1968 NCAA College Division basketball tournament

Edition of USA college basketball tournament

1968 NCAA College Division
basketball tournament

Teams

Finals site

Evansville, Indiana

Champions

Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers (2nd title)

Runner-up

Indiana State Sycamores (1st title game)

Semifinalists

Trinity (TX) Tigers (1st Final Four)
Ashland Eagles (1st Final Four)

Winning coach

Bob Daniels (1st title)

MOP

Jerry Newsom (Indiana State)

Attendance

33,899

NCAA Division II men's tournaments
«1967	1969»

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 Division II Tournament.

Worcester

Rochester

Ashland

Jackson

Reading

Springfield

Lake Charles

Normal

Evansville

San Diego

Springfieldclass=notpageimage| 1968 NCAA Division II Men's sites - first 2 rounds (white) regionals (cyan) Elite Eight (red)

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)

First round Round of 36 March 5		Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 6		Regional Final - Butova Gymnasium, Springfield, MA Sweet 16 March 8

Bridgeport	86

Springfield	62
		Bridgeport	67
Section A—Worcester, MA
		American International	77
American International	80

Assumption	78
				American International	79

				Buffalo State	64
Buffalo State	83

Le Moyne	66
		Buffalo State	79
Section B—Rochester, NY
		Rochester	67
Rochester	75

Northeastern	67

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

Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 8		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9

Kentucky Wesleyan	86

Oglethorpe	59
		Kentucky Wesleyan	66

		Union	58
Union (TN)	81

Bethune–Cookman	67

Third Place - Oglethorpe 82, Bethune-Cookman 70

East - Reading, Pennsylvania

Location: Bollman Center Host: Cheyney State College

Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 8		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9

Cheyney	94

Muhlenberg	67
		Cheyney	72

		Wagner	57
Wagner	98

Philadelphia Textile	84

Third Place -Philadelphia Textile 105, Muhlenberg 94

Mideast - Ashland, Ohio

Location: Kates Gymnasium Host: Ashland University

Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 8		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9

Norfolk State	108

Denison	86
		Norfolk State	51

		Ashland	61
Ashland	71

Roanoke	46

Third Place - Denison 90, Roanoke 77

Midwest - Springfield, Missouri

Location: McDonald Hall and Arena Host: Southwest Missouri State University

Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 8		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9

Evansville	95

Lincoln (MO)	80
		Evansville	79

		SW Missouri State	73
SW Missouri State	69

Southern Colorado	68

Third Place - Lincoln 92, Southern Colorado 77

Southwest - Lake Charles, Louisiana

Location: Memorial Gym Host: McNeese State University

Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 8		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9

Pan American	96

Jackson State	73
		Pan American	83

		Trinity	87*
Trinity (TX)	95

McNeese State	78

Third Place - Jackson State 75, McNeese State 71

Great Lakes - Normal, Illinois

Location: Horton Field House Host: Illinois State University

Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 8		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9

Indiana State	101

South Dakota State	83
		Indiana State	98

		Illinois State	93
Illinois State	83

DePauw	81

Third Place - South Dakota State 86, DePauw 84

Pacific Coast - San Diego, California

Location: Peterson Gym Host: San Diego State College

Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 8		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9

Nevada Southern	96

UC Davis	91
		Nevada Southern	79

		UC Irvine	74
UC Irvine	78

San Diego State	69

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

National Quarterfinals Elite Eight March 13		National semifinals Final Four March 14		National Championship March 15

American International	78

Kentucky Wesleyan	90
		Kentucky Wesleyan	45

		Ashland	32
Cheyney	30

Ashland	45
				Kentucky Wesleyan	63

				Indiana State	52
Evansville	77

Trinity (TX)	93
		Trinity	67

		Indiana State	77
Indiana State	94

Nevada Southern	75

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

Reddy, Ed (February 29, 1968). "Dolphins Get Official Word". The Post-Standard. Syracuse, New York. p. 29. Retrieved April 25, 2024.

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