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] 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 [ 10] Conference Conference Tournament Tournament 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 winnerAP 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]
Saint Joseph's finished with a 3–1 record in head-to-head competition among the Philadelphia Big 5.
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A number of teams changed coaches throughout the season and after the season ended.
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