucky are depicted in the film.

The tournament is also significant in that it was the last tournament until 2021, and one of two since the league's official founding, that the Ivy League did not send a representative to the tournament. The league champion, Penn, refused to comply with an NCAA edict that all teams must certify a 1.6 GPA for all student-athletes; the Ivy League and the university did not believe that the NCAA had the power to dictate such things, and as such the team was banned. They would have played Syracuse in the East regional at Blacksburg.[1]

Locations

The Washington metropolitan area and College Park became the ninth host city, and Cole Field House the tenth host venue, of the Final Four. It was the first time since 1956 that the Final Four was held on a college campus. For the first time ever, the tournament was held entirely on college campuses, something that would only happen once more in the tournament's history. There were three new venues used in the 1966 tournament. The tournament made its first-ever appearance in Los Angeles when Pauley Pavilion on the campus of UCLA hosted the West regional rounds. The first round in the East was held in the state of Virginia for the first time, at Cassell Coliseum on the campus of Virginia Tech. The Mideast first round was also held in a new arena, at Memorial Gym on the campus of Kent State University. For the second straight year, the Midwest & West first rounds were combined into one venue, this time at the WSU Field House in Wichita. The 1966 tournament would mark the final time the tournament would be held at the University of Iowa; the tournament would return to Ames and Iowa State University in 1972, and Des Moines in 2016 (in games hosted by Drake University).

Teams

Region Team Coach Conference Finished Final Opponent Score
East
East Davidson Lefty Driesell Southern Regional Fourth Place Saint Joseph's L 92-76
East Duke Vic Bubas Atlantic Coast Third Place Utah W 79–77
East Providence Joe Mullaney Independent First round Saint Joseph's L 65–48
East Rhode Island Ernie Calverley Yankee First round Davidson L 95–65
East Saint Joseph's Jack Ramsay Middle Atlantic Regional third place Davidson W 92–76
East Syracuse Fred Lewis Independent Regional Runner-up Duke L 91–81
Mideast
Mideast Dayton Don Donoher Independent Regional Fourth Place Western Kentucky L 82–62
Mideast Kentucky Adolph Rupp Southeastern Runner Up Texas Western L 72–65
Mideast Loyola–Chicago George Ireland Independent First round Western Kentucky L 105–86
Mideast Miami (OH) Dick Shrider Mid-American First round Dayton L 58–51
Mideast Michigan Dave Strack Big Ten Regional Runner-up Kentucky L 84–77
Mideast Western Kentucky Johnny Oldham Ohio Valley Regional third place Dayton W 82–62
Midwest
Midwest Cincinnati Tay Baker Missouri Valley Regional Fourth Place SMU L 89–84
Midwest Kansas Ted Owens Big Eight Regional Runner-up Texas Western L 81–80
Midwest Oklahoma City Abe Lemons Independent First round Texas Western L 89–74
Midwest SMU Doc Hayes Southwest Regional third place Cincinnati W 89–84
Midwest Texas Western Don Haskins Independent Champion Kentucky W 72–65
West
West Colorado State Jim Williams Independent First round Houston L 82–76
West Houston Guy Lewis Independent Regional third place Pacific W 102–91
West Oregon State Paul Valenti AAWU Regional Runner-up Utah L 70–64
West Pacific Dick Edwards West Coast Athletic Regional Fourth Place Houston L 102–91
West Utah Jack Gardner Western Athletic Fourth Place Duke L 79–77

Bracket

East region

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
Duke 76
  Saint Joseph's 74
  Saint Joseph's 65
  Providence 48
  Duke 91
  Syracuse 81
Syracuse 94
  Davidson 78
  Davidson 96
  Rhode Island 65

Mideast region

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
  Kentucky 86
  Dayton 79
  Dayton 58
  Miami (OH) 51
  Kentucky 84
  Michigan 77
  Michigan 80
  Western Kentucky 79
  Western Kentucky 105
  Loyola–Chicago 86

Midwest region

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
  Kansas 76
  SMU 70
  Kansas 80**
  Texas Western 81
  Cincinnati 76*
  Texas Western 78
  Texas Western 89
  Oklahoma City 74

West region

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
  Utah 83
  Pacific 74
  Utah 70
  Oregon State 64
  Oregon State 63
  Houston 60
  Houston 82
  Colorado State 76

Final Four

National Semifinals National Championship Game
      
E Duke 79
ME Kentucky 83
ME Kentucky 65
MW Texas Western 72
MW Texas Western 85
W Utah 78

National Third Place Game

National Third Place Game [2]
   
E Duke 79
W Utah 77

Regional third place games

Game summaries

The Tournament is most remembered for the all-black starting five of Texas Western defeating an all-white starting five for Kentucky in the championship game.[3]

Clem Haskins and Dwight Smith became the first black athletes to integrate the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball program in the Fall of 1963.[4] This put Western Kentucky at the forefront to integrate college basketball in the Southeast.[5] The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers were 2 points away from defeating Michigan and meeting the University of Kentucky Wildcats in the Mideast regional final. A controversial foul called against Smith during a jump ball put Cazzie Russell on the free throw line for Michigan, where he scored the tying and winning baskets.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Fifty years ago, Penn was banned from the NCAA tournament because of...grades?, Justin Feil, Philly Voice, March 10, 2016, last accessed April 17, 2022
  2. ^ "1954 NCAA basketball tournament Bracket". Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  3. ^ Fitzpatrick, Frank - Texas Western's 1966 title left lasting legacy. ESPN Classic, November 19, 2003
  4. ^ Hilltopper Legend Dwight Smith Hilltopper Haven. Accessed 2009-06-24. 2009-07-21.
  5. ^ Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem - My thoughts on UCLA in the Final Four Los Angeles Times, March 31, 2008. Western Kentucky was the forefront of the fight to integrate college basketball in the 1960s and early '70s.
  6. ^ O'Donnell, Chuck - Cazzie Russell: converting two free throws with no time left advanced Michigan in the 1966 NCAA Tournament - The Game I'll Never Forget - University of Michigan versus Western Kentucky University. Basketball Digest, January/February 2004 issue

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SemifinalistsDuke Blue Devils 3rd Final Four Utah Redskins 3rd Final Four Winning coachDon Haskins 1st title MOPJerry Chambers Utah Attendance140 925Top scorerJerry Chambers Utah 143 points NCAA Division I men s tournaments 1965 1967 Third ranked Texas Western now UTEP coached by Don Haskins won the national title with a 72 65 victory in the final over top ranked Kentucky led by head coach Adolph Rupp Haskins started five black players for the first time in NCAA Championship history Jerry Chambers of Utah was named the tournament s Most Outstanding Player The 2006 film Glory Road is based on the story of the 1966 Texas Western team Their tournament games against fourth ranked Kansas and Kentucky are depicted in the film The tournament is also significant in that it was the last tournament until 2021 and one of two since the league s official founding that the Ivy League did not send a representative to the tournament The league champion Penn refused to comply with an NCAA edict that all teams must certify a 1 6 GPA for all student athletes the Ivy League and the university did not believe that the NCAA had the power to dictate such things and as such the team was banned They would have played Syracuse in the East regional at Blacksburg 1 Contents 1 Locations 2 Teams 3 Bracket 3 1 East region 3 2 Mideast region 3 3 Midwest region 3 4 West region 3 5 Final Four 3 6 National Third Place Game 3 7 Regional third place games 4 Game summaries 5 See also 6 ReferencesLocations EditRound Region Site VenueFirst Round East Blacksburg Virginia Cassell ColiseumMideast Kent Ohio Memorial GymnasiumMidwest amp West Wichita Kansas WSU Field HouseRegionals East Raleigh North Carolina Reynolds ColiseumMideast Iowa City Iowa Iowa Field HouseMidwest Lubbock Texas Lubbock Municipal ColiseumWest Los Angeles California Pauley PavilionFinal Four College Park Maryland Cole Field HouseThe Washington metropolitan area and College Park became the ninth host city and Cole Field House the tenth host venue of the Final Four It was the first time since 1956 that the Final Four was held on a college campus For the first time ever the tournament was held entirely on college campuses something that would only happen once more in the tournament s history There were three new venues used in the 1966 tournament The tournament made its first ever appearance in Los Angeles when Pauley Pavilion on the campus of UCLA hosted the West regional rounds The first round in the East was held in the state of Virginia for the first time at Cassell Coliseum on the campus of Virginia Tech The Mideast first round was also held in a new arena at Memorial Gym on the campus of Kent State University For the second straight year the Midwest amp West first rounds were combined into one venue this time at the WSU Field House in Wichita The 1966 tournament would mark the final time the tournament would be held at the University of Iowa the tournament would return to Ames and Iowa State University in 1972 and Des Moines in 2016 in games hosted by Drake University Teams EditRegion Team Coach Conference Finished Final Opponent ScoreEastEast Davidson Lefty Driesell Southern Regional Fourth Place Saint Joseph s L 92 76East Duke Vic Bubas Atlantic Coast Third Place Utah W 79 77East Providence Joe Mullaney Independent First round Saint Joseph s L 65 48East Rhode Island Ernie Calverley Yankee First round Davidson L 95 65East Saint Joseph s Jack Ramsay Middle Atlantic Regional third place Davidson W 92 76East Syracuse Fred Lewis Independent Regional Runner up Duke L 91 81MideastMideast Dayton Don Donoher Independent Regional Fourth Place Western Kentucky L 82 62Mideast Kentucky Adolph Rupp Southeastern Runner Up Texas Western L 72 65Mideast Loyola Chicago George Ireland Independent First round Western Kentucky L 105 86Mideast Miami OH Dick Shrider Mid American First round Dayton L 58 51Mideast Michigan Dave Strack Big Ten Regional Runner up Kentucky L 84 77Mideast Western Kentucky Johnny Oldham Ohio Valley Regional third place Dayton W 82 62MidwestMidwest Cincinnati Tay Baker Missouri Valley Regional Fourth Place SMU L 89 84Midwest Kansas Ted Owens Big Eight Regional Runner up Texas Western L 81 80Midwest Oklahoma City Abe Lemons Independent First round Texas Western L 89 74Midwest SMU Doc Hayes Southwest Regional third place Cincinnati W 89 84Midwest Texas Western Don Haskins Independent Champion Kentucky W 72 65WestWest Colorado State Jim Williams Independent First round Houston L 82 76West Houston Guy Lewis Independent Regional third place Pacific W 102 91West Oregon State Paul Valenti AAWU Regional Runner up Utah L 70 64West Pacific Dick Edwards West Coast Athletic Regional Fourth Place Houston L 102 91West Utah Jack Gardner Western Athletic Fourth Place Duke L 79 77Bracket EditEast region Edit QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals Duke76 Saint Joseph s74 Saint Joseph s65 Providence48 Duke91 Syracuse81Syracuse94 Davidson78 Davidson96 Rhode Island65Mideast region Edit QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals Kentucky86 Dayton79 Dayton58 Miami OH 51 Kentucky84 Michigan77 Michigan80 Western Kentucky79 Western Kentucky105 Loyola Chicago86Midwest region Edit QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals Kansas76 SMU70 Kansas80 Texas Western81 Cincinnati76 Texas Western78 Texas Western89 Oklahoma City74West region Edit QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals Utah83 Pacific74 Utah70 Oregon State64 Oregon State63 Houston60 Houston82 Colorado State76Final Four Edit National SemifinalsNational Championship Game EDuke79MEKentucky83MEKentucky65MWTexas Western72MWTexas Western85WUtah78National Third Place Game Edit National Third Place Game 2 EDuke79WUtah77Regional third place games Edit East Regional third place Saint Joseph s92Davidson76 Mideast Regional third place Western Kentucky82Dayton62 Midwest Regional third place SMU89Cincinnati84 West Regional third place Houston102Pacific91Game summaries EditThe Tournament is most remembered for the all black starting five of Texas Western defeating an all white starting five for Kentucky in the championship game 3 Clem Haskins and Dwight Smith became the first black athletes to integrate the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball program in the Fall of 1963 4 This put Western Kentucky at the forefront to integrate college basketball in the Southeast 5 The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers were 2 points away from defeating Michigan and meeting the University of Kentucky Wildcats in the Mideast regional final A controversial foul called against Smith during a jump ball put Cazzie Russell on the free throw line for Michigan where he scored the tying and winning baskets 6 See also Edit1966 NCAA College Division basketball tournament 1966 National Invitation Tournament 1966 NAIA Division I men s basketball tournament 1966 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game Black participation in college basketballReferences Edit Fifty years ago Penn was banned from the NCAA tournament because of grades Justin Feil Philly Voice March 10 2016 last accessed April 17 2022 1954 NCAA basketball tournament Bracket Retrieved October 14 2011 Fitzpatrick Frank Texas Western s 1966 title left lasting legacy ESPN Classic November 19 2003 Hilltopper Legend Dwight Smith Hilltopper Haven Accessed 2009 06 24 Archived 2009 07 21 Abdul Jabbar Kareem My thoughts on UCLA in the Final Four Los Angeles Times March 31 2008 Western Kentucky was the forefront of the fight to integrate college basketball in the 1960s and early 70s O Donnell Chuck Cazzie Russell converting two free throws with no time left advanced Michigan in the 1966 NCAA Tournament The Game I ll Never Forget University of Michigan versus Western Kentucky University Basketball Digest January February 2004 issue Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1966 NCAA University Division basketball tournament amp oldid 1139595761, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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