1965 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
| 1965 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 32 |
| Finals Site |
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| Champions |
Central State (Ohio) (1st title, 1st title game, 1st Final Four) |
| Runner-Up |
Oklahoma Baptist (1st title game, 1st Final Four) |
| Semifinalists |
Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) (1st Final Four) Fairmont State (W.Va.) (1st Final Four) |
| Coach of the Year | Dick Campbell (Carson-Newman (Tenn.)) |
| Chuck Taylor MVP | Kenneth Wilburn (Central State (Ohio)) |
|
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award |
David Kossover (Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)) |
| Top scorer | Al Tucker (Oklahoma Baptist) (125 points) |
The 1965 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 28th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. This is the first tournament since 1947 tournament to feature four new teams to the NAIA Semifinals. (It would be the 4th time since 1937 this has happened; previous years were the inaugural year 1937, 1945, and 1947). It was the longest gap up until it was eclipsed by the gap between 1969-2001 which featured 1 or more repeating semi-finalist each year. It was the second time the number one seed has won the tournament.
The third place game featured the losing teams from the national semifinalist to determine 3rd and 4th places in the tournament. This game was played until 1988.
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