1965 NCAA College Division basketball tournament

Edition of USA college basketball tournament August 2023 March 2026 II 1965 100px 32 Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana Evansville Purple Aces 4th Southern Illinois Salukis 1st North Dakota Fighting Sioux 1st St. Michael's Purple Knights 2nd Arad McCutchan 4th Jerry Sloan Evansville 36,084 The 1965 NCAA College Division basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA College Division college basketball as a culmination of the 1964–65 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. It was won by the University of Evansville, with Evansville's Jerry Sloan named the Most Outstanding Player for the second consecutive year. USA 450 right 1965 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Elite Eight (red) USA cyan pog.svg 40.8 -82 left Akron University of Akron Municipal University of Akron USA cyan pog.svg 38.55 -93.55 left Warrensburg Central Missouri State University USA cyan pog.svg 40.4 -76.3 bottom Reading Albright College USA cyan pog.svg 43.14 -76.155 top Syracuse Le Moyne College USA cyan pog.svg 47.75 -97.1 left Grand Forks University of North Dakota USA cyan pog.svg 37.75 -89.35 bottom Carbondale Southern Illinois University USA cyan pog.svg 47.45 -122.15 bottom Seattle Seattle Pacific University USA cyan pog.svg 38.1 -85.6 right Louisville Bellarmine University USA red pog.svg 38.15 -87.35 top Evansville Roberts Municipal Stadium Regional participants SchoolOutcomeAkronRegional ChampionBuffaloRunner-upRandolph–MaconFourth PlaceSteubenvilleThird Place SchoolOutcomeAssumptionRunner-upHartwickThird PlaceLe MoyneFourth PlaceSt. Michael'sRegional Champion SchoolOutcomeBellarmineRunner-upBethune–CookmanFourth PlaceEvansvilleRegional ChampionNorfolk StateThird Place SchoolOutcomeAlbrightFourth PlaceCheyneyThird PlaceLong IslandRunner-upPhiladelphia TextileRegional Champion SchoolOutcomeColorado State CollegeFourth PlaceMinnesota–DuluthThird PlaceMoorhead StateRunner-upNorth DakotaRegional Champion SchoolOutcomeFresno StateRunner-upNevada SouthernFourth PlaceSan Francisco StateThird PlaceSeattle PacificRegional Champion SchoolOutcomeCentral MichiganRunner-upConcordia (IL)Fourth PlaceJackson StateThird PlaceSouthern IllinoisRegional Champion SchoolOutcomeAbilene ChristianRunner-upCentral Missouri StateThird PlaceDoaneFourth PlaceWashington (MO)Regional Champion Regionals Mideast - Akron, Ohio Location: Memorial Hall Host: Municipal University of Akron Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 5 Regional finalSweet 16March 6 Buffalo 81 Randolph–Macon 69 Akron 72 Steubenville 70 Buffalo 58 Akron 69 Third Place - Steubenville 94, Randolph–Macon 68 Northeast - DeWitt, New York Location: Le Moyne Athletic Center Host: Le Moyne College Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 5 Regional finalSweet 16March 6 St. Michael's 77 Hartwick 72 Assumption 76 Le Moyne 58 St. Michael's 83 Assumption 76 Third Place - Hartwick 70, Le Moyne 68 South Central - Louisville, Kentucky Location: Knights Hall Host: Bellarmine College Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 5 Regional finalSweet 16March 6 Evansville 116 Bethune–Cookman 77 Bellarmine 91 Norfolk State 74 Evansville 81 Bellarmine 74 Third Place - Norfolk State 91, Bethune–Cookman 74 East - Reading, Pennsylvania Location: Bollman Center Host: Albright College Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 5 Regional finalSweet 16March 6 Long Island 57 Cheyney 48 Philadelphia Textile 50 Albright 49 Long Island 58 Philadelphia Textile 61 Third Place - Cheyney 52, Albright 51 Midwest - Grand Forks, North Dakota Location: Hyslop Sports Center Host: University of North Dakota Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 5 Regional finalSweet 16March 6 Moorhead State 74 Colorado State College 73 North Dakota 67 Minnesota–Duluth 57 Moorhead State 57 North Dakota 82 Third Place - Minnesota–Duluth 86, Colorado State College 58 Pacific Coast - Seattle, Washington Location: Royal Brougham Pavilion Host: Seattle Pacific University Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 5 Regional finalSweet 16March 6 Fresno State 74 Nevada Southern 61 Seattle Pacific 107 San Francisco State 78 Fresno State 68 Seattle Pacific 82 Third Place - San Francisco State 85, Nevada Southern 78 Great Lakes - Carbondale, Illinois Location: SIU Arena Host: Southern Illinois University Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 5 Regional finalSweet 16March 6 Central Michigan 83 Jackson State 79 Southern Illinois 71 Concordia (IL) 70 Central Michigan 62 Southern Illinois 90 Third Place - Jackson State 90, Concordia 80 Southwest - Warrensburg, Missouri Location: CMSU Fieldhouse Host: Central Missouri State University Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 5 Regional finalSweet 16March 6 Abilene Christian 91 Doane 50 Washington (MO) 82 Central Missouri State 67 Abilene Christian 66 Washington (MO) 69 Third Place - Central Missouri State 105, Doane 52 *denotes each overtime played National Finals - Evansville, Indiana Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: Evansville College National QuarterfinalsElite EightMarch 10 National semifinalsFinal FourMarch 11 National championshipMarch 12 Akron 87 St. Michael's 101 Evansville 92 Philadelphia Textile 76 North Dakota 97 Seattle Pacific 83 Southern Illinois 76 Washington (MO) 67 St. Michael's 70 Evansville 93 North Dakota 64 Southern Illinois 97 Evansville 85* Southern Illinois 82 Third Place - North Dakota 94, St. Michael's 86 *denotes each overtime played All-tournament team Walt Frazier (Southern Illinois) Larry Humes (Evansville) George McNeil (Southern Illinois) Jerry Sloan (Evansville) Richard Tarrant (Saint Michael's) See also 1965 NCAA University Division basketball tournament 1965 NAIA Basketball Tournament References Sources 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament Records and Statistics: Division II men's basketball Championship 1965 NCAA College Division Men's Basketball Tournament jonfmorse.com Category:NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament Tournament NCAA College Division basketball tournament NCAA College Division basketball tournament