1967–68 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1967–68 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team won a second consecutive NCAA national championship, the fourth in five years under head coach John Wooden, with a win over North Carolina.

1967–68 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
From the 1968 UCLA yearbook
NCAA tournament National champions
Pac-8 champions
ConferenceAthletic Association of Western Universities
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record29–1 (14–0 Pac-8)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
1967–68 AAWU Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 UCLA140 1.000291  .967
USC113 .786188  .692
Washington State86 .571169  .640
California77 .500169  .640
Oregon State59 .3571213  .480
Stanford59 .3571115  .423
Washington410 .2861214  .462
Oregon212 .143719  .269
As of April 15, 1968
Rankings from AP Poll

UCLA's 47-game winning streak came to an end in January when they were beaten by Houston and All-American Elvin Hayes in the Astrodome 71–69; the game was known as the Game of the Century. The Bruins avenged the loss in a rematch with Houston in the NCAA Final Four, by beating the Cougars 101–69 to become the only team to win consecutive NCAA championships twice.

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