number of teams that lost by three or fewer points in their final game of the tournament
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col : region | seed | team | coach | finished | final opponent | score row 1 : east |  |  |  |  |  |  row 2 : east | n/a | furman | joe williams | first round | syracuse | l 83-82 row 3 : east | n/a | maryland | lefty driesell | regional runner-up | providence | l 103-89 row 4 : east | n/a | penn | chuck daly | regional fourth place | syracuse | l 69-68 row 5 : east | n/a | providence | dave gavitt | fourth place | indiana | l 97-79 row 6 : east | n/a | st. john's | frank mulzoff | first round | penn | l 62-61 row 7 : east | n/a | saint joseph's | jack mckinney | first round | providence | l 89-76 row 8 : east | n/a | syracuse | roy danforth | regional third place | penn | w 69-68 row 9 : mideast |  |  |  |  |  |  row 10 : mideast | n/a | austin peay | lake kelly | regional fourth place | marquette | l 88-73 row 11 : mideast | n/a | indiana | bob knight | third place | providence | w 97-79 row 12 : mideast | n/a | jacksonville | tom wasdin | first round | austin peay | l 77-75 row 13 : mideast | n/a | kentucky | joe b. hall | regional runner-up | indiana | l 72-65 row 14 : mideast | n/a | marquette | al mcguire | regional third place | austin peay | w 88-73 row 15 : mideast | n/a | miami, ohio | darrell hedric | first round | marquette | l 77-62 row 16 : midwest |  |  |  |  |  |  row 17 : midwest | n/a | houston | guy lewis | first round | southwestern louisiana | l 102-89 row 18 : midwest | n/a | kansas state | jack hartman | regional runner-up | memphis state | l 92-72 row 19 : midwest | n/a | southwestern louisiana (vacated) | beryl shipley | regional fourth place | south carolina | l 90-85 row 20 : midwest | n/a | memphis state | gene bartow | runner up | ucla | l 87-66 row 21 : midwest | n/a | south carolina | frank mcguire | regional third place | southwestern louisiana | w 90-85 row 22 : midwest | n/a | texas tech | gerald myers | first round | south carolina | l 78-70 row 23 : west |  |  |  |  |  |  row 24 : west | n/a | arizona state | ned wulk | regional fourth place | long beach state | l 84-80 row 25 : west | n/a | long beach state | jerry tarkanian | regional third place | arizona state | w 84-80 row 26 : west | n/a | oklahoma city | abe lemons | first round | arizona state | l 103-78 row 27 : west | n/a | san francisco | bob gaillard | regional runner-up | ucla | l 54-39 row 28 : west | n/a | ucla | john wooden | champion | memphis state | w 87-66 row 29 : west | n/a | weber state | gene visscher | first round | long beach state | l 88-75
number of teams that lost by three or fewer points in their final game of the tournament
Region Seed Team Coach Finished Final Opponent Score
East
East n/a Furman Joe Williams First round Syracuse L 83-82
East n/a Maryland Lefty Driesell Regional Runner-up Providence L 103-89
East n/a Penn Chuck Daly Regional Fourth Place Syracuse L 69-68
East n/a Providence Dave Gavitt Fourth Place Indiana L 97-79
East n/a St. John's Frank Mulzoff First round Penn L 62-61
East n/a Saint Joseph's Jack McKinney First round Providence L 89-76
East n/a Syracuse Roy Danforth Regional Third Place Penn W 69-68
Mideast
Mideast n/a Austin Peay Lake Kelly Regional Fourth Place Marquette L 88-73
Mideast n/a Indiana Bob Knight Third Place Providence W 97-79
Mideast n/a Jacksonville Tom Wasdin First round Austin Peay L 77-75
Mideast n/a Kentucky Joe B. Hall Regional Runner-up Indiana L 72-65
Mideast n/a Marquette Al McGuire Regional Third Place Austin Peay W 88-73
Mideast n/a Miami, Ohio Darrell Hedric First round Marquette L 77-62
Midwest
Midwest n/a Houston Guy Lewis First round Southwestern Louisiana L 102-89
Midwest n/a Kansas State Jack Hartman Regional Runner-up Memphis State L 92-72
Midwest n/a Southwestern Louisiana (Vacated) Beryl Shipley Regional Fourth Place South Carolina L 90-85
Midwest n/a Memphis State Gene Bartow Runner Up UCLA L 87-66
Midwest n/a South Carolina Frank McGuire Regional Third Place Southwestern Louisiana W 90-85
Midwest n/a Texas Tech Gerald Myers First round South Carolina L 78-70
West
West n/a Arizona State Ned Wulk Regional Fourth Place Long Beach State L 84-80
West n/a Long Beach State Jerry Tarkanian Regional Third Place Arizona State W 84-80
West n/a Oklahoma City Abe Lemons First round Arizona State L 103-78
West n/a San Francisco Bob Gaillard Regional Runner-up UCLA L 54-39
West n/a UCLA John Wooden Champion Memphis State W 87-66
West n/a Weber State Gene Visscher First round Long Beach State L 88-75
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