1966–67 NCAA University Division men's basketball season

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The 1966–67 NCAA University Division men's basketball season began in December 1966, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1967 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament Championship Game on March 25, 1967, at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. The UCLA Bruins won their third NCAA national championship with a 79–64 victory over the Dayton Flyers.

Season headlines[]

  • The NCAA Tournament expanded from 22 to 23 teams.
  • UCLA went undefeated (30–0) and won its first of an eventual seven NCAA championships in a row, third overall, and third in four seasons. In the Athletic Association of Western Universities, it also won its first of what ultimately would be 13 consecutive conference titles.

Season outlook[]

Pre-season polls[]

The Top 10 from the AP Poll and Top 20 from the Coaches Poll during the pre-season.[3][4]

Associated Press
Ranking Team
1 UCLA
2 UTEP
3 Kentucky
4 Duke
5 Louisville
6 New Mexico
7 Houston
8 Western Kentucky
9 North Carolina
10 Cincinnati
UPI Coaches
Ranking Team
1 UCLA
2 UTEP
3 Kentucky
4 Duke
5 Michigan State
6 Houston
7 Louisville
8 BYU
9 Western Kentucky
10 Providence
11 Nebraska
12 Boston College
13
(tie)
Dayton
Kansas
15 North Carolina
16
(tie)
Loyola-Chicago
New Mexico
18 Cincinnati
19 Colorado State
20 St. John's

Conference membership changes[]

School Former Conference New Conference
Tulane Green Wave Southeastern Conference NCAA University Division independent

Regular season[]

Conference winners and tournaments[]

Conference Regular
Season Winner[5]
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[6]
1967 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament Greensboro Coliseum
(Greensboro, North Carolina)
North Carolina
Big Eight Conference Kansas None selected No Tournament
Big Sky Conference Gonzaga & Montana State None selected No Tournament
Big Ten Conference Indiana & Michigan State None selected No Tournament
Ivy League Princeton None selected No Tournament
Metropolitan Collegiate Conference Manhattan, St. Peter's, & St. Francis (NY) No Tournament
Mid-American Conference Toledo None selected No Tournament
Middle Atlantic Conference Temple No Tournament
Missouri Valley Conference Louisville None selected No Tournament
Ohio Valley Conference Western Kentucky Clem Haskins, Western Kentucky Jefferson County Armory
(Louisville, Kentucky)
Tennessee Tech
Southeastern Conference Tennessee Ron Widby, Tennessee[7] No Tournament
Southern Conference West Virginia Johnny Moates, Richmond[8] 1967 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Charlotte Coliseum
(Charlotte, North Carolina)
West Virginia[9]
Southwest Conference SMU Denny Holman, SMU No Tournament
West Coast Athletic Conference Pacific Keith Swagerty, Pacific No Tournament
Western Athletic Conference BYU & Wyoming None selected No Tournament
Yankee Conference Connecticut None selected No Tournament

Informal championships[]

Conference Regular
Season Winner
Conference
Player of the Year
Conference
Tournament
Tournament
Venue (City)
Tournament
Winner
Philadelphia Big 5 Villanova None selected No Tournament

Statistical leaders[]

Post-Season Tournaments[]

NCAA Tournament[]

Final Four[]

National Semifinals National Finals
      
E North Carolina 62
ME Dayton 76
ME Dayton 64
W UCLA 79
MW Houston 58
W UCLA 73
  • Third Place – Houston 84, North Carolina 62

National Invitation Tournament[]

Semifinals & Finals[]

Semifinals Finals
      
  Southern Illinois 79
  Rutgers 70
  Southern Illinois 71
  Marquette 56
  Marshall 78
  Marquette 83
  • Third Place – Rutgers 93, Marshall 76

Awards[]

Consensus All-American teams[]

Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
Lew Alcindor C Sophomore UCLA
Clem Haskins G Senior Western Kentucky
Elvin Hayes F/C Junior Houston
Bob Lloyd G Senior Rutgers
Wes Unseld C Senior Louisville
Bob Verga G Senior Duke
Jimmy Walker G Senior Providence


Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Louie Dampier G Senior Kentucky
Mel Daniels C Senior New Mexico
Sonny Dove F Senior St. John's
Don May G/F Junior Dayton
Larry Miller F Junior North Carolina

Major player of the year awards[]

Major coach of the year awards[]

Other major awards[]

Coaching changes[]

A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.

Team Former
Coach
Interim
Coach
New
Coach
Reason
Bowling Green Bill Fitch
Dartmouth Doggie Julian Dave Gavitt
Lehigh Pete Carrill
Princeton Butch van Breda Kolff Pete Carrill
West Texas A&M

References[]

  1. ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. p. 846. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  2. ^ "1978 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  3. ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. p. 836. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  4. ^ "1977 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  5. ^ "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
  6. ^ 2008–09 ACC Men's Basketball Media Guide – Year by Year section, retrieved 2009-02-14
  7. ^ 2008–09 SEC Men's Basketball Record Book, Southeastern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-06
  8. ^ 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Honors Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09
  9. ^ 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09
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