| Teams | 36 | ||||
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| Finals site | Evansville, Indiana | ||||
| Champions | Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Southern Illinois Salukis (2nd title game) | ||||
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| Winning coach | Guy R. Strong (1st title) | ||||
| MOP | Sam Smith (Kentucky Wesleyan) | ||||
| Attendance | 26,082 | ||||
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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.