1965 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament

Last updated
1965 NCAA University Division
Basketball Tournament
Season 196465
Teams23
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
Winning coach John Wooden (2nd title)
MOP Bill Bradley (Princeton)
Attendance140,673
Top scorerBill Bradley Princeton
(177 points)
NCAA Division I Men's Tournaments
« 1964 1966 »

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.

Contents

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

Usa edcp location map.svg
Green pog.svg
Bowling Green
Green pog.svg
Philadelphia
Green pog.svg
Lubbock
Blue pog.svg
Manhattan
Blue pog.svg
Lexington
Blue pog.svg
College Park
Blue pog.svg
Provo
Red pog.svg
Portland
First round (green), Regionals (blue), and Final Four (red)
RoundRegionLocationVenue
First RoundEast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The Palestra
Mideast Bowling Green, Kentucky E. A. Diddle Arena
Midwest
& West
Lubbock, Texas Lubbock Municipal Coliseum
RegionalsEast 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

RegionTeamCoachConferenceFinishedFinal OpponentScore
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 IndependentFirst round Princeton L 60–58
East Princeton Butch van Breda Kolff Ivy League Third Place Wichita State W 118–82
East Providence Joe Mullaney IndependentRegional 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 IndependentRegional third place DePaul W 75–69
Mideast DePaul Ray Meyer IndependentRegional 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 IndependentRegional Fourth Place SMU L 89–87
Midwest Notre Dame John Dee IndependentFirst 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 IndependentFirst round Oklahoma City L 70–68
West Oklahoma City Abe Lemons IndependentRegional 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
 Princeton66
  Princeton 60
  Penn State 58
 Princeton109
 Providence 69
  Saint Joseph's 67
  Connecticut 61
 Saint Joseph's 73*
 Providence81
  Providence 91
  West Virginia 67

Mideast region

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
  Michigan 98
 Dayton 71
  Dayton 66
  Ohio 65
 Michigan87
 Vanderbilt 85
  Vanderbilt 83
 DePaul 78*
  DePaul 99
  Eastern Kentucky 52

Midwest region

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
  Wichita State 86
  SMU 81
 Wichita State54
 Oklahoma State 46
  Oklahoma State 75
 Houston 60
  Houston 99
  Notre Dame 98

West region

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
  UCLA 100
  BYU 76
 UCLA101
 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 Michigan93
ME Michigan 80
W UCLA91
MW Wichita State 89
W UCLA108

National Third Place Game

National Third Place Game [2]
   
E Princeton118
MW Wichita State 82

Regional third place games

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pauley Pavilion</span> Sporting arena on the campus of UCLA in Los Angeles

Edwin W. Pauley Pavilion, commonly known as Pauley Pavilion, is an indoor arena located in the Westwood Village district of Los Angeles, California, on the campus of UCLA. It is home to the UCLA Bruins men's and women's basketball teams. The men's and women's volleyball and women's gymnastics teams also compete here.

The 1964 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball in the United States. It began on March 9, 1964, and ended with the championship game on March 21 in Kansas City, Missouri. A total of 29 games were played, including a third place game in each region and a national third place game.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1975 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament</span> United States top collegiate-level basketball tournament for 1975

The 1975 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 15, 1975, and ended with the championship game on March 31 at the San Diego Sports Arena, now known as Pechanga Arena San Diego, in San Diego, California. A total of 36 games were played, including a third place game in each region and a national third place game. This was the first 32-team tournament.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1995 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament</span> United States top collegiate-level basketball tournament for 1995

The 1995 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 16, 1995, and ended with the championship game on April 3 at the Kingdome in Seattle, Washington. A total of 63 games were played.

The 1952 NCAA Basketball Tournament involved 16 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. The 14th annual edition of the tournament began on March 21, 1952, and ended with the championship game on March 26 in Seattle. A total of 20 games were played, including a third place game in each region and a national third place game.

The 1955 NCAA Basketball Tournament involved 24 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 8, 1955, and ended with the championship game on March 19 in Kansas City, Missouri. A total of 28 games were played, including a third place game in each region and a national third place game.

The 1959 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 in the United States. It began on March 7, 1959, and ended with the championship game on March 21 in Louisville, Kentucky. A total of 27 games were played, including a third place game in each region and a national third place game.

The 1961 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament involved 24 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball in the United States. It began on March 14, 1961, and ended with the championship game on March 25 in Kansas City, Missouri. A total of 28 games were played, including a third place game in each region and a national third place game.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1963 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament</span>

The 1963 NCAA Division 1 Basketball Tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball in the United States. It began on March 9, 1963, and ended with the championship game on March 23 in Louisville, Kentucky. A total of 29 games were played, including a third-place game in each region and a national third-place game.

The 1967 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 Saturday, March 11, and ended two weeks later with the championship game on March 25 in Louisville, Kentucky. A total of 27 games were played, including a third-place game in each region and a national third-place game.

The 1968 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, 1968, and ended with the championship game on March 23 in Los Angeles, California. A total of 27 games were played, including a third place game in each region and a national third place game.

The 1970 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 7, 1970, and ended with the championship game on March 21 in College Park, Maryland. A total of 29 games were played, including a third place game in each region and a national third place game. This tournament was notable for the number of small schools that reached the Sweet 16, Elite 8, Final 4, and Championship Game. Another notable aspect of the tournament was that Marquette became the first team to turn down an announced NCAA Tournament bid for the National Invitation Tournament. Coach Al McGuire took issue with being seeded in the Midwest regional instead of the geographically closer Mideast. They were replaced in the field by Dayton. As a result of this action, the NCAA forbid its members from playing in other postseason tournaments if offered an NCAA bid.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1971 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament</span>

The 1971 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 13, 1971, and ended with the championship game on March 27 in Houston, Texas. A total of 29 games were played, including a third place game in each region and a national third place game.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1972 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament</span>

The 1972 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of NCAA University Division college basketball. It began on Saturday, March 11, and ended with the championship game in Los Angeles on Saturday, March 25. A total of 29 games were played, including a third place game in each region and a national third place game.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1973 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament</span>

The 1973 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA University Division college basketball. It began on Saturday, March 10, and ended with the championship game on Monday, March 26, in St. Louis, Missouri. A total of 29 games were played, including a third place game in each region and a national third place game.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1974 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament</span>

The 1974 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It was the first tournament to be designated as a Division I championship—previously, NCAA member schools had been divided into the "University Division" and "College Division". The NCAA created its current three-division setup, effective with the 1973–74 academic year, by moving all of its University Division schools to Division I and splitting the College Division members into Division II and Division III. Previous tournaments would retroactively be considered Division I championships.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1976 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament</span>

The 1976 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 13, 1976, and ended with the championship game on March 29 in Philadelphia. A total of 32 games were played, including a national third place game.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1980 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament</span> United States top collegiate-level basketball tournament for 1980

The 1980 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament involved 48 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 6th, 1980, and ended with the championship game on March 24th at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis. A total of 48 games were played, including a national third-place game.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1990 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament</span> United States top collegiate-level basketball tournament for 1990

The 1990 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I men's college basketball. It began on March 15, 1990, and ended with the championship game on April 2 in Denver, Colorado. A total of 63 games were played.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament</span> Basketball tournament

The 2019 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 64 teams to determine the national champion for the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The 38th annual edition of the tournament began on March 22, and concluded with the championship game on April 7 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, with the University of South Florida serving as host. The tournament field was announced on March 18.

References

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