Edition of USA college basketball tournament
The 1968 NCAA College Division basketball tournament involved 36 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA College Division college basketball as a culmination of the 1967–68 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. It was won by Kentucky Wesleyan College, with Indiana State's Jerry Newsom named Most Outstanding Player. Uniquely, Indiana State has finished as the National Runner-up in the (1946 and 1948) NAIA Tournaments, the (1979) NCAA Division I Tournament, and the 1968 NCAA Division II Tournament.
1968 NCAA Division II Men's sites - first 2 rounds (white) regionals (cyan) Elite Eight (red)
Regionals
Northeast
Locations: Assumption College Gymnasium (Section A), University of Rochester Palestra (Section B) and Henry A. Butova Gymnasium (Regional final)
Hosts: Assumption College (Section A), University of Rochester (Section B) and American International College (Regional final)
| First round
Round of 36
March 5
| | | Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 6
| | | Regional Final - Butova Gymnasium, Springfield, MA
Sweet 16
March 8
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| Bridgeport
| 86
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| Springfield
| 62
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| | Bridgeport
| 67
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| Section A—Worcester, MA
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| | | American International
| 77
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| American International
| 80
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| Assumption
| 78
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| | American International
| 79
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| | | Buffalo State
| 64
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| Buffalo State
| 83
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| Le Moyne
| 66
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| | Buffalo State
| 79
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| Section B—Rochester, NY
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| | | Rochester
| 67
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| Rochester
| 75
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| Northeastern
| 67
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- Consolation- Assumption 94, Springfield 75
- Consolation- Northeastern 67, Le Moyne 54
- Notes
- The right to host the regional final was given to team emerging from the games played in Worcester, unless that team was Bridgeport, whose home court was either unavailable or deemed unsuitable to host the regional final.[1]
Location: unknown Host: Union University
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 8
| | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 9
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| Kentucky Wesleyan
| 86
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| Oglethorpe
| 59
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| | Kentucky Wesleyan
| 66
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| | | Union
| 58
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| Union (TN)
| 81
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| Bethune–Cookman
| 67
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- Third Place - Oglethorpe 82, Bethune-Cookman 70
Location: Bollman Center Host: Cheyney State College
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 8
| | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 9
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| Cheyney
| 94
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| Muhlenberg
| 67
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| | Cheyney
| 72
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| | | Wagner
| 57
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| Wagner
| 98
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| Philadelphia Textile
| 84
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- Third Place -Philadelphia Textile 105, Muhlenberg 94
Location: Kates Gymnasium Host: Ashland University
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 8
| | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 9
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| Norfolk State
| 108
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| Denison
| 86
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| | Norfolk State
| 51
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| | | Ashland
| 61
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| Ashland
| 71
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| Roanoke
| 46
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- Third Place - Denison 90, Roanoke 77
Location: McDonald Hall and Arena Host: Southwest Missouri State University
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 8
| | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 9
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| Evansville
| 95
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| Lincoln (MO)
| 80
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| | Evansville
| 79
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| | | SW Missouri State
| 73
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| SW Missouri State
| 69
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| Southern Colorado
| 68
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- Third Place - Lincoln 92, Southern Colorado 77
Location: Memorial Gym Host: McNeese State University
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 8
| | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 9
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| Pan American
| 96
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| Jackson State
| 73
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| | Pan American
| 83
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| | | Trinity
| 87*
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| Trinity (TX)
| 95
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| McNeese State
| 78
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- Third Place - Jackson State 75, McNeese State 71
Location: Horton Field House Host: Illinois State University
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 8
| | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 9
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| Indiana State
| 101
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| South Dakota State
| 83
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| | Indiana State
| 98
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| | | Illinois State
| 93
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| Illinois State
| 83
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| DePauw
| 81
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- Third Place - South Dakota State 86, DePauw 84
Location: Peterson Gym Host: San Diego State College
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 8
| | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 9
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| Nevada Southern
| 96
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| UC Davis
| 91
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| | Nevada Southern
| 79
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| | | UC Irvine
| 74
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| UC Irvine
| 78
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| San Diego State
| 69
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- Third Place - San Diego State 79, UC Davis 72
*denotes each overtime played
Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville
| National Quarterfinals
Elite Eight
March 13
| | | National semifinals
Final Four
March 14
| | | National Championship
March 15
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| American International
| 78
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| Kentucky Wesleyan
| 90
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| | Kentucky Wesleyan
| 45
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| | | Ashland
| 32
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| Cheyney
| 30
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| Ashland
| 45
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| | Kentucky Wesleyan
| 63
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| | | Indiana State
| 52
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| Evansville
| 77
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| Trinity (TX)
| 93
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| | Trinity
| 67
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| | | Indiana State
| 77
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| Indiana State
| 94
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| Nevada Southern
| 75
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- Third Place - Trinity 68, Ashland 52
*denotes each overtime played
