1969 NCAA College Division basketball tournament

1969 NCAA College Division
basketball tournament
Teams	32
Finals site	Evansville, Indiana
Champions	Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers (3rd title)
Runner-up	SW Missouri State Bears (3rd title game)
Semifinalists	American International Yellow Jackets* (1st Final Four); Ashland Eagles (2nd Final Four);
Winning coach	Bob Daniels (2nd title)
MOP	George Tinsley (Kentucky Wesleyan)
Attendance	30,003
NCAA Division II men's tournaments
«1968	1970»

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.

Ashland

Valparaiso

Springfield

DeWitt

Norfolk

Springfield

Las Vegas

Owensboro

Evansville

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1969 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Elite Eight (red)

American International College's tournament and semifinal appearances were later vacated due to NCAA rules violations.

Regional participants


School	Outcome
Mount St. Mary's	Runner-up
Norfolk State	Third Place
Oglethorpe	Regional Champion
Old Dominion	Fourth Place


School	Outcome
Alcorn State	Runner-up
Bellarmine	Fourth Place
Kentucky Wesleyan	Regional Champion
Transylvania	Third Place


School	Outcome
San Francisco State	Regional Champion
UC Davis	Fourth Place
UC Irvine	Third Place
UNLV	Runner-up


School	Outcome
American International*	Regional Champion
Assumption	Third Place
Central Connecticut State	Fourth Place
Springfield	Runner-up


School	Outcome
Albany (NY)	Third Place
Le Moyne	Fourth Place
Montclair State	Regional Champion
Wagner	Runner-up


School	Outcome
Lincoln (MO)	Third Place
South Dakota State	Runner-up
SW Missouri State	Regional Champion
St. Olaf	Fourth Place


School	Outcome
Concordia (IL)	Fourth Place
Illinois State	Regional Champion
North Park	Third Place
Valparaiso	Runner-up


School	Outcome
Ashland	Regional Champion
Cheyney	Runner-up
Philadelphia Textile	Third Place
Wittenberg	Fourth Place

*tournament appearance vacated

Regionals

South Atlantic - Norfolk, Virginia

Location: unknown Host: Norfolk State University

Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 8

Oglethorpe	68

Old Dominion	60
		Oglethorpe	74

		Mount St. Mary's	56
Mount St. Mary's	95

Norfolk State	80

Third Place - Norfolk State 113, Old Dominion 102

South - Owensboro, Kentucky

Location: Owensboro Sportscenter Host: Kentucky Wesleyan College

Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 8

Alcorn State	76

Bellarmine	75
		Alcorn State	79

		Kentucky Wesleyan	83
Kentucky Wesleyan	77

Transylvania	61

Third Place - Transylvania 65, Bellarmine 64

New England - Springfield, Massachusetts

Location: Butova Gymnasium Host: American International College

Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 8

Springfield	91

Central Connecticut State	80
		Springfield	68

		~~American International~~	91
~~American International~~	79

Assumption	77

Third Place - Assumption 98, Central Connecticut State 77

East - DeWitt, New York

Location: Le Moyne Athletic Center Host: Le Moyne College

Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 8

Wagner	109

Albany (NY)	64
		Wagner	78

		Montclair State	101
Montclair State	81

Le Moyne	77

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.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] Some newspapers reported the score as 81–75.^[5]^[6] Le Moyne, which hosted the game, shows the score as 81–77 in its all-time results.^[7]

Midwest - Springfield, Missouri

Location: McDonald Hall and Arena Host: Southwest Missouri State University

Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 8

South Dakota State	79

Lincoln (MO)	77
		South Dakota State	74

		SW Missouri State	87
SW Missouri State	75

St. Olaf	47

Third Place - Lincoln 77, St. Olaf 72

Great Lakes - Valparaiso, Indiana

Location: Hilltop Gym ^[8] Host: Valparaiso University

Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 8

Illinois State	87

North Park	82
		Illinois State	103

		Valparaiso	87
Valparaiso	91

Concordia (IL)	81

Third Place - North Park 90, Concordia 73

Mideast - Ashland, Ohio

Location: Kates Gymnasium Host: Ashland University

Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 8

Cheyney	84

Wittenberg	70
		Cheyney	56

		Ashland	66
Ashland	43

Philadelphia Textile	40

Third Place - Philadelphia Textile 76, Wittenberg 74

*denotes each overtime played

National Finals - Evansville, Indiana

Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville

National Quarterfinals Elite Eight March 12		National semifinals Final Four March 13		National Championship March 14

Oglethorpe	68

Kentucky Wesleyan	82
		Kentucky Wesleyan	83*

		~~American International~~	82
San Francisco State	75

~~American International~~	80
				Kentucky Wesleyan	75

				SW Missouri State	71
Montclair State	76

SW Missouri State	92
		SW Missouri State	58

		Ashland	48
Illinois State	35

Ashland	41

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)

References

^ "LeMoyne Bows to Montclair in Tourney, 81–77". The Post-Standard. Syracuse, New York. March 8, 1969. p. 11. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
^ "Ashland's Eagles Pass Initial Test". The News-Palladium. Benton Harbor, Michigan. March 8, 1969. p. 14. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
^ "Basketball Results". San Antonio Express/News. March 9, 1969. p. 3. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
^ "Ashland Gains but Irvine Loses". section 2. Progress-Bulletin (evening ed.). Pomona, California. March 8, 1969. p. 2. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
^ "Basketball Results". The Dominion News. Morgantown, West Virginia. March 8, 1969. p. 3-B. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
^ "College Basketball". The Daily Report. Ontario-Upland, California. March 8, 1969. p. B-2. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
^ "Le Moyne College Men's Basketball All-time Game Results". Le Moyne Dolphins. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
^ Kretchmar, Dick (March 10, 1969). "Crusaders Lose To Redbitds In NCAA Finals". Valparaiso Vidette Messenger.

Sources

[1] "LeMoyne Bows to Montclair in Tourney, 81–77". The Post-Standard. Syracuse, New York. March 8, 1969. p. 11. Retrieved May 4, 2024.

[2] "Ashland's Eagles Pass Initial Test". The News-Palladium. Benton Harbor, Michigan. March 8, 1969. p. 14. Retrieved May 4, 2024.

[3] "Basketball Results". San Antonio Express/News. March 9, 1969. p. 3. Retrieved May 4, 2024.

[4] "Ashland Gains but Irvine Loses". section 2. Progress-Bulletin (evening ed.). Pomona, California. March 8, 1969. p. 2. Retrieved May 4, 2024.

[5] "Basketball Results". The Dominion News. Morgantown, West Virginia. March 8, 1969. p. 3-B. Retrieved May 4, 2024.

[6] "College Basketball". The Daily Report. Ontario-Upland, California. March 8, 1969. p. B-2. Retrieved May 4, 2024.

[7] "Le Moyne College Men's Basketball All-time Game Results". Le Moyne Dolphins. Retrieved May 4, 2024.

[8] Kretchmar, Dick (March 10, 1969). "Crusaders Lose To Redbitds In NCAA Finals". Valparaiso Vidette Messenger.

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