1966–67 NCAA University Division men's basketball season

1966–67 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
1966–67 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Preseason AP No. 1	UCLA
NCAA Tournament	1967
Tournament dates	March 11 – 25, 1967
National Championship	Freedom Hall; Louisville, Kentucky
NCAA Champions	UCLA
Helms National Champions	UCLA
Other champions	Southern Illinois (NIT)
Player of the Year; (Helms)	Lew Alcindor, UCLA
	← 1965–66 1967–68 →

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[edit]

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[edit]

Pre-season polls[edit]

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
13 (tie)	Kansas
15	North Carolina
16 (tie)	Loyola-Chicago
16 (tie)	New Mexico
18	Cincinnati
19	Colorado State
20	St. John's

Conference membership changes[edit]

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

Regular season[edit]

Conference winners and tournaments[edit]

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	1967 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament	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[edit]

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[edit]

Post-season tournaments[edit]

NCAA tournament[edit]

Final Four[edit]

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[edit]

Semifinals & finals[edit]

Semifinals			Finals

	Southern Illinois	79

	Rutgers	70
				Southern Illinois	71

				Marquette	56
	Marshall	78

	Marquette	83

Third Place – Rutgers 93, Marshall 76

Awards[edit]

Consensus All-American teams[edit]

**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

Coaching changes[edit]

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

Team	Former Coach	New Coach
Bowling Green	Warren Scholler	Bill Fitch
Dartmouth	Doggie Julian	Dave Gavitt
Lehigh	Pete Carril	Roy Heckman
Missouri	Bob Vanatta	Norm Stewart
Princeton	Butch van Breda Kolff	Pete Carril
West Texas A&M	Jimmy Viramontes	Dennis Walling

References[edit]

^ 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.
^ 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 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

[preseason-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.

[ESPN-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 February 14, 2009.

[6] 2008–09 ACC Men's Basketball Media Guide – Year by Year section Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, 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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