| The Ohio State University basketball Buckeyes have appeared in nine NCAA final fours. The Buckeyes won their only National Championship in 1960, defeating California 75-55.
Ohio State lost the championship game in 1939 to Oregon, which was the first title game ever, and again in both 1961 and 1962 to the University of Cincinnati.
Two times the Buckeyes made three consecutive trips to the Final Four: 1944-46 and 1960-62.
Below are links to the complete brackets, with scores, for all the NCAA tournaments where the Buckeyes advanced to the Final Four. |
| 1939 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1968 | 1999 | 2007 |
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1939 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Bracket
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Villanova |
42 |
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Brown |
30 |
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Villanova |
36 |
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Ohio State |
53 |
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Ohio State |
64 |
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Wake Forest |
52 |
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Ohio State |
33 |
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Oregon |
46 |
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Oregon |
56 |
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Texas |
41 |
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Oregon |
55 |
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Oklahoma |
37 |
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Oklahoma |
50 |
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Utah State |
39 |
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1944 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Bracket
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Dartmouth |
63 |
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Catholic |
38 |
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Dartmouth |
60 |
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Ohio State |
53 |
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Ohio State |
57 |
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Temple |
47 |
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Dartmouth |
40* |
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Utah |
42 |
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Iowa State |
44 |
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Pepperdine |
39 |
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Iowa State |
31 |
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Utah |
40 |
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Utah |
45 |
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Missouri |
35 |
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1945 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Bracket
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NYU |
59 |
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Tufts |
44 |
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NYU |
70 |
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Ohio State |
65* |
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Ohio State |
45 |
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Kentucky |
37 |
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NYU |
45 |
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Oklahoma A&M |
49 |
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Arkansas |
79 |
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Oregon |
76 |
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Arkansas |
41 |
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Oklahoma A&M |
68 |
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Oklahoma A&M |
62 |
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Utah |
37 |
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1946 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Bracket
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Ohio State |
46 |
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Harvard |
38 |
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Ohio State |
57* |
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North Carolina |
60 |
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North Carolina |
57 |
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NYU |
49 |
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North Carolina |
40 |
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Oklahoma A&M |
43 |
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Oklahoma A&M |
44 |
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Baylor |
29 |
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Oklahoma A&M |
52 |
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California |
35 |
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California |
50 |
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Colorado |
44 |
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1960 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Bracket
East region
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Duke |
84 |
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Princeton |
60 |
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Duke |
58 |
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St Josephs |
56 |
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Duke |
59 |
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NYU |
74 |
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West Virginia |
94 |
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Navy |
86 |
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West Virginia |
81* |
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NYU |
82 |
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NYU |
78 |
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Connecticut |
59 |
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Mideast region
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Georgia Tech |
57 |
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Ohio U |
54 |
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Ohio U |
74 |
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Notre Dame |
66 |
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Georgia Tech |
69 |
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Ohio State |
86 |
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Ohio State |
98 |
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Western Kentucky |
79 |
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Western Kentucky |
107 |
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Miami-FL |
84 |
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Midwest region
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Cincinnati |
99 |
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DePaul |
59 |
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DePaul |
69 |
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Air Force |
63 |
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Cincinnati |
82 |
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Kansas |
71 |
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Kansas |
90 |
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Texas |
81 |
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West region
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Finals |
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Santa Clara |
49 |
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California |
69 |
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California |
71 |
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Idaho St |
44 |
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California |
70 |
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Oregon |
49 |
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Oregon |
68 |
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New Mexico St |
60 |
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Oregon |
65 |
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Utah |
54 |
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Utah |
80 |
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Southern California |
73 |
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Final Four
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National Semifinals |
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National Finals |
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NYU |
54 |
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Ohio State |
76 |
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Ohio State |
75 |
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California |
55 |
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Cincinnati |
69 |
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California |
77 |
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1961 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Bracket
East region
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Quarterfinals |
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St Josephs |
72 |
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Princeton |
67 |
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Princeton |
84 |
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George Washington |
67 |
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St Josephs |
96 |
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Wake Forest |
86 |
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St Bonaventure |
86 |
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Rhode Island |
76 |
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St Bonaventure |
73 |
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Wake Forest |
78 |
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Wake Forest |
97 |
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St Johns |
74 |
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Mideast region
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Finals |
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Ohio State> |
56 |
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Louisville |
55 |
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Louisville |
76 |
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Ohio U |
70 |
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Ohio State |
87 |
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Kentucky |
74 |
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Kentucky |
71 |
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Morehead State |
64 |
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Morehead State |
71 |
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Xavier |
66 |
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Midwest region
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Kansas State |
75 |
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Houston |
64 |
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Houston |
77 |
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Marquette |
61 |
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Kansas State |
64 |
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Cincinnati |
69 |
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Cincinnati |
78 |
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Texas Tech |
55 |
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West region
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Semifinals |
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Finals |
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Utah |
91 |
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Loyola-CA |
75 |
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Utah |
88 |
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Arizona State |
80 |
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Arizona State |
72 |
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Seattle |
70 |
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Arizona State |
86 |
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Southern California |
71 |
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Southern California |
81 |
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Oregon |
79 |
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Final Four
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National Semifinals |
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National Finals |
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St Josephs |
69 |
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Ohio State |
95 |
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Ohio State |
65* |
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Cincinnati |
70 |
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Cincinnati |
82 |
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Utah |
67 |
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1962 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Bracket
East region
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Quarterfinals |
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Semifinals |
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Finals |
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St Josephs |
85* |
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Wake Forest |
96 |
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Wake Forest |
92 |
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Yale |
82* |
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Wake Forest |
79 |
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Villanova |
69 |
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NYU |
70 |
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Massachusetts |
50 |
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NYU |
76 |
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Villanova |
79 |
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Villanova |
90 |
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West Virginia |
75 |
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Mideast region
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Finals |
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Kentucky |
81 |
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Butler |
60 |
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Butler |
56 |
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Bowling Green |
55 |
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Kentucky |
64 |
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Ohio State |
74 |
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Ohio State |
93 |
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Western Kentucky |
73 |
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Western Kentucky |
90 |
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Detroit |
81 |
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Midwest region
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Colorado |
67 |
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Texas Tech |
60 |
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Texas Tech |
68 |
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Air Force |
66 |
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Colorado |
46 |
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Cincinnati |
73 |
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Cincinnati |
66 |
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Creighton |
46 |
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Creighton |
87 |
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Memphis State |
83 |
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West region
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Finals |
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Pepperdine |
67 |
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Oregon State |
69 |
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Oregon State |
69 |
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Seattle |
65* |
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Oregon State |
69 |
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UCLA |
88 |
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UCLA |
73 |
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Utah State |
62 |
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Utah State |
78 |
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Arizona State |
73 |
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Final Four
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National Semifinals |
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National Finals |
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Wake Forest |
68 |
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Ohio State |
84 |
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Ohio State |
59 |
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Cincinnati |
71 |
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Cincinnati |
72 |
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UCLA |
70 |
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1968 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Bracket
East region
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Semifinals |
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Finals |
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North Carolina |
91 |
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St Bonaventure |
72 |
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St Bonaventure |
102 |
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Boston College |
93 |
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North Carolina |
70 |
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Davidson |
66 |
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Davidson |
79 |
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St Johns |
70 |
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Davidson |
61 |
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Columbia |
59* |
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Columbia |
83 |
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La Salle |
69 |
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Ohio State |
79 |
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Eastern Tennessee State |
72 |
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Eastern Tennessee State |
79 |
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Florida State |
69 |
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Ohio State |
82 |
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Kentucky |
81 |
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Kentucky |
107 |
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Marquette |
89 |
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Marquette |
72 |
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Bowling Green |
71 |
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Midwest region
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TCU |
77 |
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Kansas State |
72 |
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TCU |
68 |
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Houston |
103 |
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