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
«1966 1968»

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.

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 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
Regionals 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
Final Four Louisville, Kentucky Freedom Hall Louisville

Teams

Region Team Coach Conference Finished Final Opponent Score
East
East Boston College Bob Cousy Independent Regional Runner-up North Carolina L 96–80
East Connecticut Fred Shabel Yankee First round Boston College L 48–42
East North Carolina Dean Smith Atlantic Coast Fourth Place Houston L 84–62
East Princeton Butch van Breda Kolff Ivy League Regional third place St. John's W 78–58
East St. John's Lou Carnesecca Independent Regional Fourth Place Princeton L 78–58
East Temple Harry Litwack Middle Atlantic First round St. John's L 57–53
East West Virginia Bucky Waters Southern First round Princeton L 68–57
Mideast
Mideast Dayton Don Donoher Independent Runner Up UCLA L 79–64
Mideast Indiana Lou Watson Big Ten Regional third place Tennessee W 51–44
Mideast Tennessee Ray Mears Southeastern Regional Fourth Place Indiana 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 L 71–66
Mideast Western Kentucky Johnny Oldham Ohio Valley First round Dayton L 69–67
Midwest
Midwest Houston Guy Lewis Independent Third Place North Carolina W 84–62
Midwest Kansas Ted Owens Big Eight Regional third place Louisville W 70–68
Midwest Louisville Peck Hickman Missouri Valley Regional Fourth Place Kansas L 70–68
Midwest New Mexico State Lou Henson Independent First round Houston L 59–58
Midwest SMU Doc Hayes Southwest Regional Runner-up Houston L 83–75
West
West Pacific Dick Edwards West Coast Athletic Regional Runner-up UCLA 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 John Wooden AAWU Champion Dayton W 79–64
West Wyoming Bill Strannigan Western Athletic Regional Fourth Place Texas Western L 69–67

Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

East region

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
  North Carolina 78
  Princeton 70*
  Princeton 68
  West Virginia 57
  North Carolina 96
  Boston College 80
  St. John's 57
  Temple 53
  St. John's 62
  Boston College 63
  Boston College 48
  Connecticut 42

Mideast region

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
  Tennessee 52
  Dayton 53
  Dayton 69
  Western Kentucky 67*
  Dayton 71
  Virginia Tech 66
  Indiana 70
  Virginia Tech 79
  Virginia Tech 82
  Toledo 76

Midwest region

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
  SMU 83
  Louisville 81
  SMU 75
  Houston 83
  Kansas 53
  Houston 66
  Houston 59
  New Mexico State 58

West region

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
  UCLA 109
  Wyoming 60
  UCLA 80
  Pacific 64
  Pacific 72
  Texas Western 63
  Texas Western 62
  Seattle 54
Source:[1][2]

Final Four

National Semifinals
Friday, March 24 		Championship Game
Saturday, March 25
      
E North Carolina 62
ME Dayton 76
ME Dayton 64
W UCLA 79
MW Houston 58
W UCLA 73 Third Place Game[3]
MW Houston 84
E North Carolina 62
Source:[4]

Regional third place games

See also

References

  1. ^ "UCLA to face possible Wyoming stall". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 17, 1967. p. 1B.
  2. ^ Uhrhammer, Jerry (March 19, 1967). "Strong Tigers extend UCLA". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  3. ^ "1954 NCAA basketball tournament Bracket". Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  4. ^ "UCLA, Dayton clash tonight for NCAA hoop title". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 25, 1967. p. 1B.
  5. ^ Cawood, Neil (March 19, 1967). "Miners nip Wyoming". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 2B.
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