1966 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament

1966 NCAA Men's Division II
Basketball Tournament
Teams 36
Finals Site Evansville, Indiana
Champions Kentucky Wesleyan (1st title)
Runner-Up Southern Illinois (2nd title game)
Semifinalists Akron (2nd Final Four)
North Dakota (2nd Final Four)
Winning Coach Guy Strong (Kentucky Wesleyan (1st title))
Most Outstanding Player Sam Smith Kentucky Wesleyan
Attendance 26,082
NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournaments
«1965  1967»

The 1966 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament involved 36 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1965-6 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by the Kentucky Wesleyan College and Kentucky Wesleyan's Sam Smith was the Most Outstanding Player.

Contents

Regional participants

School Outcome
American International Fifth Place*
Assumption Runner-up
Central Connecticut State Regional Champion
Le Moyne Fifth Place*
Northeastern Third Place*
Philadelphia U Third Place*
Potsdam State Seventh Place*
Springfield Seventh Place*
School Outcome
Kentucky Wesleyan Regional Champion
Oglethorpe Runner-up
South Carolina State Fourth Place
Winston-Salem Third Place
School Outcome
Albright Third Place
Cheyney Runner-up
Drexel Fourth Place
Long Island Regional Champion
School Outcome
Akron Regional Champion
Randolph-Macon Fourth Place
Steubenville Runner-up
Youngstown State Third Place
School Outcome
Fresno State Regional Champion
Nevada Third Place
San Diego Fourth Place
Seattle Pacific Runner-up
School Outcome
Evansville Runner-up
Indiana State Fourth Place
Lamar Third Place
Southern Illinois Regional Champion
School Outcome
Abilene Christian Regional Champion
Arkansas State Third Place
Jackson State Fourth Place
SW Missouri State Runner-up
School Outcome
North Dakota Regional Champion
Northern Colorado Third Place*
St. Procopius Third Place*
Valparaiso Runner-up

*indicates a tie

Regionals

  First Round Regional Semifinals Regional Final
                           
   Assumption 105  
 American International 102  
   Assumption 96  
   Northeastern 69  
 Northeastern 93
   Springfield 80  
     Assumption 87
   Central Connecticut State 96
   Central Connecticut State 94  
 Potsdam State 82  
   Central Connecticut State 97
   Philadelphia U 75  
 Philadelphia U 83
   Le Moyne 61  
  Regional Semifinals Regional Final
                 
 Kentucky Wesleyan 81*  
 South Carolina State 73  
     Kentucky Wesleyan 48
   Oglethorpe 41
 Oglethorpe 69
 Winston-Salem 66  
  Regional Semifinals Regional Final
                 
 Cheyney 61  
 Albright 56  
     Cheyney 64
   Long Island 67
 Long Island 62
 Drexel 54  
  Regional Semifinals Regional Final
                 
 Steubenville 77  
 Randolph-Macon 56  
     Steubenville 76
   Akron 93
 Akron 70
 Youngstown State 51  
  Regional Semifinals Regional Final
                 
 Seattle Pacific 69  
 San Diego 63  
     Seattle Pacific 58
   Fresno State 64
 Fresno State 127
 Nevada 78  
  Regional Semifinals Regional Final
                 
 Evansville 111  
 Lamar 103  
     Evansville 77
   Southern Illinois 90
 Southern Illinois 83
 Indiana State 65  
  Regional Semifinals Regional Final
                 
 Abilene Christian 94  
 Jackson State 79  
     Abilene Christian 63
   SW Missouri State 58
 SW Missouri State 72
 Arkansas State 71  
  Regional Semifinals Regional Final
                 
 Valparaiso 107  
 St. Procopius 76  
     Valparaiso 82
   North Dakota 112
 North Dakota 84
 Northern Colorado 71  

*denotes each overtime played

National Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                           
   Central Connecticut State 76  
 Kentucky Wesleyan 84  
   Kentucky Wesleyan 105  
   Akron 74  
 Long Island 68
   Akron 74  
     Kentucky Wesleyan 54
   Southern Illinois 51
   Fresno State 70  
 Southern Illinois 93  
   Southern Illinois 69
   North Dakota 61  
 Abilene Christian 62
   North Dakota 63  

*denotes each overtime played

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