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1969 NCAA College Division basketball tournament

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.

American International College's tournament and semifinal appearances were later vacated due to NCAA rules violations.

Regional participants

<nowiki>*</nowiki>tournament appearance vacated

Regionals

South Atlantic - Norfolk, Virginia

Location: unknown Host: Norfolk State University

  • Third Place - Norfolk State 113, Old Dominion 102

South - Owensboro, Kentucky

Location: Owensboro Sportscenter Host: Kentucky Wesleyan College

  • Third Place - Transylvania 65, Bellarmine 64

Far West - Las Vegas, Nevada

Location: Las Vegas Convention Center Host: University of Nevada, Las Vegas

  • Third Place - UC Irvine 82, UC Davis 70

New England - Springfield, Massachusetts

Location: Butova Gymnasium Host: American International College

  • Third Place - Assumption 98, Central Connecticut State 77

East - DeWitt, New York

Location: Le Moyne Athletic Center Host: Le Moyne College

  • 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. Some newspapers reported the score as 81–75. Le Moyne, which hosted the game, shows the score as 81–77 in its all-time results.

Midwest - Springfield, Missouri

Location: McDonald Hall and Arena Host: Southwest Missouri State University

  • Third Place - Lincoln 77, St. Olaf 72

Great Lakes - Valparaiso, Indiana

Location: Hilltop Gym Host: Valparaiso University

  • Third Place - North Park 90, Concordia 73

Mideast - Ashland, Ohio

Location: Kates Gymnasium Host: Ashland University

  • Third Place - Philadelphia Textile 76, Wittenberg 74

<nowiki>*</nowiki>denotes each overtime played

National Finals - Evansville, Indiana

Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville

  • Third Place - American International 53, Ashland 51

<nowiki>*</nowiki>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

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