1967 NCAA University Division basketball tournament

The 1967 NCAA University Division basketball tournament involved 23 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on Saturday, March 11, and ended two weeks later with the championship game on March 25 in Louisville, Kentucky. A total of 27 games were played, including a third-place game in each region and a national third-place game.

1967 NCAA University Division
basketball tournament
Season1966–67
Teams23
Finals siteFreedom Hall
Louisville, Kentucky
ChampionsUCLA Bruins (3rd title, 3rd title game,
4th Final Four)
Runner-upDayton Flyers (1st title game,
1st Final Four)
Semifinalists
Winning coachJohn Wooden (3rd title)
MOPLew Alcindor (UCLA)
Attendance159,570
Top scorerElvin Hayes (Houston)
(128 points)
NCAA Division I men's tournaments
«19661968»

UCLA, coached by John Wooden, won the national title with a 79–64 victory in the final game over Dayton, coached by Don Donoher. Sophomore center Lew Alcindor (later named Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) of UCLA was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. This was the first of seven consecutive NCAA titles for UCLA and the first of three consecutive Most Outstanding Player awards for Alcindor.

Locations

RoundRegionSiteVenueHost
First RoundEastBlacksburg, VirginiaCassell ColiseumVirginia Tech
EastKingston, Rhode IslandKeaney GymnasiumURI
MideastLexington, KentuckyMemorial ColiseumKentucky
Midwest
& West
Fort Collins, ColoradoColorado State Auditorium-GymnasiumColorado State
RegionalsEastCollege Park, MarylandCole Field HouseMaryland
MideastEvanston, IllinoisMcGaw Memorial HallNorthwestern
MidwestLawrence, KansasAllen FieldhouseKansas
WestCorvallis, OregonGill ColiseumOregon State
Final FourLouisville, KentuckyFreedom HallLouisville

Teams

RegionTeamCoachConferenceFinishedFinal OpponentScore
East
EastBoston CollegeBob CousyIndependentRegional Runner-upNorth CarolinaL 96–80
EastConnecticutFred ShabelYankeeFirst roundBoston CollegeL 48–42
EastNorth CarolinaDean SmithAtlantic CoastFourth PlaceHoustonL 84–62
EastPrincetonButch van Breda KolffIvy LeagueRegional third placeSt. John'sW 78–58
EastSt. John'sLou CarneseccaIndependentRegional Fourth PlacePrincetonL 78–58
EastTempleHarry LitwackMiddle AtlanticFirst roundSt. John'sL 57–53
EastWest VirginiaBucky WatersSouthernFirst roundPrincetonL 68–57
Mideast
MideastDaytonDon DonoherIndependentRunner UpUCLAL 79–64
MideastIndianaLou WatsonBig TenRegional third placeTennesseeW 51–44
MideastTennesseeRay MearsSoutheasternRegional Fourth PlaceIndianaL 51–44
MideastToledoBob NicholsMid-AmericanFirst roundVirginia TechL 82–76
MideastVirginia TechHowie ShannonIndependentRegional Runner-upDaytonL 71–66
MideastWestern KentuckyJohnny OldhamOhio ValleyFirst roundDaytonL 69–67
Midwest
MidwestHoustonGuy LewisIndependentThird PlaceNorth CarolinaW 84–62
MidwestKansasTed OwensBig EightRegional third placeLouisvilleW 70–68
MidwestLouisvillePeck HickmanMissouri ValleyRegional Fourth PlaceKansasL 70–68
MidwestNew Mexico StateLou HensonIndependentFirst roundHoustonL 59–58
MidwestSMUDoc HayesSouthwestRegional Runner-upHoustonL 83–75
West
WestPacificDick EdwardsWest Coast AthleticRegional Runner-upUCLAL 80–64
WestSeattleLionel PurcellIndependentFirst roundTexas WesternL 62–54
WestTexas WesternDon HaskinsIndependentRegional third placeWyomingW 69–67
WestUCLAJohn WoodenAAWUChampionDaytonW 79–64
WestWyomingBill StranniganWestern AthleticRegional Fourth PlaceTexas WesternL 69–67

Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

East region

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
         
 North Carolina78
 Princeton70*
 Princeton68
 West Virginia57
 North Carolina96
 Boston College80
 St. John's57
 Temple53
 St. John's62
 Boston College63
 Boston College48
 Connecticut42

Mideast region

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
         
 Tennessee52
 Dayton53
 Dayton69
 Western Kentucky67*
 Dayton71
 Virginia Tech66
 Indiana70
 Virginia Tech79
 Virginia Tech82
 Toledo76

Midwest region

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
         
 SMU83
 Louisville81
 SMU75
 Houston83
 Kansas53
 Houston66
 Houston59
 New Mexico State58

West region

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
         
 UCLA109
 Wyoming60
 UCLA80
 Pacific64
 Pacific72
 Texas Western63
 Texas Western62
 Seattle54
Source:[1][2]

Final Four

National Semifinals
Friday, March 24
Championship Game
Saturday, March 25
      
ENorth Carolina62
MEDayton76
MEDayton64
WUCLA79
MWHouston58
WUCLA73Third Place Game[3]
MWHouston84
ENorth Carolina62
Source:[4]

Regional third place games

Mideast Regional third place
   
Indiana51
Tennessee44

West Regional third place
   
Texas Western69
Wyoming67
Source:[5]

See also

References