1967 NCAA University Division basketball tournament

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.

1967 NCAA University Division
basketball tournament

Season	1966–67
Teams	23
Finals site	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Champions	UCLA Bruins (3rd title, 3rd title game, 4th Final Four)
Runner-up	Dayton Flyers (1st title game, 1st Final Four)
Semifinalists	Houston Cougars (1st Final Four) North Carolina Tar Heels (3rd Final Four)
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»

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

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 Source:^[5]

See also

• 1967 NCAA College Division basketball tournament
• 1967 National Invitation Tournament
• 1967 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament

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.