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1968 NCAA College Division basketball tournament
Edition of USA college basketball tournament
Edition of USA college basketball tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Division | II |
| Year | 1968 |
| ImageSize | 100px |
| Teams | 36 |
| FinalFourCity | Evansville, Indiana |
| Champions | Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers |
| TitleCount | 2nd |
| RunnerUp | Indiana State Sycamores |
| GameCount | 1st |
| Semifinal1 | Trinity (TX) Tigers |
| FinalFourCount | 1st |
| Semifinal2 | Ashland Eagles |
| FinalFourCount2 | 1st |
| Coach | Bob Daniels |
| CoachCount | 1st |
| MOP | Jerry Newsom |
| MOPTeam | Indiana State |
| Attendance | 33,899 |
The 1968 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 1967–68 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. It was won by Kentucky Wesleyan College, with Indiana State's Jerry Newsom named Most Outstanding Player. Uniquely, Indiana State has finished as the National Runner-up in the (1946 and 1948) NAIA Tournaments, the (1979) NCAA Division I Tournament, and the 1968 NCAA College Division Tournament.
Regional participants
| School | Outcome |
|---|---|
| American International | Regional Champion |
| Assumption | Fifth Place* |
| Bridgeport | Third Place* |
| Buffalo State | Runner-up |
| Le Moyne | Seventh Place* |
| Northeastern | Fifth Place* |
| Rochester | Third Place* |
| Springfield | Seventh Place* |
| School | Outcome |
|---|---|
| Bethune–Cookman | Fourth Place |
| Kentucky Wesleyan | Regional Champion |
| Oglethorpe | Third Place |
| Union (TN) | Runner-up |
| School | Outcome |
|---|---|
| Cheyney | Regional Champion |
| Muhlenberg | Fourth Place |
| Philadelphia Textile | Third Place |
| Wagner | Runner-up |
| School | Outcome |
|---|---|
| Ashland | Regional Champion |
| Denison | Third Place |
| Norfolk State | Runner-up |
| Roanoke | Fourth Place |
| School | Outcome |
|---|---|
| Evansville | Regional Champion |
| Lincoln (MO) | Third Place |
| Southern Colorado | Fourth Place |
| SW Missouri State | Runner-up |
| School | Outcome |
|---|---|
| Jackson State | Third Place |
| McNeese State | Fourth Place |
| Pan American | Runner-up |
| Trinity (TX) | Regional Champion |
| School | Outcome |
|---|---|
| DePauw | Fourth Place |
| Illinois State | Runner-up |
| Indiana State | Regional Champion |
| South Dakota State | Third Place |
| School | Outcome |
|---|---|
| Nevada Southern | Regional Champion |
| San Diego State | Third Place |
| UC Davis | Fourth Place |
| UC Irvine | Runner-up |
*indicates a tie
Regionals
Northeast
Locations: Assumption College Gymnasium (Section A), University of Rochester Palestra (Section B) and Henry A. Butova Gymnasium (Regional final)
Hosts: Assumption College (Section A), University of Rochester (Section B) and American International College (Regional final) Round of 32 March 6 Sweet 16 March 8 | RD1-group1=Section A—Worcester, MA | RD1-group2=Section B—Rochester, NY | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Bridgeport | RD1-score1=86 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Springfield | RD1-score2=62 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=American International | RD1-score3=80 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Assumption | RD1-score4=78 | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Buffalo State | RD1-score5=83 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Le Moyne | RD1-score6=66 | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=Rochester | RD1-score7=75 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=Northeastern | RD1-score8=67 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Bridgeport | RD2-score1=67 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=American International | RD2-score2=77 | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Buffalo State | RD2-score3=79 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Rochester | RD2-score4=67 | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=American International | RD3-score1=79 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Buffalo State | RD3-score2=64
- Consolation- Assumption 94, Springfield 75
- Consolation- Northeastern 67, Le Moyne 54
;Notes:
- The right to host the regional final was given to team emerging from the games played in Worcester, unless that team was Bridgeport, whose home court was either unavailable or deemed unsuitable to host the regional final.
South - [[Jackson, Tennessee]]
Location: unknown Host: Union University Round of 32 March 8 Sweet 16 March 9 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Kentucky Wesleyan | RD1-score1=86 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Oglethorpe | RD1-score2=59 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Union (TN) | RD1-score3=81 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Bethune–Cookman | RD1-score4=67 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Kentucky Wesleyan | RD2-score1=66 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Union | RD2-score2=58
- Third Place - Oglethorpe 82, Bethune-Cookman 70
East - [[Reading, Pennsylvania]]
Location: Bollman Center Host: Cheyney State College Round of 32 March 8 Sweet 16 March 9 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Cheyney | RD1-score1=94 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Muhlenberg | RD1-score2=67 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Wagner | RD1-score3=98 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Philadelphia Textile | RD1-score4=84 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Cheyney | RD2-score1=72 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Wagner | RD2-score2=57
- Third Place -Philadelphia Textile 105, Muhlenberg 94
Mideast - [[Ashland, Ohio]]
Location: Kates Gymnasium Host: Ashland University Round of 32 March 8 Sweet 16 March 9 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Norfolk State | RD1-score1=108 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Denison | RD1-score2=86 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Ashland | RD1-score3=71 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Roanoke | RD1-score4=46 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Norfolk State | RD2-score1=51 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Ashland | RD2-score2=61
- Third Place - Denison 90, Roanoke 77
Midwest - [[Springfield, Missouri]]
Location: McDonald Hall and Arena Host: Southwest Missouri State University Round of 32 March 8 Sweet 16 March 9 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Evansville | RD1-score1=95 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Lincoln (MO) | RD1-score2=80 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=SW Missouri State | RD1-score3=69 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Southern Colorado | RD1-score4=68 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Evansville | RD2-score1=79 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=SW Missouri State | RD2-score2=73
- Third Place - Lincoln 92, Southern Colorado 77
Southwest - [[Lake Charles, Louisiana]]
Location: Memorial Gym Host: McNeese State University Round of 32 March 8 Sweet 16 March 9 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Pan American | RD1-score1=96 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Jackson State | RD1-score2=73 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Trinity (TX) | RD1-score3=95 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=McNeese State | RD1-score4=78 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Pan American | RD2-score1=83 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Trinity (TX) | RD2-score2=87*
- Third Place - Jackson State 75, McNeese State 71
Great Lakes - [[Normal, Illinois]]
Location: Horton Field House Host: Illinois State University Round of 32 March 8 Sweet 16 March 9 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Indiana State | RD1-score1=101 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=South Dakota State | RD1-score2=83 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Illinois State | RD1-score3=83 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=DePauw | RD1-score4=81 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Indiana State | RD2-score1=98 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Illinois State | RD2-score2=93
- Third Place - South Dakota State 86, DePauw 84
Pacific Coast - [[San Diego|San Diego, California]]
Location: Peterson Gym Host: San Diego State College Round of 32 March 8 Sweet 16 March 9 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Nevada Southern | RD1-score1=96 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=UC Davis | RD1-score2=91 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=UC Irvine | RD1-score3=78 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=San Diego State | RD1-score4=69 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Nevada Southern | RD2-score1=79 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=UC Irvine | RD2-score2=74
- Third Place - San Diego State 79, UC Davis 72
*denotes each overtime played
National Finals - [[Evansville, Indiana]]
Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville Final Four March 14 March 15 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=American International | RD1-score1=78 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Kentucky Wesleyan | RD1-score2=90 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Cheyney | RD1-score3=30 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Ashland | RD1-score4=45 | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Evansville | RD1-score5=77 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Trinity (TX) | RD1-score6=93 | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=Indiana State | RD1-score7=94 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=Nevada Southern | RD1-score8=75 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Kentucky Wesleyan | RD2-score1=45 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Ashland | RD2-score2=32 | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Trinity (TX) | RD2-score3=67 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Indiana State | RD2-score4=77 | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Kentucky Wesleyan | RD3-score1=63 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Indiana State | RD3-score2=52
- Third Place - Trinity 68, Ashland 52
*denotes each overtime played
All-tournament team
- Fred Hardman (Indiana State)
- Larry Jeffries (Trinity (TX))
- Jerry Newsom (Indiana State)
- Dallas Thornton (Kentucky Wesleyan)
- George Tinsley (Kentucky Wesleyan)
References
Sources
References
- Reddy, Ed. (February 29, 1968). "Dolphins Get Official Word". The Post-Standard.
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