1965 NCAA College Division Basketball Tournament

1965 NCAA Division II
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 Hawks (1st Final Four) St. Michael's Purple Knights (2nd Final Four)
Winning coach	Arad McCutchan (4th title)
MOP	Jerry Sloan (Evansville)
Attendance	36,084
← 1964  NCAA Division II Basketball Tournament 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.

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

	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

New England - Syracuse, New York[]

Location: Henninger Athletic Center

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

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