1967–68 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

1967–68 Houston Cougars men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
Record31–2
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDelmar Fieldhouse
1967–68 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Houston   31 2   .939
No. 3 St. Bonaventure   23 2   .920
Army   20 5   .800
Marquette   23 6   .793
New Mexico State   23 6   .793
St. Francis (PA)   19 6   .760
Oklahoma City   20 7   .741
Duquesne   18 7   .720
Florida State   19 8   .704
Fordham   19 8   .704
St. John's   19 8   .704
Dayton   21 9   .700
Notre Dame   21 9   .700
Boston College   17 8   .680
Villanova   19 9   .679
Holy Cross   15 8   .652
Loyola Chicago   15 9   .625
Fairfield   16 10   .615
Texas Western   14 9   .609
Miami (FL)   17 11   .607
Rutgers   14 10   .583
Utah State   14 11   .560
VPI   14 11   .560
Southern Illinois   13 11   .542
DePaul   13 12   .520
Detroit   13 12   .520
Seattle   14 13   .519
Jacksonville   13 13   .500
Niagara   12 12   .500
Tulane   12 12   .500
Penn State   10 10   .500
Georgia Tech   12 13   .480
Georgetown   11 12   .478
West Texas State   10 11   .476
Colorado State   11 13   .458
Navy   9 11   .450
Butler   11 14   .440
Denver   11 14   .440
Loyola (LA)   11 14   .440
Providence   11 14   .440
Syracuse   11 14   .440
Boston University   10 14   .417
Northern Illinois   10 14   .417
Colgate   10 16   .385
Hardin–Simmons   10 16   .385
Xavier   10 16   .385
Air Force   9 15   .375
NYU   8 16   .333
Creighton   8 17   .320
Pittsburgh   7 15   .318
Canisius   7 17   .292
Portland   5 21   .192
Centenary   3 23   .115
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967–68 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston in the 1967–68 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The team played its home games at Delmar Fieldhouse in Houston for the second consecutive season. This season marked the team's ninth year as an independent member of the NCAA's University Division. Houston was led by twelfth-year head coach Guy Lewis.

During the regular season, the Elvin Hayes-fronted Cougars defeated the Lew Alcindor-led UCLA Bruins on January 20 in what was known as the Game of the Century. Houston attained a perfect 28–0 record for regular season, and finished with a 31–2 overall record, the first thirty-win season in program history. The Cougars finished first in both major polls, were invited to the NCAA tournament, and finished as a semifinalist. It was Houston's second consecutive Final Four appearance.

Following the season, Elvin Hayes was drafted into the National Basketball Association by the San Diego Rockets as the first overall draft pick in the 1968 NBA draft. Don Chaney was also taken as the twelfth overall draft pick by the Boston Celtics.