The 1970
NCAA College Division basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a
single-elimination tournament
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to determine the national champion of men's
NCAA
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College Division
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college basketball
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as a culmination of the 1969-70 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. It was won by the
Philadelphia College of Textiles & Science (then-known colloquially as "Philadelphia Textile", later known as Philadelphia University, and now as
Thomas Jefferson University
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) and
Tennessee State's Ted McClain was the Most Outstanding Player.
American International College
American International College (AIC) is a private university in Springfield, Massachusetts.
History
American International College was originally established on July 18, 1885 by Calvin E. Amaron who sought to create an institution of higher ...
's tournament appearance was later vacated due to
NCAA
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rules violations.
Regional participants
*''tournament appearance vacated''
Regionals
Mideast -
Reading, Pennsylvania
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Location:
Bollman Center
Albright College is a private liberal arts college in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in 1856 and had an enrollment of 1,652 students as of fall 2023.
History
Albright College traces its founding to 1856 when "Union Semina ...
Host:
Cheyney State College
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania is a public historically black university in Cheyney, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1837 as the Institute for Colored Youth, it is the oldest of all historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs ...
*Third Place - Cheyney 94, Youngstown State 91
New England -
Worcester, Massachusetts
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Location: Andrew Laska Gymnasium Host:
Assumption College
*Third Place - Springfield 109, St. Anselm 103
Far West -
Tacoma, Washington
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Location: Memorial Fieldhouse Host:
University of Puget Sound
The University of Puget Sound is a private liberal arts college in Tacoma, Washington, United States. It was founded in 1888. The institution offers a variety of undergraduate degrees as well as five graduate programs in counseling, education, oc ...
*Third Place -Boise State 63, Sacramento State 61
Great Lakes -
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
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Location: CMU Fieldhouse Host:
Central Michigan University
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*Third Place - Capital 83, Wayne State (MI) 80
East -
Buffalo, New York
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Location: unknown Host:
Buffalo State College
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*Third Place - Hartwick 78, Stony Brook 70
South Atlantic -
Statesboro, Georgia
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Location:
Hanner Fieldhouse
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Host:
Georgia Southern College
*Third Place - Old Dominion 93, Mount St. Mary's 90
South -
Owensboro, Kentucky
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Location:
Owensboro Sportscenter
The Owensboro Sportscenter is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Owensboro, Kentucky. The stadium hosts sporting events as well as concerts.
The Sportscenter is the home of the basketball teams of Kentucky Wesleyan College and Owensboro Cathol ...
Host:
Kentucky Wesleyan College
Kentucky Wesleyan College (KWC) is a private Methodist college in Owensboro, Kentucky. Fall 2018 enrollment was 830 students.
History
Kentucky Wesleyan College was founded in 1858 by the Kentucky Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. It ...
*Third Place - Bellarmine 114, Transylvania 72
Midwest -
Brookings, South Dakota
Brookings is a city in and the county seat of Brookings County, South Dakota, Brookings County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 23,377 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of cities in South Dakota, fo ...
Location: The Barn Host:
South Dakota State University
South Dakota State University (SDSU or SD State) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Brookings, South Dakota, United States. Founded in 1881, it is the state's largest university and is the sec ...
*Third Place - SW Missouri State 76, Cornell 65
*denotes each overtime played
National Finals -
Evansville, Indiana
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Location:
Roberts Municipal Stadium
Roberts Municipal Stadium was a multi-purpose arena in Evansville, Indiana, for sports, public events, and concerts. The arena was built in 1956. It seated up to 12,732 spectators and featured four locker rooms and a press room. On June 13, 1972 ...
Host:
University of Evansville
The University of Evansville (UE) is a private university in Evansville, Indiana. It was founded in 1854 as Carnegie Hall of Moores Hill College, Moores Hill College. The university operates a satellite center, Harlaxton Manor, Harlaxton College ...
*Third Place - UC Riverside 94, Buffalo State 83
*denotes each overtime played
All-tournament team
* Howard Lee (UC Riverside)
*
Ted McClain (Tennessee State)
* John Pierantozzi (Philadelphia Textile)
* Carl Poole (Philadelphia Textile)
*
Randy Smith (Buffalo State)
See also
*
1970 NCAA University Division basketball tournament
The 1970 NCAA University Division 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 champ ...
*
1970 NAIA Basketball Tournament
References
Sources
2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament Records and Statistics: Division II men's basketball Championship1970 NCAA College Division Men's Basketball Tournament jonfmorse.com
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Tournament
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# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concen ...
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