1968 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

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The 1968 NCAA Men's Division I 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 March 8, 1968, and ended with the championship game on March 23 in Los Angeles, California. A total of 27 games were played.

UCLA, coached by John Wooden, won the national title with a 78-55 victory in the final game over North Carolina, coached by Dean Smith. Lew Alcindor of UCLA was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.


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[edit] Locations

Region Site Other Locations
East Raleigh, North Carolina College Park, Maryland, Kingston, Rhode Island
Mideast Lexington, Kentucky Kent, Ohio
Midwest Wichita, Kansas Salt Lake City, Utah
West Albuquerque, New Mexico Salt Lake City, Utah
Finals Los Angeles, California

[edit] Teams

Region Seed Team Coach Finished Final Opponent Score
East
East n/a Boston College Bob Cousy First round St. Bonaventure L 102-93
East n/a Columbia John Rohan Regional Third Place St. Bonaventure W 95-75
East n/a Davidson Lefty Driesell Elite Eight North Carolina L 70-66
East n/a La Salle Jim Harding First round Columbia L 83-69
East n/a North Carolina Dean Smith Runner Up UCLA L 78-55
East n/a St. Bonaventure Larry Weise Regional Fourth Place Columbia L 95-75
East n/a St. John's Lou Carnesecca First round Davidson L 79-70
Mideast
Mideast n/a Bowling Green Bill Fitch First round Marquette L 72-71
Mideast n/a East Tennessee State J. Madison Brooks Regional Fourth Place Marquette L 69-57
Mideast n/a Florida State Hugh Durham First round East Tennessee State L 79-69
Mideast n/a Kentucky Adolph Rupp Elite Eight Ohio State L 82-81
Mideast n/a Marquette Al McGuire Regional Third Place East Tennessee State W 69-57
Mideast n/a Ohio State Fred Taylor Third Place Houston W 89-85
Midwest
Midwest n/a Houston Guy Lewis Fourth Place Ohio State L 89-85
Midwest n/a Kansas State Tex Winter Regional Fourth Place Louisville L 93-63
Midwest n/a Louisville John Dromo Regional Third Place Kansas State W 93-63
Midwest n/a Loyola, Illinois George Ireland First round Houston L 94-76
Midwest n/a TCU Johnny Swaim Elite Eight Houston L 103-68
West
West n/a New Mexico Bob King Regional Fourth Place New Mexico State L 62-58
West n/a New Mexico State Lou Henson Regional Third Place New Mexico W 62-58
West n/a Santa Clara Dick Garibaldi Elite Eight UCLA L 87-66
West n/a UCLA John Wooden Champion North Carolina W 78-55
West n/a Weber State Dick Motta First round New Mexico State L 68-57

[edit] Bracket

[edit] East region

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
        
     North Carolina 91  
       St Bonaventure 72  
   St Bonaventure 102
     Boston College 93  
       North Carolina 70
     Davidson 66
     Davidson 79  
   St Johns 70  
   Davidson 61
       Columbia 59*  
   Columbia 83
     La Salle 69  


[edit] Mideast region

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
        
     Ohio State 79  
       Eastern Tennessee State 72  
   Eastern Tennessee State 79
     Florida State 69  
       Ohio State 82
     Kentucky 81
          
        
   Kentucky 107
       Marquette 89  
   Marquette 72
     Bowling Green 71  


[edit] Midwest region

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
        
     TCU 77  
       Kansas State 72  
      
          
       TCU 68
     Houston 103
          
        
   Louisville 75
       Houston 91  
   Houston 94
     Loyola-IL 76  


[edit] West region

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
        
     Santa Clara 86  
       New Mexico 73  
      
          
       Santa Clara 66
     UCLA 87
          
        
   UCLA 58
       New Mexico State 49  
   New Mexico State 68
     Weber State 57  


[edit] Final Four

  National Semifinals National Finals
                 
   North Carolina 80  
   Ohio State 66  
       North Carolina 55
     UCLA 78
   Houston 69
   UCLA 101  

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