# 1967–68 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

The 1967–68 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton during the 1967-68 NCAA Division I season. The team competed as an independent program and finished the regular season with a 17–9 record.
The Flyers began the season ranked #6 in both the AP and UPI Coaches polls, but lost several early games and stood at 7–9 before a late season 10-game winning streak. The Flyers received an invitation to the NIT where they won four straight games at Madison Square Garden to claim the 1968 NIT championship against Kansas.

## Previous season

The Flyers finished the regular season 21-5 and were awarded an at-large berth in the NCAA tournament's Mideast bracket where they finished as the National Runner Up. The Flyers reached the program's first Elite Eight, Final Four, and national championship game before falling to champion UCLA.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| December 2 | No. 6 | Northern Michigan | W 78-61 | 1–0 | University of Dayton Fieldhouse (5,882) Dayton, Ohio |
| December 5 | No. 6 | Miami (OH) | L 61-64 | 1-1 | University of Dayton Fieldhouse (5,882) Dayton, Ohio |
| December 9 | No. 6 | at Eastern Kentucky | L 75-76 | 1-2 | Alumni Coliseum (7,250) Richmond, Kentucky |
| December 13 | | No. 5 Louisville | W 63-47 | 2-2 | University of Dayton Fieldhouse (5,882) Dayton, Ohio |
| December 16 | | Rice | W 82-58 | 3-2 | University of Dayton Fieldhouse (5,882) Dayton, Ohio |
| December 22 | | at No. 7 Kentucky UK Invitational Tournament | L 85-88 | 3-3 | Memorial Coliseum (11,500) Lexington, Kentucky |
| December 23 | | vs. Cincinnati UK Invitational Tournament | L 70-71 | 3-4 | Memorial Coliseum (11,500) Lexington, Kentucky |
| December 27 | | Portland | W 124-68 | 4-4 | University of Dayton Fieldhouse (5,882) Dayton, Ohio |
| December 30 | | at Cincinnati | L 68-82 | 4-5 | Armory Fieldhouse (6,883) Cincinnati, Ohio |
| January 3 | | at Xavier | W 83-80 | 5-5 | Schmidt Fieldhouse (3,765) Cincinnati, Ohio |
| January 6 | | at Marquette | L 68-83 | 5-6 | Milwaukee Arena (11,138) Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| January 11 | | St Louis | W 57-56 | 6-6 | University of Dayton Fieldhouse (5,882) Dayton, Ohio |
| January 13 | | Detroit | W 86-74 | 7-6 | University of Dayton Fieldhouse (5,882) Dayton, Ohio |
| January 17 | | at Western Kentucky | L 74-75 $^{OT}$ | 7-7 | E. A. Diddle Arena (9,122) Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| January 20 | | DePaul | L 65–70 | 7-8 | University of Dayton Fieldhouse (5,882) Dayton, Ohio |
| January 23 | | at Louisville | L 72-73 | 7-9 | Freedom Hall (11,081) Louisville, Kentucky |
| January 29 | | Loyola (LA) | W 81-65 | 8-9 | University of Dayton Fieldhouse (5,882) Dayton, Ohio |
| February 1 | | Miami (FL) | W 98-60 | 9-9 | University of Dayton Fieldhouse (5,882) Dayton, Ohio |
| February 3 | | St Joseph's | W 86-64 | 10-9 | University of Dayton Fieldhouse (5,882) Dayton, Ohio |
| February 7 | | Xavier | W 64-56 | 11-9 | University of Dayton Fieldhouse (5,882) Dayton, Ohio |
| February 10 | | Fairfield | W 95-70 | 12-9 | University of Dayton Fieldhouse (5,882) Dayton, Ohio |
| February 17 | | at DePaul | W 70-58 | 13-9 | Alumni Hall (3,017) Chicago, Illinois |
| February 21 | | Loyola (IL) | W 91-75 | 14-9 | University of Dayton Fieldhouse (5,882) Dayton, Ohio |
| February 24 | | at Canisius | W 82-64 | 15-9 | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium (4,110) Buffalo, New York |
| February 28 | | St Joseph's (IN) | W 99-66 | 16-9 | University of Dayton Fieldhouse (5,882) Dayton, Ohio |
| March 2 | | at Miami (OH) | W 63–51 | 17-9 | Withrow Court (3,914) Oxford, Ohio |
| National Invitational Tournament ||||||
| March 16 | | vs. West Virginia First round | W 87-68 | 18–9 | Madison Square Garden (16,127) New York City, New York |
| March 19 | | vs. Fordham Quarterfinals | W 61-60 | 19–9 | Madison Square Garden (18,683) New York City, New York |
| March 21 | | vs. Notre Dame Semifinals | W 76-74 $^{OT}$ | 20–9 | Madison Square Garden (19,500) New York City, New York |
| March 23 | | vs. Kansas Finals | W 61-48 | 21–9 | Madison Square Garden (19,008) New York City, New York |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches | 6 | 6 | 16 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |