Texas Western, (now known as the University of Texas at El Paso, or UTEP) won the NCAA Championship Game with wins against Oklahoma City, Cincinnati, Kansas, and Utah, before meeting Adolph Rupp鈥檚 Kentucky Wildcats in the title game. Adding more meaning to this Cinderella story was the fact that Texas Western was the .
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Louie Dampier (10) of Kentucky passes over the head of David Lattin (42) of Texas Western to teammate Larry Conley (40) in the first half of the NCAA championship game at the University of Maryland, March 19, 1966. Behind Conley is Thad Jaraos (55) of Kentucky.