1965–66 NCAA University Division men's basketball season

1965–66 NCAA University Division men's basketball season
Preseason AP No. 1UCLA[1][2]
NCAA Tournament1966
Tournament datesMarch 7–19, 1966 –
National ChampionshipCole Field House
College Park, Maryland
NCAA ChampionsTexas Western
Helms National ChampionsTexas Western
Other championsBYU (NIT)
Player of the Year
(Helms)		Cazzie Russell, Michigan

The 1965–66 NCAA University Division men's basketball season began in December 1965, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1966 NCAA University Division basketball tournament championship game on March 19, 1966, at Cole Field House in College Park, Maryland. The Texas Western Miners won their first NCAA national championship with a 72–65 victory over the Kentucky Wildcats.

Season headlines

Season outlook

Pre-season polls

Main article: 1965–66 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

The Top 10 from the AP Poll and Top 20 from the Coaches Poll during the pre-season.[5][6]

Associated Press
Ranking Team
1 UCLA
2 Michigan
3 Duke
4 Saint Joseph's
5 Vanderbilt
6 Providence
7 Minnesota
8 Kansas
9 Bradley
10 Kansas State
UPI Coaches
Ranking Team
1 UCLA
2 Michigan
3 Minnesota
4 Saint Joseph's
5 Duke
6 Vanderbilt
7 Providence
8 Kansas
9 Bradley
10 BYU
11 San Francisco
12 Kansas State
13 NC State
14 Dayton
15
(tie) 		Boston College
St. John's
17
(tie) 		Louisville
Tennessee
West Virginia
20
(tie) 		Iowa
New Mexico
Princeton

Conference membership changes

School Former conference New conference
East Carolina Pirates non-NCAA University Division Southern Conference
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights non-NCAA University Division Metropolitan Collegiate Conference
Hofstra Flying Dutchmen non-NCAA University Division Metropolitan Collegiate Conference
Iona Gaels University Division independent Metropolitan Collegiate Conference
Long Island Blackbirds non-NCAA University Division Metropolitan Collegiate Conference
Manhattan Jaspers University Division independent Metropolitan Collegiate Conference
NYU Violets University Division independent Metropolitan Collegiate Conference
Saint Peter's Peacocks University Division independent Metropolitan Collegiate Conference
St. Francis Terriers University Division independent Metropolitan Collegiate Conference
Seton Hall Pirates University Division independent Metropolitan Collegiate Conference
Virginia Tech Hokies Southern Conference University Division independent
Wagner Seahawks non-NCAA University Division Metropolitan Collegiate Conference
NOTES:

Regular season

Conferences

Conference winners and tournaments

Conference Regular
season winner[7] 		Conference
player of the year 		Conference
tournament 		Tournament
venue (City) 		Tournament
winner
Athletic Association of Western Universities Oregon State None selected No Tournament
Atlantic Coast Conference Duke Steve Vacendak,
Duke[8]		 1966 ACC men's basketball tournament Reynolds Coliseum
(Raleigh, North Carolina)		 Duke
Big Eight Conference Kansas None selected No Tournament
Big Sky Conference Gonzaga & Weber State None selected No Tournament
Big Ten Conference Michigan None selected No Tournament
Ivy League Penn None selected No Tournament
Metropolitan Collegiate Conference Manhattan No Tournament
Mid-American Conference Miami (OH) None selected No Tournament
Middle Atlantic Conference Saint Joseph's No Tournament
Missouri Valley Conference Cincinnati None selected No Tournament
Ohio Valley Conference Western Kentucky State Clem Haskins, Western Kentucky State 1966 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Jefferson County Armory
(Louisville, Kentucky)		 Western Kentucky State
Southeastern Conference Kentucky Clyde Lee, Vanderbilt (UPI selection), &
Pat Riley, Kentucky (AP selection)[9]		 No Tournament
Southern Conference Davidson Dick Snyder, Davidson[10] 1966 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Charlotte Coliseum
(Charlotte, North Carolina)		 Davidson[11]
Southwest Conference SMU John Beasley, Texas A&M No Tournament
West Coast Athletic Conference Pacific Keith Swagerty, Pacific No Tournament
Western Athletic Conference Utah None selected No Tournament
Yankee Conference Connecticut & Rhode Island None selected No Tournament

Conference standings

1965–66 AAWU Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Oregon State 12 – 2   .857 21 – 7   .750
UCLA 10 – 4   .714 18 – 8   .692
Stanford 8 – 6   .571 13 – 12   .520
Washington State 6 – 8   .429 15 – 11   .577
Oregon 6 – 8   .429 13 – 13   .500
USC 6 – 8   .429 13 – 13   .500
Washington 4 – 10   .286 10 – 15   .400
California 4 – 10   .286 9 – 16   .360
Rankings from AP Poll[12]
1965–66 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Duke † 12 – 2   .857 26 – 4   .867
NC State 9 – 5   .643 18 – 9   .667
Clemson 8 – 6   .571 15 – 10   .600
North Carolina 8 – 6   .571 16 – 11   .593
Maryland 7 – 7   .500 14 – 11   .560
South Carolina 4 – 10   .286 11 – 13   .458
Virginia 4 – 10   .286 7 – 15   .318
Wake Forest 4 – 10   .286 8 – 18   .308
† 1966 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1965–66 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Kansas 13 – 1   .929 23 – 4   .852
Nebraska 12 – 2   .857 20 – 5   .800
Kansas State 9 – 5   .643 14 – 11   .560
Oklahoma 7 – 7   .500 11 – 14   .440
Colorado 6 – 8   .429 12 – 13   .480
Iowa State 6 – 8   .429 11 – 14   .440
Oklahoma State 2 – 12   .143 4 – 21   .160
Missouri 1 – 13   .071 3 – 21   .125
Rankings from AP Poll[13]
1965–66 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Weber State 8 – 2   .800 20 – 5   .800
Gonzaga 8 – 2   .800 19 – 7   .731
Montana 6 – 5   .545 14 – 10   .583
Montana State 5 – 5   .500 7 – 15   .318
Idaho 2 – 8   .200 12 – 14   .462
Idaho State 1 – 9   .100 7 – 19   .269
1965–66 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Michigan 11 – 3   .786 18 – 8   .692
Michigan State 10 – 4   .714 15 – 7   .682
Iowa 8 – 6   .571 17 – 7   .708
Illinois 8 – 6   .571 12 – 12   .500
Minnesota 7 – 7   .500 14 – 10   .583
Northwestern 7 – 7   .500 12 – 12   .500
Wisconsin 6 – 8   .429 11 – 13   .458
Ohio State 5 – 9   .357 11 – 13   .458
Indiana 4 – 10   .286 8 – 16   .333
Purdue 4 – 10   .286 8 – 16   .333
Rankings from AP Poll
1965–66 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Pennsylvania 12 – 2   .857 19 – 6   .760
Columbia 10 – 4   .714 18 – 6   .750
Cornell 10 – 4   .714 15 – 9   .625
Princeton 9 – 5   .643 16 – 7   .696
Yale 6 – 8   .429 9 – 12   .429
Harvard 6 – 8   .429 10 – 14   .417
Brown 3 – 11   .214 9 – 17   .346
Dartmouth 0 – 14   .000 3 – 21   .125
Rankings from AP Poll
1965–66 Metropolitan Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Manhattan 8 – 1   .889 13 – 9   .591
LIU 7 – 2   .778 22 – 4   .846
NYU 7 – 2   .778 18 – 10   .643
Hofstra 6 – 3   .667 16 – 10   .615
Fairleigh Dickinson 5 – 4   .556 15 – 10   .600
Saint Peter's 5 – 4   .556 11 – 12   .478
Seton Hall 3 – 6   .333 6 – 18   .250
Iona 3 – 6   .333 5 – 16   .238
Wagner 1 – 8   .111 14 – 12   .538
St. Francis (NY) 0 – 9   .000 5 – 17   .227
Rankings from AP Poll
1965–66 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Miami (Ohio) 11 – 1   .917 18 – 7   .720
Toledo 8 – 4   .667 13 – 11   .542
Ohio 6 – 6   .500 13 – 10   .565
Bowling Green State 6 – 6   .500 9 – 15   .375
Marshall 4 – 8   .333 12 – 12   .500
Western Michigan 4 – 8   .333 8 – 14   .364
Kent State 3 – 9   .250 8 – 16   .333
Rankings from AP Poll
1965–66 MAC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Saint Joseph's† 4 – 0   1.000 24 – 5   .828
Bucknell 7 – 2   .778 15 – 10   .600
Lafayette 7 – 4   .636 9 – 11   .450
Temple 5 – 3   .625 21 – 7   .750
La Salle 3 – 3   .500 10 – 15   .400
Delaware 4 – 5   .444 9 – 15   .375
Gettysburg 3 – 7   .300 9 – 15   .375
Lehigh 0 – 9   .000 4 – 17   .190
West Chester (Pa.)* –   – 6 – 17   .261
† Regular-season championship winner
* – Played as non-major program
Rankings from AP Poll
1965–66 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Cincinnati 10 – 4   .714 21 – 7   .750
Bradley 9 – 5   .643 20 – 6   .769
Wichita State 9 – 5   .643 17 – 10   .630
Louisville 8 – 6   .571 16 – 10   .615
Saint Louis 8 – 6   .571 15 – 10   .600
Tulsa 6 – 8   .429 16 – 13   .552
Drake 6 – 8   .429 13 – 12   .520
North Texas State 0 – 14   .000 5 – 20   .200
Rankings from AP Poll[14]
1965–66 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Western Kentucky State 14 – 0   1.000 25 – 3   .893
Eastern Kentucky State 9 – 5   .643 16 – 9   .640
Tennessee Tech 8 – 6   .571 17 – 8   .680
Murray State 8 – 6   .571 13 – 12   .520
Morehead State 8 – 6   .571 12 – 12   .500
Austin Peay State 3 – 11   .214 7 – 14   .333
East Tennessee State 3 – 11   .214 7 – 14   .333
Middle Tennessee 3 – 11   .214 7 – 17   .292
Rankings from AP Poll
1965–66 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Kentucky 15 – 1   .938 27 – 2   .931
No. 8 Vanderbilt 13 – 3   .813 22 – 4   .846
Tennessee 10 – 6   .625 18 – 8   .692
Mississippi State 10 – 6   .625 14 – 11   .560
Alabama 9 – 7   .563 16 – 10   .615
Florida 9 – 7   .563 16 – 10   .615
Auburn 8 – 8   .500 16 – 10   .615
Georgia 5 – 11   .313 10 – 15   .400
Tulane 5 – 11   .313 9 – 16   .360
LSU 2 – 14   .125 6 – 20   .231
Ole Miss 2 – 14   .125 5 – 18   .217
Rankings from AP Poll[15]
1965–66 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Davidson † 11 – 1   .917 21 – 7   .750
West Virginia 8 – 2   .800 19 – 9   .679
William & Mary 8 – 3   .727 13 – 12   .520
Richmond 9 – 7   .563 12 – 13   .480
East Carolina 5 – 7   .417 11 – 15   .423
Furman 4 – 8   .333 9 – 17   .346
VMI 5 – 11   .313 5 – 18   .217
The Citadel 4 – 9   .308 7 – 16   .304
George Washington 3 – 9   .250 3 – 18   .143
† Southern Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1965–66 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
SMU 11 – 3   .786 17 – 9   .654
Texas A&M 10 – 4   .714 15 – 9   .625
Texas Tech 8 – 6   .571 13 – 11   .542
Arkansas 7 – 7   .500 13 – 10   .565
Texas 7 – 7   .500 12 – 12   .500
Baylor 6 – 8   .429 8 – 16   .333
TCU 6 – 8   .429 8 – 16   .333
Rice 1 – 13   .071 1 – 22   .043
Rankings from AP Poll
1965–66 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Pacific 13 – 1   .929 22 – 6   .786
San Francisco 11 – 3   .786 22 – 6   .786
Santa Clara 8 – 6   .571 16 – 11   .593
Loyola (Calif.) 7 – 7   .500 11 – 15   .423
San Jose State –   – 11 – 13   .458
UC Santa Barbara 5 – 9   .357 10 – 16   .385
Saint Mary's 4 – 10   .286 8 – 17   .320
Pepperdine 1 – 13   .071 2 – 24   .077
Rankings from AP Poll[16]
1965–66 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Utah 7 – 3   .700 23 – 8   .742
BYU 6 – 4   .600 20 – 5   .800
Wyoming 5 – 5   .500 17 – 9   .654
Arizona 5 – 5   .500 15 – 11   .577
New Mexico 4 – 6   .400 16 – 8   .667
Arizona State 3 – 7   .300 12 – 14   .462
Rankings from AP Poll[17]
1965–66 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Rhode Island 9 – 1   .900 20 – 8   .714
Connecticut 9 – 1   .900 16 – 8   .667
Massachusetts 5 – 5   .500 11 – 13   .458
Maine 4 – 6   .400 9 – 13   .409
Vermont 3 – 7   .300 12 – 8   .600
New Hampshire 0 – 10   .000 3 – 21   .125

University Division independents

A total of 49 college teams played as University Division independents. Among them, Texas Western (28–1) had both the best winning percentage (.966) and the most wins.[18]

1965–66 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Texas Western –   – 28 – 1   .966
No. 6 Loyola Chicago –   – 22 – 3   .880
Oklahoma City –   – 24 – 5   .828
Providence –   – 22 – 5   .815
Boston College –   – 21 – 5   .808
Dayton –   – 23 – 6   .793
Houston –   – 23 – 6   .793
Fairfield –   – 19 – 5   .792
VPI –   – 19 – 5   .792
Syracuse –   – 22 – 6   .786
Hardin–Simmons –   – 20 – 6   .769
Penn State –   – 18 – 6   .750
Rutgers –   – 17 – 7   .708
St. Bonaventure –   – 16 – 7   .696
Army –   – 18 – 8   .692
DePaul –   – 18 – 8   .692
St. John's –   – 18 – 8   .692
Detroit –   – 17 – 8   .680
Georgetown –   – 16 – 8   .667
Colorado State –   – 14 – 8   .636
Villanova –   – 18 – 11   .621
Butler –   – 16 – 10   .615
Seattle –   – 16 – 10   .615
Duquesne –   – 14 – 9   .609
Miami (FL) –   – 15 – 11   .577
Denver –   – 14 – 11   .560
Florida State –   – 14 – 11   .560
Air Force –   – 14 – 12   .538
Creighton –   – 14 – 12   .538
Marquette –   – 14 – 12   .538
Georgia Tech –   – 13 – 13   .500
Xavier –   – 13 – 13   .500
Loyola (LA) –   – 12 – 12   .500
Centenary –   – 12 – 14   .462
Utah State –   – 12 – 14   .462
Niagara –   – 11 – 13   .458
Holy Cross –   – 10 – 13   .435
Fordham –   – 10 – 15   .400
Memphis State –   – 10 – 15   .400
Navy –   – 7 – 12   .368
Colgate –   – 8 – 14   .364
Canisius –   – 7 – 15   .318
Saint Francis (PA) –   – 8 – 18   .308
West Texas State –   – 6 – 17   .261
Portland –   – 6 – 19   .240
Pittsburgh –   – 5 – 17   .227
Notre Dame –   – 5 – 21   .192
Boston University –   – 4 – 19   .174
New Mexico State –   – 4 – 22   .154
Rankings from AP Poll

Informal championships

Conference Regular
season winner 		Most Valuable Player
Philadelphia Big 5 Saint Joseph's Bill Melchionni, Villanova

Saint Joseph's finished with a 4–0 record in head-to-head competition among the Philadelphia Big 5.

Statistical leaders

Post-season tournaments

NCAA tournament

Main articles: 1966 NCAA University Division basketball tournament and 1966 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game

Final Four

National Semi-finals National finals
      
E Duke 79
ME Kentucky 83
ME Kentucky 65
MW Texas Western 72
MW Texas Western 85
W Utah 78 Third place
E Duke 79
W Utah 77

National Invitation tournament

Main article: 1966 National Invitation Tournament

Semi-finals and Finals

Semi-finals Finals
    
BYU 66
Army 60
BYU 97
NYU 84
NYU 69
Villanova 63 Third place
Army 65
Villanova 76

Awards

Consensus All-American teams

Main article: 1966 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
Dave Bing G Senior Syracuse
Clyde Lee F Senior Vanderbilt
Cazzie Russell F Senior Michigan
Dave Schellhase G/F Senior Purdue
Jimmy Walker G Junior Providence


Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Louie Dampier G Junior Kentucky
Matt Guokas G Junior St. Joseph's
Jack Marin F Senior Duke
Dick Snyder F Senior Davidson
Bob Verga G Senior Duke
Walt Wesley C Senior Kansas

Major player of the year awards

Major coach of the year awards

Other major awards

Coaching changes

A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.

Team Former
Coach 		Interim
Coach 		New
Coach 		Reason
Georgetown Tommy O'Keefe Jack Magee Able to sustain himself financially only by working outside of basketball to supplement the low salary of Georgetown's head coaching position, and lacking the time to recruit players properly while coaching only part-time, O'Keefe — Georgetown's head coach for six seasons — resigned after the season to devote himself full-time to his business concerns. His resignation prompted Georgetown to commit to hiring a full-time coach beginning with the following season.[19][20]
Hardin–Simmons Lou Henson Paul Lambert
Loyola (LA) Bill Gardiner Ron Greene
New Mexico State Lou Henson Jim McGregor

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