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 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
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
*denotes each overtime played
National Finals - Evansville, Indiana Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville
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