1968 NCAA College Division basketball tournament

The 1968 NCAA College Division basketball tournament involved 36 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA College Division college basketball as a culmination of the 1967–68 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. It was won by Kentucky Wesleyan College, with Indiana State's Jerry Newsom named Most Outstanding Player. Uniquely, Indiana State has finished as the National Runner-up in the (1946 and 1948) NAIA Tournaments, the (1979) NCAA Division I Tournament, and the 1968 NCAA Division II Tournament.

Regional participants
* indicates a tie

Northeast
Locations: Assumption College Gymnasium (Section A), University of Rochester Palestra (Section B) and Henry A. Butova Gymnasium (Regional final) Hosts: Assumption College (Section A), University of Rochester (Section B) and American International College (Regional final)


 * Consolation- Assumption 94, Springfield 75
 * Consolation- Northeastern 67, Le Moyne 54


 * Notes:
 * The right to host the regional final was given to team emerging from the games played in Worcester, unless that team was Bridgeport, whose home court was either unavailable or deemed unsuitable to host the regional final.

South - Jackson, Tennessee
Location: unknown Host: Union University


 * Third Place - Oglethorpe 82, Bethune-Cookman 70

East - Reading, Pennsylvania
Location: Bollman Center Host: Cheyney State College


 * Third Place -Philadelphia Textile 105, Muhlenberg 94

Mideast - Ashland, Ohio
Location: Kates Gymnasium Host: Ashland University


 * Third Place - Denison 90, Roanoke 77

Midwest - Springfield, Missouri
Location: McDonald Hall and Arena Host: Southwest Missouri State University


 * Third Place - Lincoln 92, Southern Colorado 77

Southwest - Lake Charles, Louisiana
Location: Memorial Gym Host: McNeese State University


 * Third Place - Jackson State 75, McNeese State 71

Great Lakes - Normal, Illinois
Location: Horton Field House Host: Illinois State University


 * Third Place - South Dakota State 86, DePauw 84

Pacific Coast - San Diego, California
Location: Peterson Gym Host: San Diego State College


 * Third Place - San Diego State 79, UC Davis 72

* denotes each overtime played

National Finals - Evansville, Indiana
Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville


 * Third Place - Trinity 68, Ashland 52

* denotes each overtime played

All-tournament team

 * Fred Hardman (Indiana State)
 * Larry Jeffries (Trinity (TX))
 * Jerry Newsom (Indiana State)
 * Dallas Thornton (Kentucky Wesleyan)
 * George Tinsley (Kentucky Wesleyan)