1965-66 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 25-3 (14-0, 1st in OVC MBB)

Rank: 10th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: John Oldham

PS/G: 85.5 (27th of 187)

PA/G: 67.5 (16th of 187)

SRS: 16.14 (9th of 181)

SOS: -0.14 (85th of 181)

NCAA Tournament:
Won Mideast First Round (105-86) versus Loyola (IL)
Lost Mideast Regional Semifinal (80-79) versus Michigan
Won Mideast Regional Third Place (82-68) versus Dayton

OVC Reg Season Champ
OVC Tourney Champ

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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
Western Kentucky	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10

Schedules prior to the 1992-93 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	Sat, Dec 4, 1965	REG		La Salle	Mid-Atl	-2.70	W	93	67		1	0	W 1	E. A. Diddle Arena
2	Sat, Dec 11, 1965	REG		Memphis	Ind	-6.66	W	100	61		2	0	W 2	E. A. Diddle Arena
3	Fri, Dec 17, 1965	REG	N	Southern Methodist	SWC	3.77	W	82	68		3	0	W 3
4	Sat, Dec 18, 1965	REG	@	Vanderbilt (5)	SEC	13.60	L	69	72		3	1	L 1	Memorial Gymnasium
5	Mon, Dec 20, 1965	REG	N	Morehead State	OVC	-1.57	W	80	55		4	1	W 1
6	Tue, Dec 21, 1965	REG	N	Tennessee Tech	OVC	0.24	W	78	63		5	1	W 2
7	Wed, Dec 22, 1965	REG	N	Eastern Kentucky	OVC	1.02	W	83	67		6	1	W 3
8	Sat, Jan 8, 1966	REG	@	Tennessee Tech	OVC	0.24	W	120	92		7	1	W 4	Memorial Gym
9	Mon, Jan 10, 1966	REG		East Tennessee State	OVC	-8.70	W	85	69		8	1	W 5	E. A. Diddle Arena
10	Sat, Jan 15, 1966	REG	@	Eastern Kentucky	OVC	1.02	W	107	88		9	1	W 6	McBrayer Arena
11	Mon, Jan 17, 1966	REG	@	Morehead State	OVC	-1.57	W	45	35		10	1	W 7	Wetherby Gymnasium
12	Sat, Jan 22, 1966	REG	@	Dayton	Ind	13.78	L	57	77		10	2	L 1	The Frericks Center
13	Mon, Jan 31, 1966	REG	@	Middle Tennessee	OVC	-15.71	W	93	56		11	2	W 1	Alumni Memorial Gym
14	Sat, Feb 5, 1966	REG	@	Murray State	OVC	-0.12	W	101	84		12	2	W 2	Racer Arena
15	Mon, Feb 7, 1966	REG	@	Austin Peay	OVC	-9.03	W	94	67		13	2	W 3	Memorial Health Gymnasium
16	Sat, Feb 12, 1966	REG	@	East Tennessee State	OVC	-8.70	W	96	79		14	2	W 4	Brooks Gym
17	Mon, Feb 14, 1966	REG		Tennessee Tech	OVC	0.24	W	85	72		15	2	W 5	E. A. Diddle Arena
18	Sat, Feb 19, 1966	REG		Morehead State	OVC	-1.57	W	73	58		16	2	W 6	E. A. Diddle Arena
19	Mon, Feb 21, 1966	REG		Eastern Kentucky	OVC	1.02	W	72	67		17	2	W 7	E. A. Diddle Arena
20	Sat, Feb 26, 1966	REG		Murray State	OVC	-0.12	W	71	59		18	2	W 8	E. A. Diddle Arena
21	Mon, Feb 28, 1966	REG		Middle Tennessee	OVC	-15.71	W	81	47		19	2	W 9	E. A. Diddle Arena
22	Thu, Mar 3, 1966	REG		Austin Peay	OVC	-9.03	W	76	63		20	2	W 10	E. A. Diddle Arena
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
23	Mon, Mar 7, 1966	NCAA	N	Loyola (IL) (6)	Ind	16.21	W	105	86		21	2	W 11	Memorial Athletic & Convocation Center
24	Fri, Mar 11, 1966	NCAA	N	Michigan (9)	Big Ten	12.86	L	79	80		21	3	L 1	Iowa Field House
25	Sat, Mar 12, 1966	NCAA	N	Dayton	Ind	13.78	W	82	68		22	3	W 1	Iowa Field House