1968 NCAA University Division basketball championship game explained

See also: 1968 NCAA University Division basketball tournament.

1968 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
Type:ncg
Date:March 23, 1968
Year:1967–68
Visitor School:University of North Carolina
Visitor Name Short:North Carolina
Visitor Nickname:Tar Heels
Visitor Record:28-3
Visitor Conference:ACC
Visitor Ap:4
Visitor Coaches:4
Visitor Coach:Dean Smith
Visitor Per1:22
Visitor Per2:33
Home School:University of California, Los Angeles
Home Name Short:UCLA
Home Nickname:Bruins
Home Record:28-1
Home Conference:Pac-8
Home Ap:2
Home Coaches:2
Home Coach:John Wooden
Home Per1:32
Home Per2:46
Arena:Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
City:Los Angeles, California
Us Network:Sports Network Incorporated
Referee:Charles Fouty & Steve Honzo[1]
Mvp:Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, UCLA[2]
Previous:1967
Next:1969

The 1968 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game took place on March 23, 1968, between the North Carolina Tar Heels and the defending national champion UCLA Bruins at the Sports Arena in Los Angeles. The matchup was the final one of the thirtieth edition of the single-elimination tournament now known as the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament – commonly referred to as the NCAA Tournament – organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). It was used to crown a national champion for men's basketball in the NCAA's University Division, the predecessor to what has been known since 1973 as NCAA Division I.

The Bruins handily defeated the Tar Heels to win their second of seven consecutive national championships.

Box score

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  1. Web site: The Final Four . 2014 . December 9, 2014 . 20 . 2014 NCAA Men's Final Four Records . NCAA .
  2. Web site: Final Four Most Outstanding Players . cbs.sportsline.com . February 16, 2024. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080907123518/http://sportsline.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/history/outstandingplayer . 7 September 2008.
  3. Web site: 1968 Men's NCAA basketball tournament . Jeff Borzello . CBSSports.com . CBS Broadcasting Inc. . December 9, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160322045609/http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/ncaa-tournament/history/yearbyyear/1968 . March 22, 2016 . live .
  4. Web site: UCLA vs. North Carolina Box Score, March 23, 1968 . sports-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . 2010 . December 9, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305232217/http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/1968-03-23-north-carolina.html . March 5, 2016 . live .