The 1965 [NCAA College Division basketball tournament](https://bliptext.com/articles/ncaa-division-ii-men-s-basketball-championship) 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.

Regional participants

Regionals

Mideast - Akron, Ohio

Location: Memorial Hall Host: Municipal University of Akron

Northeast - DeWitt, New York

Location: Le Moyne Athletic Center Host: Le Moyne College

South Central - Louisville, Kentucky

Location: Knights Hall Host: Bellarmine College

East - Reading, Pennsylvania

Location: Bollman Center Host: Albright College

Midwest - Grand Forks, North Dakota

Location: Hyslop Sports Center Host: University of North Dakota

Pacific Coast - Seattle, Washington

Location: Royal Brougham Pavilion Host: Seattle Pacific University

Great Lakes - Carbondale, Illinois

Location: SIU Arena Host: Southern Illinois University

Southwest - Warrensburg, Missouri

Location: CMSU Fieldhouse Host: Central Missouri State University

• denotes each overtime played

National Finals - Evansville, Indiana

Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: Evansville College

• denotes each overtime played

All-tournament team

Sources