# 1965 NCAA University Division basketball tournament

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.
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.
Of note, this was the last NCAA Tournament for Henry Iba of Oklahoma State.

## Locations

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

## Teams

| Region | Team | Coach | Conference | Finished | Final Opponent | Score |
| 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 | Independent | First round | Princeton | L 60–58 |
| East | Princeton | Butch van Breda Kolff | Ivy League | Third Place | Wichita State | W 118–82 |
| East | Providence | Joe Mullaney | Independent | Regional 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 | Independent | Regional third place | DePaul | W 75–69 |
| Mideast | DePaul | Ray Meyer | Independent | Regional 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 | Independent | Regional Fourth Place | SMU | L 89–87 |
| Midwest | Notre Dame | John Dee | Independent | First 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 | Independent | First round | Oklahoma City | L 70–68 |
| West | Oklahoma City | Abe Lemons | Independent | Regional 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| | | NC State | 48 | | |
| | | Princeton | 66 | | |
| Princeton | 60 | Princeton | 66 | | |
| Penn State | 58 | | | | |
| Penn State | 58 | | | Princeton | 109 |
| | | | | Providence | 69 |
| Saint Joseph's | 67 | | | | | Providence | 69 |
| Connecticut | 61 | | | | |
| Connecticut | 61 | Saint Joseph's | 73* | | |
| | | Providence | 81 | | |
| Providence | 91 | Providence | 81 | | |
| West Virginia | 67 | | | | |

### Mideast region

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| | | Michigan | 98 | | |
| | | Dayton | 71 | | |
| Dayton | 66 | Dayton | 71 | | |
| Ohio | 65 | | | | |
| Ohio | 65 | | | Michigan | 87 |
| | | | | Vanderbilt | 85 |
| | | Vanderbilt | 83 | | |
| | | DePaul | 78* | | |
| DePaul | 99 | DePaul | 78* | | |
| Eastern Kentucky | 52 | | | | |

### Midwest region

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| | | Wichita State | 86 | | |
| | | SMU | 81 | | |
| | | | | Wichita State | 54 |
| | | | | Oklahoma State | 46 |
| | | Oklahoma State | 75 | | |
| | | Houston | 60 | | |
| Houston | 99 | Houston | 60 | | |
| Notre Dame | 98 | | | | |

### West region

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| | | UCLA | 100 | | |
| | | BYU | 76 | | |
| | | | | UCLA | 101 |
| | | | | San Francisco | 93 |
| | | San Francisco | 91 | | |
| | | Oklahoma City | 67 | | |
| Oklahoma City | 70 | Oklahoma City | 67 | | |
| Colorado State | 68 | | | | |

### Final Four

| National Semifinals | National Semifinals | National Semifinals | National Championship Game | National Championship Game | National Championship Game |
| E | Princeton | 76 | | | |
| ME | Michigan | 93 | | | |
| ME | Michigan | 93 | ME | Michigan | 80 |
| | | | W | UCLA | 91 |
| MW | Wichita State | 89 | W | UCLA | 91 |
| W | UCLA | 108 | | | |

### National Third Place Game

| National Third Place Game | National Third Place Game | National Third Place Game |
| E | Princeton | 118 |
| MW | Wichita State | 82 |

### Regional third place games

| East Regional third place | East Regional third place | East Regional third place |
| NC State | NC State | 103 |
| Saint Joseph's | Saint Joseph's | 81 |
| Mideast Regional third place | Mideast Regional third place | Mideast Regional third place |
| Dayton | Dayton | 75 |
| DePaul | DePaul | 69 |
| Midwest Regional third place | Midwest Regional third place | Midwest Regional third place |
| SMU | SMU | 89 |
| Houston | Houston | 87 |
| West Regional third place | West Regional third place | West Regional third place |
| Oklahoma City | Oklahoma City | 112 |
| BYU | BYU | 102 |