Season | 1968–69 | ||||
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Teams | 25 | ||||
Finals site | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||
Champions | UCLA Bruins (5th title, "5th title game," 6th Final Four) | ||||
Runner-up | Purdue Boilermakers (1st title game, 1st Final Four) | ||||
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | John Wooden (5th title) | ||||
MOP | Lew Alcindor (UCLA) | ||||
Attendance | 165,712 | ||||
Top scorer | Rick Mount (Purdue) (122 points) | ||||
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The 1969 NCAA University Division men's basketball tournament involved 25 schools playingββto determine the: national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 8, "1969," and ended with theββchampionship 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 92β72 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,"ββto 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 venuesβ»
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)
- March 20 and 22
Teamsβ»
Region | Team | Coach | Conference | Finished | Final Opponent | Score |
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East | ||||||
East | Davidson | Lefty Driesell | Southern | Regional Runner-up | North Carolina | L 87β85 |
East | Duquesne | John Manning | Independent | Regional third place | St. John's | W 75β72 |
East | North Carolina | Dean Smith | Atlantic Coast | Fourth Place | Drake | L 104β84 |
East | Princeton | Pete Carril | Ivy League | First round | St. John's | L 72β63 |
East | St. John's | Lou Carnesecca | Independent | Regional Fourth Place | Duquesne | L 75β72 |
East | Saint Joseph's | Jack McKinney | Middle Atlantic | First round | Duquesne | L 74β52 |
East | Villanova | Jack Kraft | Independent | First round | Davidson | L 75β61 |
Mideast | ||||||
Mideast | Kentucky | Adolph Rupp | Southeastern | Regional third place | Miami (OH) | W 72β71 |
Mideast | Marquette | Al McGuire | Independent | Regional Runner-up | Purdue | L 75β73 |
Mideast | Miami (OH) | Tates Locke | Mid-American | Regional Fourth Place | Kentucky | L 72β71 |
Mideast | Murray State | Cal Luther | Ohio Valley | First round | Marquette | L 82β62 |
Mideast | Notre Dame | John Dee | Independent | First round | Miami (OH) | L 63β60 |
Mideast | Purdue | George King | Big Ten | Runner Up | UCLA | L 92β72 |
Midwest | ||||||
Midwest | Colorado | Sox Walseth | Big Eight | Regional third place | Texas A&M | W 97β82 |
Midwest | Colorado State | Jim Williams | Independent | Regional Runner-up | Drake | L 84β77 |
Midwest | Dayton | Don Donoher | Independent | First round | Colorado State | L 52β50 |
Midwest | Drake | Maury John | Missouri Valley | Third Place | North Carolina | W 104β84 |
Midwest | Texas A&M | Shelby Metcalf | Southwest | Regional Fourth Place | Colorado | L 97β82 |
Midwest | Trinity (TX) | Bob Polk | Southland | First round | Texas A&M | L 81β66 |
West | ||||||
West | BYU | Stan Watts | Western Athletic | First round | New Mexico State | L 74β62 |
West | New Mexico State | Lou Henson | Independent | Regional Fourth Place | Weber State | L 58β56 |
West | Santa Clara | Dick Garibaldi | West Coast | Regional Runner-up | UCLA | L 90β52 |
West | Seattle | Morris Buckwalter | Independent | First round | Weber State | L 75β73 |
West | UCLA | John Wooden | Pac-8 | Champion | Purdue | W 92β72 |
West | Weber State | Phil Johnson | Big Sky | Regional third place | New Mexico State | W 58β56 |
Bracketβ»
* β Denotes overtime period
East regionβ»
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
North Carolina | 79 | |||||||||||||
Duquesne | 78 | |||||||||||||
Duquesne | 74 | |||||||||||||
Saint Joseph's | 52 | |||||||||||||
North Carolina | 87 | |||||||||||||
Davidson | 85 | |||||||||||||
Davidson | 75 | |||||||||||||
Villanova | 61 | |||||||||||||
Davidson | 79 | |||||||||||||
St. John's | 69 | |||||||||||||
St. John's | 72 | |||||||||||||
Princeton | 63 |
Mideast regionβ»
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
Purdue | 91 | |||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 71 | |||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 63 | |||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 60 | |||||||||||||
Purdue | 75 | |||||||||||||
Marquette | 73 | |||||||||||||
Kentucky | 74 | |||||||||||||
Marquette | 81 | |||||||||||||
Marquette | 82 | |||||||||||||
Murray State | 62 |
Midwest regionβ»
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
Drake | 81 | |||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 63 | |||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 81 | |||||||||||||
Trinity (TX) | 66 | |||||||||||||
Drake | 84 | |||||||||||||
Colorado State | 77 | |||||||||||||
Colorado | 56 | |||||||||||||
Colorado State | 64 | |||||||||||||
Colorado State | 52 | |||||||||||||
Dayton | 50 |
West regionβ»
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
UCLA | 53 | |||||||||||||
New Mexico State | 38 | |||||||||||||
New Mexico State | 74 | |||||||||||||
BYU | 62 | |||||||||||||
UCLA | 90 | |||||||||||||
Santa Clara | 52 | |||||||||||||
Santa Clara | 63 | |||||||||||||
Weber State | 59* | |||||||||||||
Weber State | 75 | |||||||||||||
Seattle | 73 |
Final Fourβ»
National semifinals | National Final | ||||||||
E | North Carolina | 65 | |||||||
ME | Purdue | 92 | |||||||
ME | Purdue | 72 | |||||||
W | UCLA | 92 | |||||||
MW | Drake | 82 | |||||||
W | UCLA | 85 |
National third-place gameβ»
National third-place game | ||||
E | North Carolina | 84 | ||
MW | Drake | 104 |
Regional third-place gamesβ»
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See alsoβ»
- 1969 NCAA College Division basketball tournament
- 1969 National Invitation Tournament
- 1969 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
- 1969 National Women's Invitation Tournament
Notesβ»
- 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.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "1954 NCAA basketball tournament Bracket". Retrieved October 14, 2011.
- NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
- 1968β69 NCAA University Division men's basketball season
- Basketball competitions in Louisville, Kentucky
- Basketball in the DallasβFort Worth metroplex
- 1969 in sports in Kentucky
- March 1969 sports events in the United States
- College sports tournaments in Kentucky