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The 1970 NCAA Men's Division I 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 championship game on March 21 in College Park, Maryland. A total of 29 games were played, including a third place game in each region and a national third place game.
UCLA, coached by John Wooden, won the national title with a 80-69 victory in the final game over Jacksonville, coached by Joe Williams. Sidney Wicks of UCLA was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
[edit] Locations
| Region |
Site |
Other Locations |
| East |
Columbia, South Carolina |
Jamaica, New York, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Princeton, New Jersey |
| Mideast |
Columbus, Ohio |
Dayton, Ohio |
| Midwest |
Lawrence, Kansas |
Fort Worth, Texas |
| West |
Seattle, Washington |
Provo, Utah |
| Finals |
College Park, Maryland |
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[edit] Bracket
[edit] East region
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Quarterfinals |
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Semifinals |
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Finals |
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N.C. State |
68 |
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St. Bonaventure |
80 |
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St. Bonaventure |
85 |
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Davidson |
72 |
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St. Bonaventure |
97 |
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Villanova |
74 |
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Villanova |
77 |
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Temple |
69 |
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Villanova |
98 |
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Niagara |
73 |
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Niagara |
79 |
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Pennsylvania |
69 |
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[edit] Mideast region
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Quarterfinals |
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Semifinals |
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Finals |
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Iowa |
103 |
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Jacksonville |
104 |
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Jacksonville |
109 |
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Western Kentucky |
96 |
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Jacksonville |
106 |
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Kentucky |
100 |
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Kentucky |
109 |
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Notre Dame |
99 |
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Notre Dame |
112 |
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Ohio U |
82 |
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[edit] Midwest region
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Quarterfinals |
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Semifinals |
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Finals |
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Kansas State |
66 |
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New Mexico State |
70 |
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New Mexico State |
101 |
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Rice |
77 |
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New Mexico State |
87 |
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Drake |
78 |
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Drake |
92 |
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Houston |
87 |
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Houston |
71 |
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Dayton |
64 |
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[edit] West region
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Quarterfinals |
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Semifinals |
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Finals |
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UCLA |
88 |
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Long Beach State |
65 |
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Long Beach State |
92 |
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Weber State |
73 |
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UCLA |
101 |
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Utah State |
79 |
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Santa Clara |
68 |
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Utah State |
69 |
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Utah State |
91 |
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Texas Western |
81 |
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[edit] Final Four
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National Semifinals |
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National Finals |
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St. Bonaventure |
83 |
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Jacksonville |
91 |
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Jacksonville |
69 |
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UCLA |
80 |
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New Mexico State |
77 |
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UCLA |
93 |
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[edit] External links
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
Final Four broadcasters | Champions and records |
| 1930s |
1939 |
| 1940s |
1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949 |
| 1950s |
1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 |
| 1960s |
1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 |
| 1970s |
1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 |
| 1980s |
1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 |
| 1990s |
1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 |
| 2000s |
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 |
| 2010s |
2010, 2011 |
