1966 NCAA College Division Men's 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 R. 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.

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

See also

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