1968 NCAA University Division basketball championship game

August 2023 March 2026 1968 NCAA University Division basketball tournament 1968 NCAA Tournament Championship Game ncg Los angeles memorial sports arena3.jpg The Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California, hosted the championship game. March 23, 1968 1967–68 University of North Carolina North Carolina Tar Heels 28-3 ACC 4 4 Dean Smith 22 33 University of California, Los Angeles UCLA Bruins 28-1 Pac-8 2 2 John Wooden 32 46 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, California Sports Network Incorporated Frank Sims and Bill Flemming Charles Fouty & Steve HonzoThe Final Four http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_final4/2014/1FinalFour.pdf 2014 December 9, 2014 20 2014 NCAA Men's Final Four Records NCAA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, UCLAhttp://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/history/outstandingplayer Final Four Most Outstanding Players cbs.sportsline.com February 16, 2024 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080907123518/http://sportsline.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/history/outstandingplayer 7 September 2008 1967 1969 The 1968 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game took place on March 23, 1968, between the North Carolina Tar Heels and the defending national champion UCLA Bruins at the Sports Arena in Los Angeles. The matchup was the final one of the thirtieth edition of the single-elimination tournament now known as the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament – commonly referred to as the NCAA Tournament – organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). It was used to crown a national champion for men's basketball in the NCAA's University Division, the predecessor to what has been known since 1973 as NCAA Division I.Hager 2012 21 The Bruins handily defeated the Tar Heels to win their second of seven consecutive national championships. Box score Source:http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/ncaa-tournament/history/yearbyyear/1968 1968 Men's NCAA basketball tournament Jeff Borzello CBSSports.com CBS Broadcasting Inc. December 9, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20160322045609/http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/ncaa-tournament/history/yearbyyear/1968 March 22, 2016 live UCLA vs. North Carolina Box Score, March 23, 1968 sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2010 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/1968-03-23-north-carolina.html December 9, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305232217/http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/1968-03-23-north-carolina.html March 5, 2016 live #eee March 23, 1968 Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California Charles Fouty & Steve Honzo #2 UCLA Bruins 78 Lew Alcindor 34 Lew Alcindor 16 Lucius Allen 5 #4 North Carolina Tar Heels 55 Larry Miller 14 Rusty Clark 6 Larry Miller 3 32-22 46-33 Sports Network Inc. References Citations 30em Bibliography Hager Tom The Ultimate Book of March Madness: The Players, Games, and Cinderellas that Captivated a Nation MVP Books 2012 Minneapolis, Minnesota https://books.google.com/books?id=LOBJLe48s0IC 978-0-7603-4323-4 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball championship games Category:North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball Category:UCLA Bruins men's basketball Category:Basketball competitions in Los Angeles Category:College sports in Los Angeles NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game