1970 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
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The 1970 NCAA Men's Division I 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.
UCLA, coached by John Wooden, won the national title with a 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.
Locations
| Region | Site | Other Locations |
|---|---|---|
| East | Columbia, South Carolina | Jamaica, New York, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Princeton, New Jersey |
| Mideast | Columbus, Ohio | Dayton, Ohio |
| Midwest | Lawrence, Kansas | Fort Worth, Texas |
| West | Seattle, Washington | Provo, Utah |
| Finals | College Park, Maryland |
Teams
| Region | Seed | Team | Coach | Finished | Final Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | ||||||
| East | n/a | Davidson | Terry Holland | Round of 32 | St. Bonaventure | L 85-72 |
| East | n/a | Niagara | Frank Layden | Regional Fourth Place | North Carolina State | L 108-88 |
| East | n/a | North Carolina State | Norm Sloan | Regional Third Place | Niagara | W 108-88 |
| East | n/a | Penn | Dick Harter | Round of 32 | Niagara | L 79-69 |
| East | n/a | St. Bonaventure | Larry Weise | Fourth Place | New Mexico State | L 79-73 |
| East | n/a | Temple | Harry Litwack | Round of 32 | Villanova | L 77-69 |
| East | n/a | Villanova | Jack Kraft | Elite Eight | St. Bonaventure | L 97-74 |
| Mideast | ||||||
| Mideast | n/a | Iowa | Ralph Miller | Regional Third Place | Notre Dame | W 121-106 |
| Mideast | n/a | Jacksonville | Joe Williams | Runner Up | UCLA | L 80-69 |
| Mideast | n/a | Kentucky | Adolph Rupp | Elite Eight | Jacksonville | L 106-100 |
| Mideast | n/a | Notre Dame | Johnny Dee | Regional Fourth Place | Iowa | L 121-106 |
| Mideast | n/a | Ohio | James Snyder | Round of 32 | Notre Dame | L 112-82 |
| Mideast | n/a | Western Kentucky | Johnny Oldham | Round of 32 | Jacksonville | L 109-96 |
| Midwest | ||||||
| Midwest | n/a | Dayton | Don Donoher | Round of 32 | Houston | L 71-64 |
| Midwest | n/a | Drake | Maurice John | Elite Eight | New Mexico State | L 87-78 |
| Midwest | n/a | Houston | Guy Lewis | Regional Fourth Place | Kansas State | L 107-98 |
| Midwest | n/a | Kansas State | Cotton Fitzsimmons | Regional Third Place | Houston | W 107-98 |
| Midwest | n/a | New Mexico State | Lou Henson | Third Place | St. Bonaventure | W 79-73 |
| Midwest | n/a | Rice | Don Knodel | Round of 32 | New Mexico State | L 101-77 |
| West | ||||||
| West | n/a | Long Beach State | Jerry Tarkanian | Regional Fourth Place | Santa Clara | L 89-86 |
| West | n/a | Santa Clara | Dick Garibaldi | Regional Third Place | Long Beach State | W 89-86 |
| West | n/a | UTEP | Don Haskins | Round of 32 | Utah State | L 91-81 |
| West | n/a | UCLA | John Wooden | Champion | Jacksonville | W 80-69 |
| West | n/a | Utah State | Ladell Andersen | Elite Eight | UCLA | L 101-79 |
| West | n/a | Weber State | Phil Johnson | Round of 32 | Long Beach State | L 92-73 |
Bracket
East region
Mideast region
Midwest region
West region
Final Four
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External links
- [1970 NCAA Basketball Tournament] on Shrp Sports (source for the bracket)
- [HoopsTournament.Net], source for much of the information on this page.
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