1969 NCAA College Division basketball tournament
- American International Yellow Jackets* (1st Final Four)
- Ashland Eagles (2nd Final Four)
NCAA Division II men's tournaments | |
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«1968 | 1970» |
The 1969 NCAA College Division basketball tournament involved 32 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 1968–69 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. It was won by Kentucky Wesleyan College, with Kentucky Wesleyan's George Tinsley named the Most Outstanding Player.
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American International College's tournament and semifinal appearances were later vacated due to NCAA rules violations.
Regional participants
School | Outcome | |
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Mount St. Mary's | Runner-up | |
Norfolk State | Third Place | |
Oglethorpe | Regional Champion | |
Old Dominion | Fourth Place |
School | Outcome | |
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Alcorn State | Runner-up | |
Bellarmine | Fourth Place | |
Kentucky Wesleyan | Regional Champion | |
Transylvania | Third Place |
School | Outcome | |
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San Francisco State | Regional Champion | |
UC Davis | Fourth Place | |
UC Irvine | Third Place | |
UNLV | Runner-up |
School | Outcome | |
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American International* | Regional Champion | |
Assumption | Third Place | |
Central Connecticut State | Fourth Place | |
Springfield | Runner-up |
School | Outcome | |
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Albany (NY) | Third Place | |
Le Moyne | Fourth Place | |
Montclair State | Regional Champion | |
Wagner | Runner-up |
School | Outcome | |
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Lincoln (MO) | Third Place | |
South Dakota State | Runner-up | |
SW Missouri State | Regional Champion | |
St. Olaf | Fourth Place |
School | Outcome | |
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Concordia (IL) | Fourth Place | |
Illinois State | Regional Champion | |
North Park | Third Place | |
Valparaiso | Runner-up |
School | Outcome | |
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Ashland | Regional Champion | |
Cheyney | Runner-up | |
Philadelphia Textile | Third Place | |
Wittenberg | Fourth Place |
*tournament appearance vacated
Regionals
South Atlantic - Norfolk, Virginia
Location: unknown Host: Norfolk State University
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 8 | ||||||||
Oglethorpe | 68 | ||||||||
Old Dominion | 60 | ||||||||
Oglethorpe | 74 | ||||||||
Mount St. Mary's | 56 | ||||||||
Mount St. Mary's | 95 | ||||||||
Norfolk State | 80 |
- Third Place - Norfolk State 113, Old Dominion 102
South - Owensboro, Kentucky
Location: Owensboro Sportscenter Host: Kentucky Wesleyan College
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 8 | ||||||||
Alcorn State | 76 | ||||||||
Bellarmine | 75 | ||||||||
Alcorn State | 79 | ||||||||
Kentucky Wesleyan | 83 | ||||||||
Kentucky Wesleyan | 77 | ||||||||
Transylvania | 61 |
- Third Place - Transylvania 65, Bellarmine 64
Far West - Las Vegas, Nevada
Location: Las Vegas Convention Center Host: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 8 | ||||||||
San Francisco State | 81 | ||||||||
UC Irvine | 55 | ||||||||
San Francisco State | 77 | ||||||||
UNLV | 72 | ||||||||
UNLV | 84 | ||||||||
UC Davis | 81 |
- Third Place - UC Irvine 82, UC Davis 70
New England - Springfield, Massachusetts
Location: Butova Gymnasium Host: American International College
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 8 | ||||||||
Springfield | 91 | ||||||||
Central Connecticut State | 80 | ||||||||
Springfield | 68 | ||||||||
91 | |||||||||
79 | |||||||||
Assumption | 77 |
- Third Place - Assumption 98, Central Connecticut State 77
East - DeWitt, New York
Location: Le Moyne Athletic Center Host: Le Moyne College
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 8 | ||||||||
Wagner | 109 | ||||||||
Albany (NY) | 64 | ||||||||
Wagner | 78 | ||||||||
Montclair State | 101 | ||||||||
Montclair State | 81 | ||||||||
Le Moyne | 77 |
- Third Place - Albany (NY) 71, Le Moyne 70
Note: The 2010 edition of the NCAA's Division II Men's Basketball Championship record book reports the score of the Montclair State–Le Moyne game as a 79–75 Montclair State win. The score was widely reported in the news media as 81–77.[1][2][3][4] Some newspapers reported the score as 81–75.[5][6] Le Moyne, which hosted the game, shows the score as 81–77 in its all-time results.[7]
Midwest - Springfield, Missouri
Location: McDonald Hall and Arena Host: Southwest Missouri State University
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 8 | ||||||||
South Dakota State | 79 | ||||||||
Lincoln (MO) | 77 | ||||||||
South Dakota State | 74 | ||||||||
SW Missouri State | 87 | ||||||||
SW Missouri State | 75 | ||||||||
St. Olaf | 47 |
- Third Place - Lincoln 77, St. Olaf 72
Great Lakes - Valparaiso, Indiana
Location: Hilltop Gym [8] Host: Valparaiso University
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 8 | ||||||||
Illinois State | 87 | ||||||||
North Park | 82 | ||||||||
Illinois State | 103 | ||||||||
Valparaiso | 87 | ||||||||
Valparaiso | 91 | ||||||||
Concordia (IL) | 81 |
- Third Place - North Park 90, Concordia 73
Mideast - Ashland, Ohio
Location: Kates Gymnasium Host: Ashland University
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 8 | ||||||||
Cheyney | 84 | ||||||||
Wittenberg | 70 | ||||||||
Cheyney | 56 | ||||||||
Ashland | 66 | ||||||||
Ashland | 43 | ||||||||
Philadelphia Textile | 40 |
- Third Place - Philadelphia Textile 76, Wittenberg 74
*denotes each overtime played
National Finals - Evansville, Indiana
Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville
National Quarterfinals Elite Eight March 12 | National semifinals Final Four March 13 | National Championship March 14 | ||||||||||||
Oglethorpe | 68 | |||||||||||||
Kentucky Wesleyan | 82 | |||||||||||||
Kentucky Wesleyan | 83* | |||||||||||||
82 | ||||||||||||||
San Francisco State | 75 | |||||||||||||
80 | ||||||||||||||
Kentucky Wesleyan | 75 | |||||||||||||
SW Missouri State | 71 | |||||||||||||
Montclair State | 76 | |||||||||||||
SW Missouri State | 92 | |||||||||||||
SW Missouri State | 58 | |||||||||||||
Ashland | 48 | |||||||||||||
Illinois State | 35 | |||||||||||||
Ashland | 41 |
- Third Place - American International 53, Ashland 51
*denotes each overtime played
All-Tournament team
- Mert Bancroft (Southwest Missouri State)
- Tommy Hobgood (Kentucky Wesleyan)
- Curtis Perry (Southwest Missouri State)
- Bob Rutherford (American International)
- George Tinsley (Kentucky Wesleyan)
See also
References
- ^ "LeMoyne Bows to Montclair in Tourney, 81–77". The Post-Standard. Syracuse, New York. March 8, 1969. p. 11. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
- ^ "Ashland's Eagles Pass Initial Test". The News-Palladium. Benton Harbor, Michigan. March 8, 1969. p. 14. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
- ^ "Basketball Results". San Antonio Express/News. March 9, 1969. p. 3. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
- ^ "Ashland Gains but Irvine Loses". section 2. Progress-Bulletin (evening ed.). Pomona, California. March 8, 1969. p. 2. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
- ^ "Basketball Results". The Dominion News. Morgantown, West Virginia. March 8, 1969. p. 3-B. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
- ^ "College Basketball". The Daily Report. Ontario-Upland, California. March 8, 1969. p. B-2. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
- ^ "Le Moyne College Men's Basketball All-time Game Results". Le Moyne Dolphins. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
- ^ Kretchmar, Dick (March 10, 1969). "Crusaders Lose To Redbitds In NCAA Finals". Valparaiso Vidette Messenger.
Sources
- 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament Records and Statistics: Division II men's basketball Championship
- 1969 NCAA College Division Men's Basketball Tournament jonfmorse.com
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