1965 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

Infobox NCAA Basketball Tournament
Year=1965


ImageSize=
Caption=
Teams=23
FinalFourArena=Memorial Coliseum
FinalFourCity=Portland, Oregon
Champions=UCLA
TitleCount=2nd
RunnerUp=Michigan
GameCount=1st
Semifinal1=Princeton
FinalFourCount=1st
Semifinal2=Wichita State
FinalFourCount2=1st
Coach=John Wooden
CoachCount=2nd
MOP=Bill Bradley
MOPTeam=Princeton
Attendance=140,673
OneTopScorer=*
TwoTopScorers=
TopScorer=Bill Bradley
TopScorerTeam=Princeton
Points=177

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.

Locations

Teams

Bracket

East region

3RoundBracket-Byes | RD1-seed3=
RD1-team3=Princeton
RD1-score3=60
RD1-seed4=
RD1-team4=Penn State
RD1-score4=58
RD1-seed5=
RD1-team5=St. Joseph's
RD1-score5=67
RD1-seed6=
RD1-team6=Connecticut
RD1-score6=61
RD1-seed7=
RD1-team7=Providence
RD1-score7=91
RD1-seed8=
RD1-team8=West Virginia
RD1-score8=67
RD2-seed1=
RD2-team1=N.C. State
RD2-score1=48
RD2-seed2=
RD2-team2=Princeton
RD2-score2=66
RD2-seed3=
RD2-team3=St. Joseph's
RD2-score3=73*
RD2-seed4=
RD2-team4=Providence
RD2-score4=81
RD3-seed1=
RD3-team1=Princeton
RD3-score1=109
RD3-seed2=
RD3-team2=Providence
RD3-score2=69

Mideast region

3RoundBracket-Byes | RD1-seed3=
RD1-team3=Dayton
RD1-score3=66
RD1-seed4=
RD1-team4=Ohio U
RD1-score4=65
RD1-seed7=
RD1-team7=DePaul
RD1-score7=99
RD1-seed8=
RD1-team8=E Kentucky
RD1-score8=52
RD2-seed1=
RD2-team1=Michigan
RD2-score1=98
RD2-seed2=
RD2-team2=Dayton
RD2-score2=71
RD2-seed3=
RD2-team3=Vanderbilt
RD2-score3=83
RD2-seed4=
RD2-team4=DePaul
RD2-score4=78*
RD3-seed1=
RD3-team1=Michigan
RD3-score1=87
RD3-seed2=
RD3-team2=Vanderbilt
RD3-score2=85

Midwest region

3RoundBracket-Byes | RD1-seed7=
RD1-team7=Houston
RD1-score7=99
RD1-seed8=
RD1-team8=Notre Dame
RD1-score8=98
RD2-seed1=
RD2-team1=Wichita State
RD2-score1=86
RD2-seed2=
RD2-team2=SMU
RD2-score2=81
RD2-seed3=
RD2-team3=Oklahoma State
RD2-score3=75
RD2-seed4=
RD2-team4=Houston
RD2-score4=60
RD3-seed1=
RD3-team1=Wichita State
RD3-score1=54
RD3-seed2=
RD3-team2=Oklahoma State
RD3-score2=46

West region

3RoundBracket-Byes | RD1-seed7=
RD1-team7=Oklahoma City
RD1-score7=70
RD1-seed8=
RD1-team8=Colorado State
RD1-score8=68
RD2-seed1=
RD2-team1=UCLA
RD2-score1=100
RD2-seed2=
RD2-team2=BYU
RD2-score2=76
RD2-seed3=
RD2-team3=San Francisco
RD2-score3=91
RD2-seed4=
RD2-team4=Oklahoma City
RD2-score4=67
RD3-seed1=
RD3-team1=UCLA
RD3-score1=101
RD3-seed2=
RD3-team2=San Francisco
RD3-score2=93

Final Four

4TeamBracket | RD1=National Semifinals | RD2=National Finals | RD1-seed1=
RD1-team1=Princeton
RD1-score1=76
RD1-seed2=
RD1-team2=Michigan
RD1-score2=93
RD1-seed3=
RD1-team3=Wichita State
RD1-score3=89
RD1-seed4=
RD1-team4=UCLA
RD1-score4=108
RD2-seed1=
RD2-team1=Michigan
RD2-score1=80
RD2-seed2=
RD2-team2=UCLA
RD2-score2=91

External links

* [http://www.shrpsports.com/collbask/1965.htm 1965 NCAA Basketball Tournament] on Shrp Sports (source for the bracket)
* [http://www.hoopstournament.net/index.html HoopsTournament.Net] , source for much of the information on this page.