(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 1965 1973 2013 First NCCA Basketball Championship The 1965 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament involved 23 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men’s NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 8, 1965, and ended with the championship game on March 20 in Portland, Oregon. A total of 27 …