1969 NCAA College Division basketball tournament

Edition of USA college basketball tournament August 2023 March 2026 January 2013 II 1969 100px 32 Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers 3rd SW Missouri State Bears 3rd American International Yellow Jackets* 1st Ashland Eagles 2nd Bob Daniels 2nd George Tinsley Kentucky Wesleyan 30,003 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. USA 450 right 1969 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Elite Eight (red) USA cyan pog.svg 40.9 -82.25 bottom Ashland Ashland University USA cyan pog.svg 41.36 -87.1 left Valparaiso Valparaiso University USA cyan pog.svg 42.15 -72.4 top Springfield American International College USA cyan pog.svg 43.14 -76.155 left DeWitt Le Moyne College USA cyan pog.svg 36.85 -76.46 top Norfolk Norfolk State University USA cyan pog.svg 37.4 -93.3 left Springfield Southwest Missouri State College USA cyan pog.svg 36.15 -115.1 bottom Las Vegas University of Nevada, Las Vegas USA cyan pog.svg 37.6 -87.1 right Owensboro Kentucky Wesleyan College USA red pog.svg 38.15 -87.35 top Evansville Roberts Municipal Stadium American International College's tournament and semifinal appearances were later vacated due to NCAA rules violations. Regional participants SchoolOutcomeMount St. Mary'sRunner-upNorfolk StateThird PlaceOglethorpeRegional ChampionOld DominionFourth Place SchoolOutcomeAlcorn StateRunner-upBellarmineFourth PlaceKentucky WesleyanRegional ChampionTransylvaniaThird Place SchoolOutcomeSan Francisco StateRegional ChampionUC DavisFourth PlaceUC IrvineThird PlaceUNLVRunner-up SchoolOutcomeAmerican International*Regional ChampionAssumptionThird PlaceCentral Connecticut StateFourth PlaceSpringfieldRunner-up SchoolOutcomeAlbany (NY)Third PlaceLe MoyneFourth PlaceMontclair StateRegional ChampionWagnerRunner-up SchoolOutcomeLincoln (MO)Third PlaceSouth Dakota StateRunner-upSW Missouri StateRegional ChampionSt. OlafFourth Place SchoolOutcomeConcordia (IL)Fourth PlaceIllinois StateRegional ChampionNorth ParkThird PlaceValparaisoRunner-up SchoolOutcomeAshlandRegional ChampionCheyneyRunner-upPhiladelphia TextileThird PlaceWittenbergFourth Place *tournament appearance vacated Regionals South Atlantic - Norfolk, Virginia Location: unknown Host: Norfolk State University Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 7 Regional FinalSweet 16March 8 Oglethorpe 68 Old Dominion 60 Mount St. Mary's 95 Norfolk State 80 Oglethorpe 74 Mount St. Mary's 56 Third Place - Norfolk State 113, Old Dominion 102 South - Owensboro, Kentucky Location: Owensboro Sportscenter Host: Kentucky Wesleyan College Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 7 Regional FinalSweet 16March 8 Alcorn State 76 Bellarmine 75 Kentucky Wesleyan 77 Transylvania 61 Alcorn State 79 Kentucky Wesleyan 83 Third Place - Transylvania 65, Bellarmine 64 Far West - Las Vegas, Nevada Location: Las Vegas Convention Center Host: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 7 Regional FinalSweet 16March 8 San Francisco State 81 UC Irvine 55 UNLV 84 UC Davis 81 San Francisco State 77 UNLV 72 Third Place - UC Irvine 82, UC Davis 70 New England - Springfield, Massachusetts Location: Butova Gymnasium Host: American International College Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 7 Regional FinalSweet 16March 8 Springfield 91 Central Connecticut State 80 American International 79 Assumption 77 Springfield 68 American International 91 Third Place - Assumption 98, Central Connecticut State 77 East - DeWitt, New York Location: Le Moyne Athletic Center Host: Le Moyne College Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 7 Regional FinalSweet 16March 8 Wagner 109 Albany (NY) 64 Montclair State 81 Le Moyne 77 Wagner 78 Montclair State 101 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.https://www.newspaperarchive.com/us/new-york/syracuse/syracuse-post-standard/1969/03-08/page-12 LeMoyne Bows to Montclair in Tourney, 81–77 The Post-Standard Syracuse, New York 11 March 8, 1969 May 4, 2024https://www.newspaperarchive.com/us/michigan/benton-harbor/benton-harbor-news-palladium/1969/03-08/page-14 Ashland's Eagles Pass Initial Test The News-Palladium Benton Harbor, Michigan March 8, 1969 14 May 4, 2024https://www.newspaperarchive.com/us/texas/san-antonio/san-antonio-express-and-news/1969/03-09/page-99 Basketball Results San Antonio Express/News March 9, 1969 3 May 4, 2024https://www.newspaperarchive.com/us/california/pomona/pomona-progress-bulletin/1969/03-08/page-8 Ashland Gains but Irvine Loses Progress-Bulletin Pomona, California section 2 2 March 8, 1969 evening May 4, 2024 Some newspapers reported the score as 81–75.https://www.newspaperarchive.com/us/west-virginia/morgantown/morgantown-dominion-news/1969/03-08/page-11 Basketball Results The Dominion News Morgantown, West Virginia March 8, 1969 3-B May 4, 2024https://www.newspaperarchive.com/us/california/ontario/ontario-daily-report/1969/03-08/page-19 College Basketball The Daily Report Ontario-Upland, California March 8, 1969 B-2 May 4, 2024 Le Moyne, which hosted the game, shows the score as 81–77 in its all-time results.https://static.lemoynedolphins.com/custompages/Statistics/MBB/History/histresu.htm Le Moyne College Men's Basketball All-time Game Results Le Moyne Dolphins May 4, 2024 Midwest - Springfield, Missouri Location: McDonald Hall and Arena Host: Southwest Missouri State University Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 7 Regional FinalSweet 16March 8 South Dakota State 79 Lincoln (MO) 77 SW Missouri State 75 St. Olaf 47 South Dakota State 74 SW Missouri State 87 Third Place - Lincoln 77, St. Olaf 72 Great Lakes - Valparaiso, Indiana Location: Hilltop Gym Kretchmar Dick Crusaders Lose To Redbitds In NCAA Finals Valparaiso Vidette Messenger March 10, 1969 Host: Valparaiso University Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 7 Regional FinalSweet 16March 8 Illinois State 87 North Park 82 Valparaiso 91 Concordia (IL) 81 Illinois State 103 Valparaiso 87 Third Place - North Park 90, Concordia 73 Mideast - Ashland, Ohio Location: Kates Gymnasium Host: Ashland University Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 7 Regional FinalSweet 16March 8 Cheyney 84 Wittenberg 70 Ashland 43 Philadelphia Textile 40 Cheyney 56 Ashland 66 Third Place - Philadelphia Textile 76, Wittenberg 74 *denotes each overtime played National Finals - Evansville, Indiana Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville National QuarterfinalsElite EightMarch 12 National semifinalsFinal FourMarch 13 National ChampionshipMarch 14 Oglethorpe 68 Kentucky Wesleyan 82 San Francisco State 75 American International 80 Montclair State 76 SW Missouri State 92 Illinois State 35 Ashland 41 Kentucky Wesleyan 83* American International 82 SW Missouri State 58 Ashland 48 Kentucky Wesleyan 75 SW Missouri State 71 Third Place - American International 53, Ashland 51 *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 1969 NCAA University Division basketball tournament 1969 NAIA Basketball Tournament References Sources 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament Records and Statistics: Division II men's basketball Championship 1969 NCAA College Division Men's Basketball Tournament jonfmorse.com Category:NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament Tournament NCAA College Division basketball tournament NCAA College Division basketball tournament