In the 1960′s Men’s Basketball was still growing in popularity and there was excitement growing around the championship game that would take place in the NCAA Tournament. This tournament featured the best teams in the NCAA. These teams would be invited to play in a tournament to see which theam was the best team in the nation.
While today the tournament features more than 60 teams, the tournament was much more exclusive in those times. Only the top 23 teams in the nation would take part in the tournament in 1965. These teams included the likes of University of Connecticut, North Carolina State, Pennsylvania State, Princeton, Providence, Saint Joseph’s, West Virginia, Dayton, DePaul , Eastern Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Vanderbilt, Houston, Notre Dame, Oklahoma State, SMU, Wichita State, BYU, Colorado State, Oklahoma City, San Francisco and UCLA.
The quarterfinals in the East Region featured a couple of solid and close games. Princeton was able to pull out a close victory over Penn State. This victory would give them a lot of momentum to move on in the tournament. They would advance to beat out North Carolina State in the next round. In the Finals of their region they would take on Providence. Princeton was absolutely dominant in their matchup against Providence. They would dispose of their foe by a margin of 40 points, advancing to the final 4.
In the Mideast region Michigan and Vanderbilt were able to work their way to the Finals of the region. The two teams would square off in quite a memorable matchup. Each team seemed to be fighting with all they had in hopes of a championship. In the end Michigan managed to come out on top by a score of 87-85.
The Midwest region featured Wichita State.
They played their first matchup against SMU in the Semifinal round of their part of the bracket. They would beat SMU 86-81 to advance to the finals. In the finals they played against Oklahoma State. Oklahoma State had just taken out Houston with an impressive 75-60 victory and many people thought they’d have the momentum entering the finals round. In the end Wichita State was able to pull out a 54-46 victory to advance to the Final Four.
The West Region featured a dominant UCLA team. UCLA was led by John Wooden, the legendary coach. They would take on BYU in the Semifinals. In that game UCLA looked impressive, taking out BYU by a margin of 24 points. They would move on to take on in-state rival San Francisco. They would advance to become the 4th and final team in the Final Four.
UCLA and Wichita State would square off while Michigan and Princeton would play in the other bracket. In these games it was pretty clear as to which teams were superior. Michigan and UCLA easily disposed of their foes.
This would leave UCLA and Michigan to square off for the championship. Meanwhile, Princeton would dispose of Wichita State for the recognition of 3rd place in the nation.
In the championship game UCLA would play an excellent game in order to take out Michigan. The final score of the game would be 91-80. This would be the 2nd title for the Bruins under the reigns of John Wooden.
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