| 1967–68 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings | |||||
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| Season | 1967–68 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament | 1968 | ||||
| Preseason No. 1 | UCLA | ||||
| NCAA Tournament Champions | UCLA | ||||
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The 1967–68 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.
Legend
| Increase in ranking | ||
| Decrease in ranking | ||
| New to rankings from previous week | ||
| Italics | Number of first place votes | |
| (#–#) | Win–loss record | |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
AP Poll
| Preseason | Week 2 Dec. 5 | Week 3 Dec. 12 | Week 4 Dec. 19 | Week 5 Dec. 26 | Week 6 Jan. 2 | Week 7 Jan. 9 | Week 8 Jan. 16 | Week 9 Jan. 23 | Week 10 Jan. 30 | Week 11 Feb. 6 | Week 12 Feb. 13 | Week 13 Feb. 20 | Week 14 Feb. 27 | Week 15 Mar. 5 | Final Mar. 12 | ||
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| 1. | UCLA | UCLA (1–0) | UCLA (3–0) | UCLA (3–0) | UCLA (5–0) | UCLA (8–0) | UCLA (10–0) | UCLA (12–0) | Houston (17–0) | Houston (18–0) | Houston (20–0) | Houston (21–0) | Houston (23–0) | Houston (25–0) | Houston (27–0) | Houston (29–0) | 1. |
| 2. | Houston | Houston (1–0) | Houston (4–0) | Houston (7–0) | Houston (10–0) | Houston (13–0) | Houston (15–0) | Houston (16–0) | UCLA (13–1) | UCLA (15–1) | UCLA (16–1) | UCLA (17–1) | UCLA (20–1) | UCLA (21–1) | UCLA (24–1) | UCLA (25–1) | 2. |
| 3. | Louisville | Louisville (1–0) | Vanderbilt (3–0) | Vanderbilt (5–0) | Indiana (6–0) | North Carolina (7–1) | North Carolina (9–1) | North Carolina (11–1) | North Carolina (11–1) | North Carolina (12–1) | North Carolina (14–1) | North Carolina (17–1) | North Carolina (20–1) | North Carolina (22–1) | St. Bonaventure (21–0) | St. Bonaventure (23–0) | 3. |
| 4. | North Carolina | Kansas (1–0) | Kentucky (4–0) | North Carolina (4–1) | Tennessee (4–0) | Vanderbilt (9–1) | Kentucky (8–1) | Tennessee (9–1) | New Mexico (16–0) | New Mexico (16–0) | St. Bonaventure (16–0) | St. Bonaventure (17–0) | St. Bonaventure (18–0) | St. Bonaventure (19–0) | Kentucky (21–4) | North Carolina (25–3) | 4. |
| 5. | Kansas | North Carolina (1–0) | Louisville (2–1) | Indiana (5–0) | North Carolina (4–1) | Kentucky (7–1) | Tennessee (7–1) | Utah (13–1) | St. Bonaventure (13–0) | St. Bonaventure (15–0) | Tennessee (14–2) | New Mexico (19–1) | Kentucky (17–4) | Kentucky (19–4) | North Carolina (22–3) | Kentucky (21–4) | 5. |
| 6. | Dayton | Dayton (1–0) | Boston College (2–0) | Davidson (5–1) | Kentucky (6–1) | Tennessee (6–1) | Utah (11–1) | New Mexico (14–0) | Tennessee (10–2) | Tennessee (13–2) | New Mexico (17–1) | Columbia (15–3) | Columbia (17–3) | Columbia (19–3) | Duke (20–4) | New Mexico (23–3) | 6. |
| 7. | Boston College | Purdue (0–1) | North Carolina (2–1) | Kentucky (4–1) | Utah (8–0) | Utah (10–1) | St. Bonaventure (11–0) | St. Bonaventure (12–0) | Vanderbilt (12–3) | Vanderbilt (13–3) | Columbia (13–3) | Tennessee (15–3) | New Mexico (20–2) | New Mexico (22–2) | New Mexico (23–3) | Columbia (22–4) | 7. |
| 8. | Princeton | Vanderbilt (1–0) | Davidson (4–0) | Boston College (3–0) | Davidson (7–1) | Oklahoma City (8–0) | Vanderbilt (10–2) | Kentucky (9–2) | Columbia (11–3) | Columbia (11–3) | Kentucky (13–4) | Kentucky (15–4) | Duke (16–3) | Marquette (20–3) | Columbia (20–4) | Davidson (23–4) | 8. |
| 9. | Vanderbilt | Kentucky (1–0) | Indiana (3–0) | Tennessee (3–0) | Vanderbilt (7–1) | St. Bonaventure (9–0) | New Mexico (13–0) | Vanderbilt (11–3) | Kentucky (10–3) | Duke (10–2) | Vanderbilt (14–4) | Vanderbilt (16–4) | Vanderbilt (17–4) | Louisville (18–6) | Louisville (19–6) | Louisville (20–6) | 9. |
| 10. | Davidson | Boston College (0–0) | Princeton (4–0) | Bradley (7–0) | Boston College (5–1) | New Mexico (10–0) | Columbia (9–3) | Columbia (10–3) | Utah (13–3) | Kentucky (11–4) | New Mexico State (17–2) | Duke (14–3) | Marquette (18–3) | Duke (18–4) | Davidson (20–4) | Duke (21–5) | 10. |
| Preseason | Week 2 Dec. 5 | Week 3 Dec. 12 | Week 4 Dec. 19 | Week 5 Dec. 26 | Week 6 Jan. 2 | Week 7 Jan. 9 | Week 8 Jan. 16 | Week 9 Jan. 23 | Week 10 Jan. 30 | Week 11 Feb. 6 | Week 12 Feb. 13 | Week 13 Feb. 20 | Week 14 Feb. 27 | Week 15 Mar. 5 | Final Mar. 12 | ||
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UPI Poll
| Preseason | Week 2 Dec. 5 | Week 3 Dec. 12 | Week 4 Dec. 19 | Week 5 Dec. 26 | Week 6 Jan. 2 | Week 7 Jan. 9 | Week 8 Jan. 16 | Week 9 Jan. 23 | Week 10 Jan. 30 | Week 11 Feb. 6 | Week 12 Feb. 13 | Week 13 Feb. 20 | Week 14 Feb. 27 | Week 15 Mar. 5 | Final Mar. 12 | ||
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| 1. | UCLA | UCLA (1–0) | UCLA (3–0) | UCLA (3–0) | UCLA (5–0) | UCLA (8–0) | UCLA (10–0) | UCLA (12–0) | Houston (17–0) | Houston (18–0) | Houston (20–0) | Houston (21–0) | Houston (23–0) | Houston (25–0) | Houston (27–0) | Houston (29–0) | 1. |
| 2. | Houston | Louisville (1–0) | Houston (4–0) | Houston (7–0) | Houston (10–0) | Houston (13–0) | Houston (15–0) | Houston (16–0) | UCLA (13–1) | UCLA (15–1) | UCLA (16–1) | UCLA (17–1) | UCLA (20–1) | UCLA (21–1) | UCLA (24–1) | UCLA (25–1) | 2. |
| 3. | Kansas | Houston (1–0) | Vanderbilt (3–0) | Vanderbilt (5–0) | Vanderbilt (7–1) | Vanderbilt (9–1) | North Carolina (9–1) | North Carolina (11–1) | North Carolina (11–1) | North Carolina (12–1) | North Carolina (14–1) | North Carolina (17–1) | North Carolina (20–1) | North Carolina (22–1) | St. Bonaventure (21–0) | St. Bonaventure (23–0) | 3. |
| 4. | Louisville | Kansas (1–0) | Louisville (2–1) | North Carolina (4–1) | North Carolina (4–1) | North Carolina (7–1) | Kentucky (8–1) | Tennessee (9–1) | New Mexico (16–0) | New Mexico (16–0) | Tennessee (14–2) | St. Bonaventure (17–0) | St. Bonaventure (18–0) | St. Bonaventure (19–0) | North Carolina (22–3) | North Carolina (25–3) | 4. |
| 5. | North Carolina | North Carolina (1–0) | Boston College (2–0) | Boston College (3–0) | Indiana (6–0) | Kentucky (7–1) | Tennessee (7–1) | Utah (13–1) | St. Bonaventure (13–0) | St. Bonaventure (15–0) | New Mexico (17–1) | New Mexico (19–1) | Kentucky (17–4) | Kentucky (19–4) | Kentucky (21–4) | Kentucky (21–4) | 5. |
| 6. | Dayton | Dayton (1–0) | Kentucky (4–0) | Indiana (5–0) | Tennessee (4–0) | Tennessee (6–1) т | Vanderbilt (10–2) | New Mexico (14–0) | Tennessee (10–2) | Tennessee (13–2) | St. Bonaventure (16–0) | Tennessee (15–3) | Columbia (17–3) | Columbia (19–3) | New Mexico (23–3) | Columbia (22–4) | 6. |
| 7. | Boston College | Princeton (1–0) | Princeton (4–0) | Tennessee (3–0) | Kentucky (6–1) | Utah (10–1) т | Utah (11–1) | Kentucky (9–2) | Columbia (11–3) | Columbia (11–3) | Columbia (13–3) | Columbia (15–3) | New Mexico (20–2) | New Mexico (22–2) | Duke (20–4) | New Mexico (23–3) | 7. |
| 8. | Princeton | Purdue (0–1) | North Carolina (2–1) | Kentucky (4–1) | Boston College (5–1) | Oklahoma City (8–0) | New Mexico (13–0) | St. Bonaventure (12–0) | Utah (13–3) | Vanderbilt (13–3) | Kentucky (13–4) | Kentucky (15–4) | Vanderbilt (17–4) | Louisville (18–6) | Louisville (19–6) | Louisville (20–6) | 8. |
| 9. | Vanderbilt | Boston College (0–0) | Davidson (4–0) | Louisville (2–2) | St. John's (6–1) | Columbia (7–3) | St. Bonaventure (11–0) | Vanderbilt (11–3) | Kentucky (10–3) | Kentucky (11–4) | Vanderbilt (14–4) | Vanderbilt (16–4) | Duke (16–3) | Duke (18–4) | Columbia (20–4) | Davidson (23–4) | 9. |
| 10. | Tennessee | Tennessee (1–0) | Tennessee (1–0) | Davidson (5–1) т | Kansas (6–2) | Davidson (8–2) | Davidson (9–3) | Columbia (10–3) | Vanderbilt (12–3) | Duke (10–2) | Duke (11–3) | Duke (14–3) | Louisville (16–6) | Marquette (20–3) | Vanderbilt (19–6) | Marquette (22–5) | 10. |
| 11. | Indiana | Vanderbilt (1–0) | Kansas (1–2) | Princeton (5–1) т | Davidson (7–1) | St. John's (8–2) | Columbia (9–3) | Kansas (11–4) | Cincinnati (12–3) | Utah (13–6) | Louisville (12–6) | Louisville (14–6) | Tennessee (15–5) | Vanderbilt (19–5) | Davidson (20–4) | Duke (21–5) | 11. |
| 12. | Davidson | Davidson (2–0) | Indiana (3–0) | Wyoming (5–1) | Louisville (3–3) | Duke (5–1) | Louisville (7–4) | UTEP (10–2) | Marquette (12–2) | Boston College (9–4) т | New Mexico State (17–2) | New Mexico State (17–4) | Kansas (15–5) | New Mexico State (19–4) | Princeton (20–5) | New Mexico State (22–5) | 12. |
| 13. | Cincinnati | Kentucky (1–0) | Wyoming (4–0) | Bradley (7–0) т | Utah (8–0) | Wyoming (8–3) | Kansas (10–3) | Duke (9–2) | Duke (9–2) | New Mexico State (15–2) т | Boston College (10–5) т | Ohio State (13–5) | New Mexico State (17–4) | Tennessee (17–6) | New Mexico State (20–5) | Vanderbilt (20–6) | 13. |
| 14. | UTEP | Cincinnati (1–0) | Loyola-Chicago (3–0) | Kansas (3–2) т | New Mexico (8–0) т | Indiana (6–3) | Wyoming (9–3) | Davidson (10–4) т | Davidson (10–4) | Cincinnati (12–4) | Davidson (13–4) т | Army (17–3) т | Princeton (17–4) | USC (17–6) | Marquette (21–5) | Kansas State (19–7) | 14. |
| 15. | Loyola-Chicago т | St. John's (1–0) | Purdue (2–2) | Dayton (3–2) | Wisconsin (5–1) т | New Mexico (10–0) т | St. John's (9–3) | Louisville (8–5) т | Tulsa (10–3) | Wyoming (13–4) | Wyoming (14–5) | Princeton (15–4) т | Marquette (18–3) т | Davidson (17–4) т | Tennessee (19–6) | Princeton (20–6) | 15. |
| 16. | St. John's т | Indiana (2–0) | Dayton (1–2) | Utah (6–0) | Duke (4–1) | Louisville (5–4) т | Princeton (9–3) | Princeton (11–3) т | New Mexico State (15–2) т | Drake (14–2) т | Ohio State (12–4) | Marquette (16–3) | Utah (17–6) т | Utah (17–7) т | Western Kentucky (18–7) | Army (20–4) | 16. |
| 17. | Wyoming т | Syracuse (1–0) | Cincinnati (3–0) | St. John's (5–1) | Bradley (8–1) т | St. Bonaventure (9–0) | Boston College (7–3) т | Cincinnati (9–3) | Princeton (11–3) т | Marquette (13–3) т | Drake (15–3) | Fordham (14–4) | Davidson (16–4) | Kansas State (16–7) | Iowa (16–7) | Santa Clara (21–3) | 17. |
| 18. | Marquette | Utah (2–0) | St. John's (2–1) | Wisconsin (4–1) | Princeton (5–2) т | Tulsa (7–1) | Western Kentucky (8–3) т | Tulsa (9–2) | UTEP (10–3) т | Davidson (11–4) | Florida (14–6) | Loyola-Chicago (12–5) т | Army (18–4) | Princeton (18–5) | Santa Clara (19–3) | Utah (17–9) | 18. |
| 19. | Duke т | BYU (2–0) т | Bradley (5–0) т | Duke (4–1) т | Florida (4–2) | Temple (8–2) | Oklahoma City (8–2) т | Marquette (12–2) т | Wyoming (11–4) | Northwestern (9–5) т | Utah State (10–10) | Wyoming (15–5) т | Wyoming (15–7) | Western Kentucky (17–7) | Kansas State (18–7) т | Bradley (19–9) | 19. |
| 20. | Niagara т | Loyola-Chicago (1–0) т Wyoming (2–0) т | Duke (3–0) т | Purdue (4–3) т | California (6–0) т Tulsa (7–1) т | Western Kentucky (7–2) | UTEP (9–2) т | Oklahoma City (9–3) т St. John's (11–3) т | St. John's (12–3) | Princeton (12–3) т | Kansas (13–5) | Davidson (14–4) | USC (15–6) | West Virginia (17–7) | Utah (17–9) т | Iowa State (12–13) | 20. |
| Preseason | Week 2 Dec. 5 | Week 3 Dec. 12 | Week 4 Dec. 19 | Week 5 Dec. 26 | Week 6 Jan. 2 | Week 7 Jan. 9 | Week 8 Jan. 16 | Week 9 Jan. 23 | Week 10 Jan. 30 | Week 11 Feb. 6 | Week 12 Feb. 13 | Week 13 Feb. 20 | Week 14 Feb. 27 | Week 15 Mar. 5 | Final Mar. 12 | ||
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References
- ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 751. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 752. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.