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1965-66 UTEP Miners Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 28-1 (Independent)

Rank: 3rd in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Don Haskins

PS/G: 77.9 (90th of 187)

PA/G: 62.7 (7th of 187)

SRS: 13.86 (10th of 181)

SOS: 2.29 (52nd of 181)

NCAA Tournament:
Won Midwest First Round (89-74) versus Oklahoma City
Won Midwest Regional Semifinal (78-76) versus Cincinnati
Won Midwest Regional Final (81-80) versus Kansas
Won National Semifinal (85-78) versus Utah
Won National Final (72-65) versus Kentucky

NCAA Champion

AP Poll Summary

1965-66 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	12/6	12/13	12/20	12/27	1/3	1/10	1/17	1/24	1/31	2/7	2/14	2/21	2/28	Final
UTEP	-	-	-	-	-	9	8	8	6	6	4	3	3	2	3

Schedules prior to the 1994-95 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Tue, Dec 14, 1965	REG		Weber State	Big Sky	-2.15	W	74	63		1	0	W 1	Memorial Gym
2	Wed, Dec 29, 1965	REG		Loyola (LA)	Ind	-11.50	W	93	56		2	0	W 2	Memorial Gym
3	Thu, Dec 30, 1965	REG		Iowa (4)	Big Ten	10.50	W	86	68		3	0	W 3	Memorial Gym
4	Mon, Jan 3, 1966	REG		Tulsa	MVC	5.10	W	63	54		4	0	W 4	Memorial Gym
5	Thu, Jan 6, 1966	REG		Seattle	Ind	3.91	W	76	64		5	0	W 5	Memorial Gym
6	Wed, Jan 26, 1966	REG	@	Arizona State	WAC	1.42	W	84	67		6	0	W 6	Sun Devil Gymnasium
7	Sat, Jan 29, 1966	REG		West Texas A&M	Ind	-11.06	W	69	50		7	0	W 7	Memorial Gym
8	Tue, Feb 1, 1966	REG		New Mexico State	Ind	-21.28	W	104	78		8	0	W 8	Memorial Gym
9	Fri, Feb 4, 1966	REG	@	Colorado State	Ind	5.97	W	68	66		9	0	W 9	Men's Gym
10	Thu, Feb 10, 1966	REG		Arizona	WAC	7.43	W	81	72		10	0	W 10	Memorial Gym
11	Sat, Feb 12, 1966	REG	@	New Mexico	WAC	6.69	W	67	64		11	0	W 11	Johnson Gymnasium
12	Mon, Feb 14, 1966	REG		Arizona State	WAC	1.42	W	69	67		12	0	W 12	Memorial Gym
13	Thu, Feb 24, 1966	REG	@	West Texas A&M	Ind	-11.06	W	78	64		13	0	W 13	WT Fieldhouse
14	Sat, Feb 26, 1966	REG		Colorado State	Ind	5.97	W	72	55		14	0	W 14	Memorial Gym
15	Wed, Mar 2, 1966	REG	@	New Mexico State	Ind	-21.28	W	73	56		15	0	W 15	Las Cruces High School Gym
16	Sat, Mar 5, 1966	REG	@	Seattle	Ind	3.91	L	72	74		15	1	L 1	Climate Pledge Arena
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
17	Mon, Mar 7, 1966	NCAA	N	Oklahoma City	Ind	8.16	W	89	74		16	1	W 1	Charles Koch Arena
18	Fri, Mar 11, 1966	NCAA	N	Cincinnati (7)	MVC	11.62	W	78	76	OT	17	1	W 2	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum
19	Sat, Mar 12, 1966	NCAA	N	Kansas (4)	Big 8	16.78	W	81	80	2OT	18	1	W 3	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum
20	Fri, Mar 18, 1966	NCAA	N	Utah	WAC	17.42	W	85	78		19	1	W 4	Cole Fieldhouse
21	Sat, Mar 19, 1966	NCAA	N	Kentucky (1)	SEC	20.19	W	72	65		20	1	W 5	Cole Fieldhouse