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.
Rule changes
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]
Season headlines
Season outlook
Pre-season polls
The Top 10 from the AP Poll and Top 20 from the Coaches Poll during the pre-season.[8][9]
Conference membership changes
Regular season
Conference
Conference winners and tournaments
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
1967–68 AAWU Conference men's basketball standings | Conf | | | Overall | Team | W | | L | | PCT | | | W | | L | | PCT | No. 2 UCLA | 14 | – | 0 | | 1.000 | | | 29 | – | 1 | | .967 | USC | 11 | – | 3 | | .786 | | | 18 | – | 8 | | .692 | Washington State | 8 | – | 6 | | .571 | | | 16 | – | 9 | | .640 | California | 7 | – | 7 | | .500 | | | 16 | – | 9 | | .640 | Oregon State | 5 | – | 9 | | .357 | | | 12 | – | 13 | | .480 | Stanford | 5 | – | 9 | | .357 | | | 11 | – | 15 | | .423 | Washington | 4 | – | 10 | | .286 | | | 12 | – | 14 | | .462 | Oregon | 2 | – | 12 | | .143 | | | 7 | – | 19 | | .269 | | Rankings from AP Poll[17] | | | |
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 MAC men's basketball standings | Conf | | | Overall | Team | W | | L | | PCT | | | W | | L | | PCT | La Salle† | 8 | – | 0 | | 1.000 | | | 20 | – | 8 | | .714 | Delaware | 7 | – | 2 | | .778 | | | 16 | – | 7 | | .696 | American | 5 | – | 2 | | .714 | | | 14 | – | 12 | | .538 | Temple | 5 | – | 3 | | .625 | | | 19 | – | 9 | | .679 | Saint Joseph's | 2 | – | 2 | | .500 | | | 17 | – | 9 | | .654 | Lehigh | 5 | – | 5 | | .500 | | | 12 | – | 11 | | .522 | Gettysburg | 5 | – | 6 | | .455 | | | 14 | – | 11 | | .560 | Bucknell | 4 | – | 6 | | .400 | | | 12 | – | 11 | | .522 | Rider | 1 | – | 6 | | .143 | | | 9 | – | 15 | | .375 | Lafayette | 1 | – | 11 | | .083 | | | 5 | – | 19 | | .208 | | † 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
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.
Statistical leaders
Post-season tournaments
NCAA tournament
Final Four
National Invitation tournament
Semifinals & finals
Awards
Consensus All-American teams
Major player of the year awards
Major coach of the year awards
Other major awards
Coaching changes
A number of teams changed coaches throughout the season and after the season ended.
References
- ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. p. 846. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- ^ "1978 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ a b orangehoops.org History of NCAA Basketball Rule Changes
- ^ a b Fitzpatrick, Frank, "When college basketball outlawed the dunk," Philadelphia Inquirer, March 23, 2014 Accessed April 6, 2021
- ^ a b "Burnsed, Brian, "A Brief History of Men's College Basketball," Champion, Fall 2018 Accessed April 6, 2021". Archived from the original on April 13, 2021. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
- ^ Nguyen, Thuc Nhi - UCLA-Houston ‘Game of the Century’ still leaves impression 50 years later. Los Angeles Daily News, January 20, 2018
- ^ Einhorn, Eddie; Ron Rapaport (2006). How March Became Madness: How the NCAA Tournament Became the Greatest Sporting Event in America. Chicago, Illinois: Triumph Books. ISBN 1-57243-809-6.
- ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. p. 836. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- ^ "1977 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
- ^ 2008–09 ACC Men's Basketball Media Guide – Year by Year section Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 2009-02-14
- ^ 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
- ^ 2008–09 SEC Men's Basketball Record Book, Southeastern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-06
- ^ 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Honors Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09
- ^ 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09
- ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ^ 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.
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