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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.
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Reading
Syracuse
Grand Forks
Carbondale
Seattle
Louisville
Evansville
1965 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Elite Eight (red)
| Teams | 32 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finals site | Evansville, Indiana | ||||
| Champions | Evansville Purple Aces (4th title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Southern Illinois Salukis (1st title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Arad McCutchan (4th title) | ||||
| MOP | Jerry Sloan (Evansville) | ||||
| Attendance | 36,084 | ||||
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| 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 | |
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 | ||||||||
| Albright | 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
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
- Walt Frazier (Southern Illinois)
- Larry Humes (Evansville)
- George McNeil (Southern Illinois)
- Jerry Sloan (Evansville)
- Richard Tarrant (Saint Michael's)
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