1966–67 NCAA University Division men's basketball season

1966–67 NCAA University Division men's basketball season
Preseason AP No. 1UCLA[1][2]
NCAA Tournament1967
Tournament datesMarch 11 – 25, 1967
National ChampionshipFreedom Hall
Louisville, Kentucky
NCAA ChampionsUCLA
Helms National ChampionsUCLA
Other championsSouthern Illinois (NIT)
Player of the Year
(Helms)		Lew Alcindor, UCLA

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

Main article: 1966–67 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

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

Conferences

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 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

Conference standings

1966–67 AAWU Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 UCLA 14 – 0   1.000 30 – 0   1.000
Washington State 8 – 6   .571 15 – 11   .577
Oregon State 8 – 6   .571 14 – 14   .500
Stanford 7 – 7   .500 15 – 11   .577
California 6 – 8   .429 17 – 10   .630
Washington 6 – 8   .429 13 – 12   .520
USC 6 – 8   .429 13 – 12   .520
Oregon 1 – 13   .071 9 – 17   .346
Rankings from AP Poll[10]
1966–67 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 North Carolina † 12 – 2   .857 26 – 6   .813
Duke 9 – 3   .750 18 – 9   .667
South Carolina 8 – 4   .667 16 – 7   .696
Clemson 9 – 5   .643 17 – 8   .680
Wake Forest 5 – 9   .357 9 – 18   .333
Maryland 5 – 9   .357 11 – 14   .440
Virginia 4 – 10   .286 9 – 17   .346
NC State 2 – 12   .143 7 – 19   .269
† 1967 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1966–67 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Kansas 13 – 1   .929 23 – 4   .852
Colorado 10 – 4   .714 17 – 8   .680
Nebraska 10 – 4   .714 16 – 9   .640
Kansas State 9 – 5   .643 17 – 8   .680
Iowa State 6 – 8   .429 13 – 12   .520
Oklahoma 5 – 9   .357 8 – 17   .320
Oklahoma State 2 – 12   .143 7 – 18   .280
Missouri 1 – 13   .071 3 – 22   .120
Rankings from AP Poll[11]
1966–67 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Gonzaga 7 – 3   .700 21 – 6   .778
Montana State 7 – 3   .700 15 – 11   .577
Weber State 5 – 5   .500 18 – 7   .720
Idaho 5 – 5   .500 15 – 12   .556
Idaho State 5 – 5   .500 11 – 16   .407
Montana 1 – 9   .100 7 – 17   .292
1966–67 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Michigan State 10 – 4   .714 16 – 7   .696
Indiana 10 – 4   .714 18 – 8   .692
Iowa 9 – 5   .643 16 – 8   .667
Wisconsin 8 – 6   .571 15 – 9   .625
Purdue 7 – 7   .500 15 – 9   .625
Northwestern 7 – 7   .500 11 – 11   .500
Ohio State 6 – 8   .429 13 – 11   .542
Illinois 6 – 8   .429 12 – 12   .500
Minnesota 5 – 9   .357 9 – 15   .375
Michigan 2 – 12   .143 8 – 16   .333
Rankings from AP Poll
1966–67 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Princeton 13 – 1   .929 25 – 3   .893
Cornell 11 – 3   .786 19 – 5   .792
Yale 11 – 3   .786 14 – 7   .667
Pennsylvania 7 – 7   .500 11 – 14   .440
Columbia 6 – 8   .429 11 – 14   .440
Harvard 4 – 10   .286 10 – 14   .417
Brown 3 – 11   .214 10 – 16   .385
Dartmouth 1 – 13   .071 7 – 17   .292
Rankings from AP Poll
1966–67 Metropolitan Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
St. Francis (NY) 7 – 2   .778 15 – 8   .652
Saint Peter's 7 – 2   .778 18 – 6   .750
Manhattan 7 – 2   .778 13 – 8   .619
NYU 6 – 3   .667 10 – 16   .385
LIU 5 – 4   .556 22 – 7   .759
Wagner 4 – 5   .444 19 – 9   .679
Iona 4 – 5   .444 11 – 10   .524
Seton Hall 3 – 6   .333 7 – 17   .292
Hofstra 2 – 7   .222 12 – 13   .480
Fairleigh Dickinson 0 – 9   .000 4 – 19   .174
Rankings from AP Poll
1966–67 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Toledo 11 – 1   .917 23 – 2   .920
Marshall 10 – 2   .833 20 – 8   .714
Miami (Ohio) 7 – 5   .583 14 – 10   .583
Bowling Green State 5 – 7   .417 11 – 13   .458
Western Michigan 4 – 8   .333 10 – 14   .417
Ohio 4 – 8   .333 8 – 15   .348
Kent State 1 – 11   .083 5 – 18   .217
Rankings from AP Poll
1966–67 MAC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Temple† 7 – 0   1.000 20 – 8   .714
Saint Joseph's 2 – 1   .667 16 – 10   .615
Bucknell 6 – 3   .667 11 – 11   .500
Gettysburg 6 – 5   .545 12 – 10   .545
American 3 – 3   .500 16 – 8   .667
Delaware 4 – 5   .444 15 – 9   .625
Lehigh 4 – 5   .444 11 – 12   .478
La Salle 2 – 3   .400 14 – 12   .538
Lafayette 1 – 10   .091 4 – 21   .160
Rider* –   – 11 – 12   .478
West Chester (Pa.)* –   – 8 – 15   .348
† Regular-season championship winner
* – Played as non-major program
Rankings from AP Poll
1966–67 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Louisville 12 – 2   .857 23 – 5   .821
Tulsa 10 – 4   .714 19 – 8   .704
Wichita State 9 – 5   .643 14 – 12   .538
Bradley 6 – 8   .429 17 – 9   .654
Cincinnati 6 – 8   .429 17 – 9   .654
Saint Louis 5 – 9   .357 13 – 13   .500
North Texas State 4 – 10   .286 12 – 13   .480
Drake 4 – 10   .286 9 – 16   .360
Rankings from AP Poll[12]
1966–67 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Western Kentucky 13 – 1   .929 23 – 3   .885
Morehead State 8 – 6   .571 16 – 8   .667
East Tennessee State 8 – 6   .571 17 – 9   .654
Murray State 8 – 6   .571 14 – 9   .609
Austin Peay State 7 – 7   .500 14 – 9   .609
Tennessee Tech† 6 – 8   .429 12 – 11   .522
Middle Tennessee 4 – 10   .286 10 – 15   .400
Eastern Kentucky 2 – 12   .143 5 – 18   .217
† Ohio Valley Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1966–67 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Tennessee 15 – 3   .833 21 – 7   .750
Florida 14 – 4   .778 21 – 4   .840
Vanderbilt 14 – 4   .778 21 – 5   .808
Auburn 12 – 6   .667 17 – 8   .680
Mississippi State 8 – 10   .444 14 – 11   .560
Kentucky 8 – 10   .444 13 – 13   .500
Ole Miss 7 – 11   .389 13 – 12   .520
Alabama 6 – 12   .333 13 – 13   .500
Georgia 5 – 13   .278 9 – 17   .346
LSU 1 – 17   .056 3 – 23   .115
Rankings from AP Poll[13]
1966–67 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
West Virginia † 9 – 1   .900 19 – 9   .679
Davidson 8 – 4   .667 15 – 12   .556
William & Mary 8 – 5   .615 14 – 11   .560
Richmond 9 – 7   .563 11 – 12   .478
The Citadel 6 – 7   .462 8 – 16   .333
George Washington 5 – 7   .417 6 – 18   .250
Furman 4 – 6   .400 9 – 15   .375
East Carolina 4 – 8   .333 7 – 17   .292
VMI 4 – 12   .250 5 – 16   .238
† Southern Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1966–67 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
SMU 12 – 2   .857 20 – 6   .769
Baylor 8 – 6   .571 14 – 10   .583
Texas 8 – 6   .571 14 – 10   .583
TCU 8 – 6   .571 10 – 14   .417
Texas Tech 7 – 7   .500 9 – 15   .375
Texas A&M 5 – 9   .357 6 – 18   .250
Rice 4 – 10   .286 7 – 17   .292
Arkansas 4 – 10   .286 6 – 17   .261
Rankings from AP Poll
1966–67 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Pacific 14 – 0   1.000 24 – 4   .857
Loyola (Calif.) 10 – 4   .714 16 – 10   .615
Santa Clara 8 – 6   .571 13 – 13   .500
San Francisco 7 – 7   .500 13 – 12   .520
UC Santa Barbara 6 – 8   .429 10 – 16   .385
Pepperdine 5 – 9   .357 9 – 17   .346
San Jose State –   – 9 – 15   .375
Saint Mary's 2 – 12   .143 4 – 21   .160
Rankings from AP Poll[14]
1966–67 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
BYU 8 – 2   .800 14 – 10   .583
Wyoming 8 – 2   .800 15 – 14   .517
New Mexico 5 – 5   .500 19 – 8   .704
Utah 5 – 5   .500 15 – 11   .577
Arizona 3 – 7   .300 8 – 17   .320
Arizona State 1 – 9   .100 5 – 21   .192
Rankings from AP Poll[15]
1966–67 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Connecticut 9 – 1   .900 17 – 7   .708
Rhode Island 8 – 2   .800 14 – 12   .538
Massachusetts 7 – 3   .700 11 – 14   .440
New Hampshire 4 – 6   .400 10 – 12   .455
Maine 1 – 9   .100 8 – 12   .400
Vermont 1 – 9   .100 9 – 15   .375

University Division independents

A total of 51 college teams played as University Division independents. Among them, Boston College (21–3) had the best winning percentage (.875) and Houston (27–4) finished with the most wins.[16]

1966–67 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Boston College –   – 21 – 3   .875
No. 7 Houston –   – 27 – 4   .871
St. John's –   – 23 – 5   .821
Dayton –   – 25 – 6   .806
No. 10 Texas Western –   – 22 – 6   .786
St. Francis (PA) –   – 20 – 6   .769
Syracuse –   – 20 – 6   .769
Utah State –   – 20 – 6   .769
Rutgers –   – 22 – 7   .759
Providence –   – 21 – 7   .750
VPI –   – 20 – 7   .741
Marquette –   – 21 – 9   .700
Seattle –   – 18 – 8   .692
DePaul –   – 17 – 8   .680
Georgia Tech –   – 17 – 9   .654
Hardin–Simmons –   – 17 – 9   .654
Memphis State –   – 17 – 9   .654
Villanova –   – 17 – 9   .654
Holy Cross –   – 16 – 9   .640
Army –   – 13 – 8   .619
Oklahoma City –   – 16 – 10   .615
Loyola Chicago –   – 13 – 9   .591
St. Bonaventure –   – 13 – 9   .591
Canisius –   – 14 – 10   .583
Tulane –   – 14 – 10   .583
Miami (FL) –   – 15 – 11   .577
New Mexico State –   – 15 – 11   .577
Fairfield –   – 12 – 9   .571
Colorado State –   – 13 – 10   .565
Fordham –   – 14 – 11   .560
Georgetown –   – 12 – 11   .522
Notre Dame –   – 14 – 14   .500
Xavier –   – 13 – 13   .500
Loyola (LA) –   – 11 – 11   .500
Creighton –   – 12 – 13   .480
Niagara –   – 12 – 13   .480
Navy –   – 8 – 10   .444
Colgate –   – 10 – 13   .435
Florida State –   – 11 – 15   .423
Penn State –   – 10 – 14   .417
Detroit –   – 10 – 15   .400
Portland –   – 10 – 16   .385
Butler –   – 9 – 17   .346
Centenary –   – 9 – 17   .346
Jacksonville –   – 8 – 17   .320
Duquesne –   – 7 – 15   .318
Air Force –   – 6 – 18   .250
Pittsburgh –   – 6 – 19   .240
Boston University –   – 4 – 18   .182
West Texas State –   – 1 – 18   .053
Rankings from AP Poll

Informal championships

Conference Regular
season winner 		Most Valuable Player
Philadelphia Big 5 Villanova Cliff Anderson, Saint Joseph's

Villanova finished with a 4–0 record in head-to-head competition among the Philadelphia Big 5.

Statistical leaders

Post-season tournaments

NCAA tournament

Main articles: 1967 NCAA University Division basketball tournament and 1967 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game

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
E North Carolina 62
MW Houston 84

National Invitation tournament

Main article: 1967 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

Main article: 1967 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
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 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

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