1965 NCAA College Division basketball tournament

1965 NCAA College Division
basketball tournament

Teams	32
Finals site	Evansville, Indiana
Champions	Evansville Purple Aces (4th title)
Runner-up	Southern Illinois Salukis (1st title game)
Semifinalists	North Dakota Fighting Sioux (1st Final Four) St. Michael's Purple Knights (2nd Final Four)
Winning coach	Arad McCutchan (4th title)
MOP	Jerry Sloan (Evansville)
Attendance	36,084
NCAA Division II men's tournaments «1964 1966»

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.

Akron

Warrensburg

Reading

Syracuse

Grand Forks

Carbondale

Seattle

Louisville

Evansville

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1965 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Elite Eight (red)

Regional participants

School	Outcome
Akron	Regional Champion
Buffalo	Runner-up
Randolph–Macon	Fourth Place
Steubenville	Third Place

School	Outcome
Assumption	Runner-up
Hartwick	Third Place
Le Moyne	Fourth Place
St. Michael's	Regional Champion

School	Outcome
Bellarmine	Runner-up
Bethune–Cookman	Fourth Place
Evansville	Regional Champion
Norfolk State	Third Place

School	Outcome
Albright	Fourth Place
Cheyney	Third Place
Long Island	Runner-up
Philadelphia Textile	Regional Champion

School	Outcome
Colorado State College	Fourth Place
Minnesota–Duluth	Third Place
Moorhead State	Runner-up
North Dakota	Regional Champion

School	Outcome
Fresno State	Runner-up
Nevada Southern	Fourth Place
San Francisco State	Third Place
Seattle Pacific	Regional Champion

School	Outcome
Central Michigan	Runner-up
Concordia (IL)	Fourth Place
Jackson State	Third Place
Southern Illinois	Regional Champion

School	Outcome
Abilene Christian	Runner-up
Central Missouri State	Third Place
Doane	Fourth Place
Washington (MO)	Regional Champion

Regionals

Mideast - Akron, Ohio

Location: Memorial Hall Host: Municipal University of Akron

	Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 5					Regional final Sweet 16 March 6
	Buffalo		81
	Randolph–Macon		69
						Buffalo		58
						Akron		69
	Akron		72
	Steubenville		70

• Third Place - Steubenville 94, Randolph–Macon 68

Northeast - DeWitt, New York

Location: Le Moyne Athletic Center Host: Le Moyne College

	Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 5					Regional final Sweet 16 March 6
	St. Michael's		77
	Hartwick		72
						St. Michael's		83
						Assumption		76
	Assumption		76
	Le Moyne		58

• Third Place - Hartwick 70, Le Moyne 68

South Central - Louisville, Kentucky

Location: Knights Hall Host: Bellarmine College

	Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 5					Regional final Sweet 16 March 6
	Evansville		116
	Bethune–Cookman		77
						Evansville		81
						Bellarmine		74
	Bellarmine		91
	Norfolk State		74

• Third Place - Norfolk State 91, Bethune–Cookman 74

East - Reading, Pennsylvania

Location: Bollman Center Host: Albright College

	Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 5					Regional final Sweet 16 March 6
	Long Island		57
	Cheyney		48
						Long Island		58
						Philadelphia Textile		61
	Philadelphia Textile		50
	Albirght		49

• Third Place - Cheyney 52, Albright 51

Midwest - Grand Forks, North Dakota

Location: Hyslop Sports Center Host: University of North Dakota

	Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 5					Regional final Sweet 16 March 6
	Moorhead State		74
	Colorado State College		73
						Moorhead State		57
						North Dakota		82
	North Dakota		67
	Minnesota–Duluth		57

• Third Place - Minnesota–Duluth 86, Colorado State College 58

Pacific Coast - Seattle, Washington

Location: Royal Brougham Pavilion Host: Seattle Pacific University

	Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 5					Regional final Sweet 16 March 6
	Fresno State		74
	Nevada Southern		61
						Fresno State		68
						Seattle Pacific		82
	Seattle Pacific		107
	San Francisco State		78

• Third Place - San Francisco State 85, Nevada Southern 78

Great Lakes - Carbondale, Illinois

Location: SIU Arena Host: Southern Illinois University

	Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 5					Regional final Sweet 16 March 6
	Central Michigan		83
	Jackson State		79
						Central Michigan		62
						Southern Illinois		90
	Southern Illinois		71
	Concordia (IL)		70

• Third Place - Jackson State 90, Concordia 80

Southwest - Warrensburg, Missouri

Location: CMSU Fieldhouse Host: Central Missouri State University

	Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 5					Regional final Sweet 16 March 6
	Abilene Christian		91
	Doane		50
						Abilene Christian		66
						Washington (MO)		69
	Washington (MO)		82
	Central Missouri State		67

• Third Place - Central Missouri State 105, Doane 52

*denotes each overtime played

National Finals - Evansville, Indiana

Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: Evansville College

	National Quarterfinals Elite Eight March 10					National semifinals Final Four March 11					National championship March 12
	Akron		87
	St. Michael's		101
						St. Michael's		70
						Evansville		93
	Evansville		92
	Philadelphia Textile		76
											Evansville		85*
											Southern Illinois		82
	North Dakota		97
	Seattle Pacific		83
						North Dakota		64
						Southern Illinois		97
	Southern Illinois		76
	Washington (MO)		67

• 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

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