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
Season1964–65
Teams23
Finals siteMemorial Coliseum
Portland, Oregon
ChampionsUCLA Bruins (2nd title, 2nd title game,
3rd Final Four)
Runner-upMichigan Wolverines (1st title game,
2nd Final Four)
Semifinalists
Winning coachJohn Wooden (2nd title)
MOPBill Bradley (Princeton)
Attendance140,673
Top scorerBill 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
1965 NCAA University Division basketball tournament is located in the United States
Bowling Green
Bowling Green
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Lubbock
Lubbock
Manhattan
Manhattan
Lexington
Lexington
College Park
College Park
Provo
Provo
Portland
Portland
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
RegionTeamCoachConferenceFinishedFinal OpponentScore
East
EastConnecticutFred ShabelYankeeFirst roundSaint Joseph'sL 67–61
EastNC StatePress MaravichAtlantic CoastRegional third placeSaint Joseph'sW 103–81
EastPenn StateJohn EgliIndependentFirst roundPrincetonL 60–58
EastPrincetonButch van Breda KolffIvy LeagueThird PlaceWichita StateW 118–82
EastProvidenceJoe MullaneyIndependentRegional Runner-upPrincetonL 109–69
EastSaint Joseph'sJack RamsayMiddle AtlanticRegional Fourth PlaceNC StateL 103–81
EastWest VirginiaGeorge KingSouthernFirst roundProvidenceL 91–67
Mideast
MideastDaytonDon DonoherIndependentRegional third placeDePaulW 75–69
MideastDePaulRay MeyerIndependentRegional Fourth PlaceDaytonL 75–69
MideastEastern KentuckyJim BaechtoldOhio ValleyFirst roundDePaulL 99–52
MideastMichiganDave StrackBig TenRunner UpUCLAL 91–80
MideastOhioJames SnyderMid-AmericanFirst roundDaytonL 66–65
MideastVanderbiltRoy SkinnerSoutheasternRegional Runner-upMichiganL 87–85
Midwest
MidwestHoustonGuy LewisIndependentRegional Fourth PlaceSMUL 89–87
MidwestNotre DameJohn DeeIndependentFirst roundHoustonL 99–98
MidwestOklahoma StateHenry IbaBig EightRegional Runner-upWichita StateL 54–46
MidwestSMUDoc HayesSouthwestRegional third placeHoustonW 89–87
MidwestWichita StateGary ThompsonMissouri ValleyFourth PlacePrincetonL 118–82
West
WestBYUStan WattsWestern AthleticRegional Fourth PlaceOklahoma CityL 112–102
WestColorado StateJim WilliamsIndependentFirst roundOklahoma CityL 70–68
WestOklahoma CityAbe LemonsIndependentRegional third placeBYUW 112–102
WestSan FranciscoPete PelettaWest Coast AthleticRegional Runner-upUCLAL 101–93
WestUCLAJohn WoodenAAWUChampionMichiganW 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

See also

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