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.
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
Third Place - Steubenville 94, Randolph–Macon 68
Northeast - DeWitt, New York Location: Le Moyne Athletic Center Host: Le Moyne College
Third Place - Hartwick 70, Le Moyne 68
South Central - Louisville, Kentucky Location: Knights Hall Host: Bellarmine College
Third Place - Norfolk State 91, Bethune–Cookman 74
East - Reading, Pennsylvania Location: Bollman Center Host: Albright College
Third Place - Cheyney 52, Albright 51
Midwest - Grand Forks, North Dakota Location: Hyslop Sports Center Host: University of North Dakota
Third Place - Minnesota–Duluth 86, Colorado State College 58
Pacific Coast - Seattle, Washington Location: Royal Brougham Pavilion Host: Seattle Pacific University
Third Place - San Francisco State 85, Nevada Southern 78
Great Lakes - Carbondale, Illinois Location: SIU Arena Host: Southern Illinois University
Third Place - Jackson State 90, Concordia 80
Southwest - Warrensburg, Missouri Location: CMSU Fieldhouse Host: Central Missouri State University
Third Place - Central Missouri State 105, Doane 52
*denotes each overtime played
National Finals - Evansville, Indiana Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: Evansville College
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