1966 NCAA tournament: Bracket, scores, stats, records

The 1966 NCAA tournament was a landmark event in the history of American sports as Texas Western, which started five African-Americans players for the first time in championship game history, beat Kentucky to win the national title. Texas Western won 72-65 in the title game.

Utah's Jerry Chambers was the Final Four's Most Outstanding Player and the tournament's leading scorer with 143 points.

1966 NCAA tournament: Bracket

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1966 NCAA tournament: Scores

• Regional Quarterfinals
  • East Region
    • Saint Joseph's 65, Providence 48
    • Davidson 96, Rhode Island 65
  • Mideast Region
    • Dayton 58, Miami (OH) 51
    • Western Kentucky 105, Loyola-Chicago 86
  • Midwest Region
    • Texas Western 89, Oklahoma City 74
  • West Region
    • Houston 82, Colorado State 76
• Regional Semifinals
  • East Region
    • Duke 76, Saint Joseph's 74
    • Syracuse 94, Davidson 78
  • Mideast Region
    • Kentucky 86, Dayton 79
    • Michigan 80, Western Kentucky 79
  • Midwest Region
    • Kansas 76, SMU 70
    • Texas Western 78, Cincinnati 76 (OT)
  • West Region
    • Utah 83, Pacific 74
    • Oregon State 63, Houston 60
• Regional Finals
  • East Region
    • Duke 91, Syracuse 81
  • Mideast Region
    • Kentucky 84, Michigan 77
  • Midwest Region
    • Texas Western 81, Kansas 80 (2OT)
  • West Region
    • Utah 70, Oregon State 64
• Regional Third Place Games
  • East Region
    • Saint Joseph's 92, Davidson 76
  • Mideast Region
    • Western Kentucky 82, Dayton 62
  • Midwest Region
    • SMU 89, Cincinnati 84
  • West Region
    • Houston 102, Pacific 91
• Final Four
  • National semifinals
    • Kentucky 83, Duke 79
    • Texas Western 85, Utah 78
  • National championship
    • Texas Western 72, Kentucky 65 | Watch the full game
  • Third-place game
    • Duke 79, Utah 77

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1966 NCAA tournament: Stats, records

Here are the 1966 NCAA tournament leaders (number of games in parentheses):

Individual scoring

• Jerry Chambers, Utah: 35.8 points per game

Individual rebounding

• Elvin Hayes, Houston: 16.7 rebounds per game

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