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. The 29th annual edition of the tournament began on Saturday, March 11, and ended two weeks later with the championship game on March 25, at Freedom Hall 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 RoundEastBlacksburg, VirginiaCassell ColiseumVirginia Tech East Kingston, Rhode Island Keaney Gymnasium URI MideastLexington, KentuckyMemorial ColiseumKentucky Midwest& WestFort Collins, ColoradoColorado State Auditorium-GymnasiumColorado State Regionals EastCollege Park, MarylandCole Field HouseMaryland MideastEvanston, IllinoisMcGaw Memorial HallNorthwestern MidwestLawrence, KansasAllen FieldhouseKansas WestCorvallis, OregonGill ColiseumOregon State Final FourLouisville, KentuckyFreedom HallLouisville

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

Bracket * – Denotes overtime period

East region

Mideast region

Midwest region

West region

Final Four

Regional third place games

See also 1967 NCAA College Division basketball tournament 1967 National Invitation Tournament 1967 NAIA basketball tournament

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