1967 NCAA University Division basketball tournament

Edition of USA college basketball tournament August 2023 March 2026 1967 23 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky UCLA Bruins 3rd 3rd 4th Dayton Flyers 1st 1st Houston Cougars 1st North Carolina Tar Heels 3rd John Wooden 3rd Lew Alcindor UCLA 159,570 Elvin Hayes Houston 128 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 1 y   Princeton 68   West Virginia 57   St. John's 57   Temple 53   Boston College 48   Connecticut 42   North Carolina 78   Princeton 70*   St. John's 62   Boston College 63   North Carolina 96   Boston College 80 Mideast region 1 y   Dayton 69   Western Kentucky 67*   Virginia Tech 82   Toledo 76   Tennessee 52   Dayton 53   Indiana 70   Virginia Tech 79   Dayton 71   Virginia Tech 66 Midwest region 1 y   Houston 59   New Mexico State 58   SMU 83   Louisville 81   Kansas 53   Houston 66   SMU 75   Houston 83 West region 1 y   Texas Western 62   Seattle 54   UCLA 109   Wyoming 60   Pacific 72   Texas Western 63   UCLA 80   Pacific 64 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=16dVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-uADAAAAIBAJ&pg=1737%2C3326260 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon UCLA to face possible Wyoming stall March 17, 1967 1Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2adVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-uADAAAAIBAJ&pg=5362%2C3575650 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Uhrhammer Jerry Strong Tigers extend UCLA March 19, 1967 1B Final Four National SemifinalsFriday, March 24 Championship GameSaturday, March 25 Third Place Gamehttp://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1954 1954 NCAA basketball tournament Bracket October 14, 2011 E North Carolina 62 ME Dayton 76 MW Houston 58 W UCLA 73 ME Dayton 64 W UCLA 79 MW Houston 84 E North Carolina 62 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=36dVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-uADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6500%2C4870992 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press UCLA, Dayton clash tonight for NCAA hoop title March 25, 1967 1B Regional third place games auto East Regional third place Princeton 68 St. John's 57 Mideast Regional third place Indiana 51 Tennessee 44 auto Midwest Regional third place Kansas 70 Louisville 68 West Regional third place Texas Western 69 Wyoming 67 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2adVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-uADAAAAIBAJ&pg=4022%2C3577658 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Cawood Neil Miners nip Wyoming March 19, 1967 2B See also 1967 NCAA College Division basketball tournament 1967 National Invitation Tournament 1967 NAIA basketball tournament References Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Ncaa Category:Basketball competitions in Louisville, Kentucky NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Category:College sports tournaments in Kentucky Category:1967 in Louisville, Kentucky