Rebuilt 318 Refuses to Start

I didn't degree the cam. I never have. I was taught that degreeing a cam is just to ensure that the specs were what the advertiser said they are. I installed the cam and lined it up with the crank gear dot to dot. I've never had a problem with it before.

You lined up the crank and cam gear dot to dot, where was the #1 cylinder when you did this?