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
Teams23
Finals siteFreedom Hall
Louisville, Kentucky
ChampionsUCLA Bruins (3rd title, 3rd title game,
4th Final Four)
Runner-upDayton Flyers (1st title game,
1st Final Four)
Semifinalists
Winning coachJohn Wooden (3rd title)
MOPLew Alcindor (UCLA)
Attendance159,570
Top scorerElvin 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
RoundRegionSiteVenue
First Round East Blacksburg, Virginia Cassell Coliseum
East Kingston, Rhode Island Keaney Gymnasium
Mideast Lexington, Kentucky Memorial Coliseum
Midwest
& West		 Fort Collins, Colorado Colorado State Auditorium-Gymnasium
Regionals East College Park, Maryland Cole Field House
Mideast Evanston, Illinois McGaw Memorial Hall
Midwest Lawrence, Kansas Allen Fieldhouse
West Corvallis, Oregon Gill Coliseum
Final Four Louisville, Kentucky Freedom Hall

For the fifth time, Louisville and Freedom Hall would host the final Four. Once again all the venues used were either on college campuses or, in the case of Freedom Hall, the off-campus main venue for a college team. The tournament saw two new venues used for the first time. The tournament came to New England, the state of Rhode Island and the University of Rhode Island for the first time, with games played at Keaney Gym. This was one of two different venues used for East first round games, along with Cassell Coliseum. Meanwhile, for the third straight year the Midwest & West first round games were played at a single site. For the first time, the tournament came to Colorado, with games played at Colorado State Auditorium-Gymnasium (commonly referred to as Moby Gym for its whaleback-style roof). This would be the only time the tournament would be played at Colorado State University and is, to date, the only college campus in the state of Colorado to host tournament games (all other games have been played in downtown Denver). This would also be the last time the tournament would be held in Blacksburg, with Williamsburg hosting the tournament next within the state of Virginia, a few years later.

Teams
RegionTeamCoachFinishedFinal OpponentScore
East
EastBoston CollegeBob CousyRegional Runner-upNorth CarolinaL 96–80
EastConnecticutFred ShabelFirst roundBoston CollegeL 48–42
EastNorth CarolinaDean SmithFourth PlaceHoustonL 84–62
EastPrincetonButch van Breda KolffRegional Third PlaceSt. John'sW 78–58
EastSt. John'sLou CarneseccaRegional Fourth PlacePrincetonL 78–58
EastTempleHarry LitwackFirst roundSt. John'sL 57–53
EastWest VirginiaBucky WatersFirst roundPrincetonL 68–57
Mideast
MideastDaytonDon DonoherRunner UpUCLAL 79–64
MideastIndianaLou WatsonRegional Third PlaceTennesseeW 51–44
MideastTennesseeRay MearsRegional Fourth PlaceIndianaL 51–44
MideastToledoBob NicholsFirst roundVirginia TechL 82–76
MideastVirginia TechHowie ShannonRegional Runner-upDaytonL 71–66
MideastWestern KentuckyJohnny OldhamFirst roundDaytonL 69–67
Midwest
MidwestHoustonGuy LewisThird PlaceNorth CarolinaW 84–62
MidwestKansasTed OwensRegional Third PlaceLouisvilleW 70–68
MidwestLouisvillePeck HickmanRegional Fourth PlaceKansasL 70–68
MidwestNew Mexico StateLou HensonFirst roundHoustonL 59–58
MidwestSMUDoc HayesRegional Runner-upHoustonL 83–75
West
WestPacificDick EdwardsRegional Runner-upUCLAL 80–64
WestSeattleLionel PurcellFirst roundTexas WesternL 62–54
WestTexas WesternDon HaskinsRegional Third PlaceWyomingW 69–67
WestUCLAJohn WoodenChampionDaytonW 79–64
WestWyomingBill StranniganRegional 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  
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

See also

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.
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