1964–65 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season

The '1964–65 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season began in November 1964 and concluded with the 1965 NCAA University Division Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 20, 1965 at the Meehan Auditorium in Providence, Rhode Island. This was the 18th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 70th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.
The ECAC conference was nearly halved before the season, going from 29 teams the previous year down to 15. This happened due to the creation of a lower-tier division for the schools that couldn't afford or weren't willing to compete with the wealthier universities. The lower tier would go through several changes over the years but continues to operate as the Division III level as well as the lone remaining Division II conference, Northeast-10.
==Regular season==
===Season tournaments===
Tournament 	Dates 	Teams	Champion
Boston Christmas Holiday Festival	December 18–20	8 	Boston University
ECAC Holiday Hockey Festival 	December 21–23	6 	Northeastern
Boston Arena Christmas Tournament	December 28–30	4 	Michigan
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament 	December 28–30	4 	Minnesota–Duluth
Yankee Conference Tournament 	December 29–30	4 	New Hampshire
Brown Holiday Tournament 	January 1–2 	4 	Brown
Nichols School Invitational 	January 1–2 	4 	Yale
Beanpot 	February 8, 15	4 	Boston College
===Standings===
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 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall
 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	PTS 	GF 	GA 	 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA
Minnesota† 	8 	5 	3 	0 	10 	45 	35 	 	28 	14 	12 	2 	137 	121
Michigan State 	8 	4 	4 	0 	8 	37 	38 	 	29 	17 	12 	0 	165 	118
Michigan 	8 	3 	5 	0 	6 	36 	45 	 	26 	13 	12 	1 	110 	122
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 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall
 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	Pct. 	GF 	GA 	 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA
Boston University† 	18 	15 	3 	0 	.833 	86 	34 	 	31 	25 	6 	0 	165 	65
Boston College* 	20 	15 	5 	0 	.750 	113 	73 	 	31 	24 	7 	0 	183 	117
Clarkson 	15 	11 	4 	0 	.733 	65 	38 	 	25 	18 	7 	0 	104 	64
Brown 	22 	16 	6 	0 	.727 	109 	69 	 	30 	21 	9 	0 	148 	101
Cornell 	18 	13 	5 	0 	.722 	87 	55 	 	26 	19 	7 	0 	150 	75
Northeastern 	19 	11 	8 	0 	.579 	69 	68 	 	28 	18 	10 	0 	135 	97
Dartmouth 	16 	8 	8 	0 	.500 	58 	69 	 	23 	14 	9 	0 	118 	104
Providence 	17 	7 	9 	1 	.441 	53 	68 	 	26 	14 	11 	1 	110 	100
Yale 	20 	8 	12 	0 	.400 	67 	80 	 	23 	11 	12 	0 	86 	86
Rensselaer 	15 	5 	8 	2 	.400 	52 	68 	 	22 	10 	10 	2 	95 	96
Harvard 	20 	7 	13 	0 	.350 	55 	88 	 	24 	9 	15 	0 	66 	92
Army 	10 	3 	7 	0 	.300 	37 	42 	 	24 	17 	7 	0 	131 	56
Colgate 	14 	4 	10 	0 	.286 	42 	57 	 	25 	11 	14 	0 	90 	99
Princeton 	21 	4 	17 	0 	.190 	55 	108 	 	24 	6 	18 	0 	59 	111
St. Lawrence 	14 	1 	12 	1 	.107 	34 	67 	 	22 	5 	16 	1 	63 	96
Championship: Boston College† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Boston College† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Boston College† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Boston College† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Boston College† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Boston College† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Boston College† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Boston College† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Boston College† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Boston College† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Boston College† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Boston College† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Boston College† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Boston College† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Boston College† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion
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 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall
 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	PTS 	GF 	GA 	 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA
Clarkson† 	4 	4 	0 	0 	8 	20 	7 	 	25 	18 	7 	0 	104 	64
Rensselaer 	4 	1 	2 	1 	3 	16 	22 	 	22 	10 	10 	2 	95 	96
St. Lawrence 	4 	0 	3 	1 	1 	12 	19 	 	22 	5 	16 	1 	63 	96
† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion 	† indicates conference regular season champion
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 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall
 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	PTS 	GF 	GA 	 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA
Alaska–Fairbanks 	0 	0 	0 	0 	- 	- 	- 	 	9 	5 	4 	0 	- 	-
Minnesota–Duluth 	0 	0 	0 	0 	- 	- 	- 	 	27 	14 	12 	1 	146 	107
Ohio State 	0 	0 	0 	0 	- 	- 	- 	 	10 	4 	6 	0 	49 	58
Wisconsin 	0 	0 	0 	0 	- 	- 	- 	 	23 	14 	9 	0 	135 	108
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 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	Conference 	 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall 	Overall
 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	PCT 	GF 	GA 	 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA
North Dakota† 	16 	13 	3 	0 	.813 	75 	48 	 	33 	25 	8 	0 	184 	106
Michigan Tech* 	18 	12 	5 	1 	.694 	78 	47 	 	31 	24 	5 	2 	153 	82
Minnesota 	18 	10 	8 	0 	.556 	86 	78 	 	28 	14 	12 	2 	137 	121
Michigan State 	14 	7 	7 	0 	.500 	69 	61 	 	29 	17 	12 	0 	165 	118
Michigan 	18 	7 	11 	0 	.389 	68 	94 	 	26 	13 	12 	1 	110 	122
Denver 	12 	4 	7 	1 	.375 	34 	37 	 	28 	18 	8 	2 	144 	74
Colorado College 	16 	2 	14 	0 	.125 	51 	96 	 	25 	7 	17 	1 	96 	132
Championship: Michigan Tech† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan Tech† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan Tech† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan Tech† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan Tech† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan Tech† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan Tech† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan Tech† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan Tech† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan Tech† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan Tech† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan Tech† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan Tech† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan Tech† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion	Championship: Michigan Tech† indicates conference regular season champion* indicates conference tournament champion
===Independent game results===
*11/27: Wisconsin - Macalester 9:3
*11/28: Wisconsin - Macalester 3:2
*12/4: Wisconsin - St. Mary's 5:3
*12/5: Wisconsin - St. Mary's 5:3
*12/5: Ohio State - Oberlin 11:1
*12/7: Denver - Brigham Young 8:3
*12/8: Denver - Brigham Young 12:2
*12/11: Michigan State - Wisconsin 9:2
*12/12: Michigan State - Wisconsin 9:0
*12/15: University of Toronto - Brigham Young 7:5
*12/16: University of Toronto - Brigham Young 6:1
*12/18: Wisconsin - Hamline 8:2
*12/19: Wisconsin - Hamline 14:1
*12/29: McMaster University (ON) - Brigham Young 4:3
*12/30: Brigham Young - McMaster University (ON) 9:2
*1/1: Minnesota - Wisconsin 7:2
*1/2: Minnesota - Wisconsin 6:1
*1/8: Colorado College - Wisconsin 8:4
*1/8: Ohio University - Ohio State 12:0
*1/9: Lake Forest - Ohio State 7:3
*1/9: Colorado College - Wisconsin 7:3
*1/15: Brigham Young - Denver Hilltoppers 11:4
*1/16: Denver Hilltoppers - Brigham Young 6:5
*1/16: Ohio State - Dayton 8:5
*1/23: Western Michigan - Ohio State 4:2
*1/23: Wisconsin - Lake Forest 13:4
*1/25: University of Alberta - Alaska-Fairbanks 12:2
*1/26: University of Alberta - Alaska-Fairbanks 9:3
*1/28: University of British Columbia - Alaska-Fairbanks 16:3
*1/29: Wisconsin - Macalester 9:4
*1/29: Brigham Young - Colorado All-Stars 11:2
*1/30: Brigham Young - Colorado All-Stars 9:4 
*1/30: Wisconsin - Macalester 6:4
*1/30: University of British Columbia - Alaska-Fairbanks 13:2
*2/5: Wisconsin - Ohio State 11:4
*2/6: Wisconsin - St. Thomas 6:3
*2/7: Alaska-Fairbanks - Ft. Wainwright Rangers 7:2
*2/8: Brigham Young - University of British Columbia 7:2 
*2/9: Brigham Young - University of British Columbia 5:2
*2/12: Michigan State - Wisconsin 8:4
*2/13: Michigan State - Wisconsin 9:3
*2/13: Ohio State - Notre Dame 12:1
*2/20: Pennsylvania - Ohio State 5:0
*2/21: Alaska-Fairbanks - Ft. Wainwright Rangers 11:3
*2/22: Denver - Brigham Young 5:2
*2/23: Denver - Brigham Young 11:2
*2/25: Wisconsin - Western Michigan 6:5
*2/26: Wisconsin - Western Michigan 14:1
*2/27: Ohio University - Ohio State 7:3
*3/5: Wisconsin - Ohio University 4:2
*3/6: Ohio University - Wisconsin 4:3
*3/6: Ohio State - Denison 6:5
*3/7: Alaska-Fairbanks - Ft. Wainwright Rangers 10:2
*Alaska-Fairbanks - Ft. Wainwright Rangers
*Alaska-Fairbanks - Ft. Wainwright Rangers
*North Dakota - Minnesota-Duluth 5:4
*North Dakota - Minnesota-Duluth 6:5 OT
*Minnesota-Duluth - Colorado College 5:4 OT
*Minnesota-Duluth - Colorado College 5:3
*Minnesota-Duluth - Minnesota 6:5
*Minnesota-Duluth - Port Arthur North Stars (ON) 6:6
*Minnesota-Duluth - Colgate 10:3 - Renssaeler Holiday Tournament
*Minnesota-Duluth - McGill University (QC) 10:1 - "
*Minnesota-Duluth - RPI 9:2 - "
*Michigan Tech - Minnesota-Duluth 6:3
*Michigan Tech - Minnesota-Duluth 4:3
*Michigan Tech - Minnesota-Duluth 4:2
*Michigan Tech - Minnesota-Duluth 5:4
*Michigan - Minnesota-Duluth 6:5 OT
*Michigan - Minnesota-Duluth 4:2
*Minnesota-Duluth - Port Arthur North Stars (ON) 6:3
*Minnesota-Duluth - Port Arthur North Stars (ON) 4:1
*Michigan State - Minnesota-Duluth 5:4 OT
*Minnesota-Duluth - Michigan State 7:1
*Minnesota-Duluth - Colorado College 3:2 OT
*Minnesota - Minnesota-Duluth 9:3
*Minnesota - Minnesota-Duluth 5:2
*Minnesota-Duluth - North Dakota 7:5
*North Dakota - Minnesota-Duluth 9:3
*Minnesota-Duluth - Minnesota 4:2
*Minnesota-Duluth - Lakehead University 13:0
*Minnesota-Duluth - Lakehead University 11:1
Note: The Brigham Young team was composed of Canadians attending the school, and was not officially sanctioned by the university.
==ECAC Tournament==
The tournament featured three rounds of play, all of which were single-elimination. The top eight teams, based on conference rankings, qualified to participate in the tournament. In the quarterfinals the first seed and eighth seed, the second seed and seventh seed, the third seed and sixth seed and the fourth seed and fifth seed played against one another. In the semifinals, the winner of the first and eighth matchup played the winner of the fourth and fifth matchup while the other two remaining teams played with the winners advancing to the championship game and the losers advancing to the third place game. 
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
==WCHA Tournament==
The top four teams in the WCHA, based upon the conference regular season standings, were eligible for the tournament and were seeded No. 1 through No. 4. In the first round the first and fourth seeds and the second and third seeds were matched in two-game series where the school that scored the higher number of goals was declared the winner. The winners advanced to the title game which was to be played at the higher remaining seed's home venue. 
;Semifinals
*3/5: North Dakota - Michigan State 7:1
*3/5: Michigan Tech - Minnesota 8:4
*3/6: Michigan State - North Dakota 6:4
*3/6: Michigan Tech - Minnesota 3:3
;Final
*3/13: Michigan Tech - North Dakota 6:4
==NCAA Tournament==
===Qualifying teams===
Four teams qualified for the tournament, two each from the eastern and western regions. The ECAC tournament champion and the WCHA tournament champion received automatic bids into the tournament. Two at-large bids were offered to one eastern and one western team based upon both their tournament finish as well as their regular season record. 
East	East 	East 	East 	East 	East 	East 	West	West 	West 	West 	West 	West 	West
Seed	School 	Conference 	Record	Berth type 	Appearance	Last bid	Seed	School 	Conference	Record	Berth type 	Appearance	Last bid
1 	Boston College	ECAC Hockey	23–6–0	Tournament champion	8th 	1963 	1 	Michigan Tech	WCHA 	22–5–2	Tournament champion	4th 	1962
2 	Brown 	ECAC Hockey	21–7–0	At-Large 	2nd 	1951 	2 	North Dakota 	WCHA 	24–7–0	At-Large 	4th 	1963
===Results===
;Semifinals
*3/18: Boston College - North Dakota 4:3
*3/19: Michigan Tech - Brown 4:0
;Consolation Game
*3/20: North Dakota - Brown 9:5
;Championship Game
*3/20: Michigan Tech - Boston College 8:2
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