1965
| No. | Finalist | W-L-T | Rnd 1 | Rnd 2 | Rnd 3 | Total |
| 1 | JAKE SONNENBERG T (1) | 18-6-0 | 1,781 | 1,811 | 1,775 | 6,267 |
| 2 | DAVE ZIMMERMAN (1) | 17-7-0 | 1,691 | 1,736 | 1,803 | 6,080 |
| 3 | TOM HICKEY T (2) | 18-6-0 | 1,738 | 1,776 | 1,655 | 6,069 |
| 4 | HOWIE ROBINSON (1) | 17-7-0 | 1,674 | 1,723 | 1,755 | 6,002 |
| 5 | BUD NICK (1) | 12-12-0 | 1,597 | 1,627 | 1,762 | 5,586 |
| 6 | RUSS WARD Q (1) | 11-13-0 | 1,696 | 1,570 | 1,584 | 5,400 |
| 7 | MARION BARTNIK (2) | 11-13-0 | 1,620 | 1,505 | 1,696 | 5,371 |
| 8 | RICH DOMBKOWSKI (1) | 8-16-0 | 1,588 | 1,540 | 1,732 | 5,260 |
| 9 | DON DONAHUE (1) | 10-14-0 | 1,538 | 1,569 | 1,617 | 5,224 |
| 10 | WALLY YOCHIM (1) | 7-17-0 | 1,536 | 1,611 | 1,690 | 5,187 |
| 11 | GORDY POWELL (2) | 7-17-0 | 1,583 | 1,595 | 1,597 | 5,125 |
| 12 | ED ZEITLER (1) | 8-16-0 | 1,520 | 1,506 | 1,530 | 4,956 |
| AVERAGES | 203.8 | 203.8 | 210.4 | 206.0 | ||
| QUALIFIER Coliseum Lanes – 1/23/65 – 6 games Suburban Lanes – 1/24/65 – 6 games 96 Entries |
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| SEMI-FINALS Eastland Bowl – 1/30/65 – 8 games Top 32 after 12 games |
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| FINALS Eastland Bowl – 1/31/65 – 8 games Eastland Bowl – 2/6/65 – 8 games Eastland Bowl – 2/7/65 – 8 games Top 12 after 24 games Qualifying Totals not included in Finals Prior year Champion seeded into the Finals |
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| T – Times-News Title Q – Qualifying Champ (x) Times in the Finals | ||||||