1967 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament

1967 NCAA University Division
Basketball Tournament
Teams 23
Finals site Freedom Hall
Louisville, Kentucky
Champions UCLA (3rd title, 3rd title game,
4th Final Four)
Runner-up Dayton (1st title game,
1st Final Four)
Semifinalists
Winning coach John Wooden (3rd title)
MOP Lew Alcindor UCLA
Attendance 159,570
Top scorer Elvin 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 March 11, 1967, and ended 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. 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

Region Site Other Locations
East College Park, Maryland Blacksburg, Virginia, Kingston, Rhode Island
Mideast Evanston, Illinois Lexington, Kentucky
Midwest Lawrence, Kansas Fort Collins, Colorado
West Corvallis, Oregon Fort Collins, Colorado
Finals Louisville, Kentucky

Teams

Region Team Coach Finished Final Opponent Score
East
East Boston College Bob Cousy Regional Runner-upNorth CarolinaL 96–80
East Connecticut Fred Shabel First roundBoston CollegeL 48–42
East North Carolina Dean Smith Fourth PlaceHoustonL 84–62
East Princeton Butch van Breda Kolff Regional Third PlaceSt. John'sW 78–58
East St. John's Lou Carnesecca Regional Fourth PlacePrincetonL 78–58
East Temple Harry Litwack First roundSt. John'sL 57–53
East West Virginia Bucky Waters First roundPrincetonL 68–57
Mideast
Mideast Dayton Don Donoher Runner UpUCLAL 79–64
Mideast Indiana Lou Watson Regional Third PlaceTennesseeW 51–44
Mideast Tennessee Ray Mears Regional Fourth PlaceIndianaL 51–44
Mideast Toledo Bob Nichols First roundVirginia TechL 82–76
Mideast Virginia Tech Howie Shannon Regional Runner-upDaytonL 71–66
Mideast Western Kentucky Johnny Oldham First roundDaytonL 69–67
Midwest
Midwest Houston Guy Lewis Third PlaceNorth CarolinaW 84–62
Midwest Kansas Ted Owens Regional Third PlaceLouisvilleW 70–68
Midwest Louisville Peck Hickman Regional Fourth PlaceKansasL 70–68
Midwest New Mexico State Lou Henson First roundHoustonL 59–58
Midwest SMU Doc Hayes Regional Runner-upHoustonL 83–75
West
West Pacific Dick Edwards Regional Runner-upUCLAL 80–64
West Seattle Lionel Purcell First roundTexas WesternL 62–54
West Texas Western Don Haskins Regional Third PlaceWyomingW 69–67
West UCLA John Wooden ChampionDaytonW 79–64
West Wyoming Bill Strannigan Regional Fourth PlaceTexas WesternL 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  

Final Four

National Semifinals National Championship Game
      
E North Carolina 62
ME Dayton 76
ME Dayton 64
W UCLA 79
MW Houston 58
W UCLA 73

National Third Place Game

National Third Place Game [1]
   
MW Houston 84
E North Carolina 62

Regional Third Place Games

East Regional Third Place
   
Princeton 68
St. John's 57

Mideast Regional Third Place
   
Indiana 51
Tennessee 44

Midwest Regional Third Place
   
Kansas 70
Louisville 68

West Regional Third Place
   
Texas Western 69
Wyoming 67

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1954 NCAA Basketball Tournament Bracket". Retrieved October 14, 2011.
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