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1970 NCAA University Division
basketball tournament
Teams	25
Finals site	Cole Field House; College Park, Maryland
Champions	UCLA Bruins (6th title, 6th title game,; 7th Final Four)
Runner-up	Jacksonville Dolphins (1st title game,; 1st Final Four)
Semifinalists	New Mexico State Aggies (1st Final Four); St. Bonaventure Brown Indians (1st Final Four);
Winning coach	John Wooden (6th title)
MOP	Sidney Wicks (UCLA)
Attendance	146,794
Top scorer	Austin Carr (Notre Dame); (158 points)
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The 1970 NCAA University Division basketball tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 7, 1970, and ended with the championship game on March 21 in College Park, Maryland. A total of 29 games were played, including a third-place game in each region and a national third-place game. This tournament was notable for the number of small schools that reached the Sweet 16, Elite 8, Final 4, and championship Game. Another notable aspect of the tournament was that Marquette became the first team to turn down an announced NCAA Tournament bid for the National Invitation Tournament. Coach Al McGuire took issue with being seeded in the Midwest regional instead of the geographically closer Mideast. They were replaced in the field by Dayton.^[1] As a result of this action, the NCAA now forbids its members from playing in other postseason tournaments if offered an NCAA bid.

There were three first-time participants in the Final Four: New Mexico State, St. Bonaventure, and Jacksonville, a feat not repeated until the 2023 tournament. UCLA, coached by John Wooden, won the national title with an 80–69 victory in the final game over Jacksonville, coached by Joe Williams. Sidney Wicks of UCLA was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

Schedule and venues

The following are the sites that were selected to host each round of the 1970 tournament:

First round

March 7
- East Region
  - Alumni Hall, Jamaica, New York (Host: St. John's University)
  - The Palestra, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Host: University of Pennsylvania)
  - Jadwin Gymnasium, Princeton, New Jersey (Host: Princeton University)
- Mideast Region
  - University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio (Host: University of Dayton)
- Midwest Region
  - Daniel-Meyer Coliseum, Fort Worth, Texas (Host: Texas Christian University)
- West Region
  - Smith Fieldhouse, Provo, Utah (Host: Brigham Young University)

Regional semifinals, 3rd-place games, and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)

March 12 and 14
- East Regional, Carolina Coliseum, Columbia, South Carolina (Host: University of South Carolina)
- Mideast Regional, St. John Arena, Columbus, Ohio (Host: Ohio State University)
- Midwest Regional, Allen Fieldhouse, Lawrence, Kansas (Host: University of Kansas)
- West Regional, Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Seattle, Washington (Host: University of Washington)

National semifinals, 3rd-place game, and championship (Final Four and championship)

March 19 and 21
- Cole Field House, College Park, Maryland (Host: University of Maryland, College Park)

Teams

Region	Team	Coach	Conference	Finished	Final opponent	Score
East
East	Davidson	Terry Holland	Southern	First round	St. Bonaventure	L 85–72
East	Niagara	Frank Layden	Independent	Regional Fourth Place	NC State	L 108–88
East	NC State	Norm Sloan	Atlantic Coast	Regional third place	Niagara	W 108–88
East	Penn	Dick Harter	Ivy League	First round	Niagara	L 79–69
East	St. Bonaventure	Larry Weise	Independent	Fourth Place	New Mexico State	L 79–73
East	Temple	Harry Litwack	Middle Atlantic	First round	Villanova	L 77–69
East	Villanova	Jack Kraft	Independent	Regional Runner-up	St. Bonaventure	L 97–74
Mideast
Mideast	Iowa	Ralph Miller	Big Ten	Regional third place	Notre Dame	W 121–106
Mideast	Jacksonville	Joe Williams	Independent	Runner Up	UCLA	L 80–69
Mideast	Kentucky	Adolph Rupp	Southeastern	Regional Runner-up	Jacksonville	L 106–100
Mideast	Notre Dame	John Dee	Independent	Regional Fourth Place	Iowa	L 121–106
Mideast	Ohio	James Snyder	Mid-American	First round	Notre Dame	L 112–82
Mideast	Western Kentucky	Johnny Oldham	Ohio Valley	First round	Jacksonville	L 109–96
Midwest
Midwest	Dayton	Don Donoher	Independent	First round	Houston	L 71–64
Midwest	Drake	Maury John	Missouri Valley	Regional Runner-up	New Mexico State	L 87–78
Midwest	Houston	Guy Lewis	Independent	Regional Fourth Place	Kansas State	L 107–98
Midwest	Kansas State	Cotton Fitzsimmons	Big Eight	Regional third place	Houston	W 107–98
Midwest	New Mexico State	Lou Henson	Independent	Third Place	St. Bonaventure	W 79–73
Midwest	Rice	Don Knodel	Southwest	First round	New Mexico State	L 101–77
West
West	Long Beach State	Jerry Tarkanian	Pacific Coast	Regional Fourth Place	Santa Clara	L 89–86
West	Santa Clara	Dick Garibaldi	West Coast	Regional third place	Long Beach State	W 89–86
West	UTEP	Don Haskins	Western Athletic	First round	Utah State	L 91–81
West	UCLA	John Wooden	Pacific-8	Champion	Jacksonville	W 80–69
West	Utah State	LaDell Andersen	Independent	Regional Runner-up	UCLA	L 101–79
West	Weber State	Phil Johnson	Big Sky	First round	Long Beach State	L 92–73

Bracket

East region

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

				NC State	68

				St. Bonaventure	80
	St. Bonaventure	85

	Davidson	72
							St. Bonaventure	97

							Villanova	74
	Villanova	77

	Temple	69
				Villanova	98

				Niagara	73
	Niagara	79

	Penn	69

	East Regional third place

	NC State		108

	Niagara		88

Mideast region

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Iowa

103

Jacksonville

104

Jacksonville

109

Western Kentucky

96

Jacksonville

106

Kentucky

100

Kentucky

109

Notre Dame

99

Notre Dame

112

Ohio

82

	Mideast Regional third place

	Iowa		121

	Notre Dame		106

Midwest region

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Kansas State

66

New Mexico State

70

New Mexico State

101

Rice

77

New Mexico State

87

Drake

78

Drake

92

Houston

87

Houston

71

Dayton

64

	Midwest Regional third place

	Kansas State		107

	Houston		98

West region

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

UCLA

88

Long Beach State

65

Long Beach State

92

Weber State

73

UCLA

101

Utah State

79

Santa Clara

68

Utah State

69

Utah State

91

UTEP

81

	West Regional third place

	Long Beach State		86

	Santa Clara		89

Final Four

National semifinals			National Championship Game

E	St. Bonaventure	83

ME	Jacksonville	91
			ME	Jacksonville	69

			W	UCLA	80
MW	New Mexico State	77

W	UCLA	93	National third-place game


			E	St. Bonaventure	73

			MW	New Mexico State	79

Tournament notes

In Iowa's 121–106 win over Notre Dame, the two teams set a tournament record for most combined points (227).
Every game in the Mideast Regional saw at least one of the two teams score 100 points or more.
For the second straight year, a first-time tournament participant, in this case Jacksonville, made the national championship game. Niagara and Long Beach State also made their tournament debuts this year, both of whom placed as their respective regional fourth place teams.
This was the first of eighteen tournament appearances for Long Beach coach Jerry Tarkanian, who would go on to coach the 49ers to four straight tournament appearances, as well as the UNLV Runnin' Rebels to a national championship (1990) and four Final Fours, and Fresno State to two tournament appearances.
The 1970 tournament is, to date, the most recent tournament appearance for Rice University. They currently hold the fifth longest active drought after Dartmouth (1959), Tennessee Tech (1963), Bowling Green and Columbia (1968) and Seattle (1969).
Three of the Final Four teams had dominant centers that would go on to successful NBA careers; Jacksonville with Artis Gilmore, St. Bonaventure with Bob Lanier, and New Mexico State with Sam Lacey. However, UCLA would win the tournament despite losing their dominant center from the previous season (Lew Alcindor).

Announcers

Curt Gowdy, Charlie Jones, and Jim Simpson - First Round at Dayton, Ohio (Jacksonville-Western Kentucky, Notre Dame-Ohio State);

References

^ "Marquette takes NIT over NCAA bid". Great Falls Tribune. February 25, 1970. p. 11. Retrieved January 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[1] "Marquette takes NIT over NCAA bid". Great Falls Tribune. February 25, 1970. p. 11. Retrieved January 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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-The '''1970 NCAA University Division basketball tournament''' involved 25 schools playing in [[Single-elimination tournament|single-elimination]] play to determine the national champion of men's  [[NCAA Division I]] [[college basketball]]. It began on March 7, 1970, and ended with the championship game on March 21 in [[College Park, Maryland]]. A total of 29 games were played, including a third-place game in each region and a national third-place game. This tournament was notable for the number of small schools that reached the Sweet 16, Elite 8, Final 4, and championship Game. Another notable aspect of the tournament was that [[1969–70 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team|Marquette]] became the first team to turn down an announced NCAA Tournament bid for the [[National Invitation Tournament]]. Coach [[Al McGuire]] took issue with being seeded in the Midwest regional instead of the geographically closer Mideast. They were replaced in the field by [[Dayton Flyers men's basketball|Dayton]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Marquette takes NIT over NCAA bid|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92417298/great-falls-tribune/|newspaper=[[Great Falls Tribune]]|date=February 25, 1970|page=11|via =[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date = January 12, 2022}} {{Open access}}</ref> As a result of this action, the NCAA now forbids its members from playing in other postseason tournaments if offered an NCAA bid.
+The '''1970 NCAA University Division basketball tournament''' involved 25 schools playing in [[Single-elimination tournament|single-elimination]] play to determine the national champion of men's  [[NCAA Division I]] [[college basketball]]. It began on March 7, 1970, and ended with the [[1970 NCAA University Division basketball championship game|championship game]] on March 21 in [[College Park, Maryland]]. A total of 29 games were played, including a third-place game in each region and a national third-place game. This tournament was notable for the number of small schools that reached the Sweet 16, Elite 8, Final 4, and championship Game. Another notable aspect of the tournament was that [[1969–70 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team|Marquette]] became the first team to turn down an announced NCAA Tournament bid for the [[National Invitation Tournament]]. Coach [[Al McGuire]] took issue with being seeded in the Midwest regional instead of the geographically closer Mideast. They were replaced in the field by [[Dayton Flyers men's basketball|Dayton]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Marquette takes NIT over NCAA bid|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92417298/great-falls-tribune/|newspaper=[[Great Falls Tribune]]|date=February 25, 1970|page=11|via =[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date = January 12, 2022}} {{Open access}}</ref> As a result of this action, the NCAA now forbids its members from playing in other postseason tournaments if offered an NCAA bid.
-[[1969–70 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team|UCLA]], coached by [[John Wooden]], won the national title with an 80–69 victory in the final game over [[Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball|Jacksonville]], coached by [[Joe Williams (basketball)|Joe Williams]]. [[Sidney Wicks]] of UCLA was named the tournament's [[NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player|Most Outstanding Player]].
+There were three first-time participants in the Final Four: New Mexico State, St. Bonaventure, and Jacksonville, a feat not repeated until the [[2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2023 tournament]]. [[1969–70 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team|UCLA]], coached by [[John Wooden]], won the national title with an 80–69 victory in the final game over [[1969-70 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team|Jacksonville]], coached by [[Joe Williams (basketball)|Joe Williams]]. [[Sidney Wicks]] of UCLA was named the tournament's [[NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player|Most Outstanding Player]].
 ==Schedule and venues==
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 *March 7
 **'''East Region'''
-*** [[Carnesecca Arena|Alumni Hall]], [[Jamaica, Queens|Jamaica, New York]] (Host: [[St. John's University]])
+*** [[Carnesecca Arena|Alumni Hall]], [[Jamaica, Queens|Jamaica, New York]] (Host: [[St. John's University (New York City)|St. John's University]])
 *** [[Palestra|The Palestra]], [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] (Host: [[University of Pennsylvania]])
 *** [[Jadwin Gymnasium]], [[Princeton, New Jersey]] (Host: [[Princeton University]])
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 *March 19 and 21
 **[[Cole Field House]], [[College Park, Maryland]] (Host: [[University of Maryland, College Park]])
-For the second time in five years, Cole Field House and the [[University of Maryland, College Park]] were the hosts of the Final Four. Like the previous time Cole was the Final Four site, all the venues used in the tournament were on-campus venues. To date, this is the last time that this has been the case. The tournament, which featured three East sub-regional sites for the first time, saw four venues used for the first time. In the East Regional,  the tournament came to the state of South Carolina for the first time, with games played in Columbia at the Carolina Coliseum, home of the [[South Carolina Gamecocks]]. The East sub-regional had two new sites to go with the Palestra: Alumni Hall, on the campus of [[St. John's University (New York City)|St. John's University]], and Jadwin Gymnasium on the campus of [[Princeton University]]. Jadwin is the only Ivy League venue other than the Palestra to ever host a tournament game. And in the Mideast sub-regional, the University of Dayton Arena hosted games for the first time, starting its tenure as the most-used venue in tournament history.
-This would be the last tournament to host five of the arenas: Carolina Coliseum, Daniel-Meyer Coliseum, Hec Edmundson Pavilion, St. John Arena and Smith Fieldhouse.  The Columbia market would not hold another tournament for 49 years, when its replacement, the [[Colonial Life Arena]], which opened in 2002, hosted the 2019 tournament. While the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex continued to host games, the tournament did not return to Fort Worth itself until 2022 when the new [[Dickies Arena]] opened. Seattle has continued to host games, first at the [[Kingdome]] and later at [[KeyArena]]. The tournament returned to Columbus in 2004 at the [[Nationwide Arena]], and returned in 1972 to Provo and the Smith Fieldhouse's replacement, the [[Marriott Center]].
 ==Teams==
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 ! colspan=7 | East
 |-
-| East || [[Davidson Wildcats men's basketball|Davidson]] || [[Terry Holland]] || Southern || First round||[[St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball|St. Bonaventure]]||L 85–72
+| East || {{cbb link|year=1969|sex=men|team=Davidson Wildcats|title=Davidson}} || [[Terry Holland]] || Southern || First round||[[1969–70 St. Bonaventure Brown Indians men's basketball team|St. Bonaventure]]||L 85–72
 |-
-| East || [[Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball|Niagara]] || [[Frank Layden]] || Independent || Regional Fourth Place||[[NC State Wolfpack men's basketball|NC State]]||L 108–88
+| East || {{cbb link|year=1969|sex=men|team=Niagara Purple Eagles|title=Niagara}} || [[Frank Layden]] || Independent || Regional Fourth Place||[[NC State Wolfpack men's basketball|NC State]]||L 108–88
 |-
-| East || [[NC State Wolfpack men's basketball|NC State]] || [[Norm Sloan]] || Atlantic Coast || Regional third place||[[Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball|Niagara]]||W 108–88
+| East || {{cbb link|year=1969|sex=men|team=NC State Wolfpack|title=NC State}} || [[Norm Sloan]] || Atlantic Coast || Regional third place||[[Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball|Niagara]]||W 108–88
 |-
-| East || [[Penn Quakers men's basketball|Penn]] || [[Dick Harter]] || Ivy League || First round||[[Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball|Niagara]]||L 79–69
+| East || {{cbb link|year=1969|sex=men|team=Penn Quakers|title=Penn}} || [[Dick Harter]] || Ivy League || First round||[[Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball|Niagara]]||L 79–69
 |-
-| East || [[St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball|St. Bonaventure]] || [[Larry Weise]] || Independent || Fourth Place||[[New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball|New Mexico State]]||L 79–73
+| East || [[1969–70 St. Bonaventure Brown Indians men's basketball team|St. Bonaventure]] || [[Larry Weise]] || Independent || Fourth Place||[[1969–70 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team|New Mexico State]]||L 79–73
 |-
-| East || [[Temple Owls men's basketball|Temple]] || [[Harry Litwack]] || Middle Atlantic || First round||[[Villanova Wildcats men's basketball|Villanova]]||L 77–69
+| East || {{cbb link|year=1969|sex=men|team=Temple Owls|title=Temple}} || [[Harry Litwack]] || Middle Atlantic || First round||[[Villanova Wildcats men's basketball|Villanova]]||L 77–69
 |-
-| East || [[Villanova Wildcats men's basketball|Villanova]] || [[Jack Kraft]] || Independent || Regional Runner-up||[[St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball|St. Bonaventure]]||L 97–74
+| East || {{cbb link|year=1969|sex=men|team=Villanova Wildcats|title=Villanova}} || [[Jack Kraft]] || Independent || Regional Runner-up||[[1969–70 St. Bonaventure Brown Indians men's basketball team|St. Bonaventure]]||L 97–74
 |-
 ! colspan=7 | Mideast
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 | Mideast || [[1969–70 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team|Iowa]] || [[Ralph Miller]] || Big Ten || Regional third place||[[Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball|Notre Dame]]||W 121–106
 |-
-| Mideast || [[Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball|Jacksonville]] || [[Joe Williams (basketball)|Joe Williams]] || Independent || Runner Up||[[1969–70 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team|UCLA]]||L 80–69
+| Mideast || [[1969–70 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team|Jacksonville]] || [[Joe Williams (basketball)|Joe Williams]] || Independent || Runner Up||[[1969–70 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team|UCLA]]||L 80–69
 |-
-| Mideast || [[1969–70 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team|Kentucky]] || [[Adolph Rupp]] || Southeastern || Regional Runner-up||[[Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball|Jacksonville]]||L 106–100
+| Mideast || [[1969–70 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team|Kentucky]] || [[Adolph Rupp]] || Southeastern || Regional Runner-up||[[1969–70 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team|Jacksonville]]||L 106–100
 |-
-| Mideast || [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball|Notre Dame]] || [[John Dee (basketball)|John Dee]] || Independent || Regional Fourth Place||[[1969–70 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team|Iowa]]||L 121–106
+| Mideast || [[1969–70 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team|Notre Dame]] || [[John Dee (basketball)|John Dee]] || Independent || Regional Fourth Place||[[1969–70 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team|Iowa]]||L 121–106
 |-
 | Mideast || [[1969–70 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team|Ohio]] || [[Jim Snyder (coach)|James Snyder]] || Mid-American || First round||[[Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball|Notre Dame]]||L 112–82
 |-
-| Mideast || [[1969–70 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team|Western Kentucky]] || [[Johnny Oldham]] || Ohio Valley || First round||[[Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball|Jacksonville]]||L 109–96
+| Mideast || [[1969–70 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team|Western Kentucky]] || [[Johnny Oldham]] || Ohio Valley || First round||[[1969–70 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team|Jacksonville]]||L 109–96
 |-
 ! colspan=7 | Midwest
 |-
-| Midwest || [[Dayton Flyers men's basketball|Dayton]] || [[Don Donoher]] || Independent || First round||[[Houston Cougars men's basketball|Houston]]||L 71–64
+| Midwest || {{cbb link|year=1969|sex=men|team=Dayton Flyers|title=Dayton}} || [[Don Donoher]] || Independent || First round||[[Houston Cougars men's basketball|Houston]]||L 71–64
 |-
-| Midwest || [[Drake Bulldogs men's basketball|Drake]] || [[Maury John]] || Missouri Valley || Regional Runner-up||[[1969–70 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team|New Mexico State]]||L 87–78
+| Midwest || [[1969–70 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team|Drake]] || [[Maury John]] || Missouri Valley || Regional Runner-up||[[1969–70 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team|New Mexico State]]||L 87–78
 |-
-| Midwest || [[Houston Cougars men's basketball|Houston]] || [[Guy Lewis]] || Independent || Regional Fourth Place||[[Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball|Kansas State]]||L 107–98
+| Midwest || {{cbb link|year=1969|sex=men|team=Houston Cougars|title=Houston}} || [[Guy Lewis]] || Independent || Regional Fourth Place||[[1969–70 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team|Kansas State]]||L 107–98
 |-
-| Midwest || [[Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball|Kansas State]] || [[Cotton Fitzsimmons]] || Big Eight || Regional third place||[[Houston Cougars men's basketball|Houston]]||W 107–98
+| Midwest || [[1969–70 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team|Kansas State]] || [[Cotton Fitzsimmons]] || Big Eight || Regional third place||[[Houston Cougars men's basketball|Houston]]||W 107–98
 |-
-| Midwest || [[1969–70 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team|New Mexico State]] || [[Lou Henson]] || Independent || Third Place||[[St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball|St. Bonaventure]]||W 79–73
+| Midwest || [[1969–70 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team|New Mexico State]] || [[Lou Henson]] || Independent || Third Place||[[1969–70 St. Bonaventure Brown Indians men's basketball team|St. Bonaventure]]||W 79–73
 |-
-| Midwest || [[Rice Owls men's basketball|Rice]] || [[Don Knodel]] || Southwest || First round||[[1969–70 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team|New Mexico State]]||L 101–77
+| Midwest || {{cbb link|year=1969|sex=men|team=Rice Owls|title=Rice}} || [[Don Knodel]] || Southwest || First round||[[1969–70 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team|New Mexico State]]||L 101–77
 |-
 ! colspan=7 | West
 |-
-| West || [[Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball|Long Beach State]] || [[Jerry Tarkanian]] || Pacific Coast || Regional Fourth Place||[[Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball|Santa Clara]]||L 89–86
+| West || {{cbb link|year=1969|sex=men|team=Long Beach State 49ers|title=Long Beach State}} || [[Jerry Tarkanian]] || Pacific Coast || Regional Fourth Place||[[Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball|Santa Clara]]||L 89–86
 |-
-| West || [[Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball|Santa Clara]] || [[Dick Garibaldi]] || West Coast || Regional third place||[[Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball|Long Beach State]]||W 89–86
+| West || {{cbb link|year=1969|sex=men|team=Santa Clara Broncos|title=Santa Clara}} || [[Dick Garibaldi]] || West Coast || Regional third place||[[Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball|Long Beach State]]||W 89–86
 |-
-| West || [[UTEP Miners men's basketball|UTEP]] || [[Don Haskins]] || Western Athletic || First round||[[Utah State Aggies men's basketball|Utah State]]||L 91–81
+| West || {{cbb link|year=1969|sex=men|team=UTEP Miners|title=UTEP}} || [[Don Haskins]] || Western Athletic || First round||[[Utah State Aggies men's basketball|Utah State]]||L 91–81
 |-
-| West || [[1969–70 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team|UCLA]] || [[John Wooden]] || Pacific-8 || '''Champion'''||[[Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball|Jacksonville]]||W 80–69
+| West || [[1969–70 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team|UCLA]] || [[John Wooden]] || Pacific-8 || '''Champion'''||[[1969–70 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team|Jacksonville]]||W 80–69
 |-
-| West || [[Utah State Aggies men's basketball|Utah State]] || [[LaDell Andersen]] || Independent || Regional Runner-up||[[1969–70 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team|UCLA]]||L 101–79
+| West || {{cbb link|year=1969|sex=men|team=Utah State Aggies|title=Utah State}} || [[LaDell Andersen]] || Independent || Regional Runner-up||[[1969–70 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team|UCLA]]||L 101–79
 |-
-| West || [[Weber State Wildcats men's basketball|Weber State]] || [[Phil Johnson (basketball, born 1941)|Phil Johnson]] || Big Sky || First round||[[Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball|Long Beach State]]||L 92–73
+| West || [[1969–70 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]] || [[Phil Johnson (basketball, born 1941)|Phil Johnson]] || Big Sky || First round||[[Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball|Long Beach State]]||L 92–73
 |-
 |}
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 ===East region===
-{{3RoundBracket-Byes | RD1-seed3=
+{{3RoundBracket|byes=1
+|nowrap=y| RD1-seed3=
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  | RD1-score3='''85'''
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 ===Mideast region===
-{{3RoundBracket-Byes | RD1-seed3=
+{{3RoundBracket|byes=1
+|nowrap=y| RD1-seed3=
  | RD1-team3='''Jacksonville'''
  | RD1-score3='''109'''
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 ===Midwest region===
-{{3RoundBracket-Byes | RD1-seed3=
+{{3RoundBracket|byes=1
+|nowrap=y| RD1-seed3=
  | RD1-team3='''New Mexico State'''
  | RD1-score3='''101'''
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 ===West region===
-{{3RoundBracket-Byes | RD1-seed3=
+{{3RoundBracket|byes=1
+|nowrap=y| RD1-seed3=
  | RD1-team3='''Long Beach State'''
  | RD1-score3='''92'''
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 | RD2-score2 = '''80'''
-| RD3 = National third-place game
+| RD2b = National third-place game
-| RD3-seed1 = E
+| RD2b-seed1 = E
-| RD3-team1 = St. Bonaventure
+| RD2b-team1 = St. Bonaventure
-| RD3-score1 = 73
+| RD2b-score1 = 73
-| RD3-seed2 = MW
+| RD2b-seed2 = MW
-| RD3-team2 = '''New Mexico State'''
+| RD2b-team2 = '''New Mexico State'''
-| RD3-score2 = '''79'''
+| RD2b-score2 = '''79'''
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 == Tournament notes ==
-* In Iowa's 121-106 win over Notre Dame, the two teams set a tournament record for most combined points (227).
+* In Iowa's 121–106 win over Notre Dame, the two teams set a tournament record for most combined points (227).
 * Every game in the Mideast Regional saw at least one of the two teams score 100 points or more.
 * For the second straight year, a first-time tournament participant, in this case Jacksonville, made the national championship game. Niagara and Long Beach State also made their tournament debuts this year, both of whom placed as their respective regional fourth place teams.
 * This was the first of eighteen tournament appearances for Long Beach coach [[Jerry Tarkanian]], who would go on to coach the 49ers to four straight tournament appearances, as well as the [[UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball|UNLV Runnin' Rebels]] to a national championship (1990) and four Final Fours, and [[Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball|Fresno State]] to two tournament appearances.
 * The 1970 tournament is, to date, the most recent tournament appearance for Rice University. They currently hold the fifth longest active drought after Dartmouth (1959), Tennessee Tech (1963), Bowling Green and Columbia (1968) and Seattle (1969).
+* Three of the Final Four teams had dominant centers that would go on to successful NBA careers; Jacksonville with [[Artis Gilmore]], St. Bonaventure with [[Bob Lanier]], and New Mexico State with [[Sam Lacey]].  However, UCLA would win the tournament despite losing their dominant center from the previous season ([[Lew Alcindor]]).
+==Announcers==
+[[Curt Gowdy]], [[Charlie Jones (sportscaster)|Charlie Jones]], and [[Jim Simpson (sportscaster)|Jim Simpson]] - First Round at Dayton, Ohio (Jacksonville-Western Kentucky, Notre Dame-Ohio State);
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v t e NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
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Structure	Selection process Venues No. 1 seeds First Four Elite Eight Final four
Champions & awards	List of champions Most Outstanding Player
Media & culture	Blue bloods Bracketology Broadcasting Tournament Final Four Cutting down the nets March Madness pools "One Shining Moment"
Records & statistics	Team records Bids by school Consecutive appearances Final Four participants Final Four appearances by coach Overall records Upsets Team appearances by seed
See also: Division I Women's Tournament, Division II Tournament, Division III Tournament

Latest revision as of 02:08, 17 February 2024

Schedule and venues

Teams

Bracket

East region

Mideast region

Midwest region

West region

Final Four

See also

Tournament notes

Announcers

References