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The 1966 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 22 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 7, 1966, and ended with the championship game on March 19 in College Park, Maryland. A total of 26 games were played.
Texas Western, coached by Don Haskins, won the national title with a 72-65 victory in the final game over Kentucky, coached by Adolph Rupp. Jerry Chambers of Utah was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
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[edit] Locations
| Region | Site | Other Locations |
|---|---|---|
| East | Raleigh, North Carolina | Blacksburg, Virginia |
| Mideast | Iowa City, Iowa | Kent, Ohio |
| Midwest | Lubbock, Texas | Wichita, Kansas |
| West | Los Angeles, California | Wichita, Kansas |
| Finals | College Park, Maryland |
[edit] Teams
| Region | Seed | Team | Coach | Finished | Final Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | ||||||
| East | n/a | Davidson | Lefty Driesell | Regional Fourth Place | Saint Joseph's | L 92-76 |
| East | n/a | Duke | Vic Bubas | Third Place | Utah | W 79-77 |
| East | n/a | Providence | Joe Mullaney | Round of 32 | Saint Joseph's | L 65-48 |
| East | n/a | Rhode Island | Ernie Calverley | Round of 32 | Davidson | L 95-65 |
| East | n/a | Saint Joseph's | Jack Ramsey | Regional Third Place | Davidson | W 92-76 |
| East | n/a | Syracuse | Fred Lewis | Elite Eight | Duke | L 91-81 |
| Mideast | ||||||
| Mideast | n/a | Dayton | Don Donoher | Regional Fourth Place | Western Kentucky | L 82-62 |
| Mideast | n/a | Kentucky | Adolph Rupp | Runner Up | Texas Western | L 72-65 |
| Mideast | n/a | Loyola, Illinois | George Ireland | Round of 32 | Western Kentucky | L 105-86 |
| Mideast | n/a | Miami, Ohio | Dick Shrider | Round of 32 | Dayton | L 58-51 |
| Mideast | n/a | Michigan | Dave Strack | Elite Eight | Kentucky | L 84-77 |
| Mideast | n/a | Western Kentucky | Johnny Oldham | Regional Third Place | Dayton | W 82-62 |
| Midwest | ||||||
| Midwest | n/a | Cincinnati | Tay Baker | Regional Fourth Place | SMU | L 89-84 |
| Midwest | n/a | Kansas | Ted Owens | Elite Eight | Texas Western | L 81-80 |
| Midwest | n/a | Oklahoma City | Abe Lemons | Round of 32 | Texas Western | L 89-74 |
| Midwest | n/a | SMU | Doc Hayes | Regional Third Place | Cincinnati | W 89-84 |
| Midwest | n/a | Texas Western | Don Haskins | Champion | Kentucky | W 72-65 |
| West | ||||||
| West | n/a | Colorado State | Jim Williams | Round of 32 | Houston | L 82-76 |
| West | n/a | Houston | Guy Lewis | Regional Third Place | Pacific, California | W 102-91 |
| West | n/a | Oregon State | Paul Valenti | Elite Eight | Utah | L 70-64 |
| West | n/a | Pacific, California | Dick Edwards | Regional Fourth Place | Houston | L 102-91 |
| West | n/a | Utah | Jack Gardner | Fourth Place | Duke | L 79-77 |
[edit] Bracket
Duke 76
St Josephs 65 St Josephs 74 Duke 91
Providence 48
EAST REGION Duke
Syracuse 94 Syracuse 81
Davidson 95 Davidson 78
Rhode Island 65
Kentucky 86
Dayton 58 Dayton 79 Kentucky 84
Miami-OH 51
MIDEAST REGION Kentucky
Michigan 80 Michigan 77
Western Kentuc 105 Western Kentuc 79
Loyola-IL 86
Kansas 76
SMU 70 Kansas 80
MIDWEST REGION Texas Western
Cincinnati 76 Texas Western 81
Texas Western 89 Texas Western 78
Oklahoma City 74
Utah 83
Pacific 74 Utah 70
WEST REGION Utah
Oregon St 63 Oregon St 64
Houston 82 Houston 60
Colorado St 76
FINAL FOUR Duke 79 Kentucky 83 Kentucky 65 Texas Western 85 Texas Western 72 Utah 78
[edit] External links
- 1966 NCAA Basketball Tournament on Shrp Sports (source for the bracket)
- HoopsTournament.Net, source for much of the information on this page.
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