1967–68 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

1967–68 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
NCAA tournament, runner-up
ACC Tournament champions
ACC regular season champions
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
Record28–4 (12–2 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coachBill Guthridge (1st season)
Home arenaCarmichael Auditorium
Seasons
1967–68 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 North Carolina † 12 – 2   .857 28 – 4   .875
No. 10 Duke 11 – 3   .786 22 – 6   .786
NC State 9 – 5   .643 16 – 10   .615
South Carolina 9 – 5   .643 15 – 7   .682
Virginia 5 – 9   .357 9 – 16   .360
Maryland 4 – 10   .286 8 – 16   .333
Clemson 3 – 11   .214 4 – 20   .167
Wake Forest 3 – 11   .214 5 – 21   .192
† 1968 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1967–68 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1967–68 men's college basketball season.

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
December 2*
 No. 4 Virginia Tech W 89–76 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
December 6*
 No. 5 Kent W 107–83 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
December 9*
 No. 5 at No. 8 Vanderbilt L 76–89 
 
Nashville, TN
December 12*
 No. 5 vs. No. 4 Kentucky
Rivalry 		W 84–77 
 
Greensboro, NC
December 16*
 No. 7 No. 10 Princeton W 71–63 
 
Greensboro, NC
December 28*
 No. 5 vs. Stanford
Far West Classic 		W 87–78 
 
Portland, OR
December 29*
 No. 5 vs. No. 7 Utah
Far West Classic 		W 86–64 
 
Portland, OR
December 30*
 No. 5 vs. Oregon State
Far West Classic 		W 68–61 
 
Portland, OR
January 3
 No. 3 Wake Forest W 74–62 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
January 6
 No. 3 Duke
Rivalry 		W 75–72 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
January 10
 No. 3 at NC State
Rivalry 		W 68–66 
 
Raleigh, NC
January 13
 No. 3 at Clemson W 115–83 
 
Clemson, SC
January 27*
 No. 3 vs. Georgia Tech W 82–54 
 
Charlotte, NC
February 1*
 No. 3 Florida State W 86–80 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
February 3
 No. 3 at Maryland W 73–67 
 
College Park, MD
February 6
 No. 3 Virginia W 108–64 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
February 8
 No. 3 at Wake Forest W 80–60 
 
Winston-Salem, NC
February 10*
 No. 3 at Virginia Tech W 80–70 
 
Blacksburg, VA
February 12
 No. 3 NC State W 96–84 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
February 16
 No. 3 vs. Clemson
North-South Doubleheader 		W 96–74 
 
Charlotte, NC
February 17
 No. 3 vs. South Carolina
North-South Doubleheader 		W 84–80 
 
Charlotte, NC
February 21
 No. 3 Maryland W 83–60 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
February 24
 No. 3 at Virginia W 92–74 
 
Charlottesville, VA
February 28
 No. 3 South Carolina L 86–87 
Carmichael Auditorium 
Chapel Hill, NC
March 2
 No. 3 at No. 10 Duke L 86–87 3OT
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
March 7*
 No. 5 vs. Wake Forest
ACC tournament • Quarterfinals 		W 83–70 
 
Charlotte, NC
March 8*
 No. 5 vs. South Carolina
ACC Tournament • Semifinals 		W 82–79 OT
 
Charlotte, NC
March 9*
 No. 5 vs. NC State
ACC Tournament • Final 		W 87–50 
 
Charlotte, NC
March 15*
 No. 4 No. 3 St. Bonaventure
NCAA tournament • Regional semifinals 		W 91–72[1] 
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
March 16*
 No. 4 vs. No. 8 Davidson
NCAA Tournament • Regional Final 		W 70–66 
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
March 22*
 No. 4 vs. Ohio State
NCAA Tournament • National semifinals 		W 80–66 
Los Angeles Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
March 23*
 No. 4 vs. No. 2 UCLA
NCAA Tournament • National Final 		L 55–78  28–4
 Los Angeles Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

  1. ^ "Davidson Tops Columbia, 61-59, in Overtime;; N. CAROLINA BEATS ST. BONAVENTURE Tar Heels Rout Bonnies by 91-72 in N.C.A.A. Eastern Regional Semi-Finals". The New York Times. March 16, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  2. ^ 2014-15 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball record book Archived 2015-02-22 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Jun-06.