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Men's collegiate basketball season
The 1967–68 NCAA University Division men's basketball season began in December 1967, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1968 NCAA University Division basketball tournament championship game on March 23, 1968, at Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles , California . The UCLA Bruins won their fourth NCAA national championship with a 78–55 victory over the North Carolina Tar Heels .
The slam dunk — criticized as a move that rewards height rather than skill — is prohibited in NCAA basketball both during games and during pre-game warm-ups.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] It will not become legal again until the 1976–77 season .[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
The Top 10 from the AP Poll and Top 20 from the Coaches Poll during the pre-season.[ 8] [ 9]
Conference membership changes [ edit ]
Conference winners and tournaments [ edit ]
Conference
Regular season winner[ 10]
Conference player of the year
Conference tournament
Tournament venue (City)
Tournament winner
Athletic Association of Western Universities
UCLA
None selected
No Tournament
Atlantic Coast Conference
North Carolina
Larry Miller ,North Carolina [ 11]
1968 ACC men's basketball tournament
Charlotte Coliseum (Charlotte, North Carolina )
North Carolina
Big Eight Conference
Kansas State
Donald Smith , Iowa State [ 12]
No Tournament
Big Sky Conference
Weber State
None selected
No Tournament
Big Ten Conference
Iowa & Ohio State
None selected
No Tournament
Ivy League
Columbia
None selected
No Tournament
Metropolitan Collegiate Conference
St. Peter's
No Tournament
Mid-American Conference
Bowling Green State
Fred Foster , Miami (OH) [ 13]
No Tournament
Middle Atlantic Conference
La Salle
No Tournament
Missouri Valley Conference
Drake & Louisville
None selected
No Tournament
Ohio Valley Conference
East Tennessee State & Murray State
Wayne Chapman , Western Kentucky , & Skeeter Swift , East Tennessee State
No Tournament
Southeastern Conference
Kentucky
Pete Maravich , LSU [ 14]
No Tournament
Southern Conference
Davidson
Ron Williams , West Virginia [ 15]
1968 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament
Charlotte Coliseum (Charlotte, North Carolina )
Davidson [ 16]
Southwest Conference
TCU
Billy Arnold , Texas
No Tournament
West Coast Athletic Conference
Santa Clara
Rick Adelman , Loyola (Calif.)
No Tournament
Western Athletic Conference
New Mexico
None selected
No Tournament
Yankee Conference
Massachusetts & Rhode Island
None selected
No Tournament
Conference standings [ edit ]
1967–68 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
Weber State
12
–
3
.800
21
–
6
.778
Idaho
9
–
3
.750
15
–
11
.577
Idaho State
7
–
8
.467
13
–
13
.500
Montana State
6
–
9
.400
10
–
15
.400
Gonzaga
6
–
9
.400
9
–
17
.346
Montana
5
–
10
.333
8
–
17
.320
1967–68 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
No. 7 Columbia †
12
–
2
.857
23
–
5
.821
Princeton
12
–
2
.857
20
–
6
.769
Yale
8
–
6
.571
15
–
9
.625
Cornell
6
–
8
.429
14
–
11
.560
Dartmouth
6
–
8
.429
8
–
18
.308
Brown
4
–
10
.286
9
–
16
.360
Pennsylvania
4
–
10
.286
9
–
17
.346
Harvard
4
–
10
.286
7
–
14
.333
† Regular-season championship winner Rankings from AP Poll
1967–68 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
No. 5 Kentucky
15
–
3
.833
22
–
5
.815
Tennessee
13
–
5
.722
20
–
6
.769
Vanderbilt
12
–
6
.667
20
–
6
.769
Georgia
11
–
7
.611
17
–
8
.680
Florida
11
–
7
.611
15
–
10
.600
LSU
8
–
10
.444
14
–
12
.538
Auburn
8
–
10
.444
13
–
13
.500
Mississippi State
5
–
13
.278
9
–
17
.346
Ole Miss
4
–
14
.222
7
–
17
.292
Alabama
3
–
15
.167
10
–
16
.385
Rankings from AP Poll
1967–68 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
TCU
9
–
5
.643
15
–
11
.577
Baylor
8
–
6
.571
15
–
9
.625
Texas A&M
8
–
6
.571
14
–
10
.583
Texas
8
–
6
.571
11
–
13
.458
Arkansas
7
–
7
.500
10
–
14
.417
Rice
6
–
8
.429
8
–
16
.333
Texas Tech
5
–
9
.357
9
–
15
.375
SMU
5
–
9
.357
6
–
18
.250
Rankings from AP Poll
1967–68 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
No. 6 New Mexico
8
–
2
.800
23
–
5
.821
Wyoming
5
–
5
.500
18
–
9
.667
Utah
5
–
5
.500
17
–
9
.654
BYU
4
–
6
.400
13
–
12
.520
Arizona
4
–
6
.400
11
–
13
.458
Arizona State
4
–
6
.400
11
–
17
.393
Rankings from AP Poll [ 20]
University Division independents [ edit ]
A total of 53 college teams played as University Division independents . Among them, Houston (31–2) had both the best winning percentage (.939) and the most wins.[ 21]
Statistical leaders [ edit ]
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Post-season tournaments [ edit ]
Third Place – Ohio State 89, Houston 85
National Invitation tournament [ edit ]
Semifinals & finals[ edit ]
Third Place – Notre Dame 81, St. Peter's 78
Consensus All-American teams [ edit ]
Major player of the year awards [ edit ]
Major coach of the year awards [ edit ]
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A number of teams changed coaches throughout the season and after the season ended.
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^ Nguyen, Thuc Nhi - UCLA-Houston ‘Game of the Century’ still leaves impression 50 years later . Los Angeles Daily News, January 20, 2018
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^ 2008–09 Big 12 Men's Basketball Media Guide – Awards section , Big 12 Conference , retrieved 2009-02-04
^ 2008–09 MAC Men's Basketball Media Guide – Records Section , Mid-American Conference , retrieved 2009-02-14
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^ sports-reference.com 1967-68 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
^ sports-reference.com 1967-68 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
^ sports-reference.com 1967-68 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
^ "1967-68 Men's Independent Season Summary" . Sports Reference . Retrieved August 15, 2024 .