Teams
| Region | Seed | Team | Coach | Finished | Final Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | ||||||
| East | n/a | East Carolina | Tom Quinn | First round | Villanova | L 85-70 |
| East | n/a | North Carolina | Dean Smith | Third Place | Louisville | W 105-91 |
| East | n/a | Penn | Chuck Daly | Regional Runner-up | North Carolina | L 73-59 |
| East | n/a | Providence | Dave Gavitt | First round | Penn | L 76-60 |
| East | n/a | South Carolina | Frank McGuire | Regional Third Place | Villanova | W 90-78 |
| East | n/a | Temple | Harry Litwack | First round | South Carolina | L 53-51 |
| East | n/a | Villanova | Jack Kraft | Regional Fourth Place | South Carolina | L 90-78 |
| Mideast | ||||||
| Mideast | n/a | Eastern Kentucky | Guy Strong | First round | Florida State | L 83-81 |
| Mideast | n/a | Florida State | Hugh Durham | Runner Up | UCLA | L 81-76 |
| Mideast | n/a | Kentucky | Adolph Rupp | Regional Runner-up | Florida State | L 73-54 |
| Mideast | n/a | Marquette | Al McGuire | Regional Fourth Place | Minnesota | L 77-72 |
| Mideast | n/a | Minnesota | Bill Musselman | Regional Third Place | Marquette | W 77-72 |
| Mideast | n/a | Ohio | James Snyder | First round | Marquette | L 73-49 |
| Midwest | ||||||
| Midwest | n/a | Houston | Guy Lewis | First round | Texas | L 85-74 |
| Midwest | n/a | Kansas State | Jack Hartman | Regional Runner-up | Louisville | L 72-65 |
| Midwest | n/a | Southwestern Louisiana | Beryl Shipley | Regional Third Place | Texas | W 100-70 |
| Midwest | n/a | Louisville | Denny Crum | Fourth Place | North Carolina | L 105-91 |
| Midwest | n/a | Marshall | Carl Tacy | First round | Southwestern Louisiana | L 112-101 |
| Midwest | n/a | Texas | Leon Black | Regional Fourth Place | Southwestern Louisiana | L 100-70 |
| West | ||||||
| West | n/a | BYU | Stan Watts | First round | Long Beach State | L 95-90 |
| West | n/a | Hawaiʻi | Red Rocha | First round | Weber State | L 91-64 |
| West | n/a | Long Beach State | Jerry Tarkanian | Regional Runner-up | UCLA | L 73-57 |
| West | n/a | San Francisco | Bob Gaillard | Regional Third Place | Weber State | W 74-64 |
| West | n/a | UCLA | John Wooden | Champion | Florida State | W 81-76 |
| West | n/a | Weber State | Gene Visscher | Regional Fourth Place | San Francisco | L 74-64 |
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