1965 NCAA University Division basketball tournament

Edition of USA college basketball tournament August 2023 March 2026 January 2022 1965 23 Memorial Coliseum Portland, Oregon UCLA Bruins 2nd 2nd 3rd Michigan Wolverines 1st 2nd Princeton Tigers 1st Wichita State Shockers 1st John Wooden 2nd Bill Bradley Princeton 140,673 Bill Bradley Princeton 177 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. The 27th annual edition of the tournament began on March 8, 1965, and ended with the championship game on March 20, at the Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon. A total of 27 games were played, including a third-place game in each region and a national third-place game. 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.New York Times, March 21, 1965 Of note, this was the last NCAA Tournament for Henry Iba of Oklahoma State. Locations USA 450 right First round (green), Regionals (blue), and Final Four (red) USA green pog.svg 36.981667 -86.444444 bottom #FFFFFF Bowling Green E. A. Diddle Arena USA green pog.svg 39.95 -75.166667 top #FFFFFF Philadelphia Palestra USA green pog.svg 33.566667 -101.883333 left #FFFFFF Lubbock City Bank Coliseum USA blue pog.svg 39.191667 -96.591667 left #FFFFFF Manhattan Ahearn Field House USA blue pog.svg 38.029722 -84.494722 left #FFFFFF Lexington Memorial Coliseum (University of Kentucky) USA blue pog.svg 38.996667 -76.9275 bottom #FFFFFF College Park Cole Field House USA blue pog.svg 40.244444 -111.660833 left #FFFFFF Provo Smith Fieldhouse USA red pog.svg 45.52 -122.681944 right #FFFFFF Portland Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Portland, Oregon) 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 FieldhouseFinal Four Portland, Oregon Memorial Coliseum Teams Region Team Coach Conference Finished Final Opponent Score East East Connecticut Fred Shabel Yankee First roundSaint Joseph'sL 67–61 East 1964 men NC State Wolfpack NC State Press Maravich Atlantic Coast Regional third placeSaint Joseph'sW 103–81 East 1964 men Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State John Egli Independent First roundPrincetonL 60–58 East Princeton Butch van Breda Kolff Ivy League Third PlaceWichita StateW 118–82 East 1964 men Providence Friars Providence Joe Mullaney Independent Regional Runner-upPrincetonL 109–69 East 1964 men Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Joseph's Jack Ramsay Middle Atlantic Regional Fourth PlaceNC StateL 103–81 East 1964 men West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia George King Southern First roundProvidenceL 91–67 Mideast Mideast 1964 men Dayton Flyers Dayton Don Donoher Independent Regional third placeDePaulW 75–69 Mideast 1964 men DePaul Blue Demons DePaul Ray Meyer Independent Regional Fourth PlaceDaytonL 75–69 Mideast 1964 men Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky Jim Baechtold Ohio Valley First roundDePaulL 99–52 Mideast Michigan Dave Strack Big Ten Runner UpUCLAL 91–80 Mideast Ohio James Snyder Mid-American First roundDaytonL 66–65 Mideast 1964 men Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt Roy Skinner Southeastern Regional Runner-upMichiganL 87–85 Midwest Midwest Houston Guy Lewis Independent Regional Fourth PlaceSMUL 89–87 Midwest 1964 men Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame John Dee Independent First roundHoustonL 99–98 Midwest Oklahoma State Henry Iba Big Eight Regional Runner-upWichita StateL 54–46 Midwest 1964 men SMU Mustangs SMU Doc Hayes Southwest Regional third placeHoustonW 89–87 Midwest Wichita State Gary Thompson Missouri Valley Fourth PlacePrincetonL 118–82 West West 1964 men BYU Cougars BYU Stan Watts Western Athletic Regional Fourth PlaceOklahoma CityL 112–102 West 1964 men Colorado State Rams Colorado State Jim Williams Independent First roundOklahoma CityL 70–68 West 1964 men Oklahoma City Stars Oklahoma City Abe Lemons Independent Regional third placeBYUW 112–102 West 1964 men San Francisco Dons San Francisco Pete Peletta West Coast Athletic Regional Runner-upUCLAL 101–93 West UCLA John Wooden AAWU ChampionMichiganW 91–80 Bracket * – Denotes overtime period East region 1 y   Princeton 60   1964 men Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State 58   1964 men Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Joseph's 67   Connecticut 61   1964 men Providence Friars Providence 91   1964 men West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia 67   1964 men NC State Wolfpack NC State 48   Princeton 66   Saint Joseph's 73*   Providence 81   Princeton 109   Providence 69 Mideast region 1 y   1964 men Dayton Flyers Dayton 66   Ohio 65   1964 men DePaul Blue Demons DePaul 99   1964 men Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky 52   Michigan 98   Dayton 71   1964 men Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt 83   DePaul 78*   Michigan 87   Vanderbilt 85 Midwest region 1 y   Houston 99   1964 men Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame 98   Wichita State 86   1964 men SMU Mustangs SMU 81   Oklahoma State 75   Houston 60   Wichita State 54   Oklahoma State 46 West region 1 y   1964 men Oklahoma City Chiefs Oklahoma City 70   1964 men Colorado State Rams Colorado State 68   UCLA 100   1964 men BYU Cougars BYU 76   1964 men San Francisco Dons San Francisco 91   Oklahoma City 67   UCLA 101   San Francisco 93 Final Four National Semifinals National Championship Game E Princeton 76 ME Michigan 93 MW Wichita State 89 W UCLA 108 ME Michigan 80 W UCLA 91 National Third Place Game National Third Place Game https://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1954 1954 NCAA basketball tournament Bracket October 14, 2011 E Princeton 118 MW Wichita State 82 Regional third place games auto East Regional third place NC State 103 Saint Joseph's 81 Mideast Regional third place Dayton 75 DePaul 69 auto Midwest Regional third place SMU 89 Houston 87 West Regional third place Oklahoma City 112 BYU 102 See also 1965 NCAA College Division basketball tournament 1965 National Invitation Tournament 1965 NAIA basketball tournament 1964–65 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team References collapsed Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Ncaa Category:Basketball competitions in Portland, Oregon NCAA University Division basketball tournament NCAA University Division basketball tournament NCAA University Division basketball tournament Category:College basketball tournaments in Oregon