1966–67 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

The 1966–67 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston in the 1966–67 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The team played its home games at Delmar Fieldhouse in Houston for the first time. This season marked the team's eighth year as an independent member of the NCAA's University Division. Houston was led by eleventh-year head coach Guy Lewis.

1966–67 Houston Cougars men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Third place
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 7
Record27–4
Head coach
Assistant coachHarvey Pate
Home arenaDelmar Fieldhouse
1967–68 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 9 Boston College 213  .875
No. 7 Houston 274  .871
St. John's 235  .821
Dayton 256  .806
No. 10 Texas Western 226  .786
St. Francis (PA) 206  .769
Syracuse 206  .769
Utah State 206  .769
Rutgers 227  .759
Providence 217  .750
VPI 207  .741
Marquette 219  .700
Seattle 188  .692
DePaul 178  .680
Georgia Tech 179  .654
Hardin–Simmons 179  .654
Memphis State 179  .654
Villanova 179  .654
Holy Cross 169  .640
Army 138  .619
Oklahoma City 1610  .615
Loyola Chicago 139  .591
St. Bonaventure 139  .591
Canisius 1410  .583
Tulane 1410  .583
Miami (FL) 1511  .577
New Mexico State 1511  .577
Fairfield 129  .571
Colorado State 1310  .565
Fordham 1411  .560
Georgetown 1211  .522
Notre Dame 1414  .500
Xavier 1313  .500
Loyola (LA) 1111  .500
Crieghton 1213  .480
Niagara 1213  .480
Navy 810  .444
Colgate 1013  .435
Florida State 1115  .423
Penn State 1014  .417
Detroit 1015  .400
Portland 1016  .385
Butler 917  .346
Centenary 917  .346
Jacksonville 817  .320
Duquesne 715  .318
Air Force 618  .250
Pittsburgh 619  .240
Boston University 418  .182
West Texas State 118  .053
Rankings from AP Poll

At the conclusion of the regular season, the Cougars finished with a 23–3 overall record. Additionally, they finished seventh in the AP Poll, sixth in the Coaches Poll, were invited to the NCAA tournament, and finished as a third place semifinalist. It was Houston's first ever Final Four appearance.

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