The 1965 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 28th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.[1] This is the first tournament since 1947 tournament to feature four new teams to the NAIA Semifinals. (It would be the 4th time since 1937 this has happened; previous years were the inaugural year 1937, 1945, and 1947). It was the longest gap up until it was eclipsed by the gap between 1969-2001 which featured 1 or more repeating semi-finalist each year. It was the second time the number one seed has won the tournament.
Season | 1964–65 | ||||
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Teams | 32 | ||||
Finals site | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri | ||||
Champions | Central State (Ohio) (1st title, 1st title game, 1st Final Four) | ||||
Runner-up | Oklahoma Baptist (1st title game, 1st Final Four) | ||||
Semifinalists |
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Coach of the year | Dick Campbell (Carson-Newman (Tenn.)) | ||||
Charles Stevenson Hustle Award | David Kossover (Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)) | ||||
MVP | Ken Wilburn (Central State (Ohio)) | ||||
Top scorer | Al Tucker (Oklahoma Baptist) (125 points) | ||||
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Awards and honors
- Leading scorer: Al Tucker, Oklahoma Baptist; 5 games, 43 field goals, 39 free throws, 125 total points (25.0 average points per game)
- Leading rebounder: Ken Wilburn, Central State (Ohio); 5 games, 90 total rebounds (18.0 average rebounds per game)
- Player of the Year: est. 1994
- All-time leading scorer; first appearance: Al Tucker 2nd, Oklahoma Baptist (1965,66,67); 15 games, 177 field goals, 117 free throws, 471 total points (31.4 points per game).[2]
1965 NAIA bracket
First round | Second round | Elite Eight | NAIA national semifinals | NAIA national championship | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Central State (Ohio) | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Jacksonville (Fla.) | 57 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Central State (Ohio) | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Midwestern | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Valley City State (N.D.) | 57 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Midwestern (Texas) | 102 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Central State (Ohio) | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
TOP TIER | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Augsburg | 57 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Augsburg College (Minn.) | 107 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Central Connecticut State | 87 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Augsburg | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Hastings | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Northern Michigan | 89* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Hastings College (Neb.) | 95 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Central State (Ohio) | 91 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Fairmont State | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | St. Benedict's (Kan.) | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Maryland State | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | St. Benedict's | 101 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Albany State | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Albany State (Ga.) | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Transylvania (Ky.) | 57 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | St. Benedict's | 87 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
TOP TIER | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Fairmont State | 103 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Alliance College (Pa.) | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Stephen F. Austin (Texas) | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Alliance | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Fairmont State | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Fairmont State (W. Va.) | 94 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Upper Iowa | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Central State (Ohio) | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Oklahoma Baptist | 51 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Southern-Baton Rouge (La.) | 94 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Indiana Tech | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Southern | 97 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Eastern Montana | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Eastern Montana | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Central Washington State | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Southern | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
BOTTOM TIER | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Ouachita Baptist | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Lincoln (Mo.) | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Ouachita Baptist | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Lewis | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Mansfield State (Pa.) | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Lewis (Ill.) | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Ouachita Baptist | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Oklahoma Baptist | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | California Western | 57 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | High Point (N.C.) | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | High Point | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Winston-Salem State | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Winston-Salem State (N.C.) | 87 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | St. Norbert (Wis.) | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Winston-Salem State | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
BOTTOM TIER | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Oklahoma Baptist | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Oklahoma Baptist | 87 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Linfield (Ore.) | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Oklahoma Baptist | 95 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Southwestern Louisiana | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
- | Southern Colorado State | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Southwestern Louisiana | 66 |
- * denotes overtime.
Third-place game
The third-place game featured the losing teams from the national semifinalist to determine 3rd and 4th places in the tournament. This game was played until 1988.
NAIA third-place game | ||||
- | Fairmont State | 71 | ||
- | Ouachita Baptist | 78 |
See also
References
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