1967 NCAA College Division basketball tournament
| Teams | 36 | ||||
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| Finals site | Evansville, Indiana | ||||
| Champions | Winston-Salem State Rams (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | SW Missouri State Bears (2nd title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Clarence Gaines (1st title) | ||||
| MOP | Earl Monroe (Winston-Salem) | ||||
| Attendance | 20,608 | ||||
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The 1967 NCAA College Division basketball tournament involved 36 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA College Division college basketball as a culmination of the 1966–67 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. It was won by Winston-Salem State University and Winston-Salem's Earl Monroe was the Most Outstanding Player.
Springfield
New Britain
Akron
Terre Haute
Philadelphia
Normal
San Diego
Springfield
Evansville
1967 NCAA Division II Men's sites - first 2 rounds (white) regionals (cyan) Elite Eight (red)
Regional participants
[edit]| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| American International | Seventh Place* | |
| Assumption | Third Place* | |
| Buffalo State | Seventh Place* | |
| Central Connecticut State | Third Place* | |
| Long Island | Regional Champion | |
| Northeastern | Fifth Place* | |
| Rochester | Fifth Place* | |
| St. Michael's | Runner-up | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Akron | Runner-up | |
| Baldwin–Wallace | Third Place | |
| Mount St. Mary's | Fourth Place | |
| Winston-Salem | Regional Champion | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheyney | Regional Champion | |
| Drexel | Fourth Place | |
| Philadelphia Textile | Runner-up | |
| Wagner | Third Place | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Wesleyan | Regional Champion | |
| South Carolina State | Runner-up | |
| Stetson | Fourth Place | |
| Tennessee State | Third Place | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas AM&N | Fourth Place | |
| Arkansas State | Third Place | |
| Lincoln (MO) | Runner-up | |
| SW Missouri State | Regional Champion | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana State | Runner-up | |
| Luther | Third Place | |
| Southern Colorado | Fourth Place | |
| Valparaiso | Regional Champion | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada Southern | Runner-up | |
| Portland State | Fourth Place | |
| San Diego State | Regional Champion | |
| UC Davis | Third Place | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois State | Regional Champion | |
| Louisiana Tech | Runner-up | |
| North Dakota | Third Place | |
| Parsons | Fourth Place | |
*indicates a tie
Regionals
[edit]New England
[edit]| First round Round of 36 March 7 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 8 | Regional Final - Springfield, MA Sweet 16 March 11 | ||||||||||||
| Assumption | 87*** | |||||||||||||
| American International | 85 | |||||||||||||
| Assumption | 63 | |||||||||||||
| Springfield, MA | ||||||||||||||
| St. Michael's | 77 | |||||||||||||
| St. Michael's | 70 | |||||||||||||
| Northeastern | 61 | |||||||||||||
| St. Michael's | 64 | |||||||||||||
| Long Island | 72 | |||||||||||||
| Central Connecticut State | 90 | |||||||||||||
| Buffalo State | 73 | |||||||||||||
| Central Connecticut State | 66 | |||||||||||||
| New Britain, CT | ||||||||||||||
| Long Island | 114 | |||||||||||||
| Long Island | 85 | |||||||||||||
| Rochester | 76 | |||||||||||||
- Consolation- Northeastern 80, American International 53
- Consolation- Rochester 76, Buffalo State 70
Mideast - Akron, Ohio
[edit]Location: Memorial Hall Host: University of Akron
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 11 | ||||||||
| Akron | 98 | ||||||||
| Mount St. Mary's | 72 | ||||||||
| Akron | 80 | ||||||||
| Winston-Salem | 88 | ||||||||
| Winston-Salem | 91 | ||||||||
| Baldwin–Wallace | 76 | ||||||||
- Third Place - Baldwin–Wallace 106, Mount St. Mary's 82
East - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
[edit]Location: Philadelphia Armory Host: Drexel Institute of Technology
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 11 | ||||||||
| Philadelphia Textile | 90* | ||||||||
| Wagner | 85 | ||||||||
| Philadelphia Textile | 64 | ||||||||
| Cheyney | 80 | ||||||||
| Cheyney | 75 | ||||||||
| Drexel | 53 | ||||||||
- Third Place -Wagner 61, Drexel 53
South - Evansville, Indiana
[edit]Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 9 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 10 | ||||||||
| Kentucky Wesleyan | 68 | ||||||||
| Stetson | 55 | ||||||||
| Kentucky Wesleyan | 87 | ||||||||
| South Carolina State | 70 | ||||||||
| South Carolina State | 66 | ||||||||
| Tennessee State | 59 | ||||||||
- Third Place - Tennessee State 65, Stetson 53
Southwest - Springfield, Missouri
[edit]Location: McDonald Hall and Arena Host: Southwest Missouri State University
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 11 | ||||||||
| SW Missouri State | 83 | ||||||||
| Arkansas AM&N | 80 | ||||||||
| SW Missouri State | 87 | ||||||||
| Lincoln | 77 | ||||||||
| Lincoln (MO) | 93 | ||||||||
| Arkansas State | 80 | ||||||||
- Third Place - Arkansas State 105, Arkansas AM&N 93
Great Lakes - Terre Haute, Indiana
[edit]Location: ISU Arena Host: Indiana State University
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 11 | ||||||||
| Indiana State | 109 | ||||||||
| Luther | 88 | ||||||||
| Indiana State | 77 | ||||||||
| Valparaiso | 80 | ||||||||
| Valparaiso | 89 | ||||||||
| Southern Colorado | 52 | ||||||||
- Third Place - Luther 99, Southern Colorado 78
Pacific Coast - San Diego, California
[edit]Location: Peterson Gym Host: San Diego State College
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 11 | ||||||||
| San Diego State | 101 | ||||||||
| Portland State | 73 | ||||||||
| San Diego State | 88 | ||||||||
| Nevada Southern | 71 | ||||||||
| Nevada Southern | 100 | ||||||||
| UC Davis | 83 | ||||||||
- Third Place - UC Davis 81, Portland State 61
Midwest - Normal, Illinois
[edit]Location: Horton Field House Host: Illinois State University at Normal
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 11 | ||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 86 | ||||||||
| North Dakota | 77 | ||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 66 | ||||||||
| Illinois State | 89 | ||||||||
| Illinois State | 72 | ||||||||
| Parsons | 68 | ||||||||
- Third Place - North Dakota 107, Parsons 56
*denotes each overtime played
National Finals - Evansville, Indiana
[edit]Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville
| National Quarterfinals Elite Eight March 15 | National semifinals Final Four March 16 | National Championship March 17 | ||||||||||||
| Long Island | 54 | |||||||||||||
| Winston-Salem | 62 | |||||||||||||
| Winston-Salem | 85 | |||||||||||||
| Kentucky Wesleyan | 73 | |||||||||||||
| Cheyney | 53 | |||||||||||||
| Kentucky Wesleyan | 66 | |||||||||||||
| Winston-Salem | 77 | |||||||||||||
| SW Missouri State | 74 | |||||||||||||
| SW Missouri State | 86 | |||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 72 | |||||||||||||
| SW Missouri State | 93 | |||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 76 | |||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 76 | |||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 77** | |||||||||||||
- Third Place - Kentucky Wesleyan 112, Illinois State 73
*denotes each overtime played
All-tournament team
[edit]- Danny Bolden (Southwest Missouri State)
- Earl Monroe (Winston-Salem State)
- Lou Shepherd (Southwest Missouri State)
- Sam Smith (Kentucky Wesleyan)
- Dallas Thornton (Kentucky Wesleyan)