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1967 NCAA University Division basketball tournament
Edition of USA college basketball tournament
Edition of USA college basketball tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 1967 |
| Teams | 23 |
| FinalFourArena | Freedom Hall |
| FinalFourCity | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Champions | [UCLA Bruins](1966-67-ucla-bruins-men-s-basketball-team) |
| TitleCount | 3rd |
| ChampGameCount | 3rd |
| ChampFFCount | 4th |
| RunnerUp | [Dayton Flyers](1966-67-dayton-flyers-men-s-basketball-team) |
| GameCount | 1st |
| RunnerFFCount | 1st |
| Semifinal1 | [Houston Cougars](1966-67-houston-cougars-men-s-basketball-team) |
| FinalFourCount | 1st |
| Semifinal2 | [North Carolina Tar Heels](1966-67-north-carolina-tar-heels-men-s-basketball-team) |
| FinalFourCount2 | 3rd |
| Coach | John Wooden |
| CoachCount | 3rd |
| MOP | Lew Alcindor |
| MOPTeam | UCLA |
| Attendance | 159,570 |
| TopScorer | Elvin Hayes |
| TopScorerTeam | Houston |
| Points | 128 |
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. The 29th annual edition of the tournament began on Saturday, March 11, and ended two weeks later with the championship game on March 25, at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. A total of 27 games were played, including a third-place game in each region and a national third-place game.
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
| Round | Region | Site | Venue | Host | First Round | Regionals | Final Four |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | Blacksburg, Virginia | Cassell Coliseum | Virginia Tech | ||||
| East | Kingston, Rhode Island | Keaney Gymnasium | URI | ||||
| Mideast | Lexington, Kentucky | Memorial Coliseum | Kentucky | ||||
| Midwest | |||||||
| & West | Fort Collins, Colorado | Colorado State Auditorium-Gymnasium | Colorado State | ||||
| East | College Park, Maryland | Cole Field House | Maryland | ||||
| Mideast | Evanston, Illinois | McGaw Memorial Hall | Northwestern | ||||
| Midwest | Lawrence, Kansas | Allen Fieldhouse | Kansas | ||||
| West | Corvallis, Oregon | Gill Coliseum | Oregon State | ||||
| Louisville, Kentucky | Freedom Hall | Louisville |
Teams
| Region | Team | Coach | Conference | Finished | Final Opponent | Score | East | Mideast | Midwest | West |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | Boston College | Bob Cousy | Independent | Regional Runner-up | [North Carolina](1966-67-north-carolina-tar-heels-men-s-basketball-team) | L 96–80 | ||||
| East | [Connecticut](1966-67-connecticut-huskies-men-s-basketball-team) | Fred Shabel | Yankee | First round | Boston College | L 48–42 | ||||
| East | [North Carolina](1966-67-north-carolina-tar-heels-men-s-basketball-team) | Dean Smith | Atlantic Coast | Fourth Place | Houston | L 84–62 | ||||
| East | [Princeton](1966-67-princeton-tigers-men-s-basketball-team) | Butch van Breda Kolff | Ivy League | Regional third place | [St. John's](1966-67-st-john-s-redmen-basketball-team) | W 78–58 | ||||
| East | [St. John's](1966-67-st-john-s-redmen-basketball-team) | Lou Carnesecca | Independent | Regional Fourth Place | [Princeton](1966-67-princeton-tigers-men-s-basketball-team) | L 78–58 | ||||
| East | Temple | Harry Litwack | Middle Atlantic | First round | [St. John's](1966-67-st-john-s-redmen-basketball-team) | L 57–53 | ||||
| East | West Virginia | Bucky Waters | Southern | First round | [Princeton](1966-67-princeton-tigers-men-s-basketball-team) | L 68–57 | ||||
| Mideast | [Dayton](1966-67-dayton-flyers-men-s-basketball-team) | Don Donoher | Independent | Runner Up | [UCLA](1966-67-ucla-bruins-men-s-basketball-team) | L 79–64 | ||||
| Mideast | [Indiana](1966-67-indiana-hoosiers-men-s-basketball-team) | Lou Watson | Big Ten | Regional third place | Tennessee | W 51–44 | ||||
| Mideast | Tennessee | Ray Mears | Southeastern | Regional Fourth Place | [Indiana](1966-67-indiana-hoosiers-men-s-basketball-team) | L 51–44 | ||||
| Mideast | Toledo | Bob Nichols | Mid-American | First round | Virginia Tech | L 82–76 | ||||
| Mideast | Virginia Tech | Howie Shannon | Independent | Regional Runner-up | [Dayton](1966-67-dayton-flyers-men-s-basketball-team) | L 71–66 | ||||
| Mideast | [Western Kentucky](1966-67-western-kentucky-hilltoppers-basketball-team) | Johnny Oldham | Ohio Valley | First round | [Dayton](1966-67-dayton-flyers-men-s-basketball-team) | L 69–67 | ||||
| Midwest | [Houston](1966-67-houston-cougars-men-s-basketball-team) | Guy Lewis | Independent | Third Place | [North Carolina](1966-67-north-carolina-tar-heels-men-s-basketball-team) | W 84–62 | ||||
| Midwest | [Kansas](1966-67-kansas-jayhawks-men-s-basketball-team) | Ted Owens | Big Eight | Regional third place | Louisville | W 70–68 | ||||
| Midwest | Louisville | Peck Hickman | Missouri Valley | Regional Fourth Place | [Kansas](1966-67-kansas-jayhawks-men-s-basketball-team) | L 70–68 | ||||
| Midwest | New Mexico State | Lou Henson | Independent | First round | [Houston](1966-67-houston-cougars-men-s-basketball-team) | L 59–58 | ||||
| Midwest | SMU | Doc Hayes | Southwest | Regional Runner-up | [Houston](1966-67-houston-cougars-men-s-basketball-team) | L 83–75 | ||||
| West | Pacific | Dick Edwards | West Coast Athletic | Regional Runner-up | [UCLA](1966-67-ucla-bruins-men-s-basketball-team) | L 80–64 | ||||
| West | Seattle | Lionel Purcell | Independent | First round | Texas Western | L 62–54 | ||||
| West | Texas Western | Don Haskins | Independent | Regional third place | Wyoming | W 69–67 | ||||
| West | [UCLA](1966-67-ucla-bruins-men-s-basketball-team) | John Wooden | AAWU | **Champion** | [Dayton](1966-67-dayton-flyers-men-s-basketball-team) | W 79–64 | ||||
| West | Wyoming | Bill Strannigan | Western Athletic | Regional Fourth Place | Texas Western | L 69–67 |
Bracket
- – Denotes overtime period
East region
| RD1-team3=Princeton | RD1-score3=68 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=West Virginia | RD1-score4=57 | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=St. John's | RD1-score5=57 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Temple | RD1-score6=53 | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=Boston College | RD1-score7=48 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=Connecticut | RD1-score8=42 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=North Carolina | RD2-score1=78 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Princeton | RD2-score2=70* | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=St. John's | RD2-score3=62 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Boston College | RD2-score4=63 | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=North Carolina | RD3-score1=96 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Boston College | RD3-score2=80
Mideast region
| RD1-team3=Dayton | RD1-score3=69 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Western Kentucky | RD1-score4=67* | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=Virginia Tech | RD1-score7=82 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=Toledo | RD1-score8=76 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Tennessee | RD2-score1=52 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Dayton | RD2-score2=53 | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Indiana | RD2-score3=70 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Virginia Tech | RD2-score4=79 | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Dayton | RD3-score1=71 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Virginia Tech | RD3-score2=66
Midwest region
| RD1-team7=Houston | RD1-score7=59 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=New Mexico State | RD1-score8=58 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=SMU | RD2-score1=83 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Louisville | RD2-score2=81 | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Kansas | RD2-score3=53 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Houston | RD2-score4=66 | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=SMU | RD3-score1=75 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Houston | RD3-score2=83
West region
| RD1-team7=Texas Western | RD1-score7=62 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=Seattle | RD1-score8=54 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=UCLA | RD2-score1=109 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Wyoming | RD2-score2=60 | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Pacific | RD2-score3=72 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Texas Western | RD2-score4=63 | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=UCLA | RD3-score1=80 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Pacific | RD3-score2=64 :Source:
Final Four
| RD1-seed1=E | RD1-team1=North Carolina | RD1-score1=62 | RD1-seed2=ME | RD1-team2=Dayton | RD1-score2=76 | RD1-seed3=MW | RD1-team3=Houston | RD1-score3=58 | RD1-seed4=W | RD1-team4=UCLA | RD1-score4=73 | RD2-seed1=ME | RD2-team1=Dayton | RD2-score1=64 | RD2-seed2=W | RD2-team2=UCLA | RD2-score2=79 | RD2b-seed1=MW | RD2b-team1=Houston | RD2b-score1=84 | RD2b-seed2=E | RD2b-team2=North Carolina | RD2b-score2=62 :Source:
Regional third place games
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Princeton | RD1-score1=68 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=St. John's | RD1-score2=57 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Indiana | RD1-score1=51 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Tennessee | RD1-score2=44
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Kansas | RD1-score1=70 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Louisville | RD1-score2=68 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Texas Western | RD1-score1=69 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Wyoming | RD1-score2=67 :Source:{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2adVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-uADAAAAIBAJ&pg=4022%2C3577658
References
References
- (March 17, 1967). "UCLA to face possible Wyoming stall". Eugene Register-Guard.
- Uhrhammer, Jerry. (March 19, 1967). "Strong Tigers extend UCLA". Eugene Register-Guard.
- "1954 NCAA basketball tournament Bracket".
- (March 25, 1967). "UCLA, Dayton clash tonight for NCAA hoop title". Eugene Register-Guard.
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