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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
Season1966–67
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
  • North Carolina Tar Heels (3rd Final Four)
    • 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

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    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

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    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

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    * – Denotes overtime period

    East region

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    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

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    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

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    Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
             
      SMU 83
      Louisville 81
      SMU 75
      Houston 83
      Kansas 53
      Houston 66
      Houston 59
      New Mexico State 58

    West region

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    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

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    National Semifinals
    Friday, March 24     		Championship Game
    Saturday, March 25
          
    ENorth Carolina 62
    MEDayton 76
    MEDayton 64
    WUCLA 79
    MWHouston 58
    WUCLA 73 Third Place Game[3]
    MWHouston 84
    ENorth Carolina 62
    Source:[4]

    Regional third place games

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    See also

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    References

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    1. ^ "UCLA to face possible Wyoming stall". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 17, 1967. p. 1B.
  • ^ Uhrhammer, Jerry (March 19, 1967). "Strong Tigers extend UCLA". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  • ^ "1954 NCAA basketball tournament Bracket". Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  • ^ "UCLA, Dayton clash tonight for NCAA hoop title". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 25, 1967. p. 1B.
  • ^ Cawood, Neil (March 19, 1967). "Miners nip Wyoming". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 2B.

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