1964–65 NCAA University Division men's basketball season

1964–65 NCAA University Division men's basketball season
Preseason AP No. 1Michigan Wolverines[1][2]
NCAA Tournament1965
Tournament datesMarch 8 – 20, 1965
National ChampionshipMemorial Coliseum
Portland, Oregon
NCAA ChampionsUCLA Bruins
Helms National ChampionsUCLA Bruins
Other championsSt. John's Redmen (NIT)
Player of the Year
(Helms)

The 1964–65 NCAA University Division men's basketball season began in December 1964, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1965 NCAA University Division basketball tournament championship game on March 20, 1965, at Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon. The UCLA Bruins won their second NCAA national championship with a 91–80 victory over the Michigan Wolverines.

Season headlines

Season outlook

Pre-season polls

Main article: 1964–65 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

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

Associated Press
Ranking Team
1 Michigan
2 UCLA
3 Wichita State
4 Davidson
5 Duke
6 Vanderbilt
7 Syracuse
8 Kansas State
9 San Francisco
10 St. John's
11
(tie) 		Kentucky
Minnesota
13 North Carolina
14 Bradley
15 Seattle
16 Villanova
17 Notre Dame
18 Kansas
19 BYU
20 DePaul
UPI Coaches
Ranking Team
1 Michigan
2 UCLA
3 Davidson
4 Wichita State
5 Duke
6 Vanderbilt
7 San Francisco
8 North Carolina
9 Seattle
10 Minnesota
11 Kansas
12 Syracuse
13 Villanova
14 Kansas State
15
(tie) 		Kentucky
St. John's
17 BYU
18 Saint Louis
19 Notre Dame
20 DePaul

Conference membership changes

School Former conference New conference
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Southeastern Conference NCAA University Division independent
Louisville Cardinals NCAA University Division independent Missouri Valley Conference
Oregon Ducks NCAA University Division independent Athletic Association of Western Universities
Oregon State Beavers NCAA University Division independent Athletic Association of Western Universities
Saint Peter's Peacocks NCAA College Division independent NCAA University Division independent

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 UCLA None selected No Tournament
Atlantic Coast Conference Duke Billy Cunningham,
North Carolina[8]		 1965 ACC men's basketball tournament Reynolds Coliseum
(Raleigh, North Carolina)		 NC State
Big Eight Conference Oklahoma State None selected No Tournament
Big Sky Conference Weber State None selected No Tournament
Big Ten Conference Michigan None selected No Tournament
Ivy League Princeton None selected No Tournament
Mid-American Conference Ohio None selected No Tournament
Middle Atlantic Conference Saint Joseph's No Tournament
Missouri Valley Conference Wichita State None selected No Tournament
Ohio Valley Conference Eastern Kentucky State Clem Haskins, Western Kentucky State 1965 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Jefferson County Armory
(Louisville, Kentucky)		 Western Kentucky State
Southeastern Conference Vanderbilt Clyde Lee, Vanderbilt[9] No Tournament
Southern Conference Davidson Fred Hetzel, Davidson[10] 1965 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Charlotte Coliseum
(Charlotte, North Carolina)		 West Virginia[11]
Southwest Conference SMU & Texas John Beasley, Texas A&M No Tournament
West Coast Athletic Conference San Francisco Ollie Johnson, San Francisco No Tournament
Western Athletic Conference BYU None selected No Tournament
Yankee Conference Connecticut None selected No Tournament

Conference standings

1964–65 AAWU Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 UCLA 14 – 0   1.000 28 – 2   .933
Stanford 9 – 5   .643 15 – 8   .652
USC 8 – 6   .571 14 – 12   .538
Oregon State 7 – 7   .500 16 – 10   .615
Washington State 6 – 8   .429 9 – 17   .346
Washington 5 – 9   .357 9 – 16   .360
California 4 – 10   .286 8 – 15   .348
Oregon 3 – 11   .214 9 – 17   .346
As of November 25, 2011[12]
Rankings from AP Poll
1964–65 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Duke 11 – 3   .786 20 – 5   .800
NC State † 10 – 4   .714 21 – 5   .808
Maryland 10 – 4   .714 18 – 8   .692
North Carolina 10 – 4   .714 15 – 9   .625
Wake Forest 6 – 8   .429 12 – 15   .444
Clemson 4 – 10   .286 8 – 15   .348
Virginia 3 – 11   .214 7 – 18   .280
South Carolina 2 – 12   .143 6 – 17   .261
† 1965 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[13]
1964–65 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Oklahoma State 12 – 2   .857 20 – 7   .741
Kansas 9 – 5   .643 17 – 8   .680
Missouri 8 – 6   .571 13 – 11   .542
Colorado 8 – 6   .571 13 – 12   .520
Iowa State 6 – 8   .429 9 – 16   .360
Kansas State 5 – 9   .357 12 – 13   .480
Nebraska 5 – 9   .357 10 – 15   .400
Oklahoma 3 – 11   .214 8 – 17   .320
Rankings from AP Poll[14]
1964–65 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Weber State 8 – 2   .800 22 – 3   .880
Gonzaga 6 – 4   .600 18 – 8   .692
Montana State 6 – 4   .600 15 – 10   .600
Idaho 4 – 6   .400 6 – 19   .240
Idaho State 4 – 6   .400 7 – 19   .269
Montana 2 – 8   .200 11 – 15   .423
1964–65 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Michigan 13 – 1   .929 24 – 4   .857
No. 7 Minnesota 11 – 3   .786 19 – 5   .792
Illinois 10 – 4   .714 18 – 6   .750
Indiana 9 – 5   .643 19 – 5   .792
Iowa 8 – 6   .571 14 – 10   .583
Ohio State 6 – 3   .667 12 – 12   .500
Purdue 5 – 9   .357 12 – 12   .500
Wisconsin 4 – 10   .286 9 – 13   .409
Northwestern 3 – 11   .214 7 – 17   .292
Michigan State 1 – 13   .071 5 – 18   .217
Rankings from AP Poll
1964–65 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Princeton 13 – 1   .929 23 – 6   .793
Cornell 11 – 3   .786 19 – 5   .792
Penn 10 – 4   .714 15 – 10   .600
Yale 7 – 7   .500 10 – 12   .455
Harvard 6 – 8   .429 11 – 12   .478
Columbia 5 – 9   .357 7 – 15   .318
Brown 3 – 11   .214 7 – 17   .292
Dartmouth 1 – 13   .071 4 – 21   .160
Rankings from AP Poll[15]
1964–65 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Ohio 11 – 1   .917 19 – 7   .731
Miami (Ohio) 11 – 1   .917 20 – 5   .800
Toledo 6 – 6   .500 13 – 11   .542
Bowling Green State 6 – 6   .500 9 – 15   .375
Kent State 4 – 8   .333 9 – 11   .450
Western Michigan 3 – 9   .250 8 – 16   .333
Marshall 1 – 11   .083 4 – 20   .167
Rankings from AP Poll
1964–65 MAC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Saint Joseph's† 5 – 0   1.000 26 – 3   .897
La Salle 5 – 1   .833 15 – 8   .652
Lafayette 8 – 3   .727 12 – 8   .600
Temple 4 – 3   .571 14 – 10   .583
Bucknell 4 – 5   .444 11 – 13   .458
Gettysburg 4 – 6   .400 12 – 11   .522
Lehigh 4 – 6   .400 7 – 13   .350
Delaware 0 – 10   .000 3 – 17   .150
† Regular-season championship winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1964–65 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wichita State 11 – 3   .786 21 – 9   .700
Bradley 9 – 5   .643 18 – 9   .667
Saint Louis 9 – 5   .643 18 – 9   .667
Louisville 8 – 6   .571 15 – 10   .600
Tulsa 7 – 7   .500 14 – 11   .560
Drake 6 – 8   .429 15 – 10   .600
Cincinnati 5 – 9   .357 14 – 12   .538
North Texas State 1 – 13   .071 7 – 19   .269
Rankings from AP Poll[16]
1964–65 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Kentucky State 13 – 1   .929 19 – 6   .760
Western Kentucky State 10 – 4   .714 18 – 9   .667
Murray State 9 – 5   .643 19 – 7   .731
Tennessee Tech 8 – 6   .571 14 – 11   .560
Morehead State 6 – 8   .429 13 – 10   .565
East Tennessee State 4 – 10   .286 6 – 17   .261
Middle Tennessee 4 – 10   .286 6 – 18   .250
Austin Peay State 2 – 12   .143 4 – 17   .190
Rankings from AP Poll
1964–65 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Vanderbilt 15 – 1   .938 24 – 4   .857
Tennessee 12 – 4   .750 20 – 5   .800
Florida 11 – 5   .688 18 – 7   .720
Auburn 11 – 5   .688 16 – 9   .640
Kentucky 10 – 6   .625 15 – 10   .600
Alabama 9 – 7   .563 17 – 9   .654
LSU 7 – 9   .438 12 – 14   .462
Mississippi State 6 – 10   .375 10 – 16   .385
Georgia 4 – 12   .250 8 – 18   .308
Tulane 2 – 14   .125 3 – 22   .120
Ole Miss 1 – 15   .063 4 – 21   .160
Rankings from AP Poll[17]
1964–65 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Davidson 12 – 0   1.000 24 – 2   .923
Virginia Tech 9 – 5   .643 13 – 10   .565
The Citadel 8 – 4   .667 13 – 11   .542
West Virginia † 8 – 6   .571 14 – 15   .483
George Washington 6 – 7   .462 10 – 13   .435
William & Mary 6 – 8   .429 12 – 13   .480
Richmond 6 – 10   .375 10 – 16   .385
VMI 5 – 9   .357 8 – 13   .381
Furman 2 – 13   .133 6 – 19   .240
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1965
Rankings from AP Poll
1964–65 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas† 10 – 4   .714 16 – 9   .640
SMU† 10 – 4   .714 17 – 10   .630
Baylor 8 – 6   .571 15 – 9   .625
Texas A&M 7 – 7   .500 14 – 10   .583
Arkansas 5 – 9   .357 9 – 14   .391
TCU 3 – 11   .214 6 – 18   .250
Rice 1 – 13   .071 2 – 22   .083
Texas Tech 12 – 2   .857 17 – 6   .739
† Regular-season co-championship winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1964–65 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
San Francisco 13 – 1   .929 24 – 5   .828
Santa Clara 9 – 5   .643 14 – 12   .538
San Jose State –   – 14 – 10   .583
Pacific 8 – 6   .571 13 – 12   .520
UC Santa Barbara 7 – 7   .500 12 – 14   .462
Saint Mary's 5 – 9   .357 8 – 18   .308
Pepperdine 3 – 11   .214 6 – 19   .240
Loyola (Calif.) 2 – 12   .143 6 – 20   .231
Rankings from AP Poll[18]
1964–65 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 BYU 8 – 2   .800 21 – 7   .750
New Mexico 5 – 5   .500 19 – 8   .704
Arizona 5 – 5   .500 17 – 9   .654
Wyoming 5 – 5   .500 16 – 10   .615
Arizona State 4 – 6   .400 13 – 14   .481
Utah 3 – 7   .300 17 – 9   .654
Rankings from AP Poll[19]
1964–65 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Connecticut 10 – 0   1.000 23 – 3   .885
Massachusetts 8 – 2   .800 13 – 11   .542
Rhode Island 6 – 4   .600 15 – 11   .577
Maine 4 – 6   .400 13 – 10   .565
Vermont 1 – 9   .100 7 – 13   .350
New Hampshire 1 – 9   .100 2 – 19   .095

University Division independents

A total of 53 college teams played as University Division independents. Among them, Providence (24–2) had both the best winning percentage (.923) and the most wins.[20]

1964–65 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Providence –   – 24 – 2   .923
Miami –   – 22 – 4   .846
Penn State –   – 20 – 4   .833
No. 8 Villanova –   – 23 – 5   .821
Dayton –   – 22 – 7   .759
Boston College –   – 21 – 7   .750
Seattle –   – 19 – 7   .731
Army –   – 21 – 8   .724
St. John's –   – 21 – 8   .724
Detroit –   – 20 – 8   .714
Hardin–Simmons –   – 17 – 8   .680
Oklahoma City –   – 21 – 10   .677
Colorado State –   – 16 – 8   .667
Fairfield –   – 14 – 7   .667
Houston –   – 19 – 10   .655
St. Bonaventure –   – 15 – 8   .652
Texas Western –   – 16 – 9   .640
West Texas State –   – 16 – 9   .640
DePaul –   – 17 – 10   .630
Florida State –   – 16 – 10   .615
NYU –   – 16 – 10   .615
Manhattan –   – 13 – 9   .591
Duquesne –   – 14 – 10   .583
Creighton –   – 13 – 10   .565
Georgetown –   – 13 – 10   .565
Holy Cross –   – 13 – 10   .565
Syracuse –   – 13 – 10   .565
Georgia Tech –   – 14 – 11   .560
Fordham –   – 15 – 12   .556
Notre Dame –   – 15 – 12   .556
St. Francis (NY) –   – 11 – 9   .550
Centenary –   – 13 – 11   .542
Iona –   – 12 – 11   .522
Utah State –   – 13 – 12   .520
Rutgers –   – 12 – 12   .500
Boston University –   – 10 – 10   .500
Navy –   – 10 – 10   .500
Portland –   – 12 – 13   .480
Seton Hall –   – 12 – 13   .480
Canisius –   – 10 – 12   .455
Denver –   – 11 – 14   .440
Loyola Chicago –   – 11 – 14   .440
Butler –   – 11 – 15   .423
Memphis State –   – 10 – 14   .417
Saint Francis (PA) –   – 10 – 15   .400
Xavier –   – 10 – 15   .400
Air Force –   – 9 – 14   .391
Loyola (LA) –   – 8 – 16   .333
Marquette –   – 8 – 18   .308
New Mexico State –   – 8 – 18   .308
Colgate –   – 7 – 16   .304
Pittsburgh –   – 7 – 16   .304
Niagara –   – 4 – 17   .190
Rankings from AP Poll

Informal championships

Conference Regular
season winner 		Most Valuable Player
Philadelphia Big 5 Saint Joseph's Jim Washington, 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: 1965 NCAA University Division basketball tournament and 1965 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game

Final Four

National semifinals National finals
      
E Princeton 76
ME Michigan 93
ME Michigan 80
W UCLA 91
MW Wichita State 89
W UCLA 108 Third place
E Princeton 118
MW Wichita State 82

National Invitation tournament

Main article: 1965 National Invitation Tournament

Semifinals & finals

Semifinals Finals
    
Villanova 91
NYU 69
Villanova 51
St. John's 55
St. John's 67
Army 60 Third place
NYU 74
Army 75

Awards

Consensus All-American teams

Main article: 1965 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
Rick Barry F Senior Miami (FL)
Bill Bradley F Senior Princeton
Gail Goodrich G Senior UCLA
Fred Hetzel F Senior Davidson
Cazzie Russell F Junior Michigan


Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Bill Buntin F Senior Michigan
Wayne Estes F Senior Utah State
Clyde Lee F Junior Vanderbilt
Dave Schellhase G/F Junior Purdue
Dave Stallworth F Senior Wichita State

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
Army Tates Locke Bob Knight Locke left to become freshman coach at Miami (Ohio) and was replaced by his 24-year-old assistant, future Hall of Fame coach Knight.[21]
Bradley Chuck Orsborn Joe Stowell Orsborn was promoted to Bradley Athletic Director and passed on head coaching duties to assistant Stowell.[22]
Cincinnati Ed Jucker Tay Baker
Georgia Harbin Lawson Ken Rosemond
Holy Cross Frank Oftring Jack Donohue Oftring retired from coaching and was replaced with Donohue, who had been prized recruit Lew Alcindor's coach at Power Memorial Academy.[23]
Indiana Branch McCracken Lou Watson
LSU Jay McCreary Frank Truitt
Mississippi State Babe McCarthy Joe Dan Gold
St. John's Joe Lapchick Lou Carnesecca
Wake Forest Bones McKinney Jack Murdock

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