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1967-68 Big Ten Conference Season Summary

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Record: 129-116, .527 W-L% (11th of 18)
*Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games.

Regular Season Champion: Iowa and Ohio State

NCAA Tournament: 1 (Ohio State)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 0
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 0

Standings

Conference Overall
Rk School W L W-L% W L W-L%
1 Ohio State* RF 10 4 .714 21 8 .724
1 Iowa R 10 4 .714 16 9 .640
3 Purdue  9 5 .643 15 9 .625
4 Northwestern  8 6 .571 13 10 .565
5 Wisconsin  7 7 .500 13 11 .542
6 Michigan State  6 8 .429 12 12 .500
6 Illinois  6 8 .429 11 13 .458
6 Michigan  6 8 .429 11 13 .458
9 Indiana  4 10 .286 10 14 .417
9 Minnesota  4 10 .286 7 17 .292

AP Poll Summary

School Pre 12/5 12/12 12/19 12/26 1/2 1/9 1/16 1/23 1/30 2/6 2/13 2/20 2/27 3/5 Final
Indiana     9 5 3                      
Purdue   7                            

NCAA Tournament

National Third Place
Ohio State won (89-85) versus Houston

Regional Semifinal
Ohio State won (79-72) versus East Tennessee State (Mideast Regional)

Regional Final
Ohio State won (82-81) versus Kentucky (Mideast Regional)

National Semifinal
Ohio State lost (80-66) versus North Carolina