Edition of USA college basketball tournament
Winning coach | John Wooden (5th title) |
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MOP | Lew Alcindor (UCLA) |
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Attendance | 165,712 |
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Top scorer | Rick Mount (Purdue) (122 points) |
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The 1969 NCAA University Division men's basketball tournament involved 25 schools playing to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 8, 1969, and ended with the championship game on March 22 in Louisville, Kentucky. Including consolation games in each of the regions and an overall consolation game, a total of 29 games were played.
UCLA, coached by John Wooden, won the national title with a 92–72 victory in the final game over Purdue, coached by George King. Lew Alcindor of UCLA was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
In the game, John Vallely, the "Money Man", scored 22 points and Alcindor had 37 points, to give UCLA a win over Purdue, which is Wooden's alma mater. Purdue was hampered due to injuries to starting point guard Billy Keller and forward Herm Gilliam; Purdue had also lost 7'0" center Chuck Bavis to a broken collarbone during the Mideast Regionals against Miami, (OH). In earlier matchups, Bavis had provided an ample challenge to Alcindor. Wooden was an All-American guard for the Boilermakers from 1928 to 1932.
Schedule and venues
The following are the sites that were selected to host each round of the 1969 tournament, and their host(s):
First round
- March 8
- East Region
- Mideast Region
- Midwest Region
- West Region
Regional semifinals, 3rd-place games, and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)
- March 13 and 15
- East Regional, Cole Field House, College Park, Maryland (Host: University of Maryland, College Park)
- Mideast Regional, Wisconsin Field House, Madison, Wisconsin (Host: University of Wisconsin-Madison)
- Midwest Regional, Ahearn Field House, Manhattan, Kansas (Host: Kansas State University)
- West Regional, Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, California (Host: UCLA)
National semifinals, 3rd-place game, and championship (Final Four and championship)
Teams
Bracket
* – Denotes overtime period
East region
| Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Finals | |
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| | | | | North Carolina | 79 | | |
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| | | | Duquesne | 78 | |
| | Duquesne | 74 | |
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| | Saint Joseph's | 52 | |
| | | North Carolina | 87 | |
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| | | | Davidson | 85 | |
| | Davidson | 75 | | |
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| | Villanova | 61 | |
| | | Davidson | 79 | |
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| | | | St. John's | 69 | |
| | St. John's | 72 | |
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| | Princeton | 63 | |
Mideast region
| Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Finals | |
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| | | | | Purdue | 91 | | |
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| | | | Miami (OH) | 71 | |
| | Miami (OH) | 63 | |
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| | Notre Dame | 60 | |
| | | Purdue | 75 | |
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| | | | Marquette | 73 | |
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| | | Kentucky | 74 | |
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| | | | Marquette | 81 | |
| | Marquette | 82 | |
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| | Murray State | 62 | |
Midwest region
| Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Finals | |
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| | | | | Drake | 81 | | |
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| | | | Texas A&M | 63 | |
| | Texas A&M | 81 | |
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| | Trinity (TX) | 66 | |
| | | Drake | 84 | |
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| | | | Colorado State | 77 | |
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| | | Colorado | 56 | |
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| | | | Colorado State | 64 | |
| | Colorado State | 52 | |
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| | Dayton | 50 | |
West region
| Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Finals | |
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| | | | | UCLA | 53 | | |
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| | | | New Mexico State | 38 | |
| | New Mexico State | 74 | |
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| | BYU | 62 | |
| | | UCLA | 90 | |
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| | | | Santa Clara | 52 | |
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| | | Santa Clara | 63 | |
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| | | | Weber State | 59* | |
| | Weber State | 75 | |
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| | Seattle | 73 | |
Final Four
| National semifinals | | | National Final | |
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| E | North Carolina | 65 | | |
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| ME | Purdue | 92 | |
| | ME | Purdue | 72 | |
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| | | W | UCLA | 92 | |
| MW | Drake | 82 | |
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| W | UCLA | 85 | |
National third-place game
| National third-place game [1] | |
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| E | North Carolina | 84 | |
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| MW | Drake | 104 | |
Regional third-place games
| East Regional third place | | | | | | | | Duquesne | 75 | | | | St. John's | 72 | | | | Mideast Regional third place | | | | | | | | Kentucky | 72 | | | | Miami (OH) | 71 | | |
| Midwest Regional third place | | | | | | | | Colorado | 97 | | | | Texas A&M | 82 | | | | West Regional third place | | | | | | | | Weber State | 58 | | | | New Mexico State | 56 | | |
See also
Notes
- Three teams - Drake, Purdue and Trinity University - made their tournament debuts. While Drake and Purdue made the Final Four in their first appearances, Trinity, an independent school from San Antonio, did not win their regional quarterfinal game against Texas A&M. This would be Trinity's only appearance in the tournament, as they would drop down to Division II when the NCAA realigned its divisions in 1973.
- This tournament also marked the last tournament appearance of Seattle University. The team would leave the NCAA in 1980 due to budgetary cuts, joining the NAIA at that time. However, they would rejoin the NCAA in 2001 and, finally, rejoin Division I in 2009. The Redhawks, as they are now known, have not returned to the tournament since.
References
- ^ "1954 NCAA basketball tournament Bracket". Retrieved October 14, 2011.
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