# 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.
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 Round | East | Blacksburg, Virginia | Cassell Coliseum | Virginia Tech |
| First Round | East | Kingston, Rhode Island | Keaney Gymnasium | URI |
| First Round | Mideast | Lexington, Kentucky | Memorial Coliseum | Kentucky |
| First Round | Midwest & West | Fort Collins, Colorado | Colorado State Auditorium-Gymnasium | Colorado State |
| Regionals | East | College Park, Maryland | Cole Field House | Maryland |
| Regionals | Mideast | Evanston, Illinois | McGaw Memorial Hall | Northwestern |
| Regionals | Midwest | Lawrence, Kansas | Allen Fieldhouse | Kansas |
| Regionals | West | Corvallis, Oregon | Gill Coliseum | Oregon State |
| Final Four | Final Four | Louisville, Kentucky | Freedom Hall | Louisville |

## Teams

| 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

* – Denotes overtime period

### East region

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| | | North Carolina | 78 | | |
| | | Princeton | 70* | | |
| Princeton | 68 | Princeton | 70* | | |
| West Virginia | 57 | | | | |
| West Virginia | 57 | | | North Carolina | 96 |
| | | | | Boston College | 80 |
| St. John's | 57 | | | | | Boston College | 80 |
| Temple | 53 | | | | |
| Temple | 53 | St. John's | 62 | | |
| | | Boston College | 63 | | |
| Boston College | 48 | Boston College | 63 | | |
| Connecticut | 42 | | | | |

### Mideast region

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| | | Tennessee | 52 | | |
| | | Dayton | 53 | | |
| Dayton | 69 | Dayton | 53 | | |
| Western Kentucky | 67* | | | | |
| Western Kentucky | 67* | | | Dayton | 71 |
| | | | | Virginia Tech | 66 |
| | | Indiana | 70 | | |
| | | Virginia Tech | 79 | | |
| Virginia Tech | 82 | Virginia Tech | 79 | | |
| Toledo | 76 | | | | |

### Midwest region

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

### West region

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| | | UCLA | 109 | | |
| | | Wyoming | 60 | | |
| | | | | UCLA | 80 |
| | | | | Pacific | 64 |
| | | Pacific | 72 | | |
| | | Texas Western | 63 | | |
| Texas Western | 62 | Texas Western | 63 | | |
| Seattle | 54 | | | | |
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### Final Four

| National Semifinals Friday, March 24 | National Semifinals Friday, March 24 | National Semifinals Friday, March 24 | Championship Game Saturday, March 25 | Championship Game Saturday, March 25 | Championship Game Saturday, March 25 |
| E | North Carolina | 62 | | | |
| ME | Dayton | 76 | | | |
| ME | Dayton | 76 | ME | Dayton | 64 |
| | | | W | UCLA | 79 |
| MW | Houston | 58 | W | UCLA | 79 |
| W | UCLA | 73 | Third Place Game | Third Place Game | Third Place Game |
| | | | MW | Houston | 84 |
| | | | E | North Carolina | 62 |
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### Regional third place games

| East Regional third place | East Regional third place | East Regional third place |
| Princeton | Princeton | 68 |
| St. John's | St. John's | 57 |
| Mideast Regional third place | Mideast Regional third place | Mideast Regional third place |
| Indiana | Indiana | 51 |
| Tennessee | Tennessee | 44 |
| Midwest Regional third place | Midwest Regional third place | Midwest Regional third place |
| Kansas | Kansas | 70 |
| Louisville | Louisville | 68 |
| West Regional third place | West Regional third place | West Regional third place |
| Texas Western | Texas Western | 69 |
| Wyoming | Wyoming | 67 |