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
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
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UCLA, coached by John Wooden, won the national title with a 91–80 victory in the final game over 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
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

Portland, Oregon became the eighth host city, and the Memorial Coliseum the ninth host venue, of the Final Four. At the time the five-year-old arena was the third-youngest arena to host a Final Four, after Freedom Hall (2 years old at the time of its first Final Four) and McGaw Memorial Hall (4 years old), and the first opened in the 1960s. The tournament featured one new venue and host site, as the tournament came to Western Kentucky State College and E.A. Diddle Arena, the home of the Hilltoppers. Meanwhile, the midwest and west regional first rounds were played in one arena, the Lubbock Municipal Coliseum. All eight venues used in the tournament in 1965 would host games again afterwards.

Teams
RegionTeamCoachFinishedFinal OpponentScore
East
EastConnecticutFred ShabelFirst roundSaint Joseph'sL 67–61
EastNC StatePress MaravichRegional Third PlaceSaint Joseph'sW 103–81
EastPenn StateJohn EgliFirst roundPrincetonL 60–58
EastPrincetonButch van Breda KolffThird PlaceWichita StateW 118–82
EastProvidenceJoe MullaneyRegional Runner-upPrincetonL 109–69
EastSaint Joseph'sJack RamsayRegional Fourth PlaceNC StateL 103–81
EastWest VirginiaGeorge KingFirst roundProvidenceL 91–67
Mideast
MideastDaytonDon DonoherRegional Third PlaceDePaulW 75–69
MideastDePaulRay MeyerRegional Fourth PlaceDaytonL 75–69
MideastEastern KentuckyJim BaechtoldFirst roundDePaulL 99–52
MideastMichiganDave StrackRunner UpUCLAL 91–80
MideastOhioJames SnyderFirst roundDaytonL 66–65
MideastVanderbiltRoy SkinnerRegional Runner-upMichiganL 87–85
Midwest
MidwestHoustonGuy LewisRegional Fourth PlaceSMUL 89–87
MidwestNotre DameJohn DeeFirst roundHoustonL 99–98
MidwestOklahoma StateHenry IbaRegional Runner-upWichita StateL 54–46
MidwestSMUDoc HayesRegional Third PlaceHoustonW 89–87
MidwestWichita StateGary ThompsonFourth PlacePrincetonL 118–82
West
WestBYUStan WattsRegional Fourth PlaceOklahoma CityL 112–102
WestColorado StateJim WilliamsFirst roundOklahoma CityL 70–68
WestOklahoma CityAbe LemonsRegional Third PlaceBYUW 112–102
WestSan FranciscoPete PelettaRegional Runner-upUCLAL 101–93
WestUCLAJohn WoodenChampionMichiganW 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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