1967–68 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team


The 1967–68 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1967–68 men's college basketball season.

1967–68 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
NCAA tournament, runner-up
ACC Tournament champions
ACC regular season champions
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
Record28–4 (12–2 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coachBill Guthridge (1st season)
Home arenaCarmichael Auditorium
Seasons
1967–68 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 North Carolina122 .857284 .875
No. 10 Duke113 .786226 .786
NC State95 .6431610 .615
South Carolina95 .643157 .682
Virginia59 .357916 .360
Maryland410 .286816 .333
Clemson311 .214420 .167
Wake Forest311 .214521 .192
1968 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
city, state
December 2*
No. 4 Virginia TechW 89–76 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
December 6*
No. 5 KentW 107–83 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
December 9*
No. 5 at No. 8 VanderbiltL 76–89 
 
Nashville, TN
December 12*
No. 5 vs. No. 4 Kentucky
Rivalry
W 84–77 
 
Greensboro, NC
December 16*
No. 7 No. 10 PrincetonW 71–63 
 
Greensboro, NC
December 28*
No. 5 vs. Stanford
Far West Classic
W 87–78 
 
Portland, OR
December 29*
No. 5 vs. No. 7 Utah
Far West Classic
W 86–64 
 
Portland, OR
December 30*
No. 5 vs. Oregon State
Far West Classic
W 68–61 
 
Portland, OR
January 3
No. 3 Wake ForestW 74–62 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
January 6
No. 3 Duke
Rivalry
W 75–72 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
January 10
No. 3 at NC State
Rivalry
W 68–66 
 
Raleigh, NC
January 13
No. 3 at ClemsonW 115–83 
 
Clemson, SC
January 27*
No. 3 vs. Georgia TechW 82–54 
 
Charlotte, NC
February 1*
No. 3 Florida StateW 86–80 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
February 3
No. 3 at MarylandW 73–67 
 
College Park, MD
February 6
No. 3 VirginiaW 108–64 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
February 8
No. 3 at Wake ForestW 80–60 
 
Winston-Salem, NC
February 10*
No. 3 at Virginia TechW 80–70 
 
Blacksburg, VA
February 12
No. 3 NC StateW 96–84 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
February 16
No. 3 vs. Clemson
North-South Doubleheader
W 96–74 
 
Charlotte, NC
February 17
No. 3 vs. South Carolina
North-South Doubleheader
W 84–80 
 
Charlotte, NC
February 21
No. 3 MarylandW 83–60 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
February 24
No. 3 at VirginiaW 92–74 
 
Charlottesville, VA
February 28
No. 3 South CarolinaL 86–87 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
March 2
No. 3 at No. 10 DukeL 86–87 3OT
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
March 7*
No. 5 vs. Wake Forest
ACC tournament • Quarterfinals
W 83–70 
 
Charlotte, NC
March 8*
No. 5 vs. South Carolina
ACC Tournament • Semifinals
W 82–79 OT
 
Charlotte, NC
March 9*
No. 5 vs. NC State
ACC Tournament • Final
W 87–50 
 
Charlotte, NC
March 15*
No. 4 No. 3 St. Bonaventure
NCAA tournament • Regional semifinals
W 91–72[1] 
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
March 16*
No. 4 vs. No. 8 Davidson
NCAA Tournament • Regional Final
W 70–66 
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
March 22*
No. 4 vs. Ohio State
NCAA Tournament • National semifinals
W 80–66 
Los Angeles Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
March 23*
No. 4 vs. No. 2 UCLA
NCAA Tournament • National Final
L 55–78 28–4
Los Angeles Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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