1965 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

1965 NCAA Men's Division I
Basketball Tournament
Teams 23
Finals site Memorial Coliseum
Portland, Oregon
Champions UCLA (2nd title, 2nd title game,
3rd Final Four)
Runner-up Michigan (1st title game,
2nd Final Four)
Semifinalists
Winning coach John Wooden (2nd title)
MOP Bill Bradley Princeton
Attendance 140,673
Top scorer Bill Bradley Princeton
(177 points)
NCAA Men's Division I Tournaments
«1964 1966»

The 1965 NCAA Men's Division I 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.

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

Teams

Region Seed Team Coach Finished Final Opponent Score
East
East n/a Connecticut Fred Shabel First roundSaint Joseph'sL 67-61
East n/a North Carolina State Press Maravich Regional Third PlaceSaint Joseph'sW 103-81
East n/a Pennsylvania State John Egli First roundPrincetonL 60-58
East n/a Princeton Butch van Breda Kolff Third PlaceWichita StateW 118-82
East n/a Providence Joe Mullaney Regional Runner-upPrincetonL 109-69
East n/a Saint Joseph's Jack Ramsay Regional Fourth PlaceNorth Carolina StateL 103-81
East n/a West Virginia George King First roundProvidenceL 91-67
Mideast
Mideast n/a Dayton Don Donoher Regional Third PlaceDePaulW 75-69
Mideast n/a DePaul Ray Meyer Regional Fourth PlaceDaytonL 75-69
Mideast n/a Eastern Kentucky Jim Baechtold First roundDePaulL 99-52
Mideast n/a Michigan Dave Strack Runner UpUCLAL 91-80
Mideast n/a Ohio James Snyder First roundDaytonL 66-65
Mideast n/a Vanderbilt Roy Skinner Regional Runner-upMichiganL 87-85
Midwest
Midwest n/a Houston Guy Lewis Regional Fourth PlaceSMUL 89-87
Midwest n/a Notre Dame Johnny Dee First roundHoustonL 99-98
Midwest n/a Oklahoma State Henry Iba Regional Runner-upWichita StateL 54-46
Midwest n/a SMU Doc Hayes Regional Third PlaceHoustonW 89-87
Midwest n/a Wichita State Gary Thompson Fourth PlacePrincetonL 118-82
West
West n/a BYU Stan Watts Regional Fourth PlaceOklahoma CityL 112-102
West n/a Colorado State Jim Williams First roundOklahoma CityL 70-68
West n/a Oklahoma City Abe Lemons Regional Third PlaceBYUW 112-102
West n/a San Francisco Peter Peletta Regional Runner-upUCLAL 101-93
West n/a UCLA John Wooden ChampionMichiganW 91-80

Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

East region

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

Mideast region

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
        
     Michigan 98  
       Dayton 71  
   Dayton 66
     Ohio U 65  
       Michigan 87
     Vanderbilt 85
          
        
   Vanderbilt 83
       DePaul 78*  
   DePaul 99
     E 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
St. 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

References

  1. ↑ New York Times, March 21, 1965
  2. ↑ "1954 NCAA Basketball Tournament Bracket". Retrieved October 14, 2011.
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