1965 NCAA University Division basketball championship game
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The 1965 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1965 NCAA University Division basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1964-65 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The game was played on March 20, 1965, at the Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon. It featured the second-ranked and defending national champion UCLA Bruins of the Athletic Association of Western Universities, and the top-ranked Michigan Wolverines of the Big Ten Conference.
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Date | March 20, 1965[1] | ||||||||||||
Venue | Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon | ||||||||||||
Favorite | Michigan[2] | ||||||||||||
Attendance | 13,204[3] | ||||||||||||
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Network | Sports Network Incorporated | ||||||||||||
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The Bruins upset the top-ranked Wolverines to repeat as national champions. To date, this is the last national championship game to be played between the teams ranked #1 and #2 in both the final AP and Coaches polls.