1966 NCAA College Division basketball tournament

The 1966 NCAA College Division basketball tournament involved 36 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA College Division basketball as a culmination of the 1965–66 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. It was won by Kentucky Wesleyan College, with Kentucky Wesleyan's Sam Smith named Most Outstanding Player.

Springfield
Syracuse
Moorhead
Akron
Jonesboro
Reading
Worcester
Grand Forks
Carbondale
Fresno
Durham
Evansville
1966 NCAA Division II Men's sites - first round (white) first 2 rounds (yellow) regionals (cyan) Elite Eight (red)

1966 NCAA College Division
basketball tournament
Teams36
Finals siteEvansville, Indiana
ChampionsKentucky Wesleyan Panthers (1st title)
Runner-upSouthern Illinois Salukis (2nd title game)
Semifinalists
  • Akron Zips (2nd Final Four)
  • North Dakota Fighting Sioux (2nd Final Four)
Winning coachGuy R. Strong (1st title)
MOPSam Smith (Kentucky Wesleyan)
Attendance26,082
NCAA Division II men's tournaments
«1965 1967»
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