1969 NCAA University Division basketball tournament

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1969 NCAA University Division
basketball tournament
Season 1968–69
Teams25
Finals site Freedom Hall,
Louisville, Kentucky
Champions UCLA Bruins (5th title, 5th title game,
6th Final Four)
Runner-up Purdue Boilermakers (1st title game,
1st Final Four)
Semifinalists
Winning coach John Wooden (5th title)
MOP Lew Alcindor (UCLA)
Attendance165,712
Top scorer Rick Mount (Purdue)
(122 points)
NCAA Division I men's tournaments
« 1968 1970 »

The 1969 NCAA University Division men's basketball tournament involved 25 schools playing to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 8, 1969, and ended with the championship game on March 22 in Louisville, Kentucky. Including consolation games in each of the regions and an overall consolation game, a total of 29 games were played.

Contents

UCLA, coached by John Wooden, won the national title with a 92–72 victory in the final game over Purdue, coached by George King. Lew Alcindor of UCLA was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

In the game, Alcindor led the Bruins with 37 points and 20 rebounds, and John Vallely, the "Money Man", added 15 points in UCLA's win over Purdue, Wooden's alma mater. Purdue was hampered due to injuries to starting point guard Billy Keller and forward Herm Gilliam; Purdue had also lost 7'0" center Chuck Bavis to a broken collarbone during the Mideast Regionals against Miami, (OH). In earlier matchups, Bavis had provided an ample challenge to Alcindor. Wooden was an All-American guard for the Boilermakers from 1928 to 1932.

Schedule and venues

The following are the sites that were selected to host each round of the 1969 tournament, and their host(s):

First round

Regional semifinals, 3rd-place games, and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)

National semifinals, 3rd-place game, and championship (Final Four and championship)

Teams

RegionTeamCoachConferenceFinishedFinal OpponentScore
East
East Davidson Lefty Driesell SouthernRegional Runner-up North Carolina L 87–85
East Duquesne John Manning IndependentRegional third place St. John's W 75–72
East North Carolina Dean Smith Atlantic CoastFourth Place Drake L 104–84
East Princeton Pete Carril Ivy LeagueFirst round St. John's L 72–63
East St. John's Lou Carnesecca IndependentRegional Fourth Place Duquesne L 75–72
East Saint Joseph's Jack McKinney Middle AtlanticFirst round Duquesne L 74–52
East Villanova Jack Kraft IndependentFirst round Davidson L 75–61
Mideast
Mideast Kentucky Adolph Rupp SoutheasternRegional third place Miami (OH) W 72–71
Mideast Marquette Al McGuire IndependentRegional Runner-up Purdue L 75–73
Mideast Miami (OH) Tates Locke Mid-AmericanRegional Fourth Place Kentucky L 72–71
Mideast Murray State Cal Luther Ohio ValleyFirst round Marquette L 82–62
Mideast Notre Dame John Dee IndependentFirst round Miami (OH) L 63–60
Mideast Purdue George King Big TenRunner Up UCLA L 92–72
Midwest
Midwest Colorado Sox Walseth Big EightRegional third place Texas A&M W 97–82
Midwest Colorado State Jim Williams IndependentRegional Runner-up Drake L 84–77
Midwest Dayton Don Donoher IndependentFirst round Colorado State L 52–50
Midwest Drake Maury John Missouri ValleyThird Place North Carolina W 104–84
Midwest Texas A&M Shelby Metcalf SouthwestRegional Fourth Place Colorado L 97–82
Midwest Trinity (TX) Bob Polk SouthlandFirst round Texas A&M L 81–66
West
West BYU Stan Watts Western AthleticFirst round New Mexico State L 74–62
West New Mexico State Lou Henson IndependentRegional Fourth Place Weber State L 58–56
West Santa Clara Dick Garibaldi West CoastRegional Runner-up UCLA L 90–52
West Seattle Morris Buckwalter IndependentFirst round Weber State L 75–73
West UCLA John Wooden Pac-8Champion Purdue W 92–72
West Weber State Phil Johnson Big SkyRegional third place New Mexico State W 58–56

Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

East region

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
 North Carolina79
 Duquesne 78
 Duquesne74
 Saint Joseph's 52
 North Carolina87
 Davidson 85
 Davidson75
 Villanova 61
 Davidson79
 St. John's 69
 St. John's72
 Princeton 63

Mideast region

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
 Purdue91
 Miami (OH) 71
 Miami (OH)63
 Notre Dame 60
 Purdue75
 Marquette 73
 Kentucky 74
 Marquette81
 Marquette82
 Murray State 62

Midwest region

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
 Drake81
 Texas A&M 63
 Texas A&M81
 Trinity (TX) 66
 Drake84
 Colorado State 77
 Colorado 56
 Colorado State64
 Colorado State52
 Dayton 50

West region

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
 UCLA53
 New Mexico State 38
 New Mexico State74
 BYU 62
 UCLA90
 Santa Clara 52
 Santa Clara63
 Weber State 59*
 Weber State75
 Seattle 73

Final Four

National semifinals National Final
      
E North Carolina 65
ME Purdue92
ME Purdue 72
W UCLA92
MW Drake 82
W UCLA85

National third-place game

National third-place game [1]
   
E North Carolina 84
MW Drake104

Regional third-place games

See also

Notes

Announcers

Curt Gowdy, Charlie Jones, Pat Hernon and Jim Simpson - First Round at Raleigh, North Carolina (Davidson-Villanova, St John's-Princeton); Mideast Regional Final at Madison, Wisconsin; Final Four at Louisville, Kentucky; Jones was used at the sideline reporter for the first round, Hernon was used for the Regional Final, and Simpson was used for the Final Four.

References

  1. ↑ "1954 NCAA basketball tournament Bracket" . Retrieved October 14, 2011.
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