1965–66 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

1965–66 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
Big Eight Champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
Record23–4 (13–1 Big 8)
Head coach
Assistant coachHarry Gibson (1st season)
Captains
Home arenaAllen Fieldhouse
1965–66 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Kansas 13 1   .929 23 4   .852
Nebraska 12 2   .857 20 5   .800
Kansas State 9 5   .643 14 11   .560
Oklahoma 7 7   .500 11 14   .440
Colorado 6 8   .429 12 13   .480
Iowa State 6 8   .429 11 14   .440
Oklahoma State 2 12   .143 4 21   .160
Missouri 1 13   .071 3 21   .125
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1965–66 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1965–66 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Ted Owens, the fourth-ranked Jayhawks won the Big Eight Conference title and the automatic berth in the 22-team NCAA tournament.

Kansas' Elite Eight double-overtime loss to eventual champion Texas Western, (now UTEP), was featured in the 2006 film Glory Road.