1970 NCAA College Division basketball tournament

Edition of USA college basketball tournament August 2023 March 2026 II 1970 100px 32 Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana Philadelphia Textile Rams 1st Tennessee State Tigers 1st UC Riverside Highlanders 1st Buffalo State Bengals 1st Herb Magee 1st Ted McClain Tennessee State 16,075 The 1970 NCAA Division II 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 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) and Tennessee State's Ted McClain was the Most Outstanding Player. USA 450 right 1970 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Elite Eight (red) USA cyan pog.svg 40.4 -76.3 right Reading Cheyney State College USA cyan pog.svg 43.63 -84.54 left Mount Pleasant Central Michigan University USA cyan pog.svg 42.25 -71.8 top Worcester Assumption University (Worcester) USA cyan pog.svg 42.67 -78.6 bottom Buffalo Buffalo State College USA cyan pog.svg 32.53 -81.83 top Statesboro Georgia Southern College USA cyan pog.svg 44.4 -97 top Brookings South Dakota State University USA cyan pog.svg 47.2 -122.43 bottom Tacoma University of Puget Sound 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 appearance was later vacated due to NCAA rules violations. Regional participants SchoolOutcomeAshlandRunner-upCheyneyThird PlacePhiladelphia TextileRegional ChampionYoungstown StateFourth Place SchoolOutcomeAmerican International*Regional ChampionAssumptionRunner-upSpringfieldThird PlaceSaint AnselmFourth Place SchoolOutcomeBoise StateThird PlacePuget SoundRunner-upSacramento StateFourth PlaceUC RiversideRegional Champion SchoolOutcomeCapitalThird PlaceCentral MichiganRunner-upSt. Joseph's (IN)Regional ChampionWayne State (MI)Fourth Place SchoolOutcomeBuffalo StateRegional ChampionHartwickThird PlaceMontclair StateRunner-upStony BrookFourth Place SchoolOutcomeGeorgia SouthernRunner-upMount St. Mary'sFourth PlaceOld DominionThird PlaceStetsonRegional Champion SchoolOutcomeBellarmineThird PlaceKentucky WesleyanRunner-upTennessee StateRegional ChampionTransylvaniaFourth Place SchoolOutcomeCentral Missouri StateRunner-upCornell (IA)Fourth PlaceSouth Dakota StateRegional ChampionSW Missouri StateThird Place *tournament appearance vacated Regionals Mideast - Reading, Pennsylvania Location: Bollman Center Host: Cheyney State College Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 6 Regional FinalSweet 16March 7 Philadelphia Textile 79 Youngstown State 52 Ashland 50 Cheyney 43 Philadelphia Textile 45 Ashland 28 Third Place - Cheyney 94, Youngstown State 91 New England - Worcester, Massachusetts Location: Andrew Laska Gymnasium Host: Assumption College Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 6 Regional FinalSweet 16March 7 American International 89 St. Anselm 74 Assumption 106 Springfield 84 American International 83 Assumption 82 Third Place - Springfield 109, St. Anselm 103 Far West - Tacoma, Washington Location: Memorial Fieldhouse Host: University of Puget Sound Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 5 Regional FinalSweet 16March 6 UC Riverside 83 Boise State 81 Puget Sound 67 Sacramento State 62 UC Riverside 83 Puget Sound 72 Third Place -Boise State 63, Sacramento State 61 Great Lakes - Mount Pleasant, Michigan Location: CMU Fieldhouse Host: Central Michigan University Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 6 Regional FinalSweet 16March 7 St. Joseph's (IN) 75 Capital 72 Central Michigan 73 Wayne State (MI) 61 St. Joseph's 87 Central Michigan 68 Third Place - Capital 83, Wayne State (MI) 80 East - Buffalo, New York Location: unknown Host: Buffalo State College Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 6 Regional FinalSweet 16March 7 Montclair State 63 Hartwick 54 Buffalo State 93 Stony Brook 69 Montclair State 72 Buffalo State 81 Third Place - Hartwick 78, Stony Brook 70 South Atlantic - Statesboro, Georgia Location: Hanner Fieldhouse Host: Georgia Southern College Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 6 Regional FinalSweet 16March 7 Stetson 78 Mount St. Mary's 77 Georgia Southern 86 Old Dominion 79 Stetson 93 Georgia Southern 86 Third Place - Old Dominion 93, Mount St. Mary's 90 South - Owensboro, Kentucky Location: Owensboro Sportscenter Host: Kentucky Wesleyan College Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 6 Regional FinalSweet 16March 7 Tennessee State 82 Bellarmine 77 Kentucky Wesleyan 74 Transylvania 67 Tennessee State 75 Kentucky Wesleyan 73 Third Place - Bellarmine 114, Transylvania 72 Midwest - Brookings, South Dakota Location: The Barn Host: South Dakota State University Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 6 Regional FinalSweet 16March 7 Central Missouri State 77 Cornell (IA) 65 South Dakota State 82 SW Missouri State 71 Central Missouri State 73 South Dakota State 92 Third Place - SW Missouri State 76, Cornell 65 *denotes each overtime played National Finals - Evansville, Indiana Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville National QuarterfinalsElite EightMarch 11 National semifinalsFinal FourMarch 12 National ChampionshipMarch 13 Philadelphia Textile 101 American International 53 UC Riverside 82 St. Joseph's (IN) 77 Buffalo State 75 Stetson 74 Tennessee State 92 South Dakota State 89 Philadelphia Textile 79 UC Riverside 63 Buffalo State 80 Tennessee State 101 Philadelphia Textile 76 Tennessee State 65 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 1970 NAIA Basketball Tournament References Sources 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament Records and Statistics: Division II men's basketball Championship 1970 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