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1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball season

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The 1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball season began in December 1969, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1970 NCAA University Division basketball tournament championship game on March 21, 1970, at Cole Field House in College Park, Maryland. The UCLA Bruins won their sixth NCAA national championship with an 80–69 victory over the Jacksonville Dolphins.

Season headlines

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  • UCLA won its fourth NCAA championship in a row, sixth overall, and sixth in seven seasons. In the Pacific 8 Conference, it also won its fourth of what ultimately would be 13 consecutive conference titles.
  • The Pacific Coast Athletic Association began play. It was renamed the Big West Conference in 1988.
  • LSU’s Pete Maravich established several NCAA records during his career. Two of the most notable came during this season — single-season scoring average (44.5 in 1969–70, besting his 44.2 average from the prior season) and career scoring (3,667 points). In addition to leading the NCAA in scoring for the third consecutive season, Maravich was named a consensus first-team All-American and SEC Player of the Year for the third time. He was the first player to score 3,000 or more points in his career (1968–1970),[3] and his career average of 44.2 points per game made him the first player to average more than 40 points a game for his career.[3] In a game against Alabama on February 7, 1970, Maravich scored 69 points, setting a record for points scored by a single player in a game against an NCAA University Division (later NCAA Division I) opponent;[4] Maravich broke the record of 68 points set by Calvin Murphy of Niagara in December 1968, and no one outscored Maravich until Kevin Bradshaw scored 72 points in a game in January 1991.[5]

Season outlook

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Pre-season polls

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The Top 20 from the AP Poll and Coaches Poll during the pre-season.[6][7]

Associated Press
Ranking Team
1 South Carolina
2 Kentucky
3 Purdue
4 UCLA
5 Davidson
6 New Mexico State
7 North Carolina
8 Marquette
9 Villanova
10 Colorado
11 Duquesne
12 Santa Clara
13 Notre Dame
14 St. John's
15 Louisville
16 USC
17 St. Bonaventure
18 Ohio State
19 Drake
20 Houston
UPI Coaches
Ranking Team
1 UCLA
2 South Carolina
3 Kentucky
4 Purdue
5 New Mexico State
6 Colorado
7 North Carolina
8 Davidson
9 USC
10 Duquesne
11 Santa Clara
12 Kansas
13 Marquette
14 St. John's
15 Villanova
16 St. Bonaventure
17
(tie)
Arizona
New Mexico
19 Louisville
20 La Salle

Conference membership changes

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School Former conference New conference
Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles non-University Division Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Colorado State Rams NCAA University Division independent Western Athletic Conference
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Metropolitan Collegiate Conference NCAA University Division independent
Fresno Bulldogs non-University Division Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Hofstra Flying Dutchmen Metropolitan Collegiate Conference Middle Atlantic Conference
Iona Gaels Metropolitan Collegiate Conference NCAA University Division independent
Long Beach State 49ers non-University Division Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Long Island Sharks Metropolitan Collegiate Conference NCAA University Division independent
Manhattan Jaspers Metropolitan Collegiate Conference NCAA University Division independent
Marshall Thundering Herd Mid-American Conference NCAA University Division independent
Nevada Wolfpack non-University Division West Coast Athletic Conference
UNLV Runnin' Rebels non-University Division West Coast Athletic Conference
Saint Peter's Peacocks Metropolitan Collegiate Conference NCAA University Division independent
San Diego State Aztecs non-University Division Pacific Coast Athletic Association
San Jose State Spartans West Coast Athletic Conference Pacific Coast Athletic Association
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos West Coast Athletic Conference Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Seton Hall Pirates Metropolitan Collegiate Conference NCAA University Division independent
UTEP Miners NCAA University Division independent Western Athletic Conference
Wagner Seahawks Metropolitan Collegiate Conference non-NCAA University Division

Regular season

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Conferences

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Conference winners and tournaments

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Conference Regular
season winner[8]
Conference
player of the year
Conference
tournament
Tournament
venue (City)
Tournament
winner
Atlantic Coast Conference South Carolina John Roche,
South Carolina[9]
1970 ACC men's basketball tournament Charlotte Coliseum
(Charlotte, North Carolina)
NC State
Big Eight Conference Kansas State Dave Robisch, Kansas[10] No Tournament
Big Sky Conference Weber State None selected No Tournament
Big Ten Conference Iowa None selected No Tournament
Ivy League Penn None selected No Tournament
Mid-American Conference Ohio Jim Penix, Bowling Green[11] No Tournament
Middle Atlantic Conference St. Joseph's (East); Lafayette, Lehigh, & Rider (West) No Tournament
Missouri Valley Conference Drake Jim Ard, Cincinnati No Tournament
Ohio Valley Conference Western Kentucky Jim McDaniels, Western Kentucky No Tournament
Pacific 8 Conference UCLA None selected No Tournament
Pacific Coast Athletic Association Long Beach State George Trapp, Long Beach State No Tournament
Southeastern Conference Kentucky Pete Maravich, LSU[12] No Tournament
Southern Conference Davidson Mike Maloy, Davidson[13] 1970 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Charlotte Coliseum
(Charlotte, North Carolina)
Davidson[14]
Southland Conference Lamar Kenny Haynes, Lamar[15] No Tournament
Southwest Conference Rice Gene Phillips, SMU No Tournament
West Coast Athletic Conference Santa Clara Dennis Awtrey, Santa Clara No Tournament
Western Athletic Conference UTEP None selected No Tournament
Yankee Conference Connecticut & Massachusetts None selected No Tournament

Conference standings

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1969–70 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 South Carolina 14 0   1.000 25 3   .893
North Carolina 9 5   .643 18 9   .667
No. 10 NC State 9 5   .643 23 7   .767
Duke 8 6   .571 17 9   .654
Wake Forest 6 8   .429 14 13   .519
Maryland 5 9   .357 13 13   .500
Virginia 3 11   .214 10 15   .400
Clemson 2 12   .143 7 19   .269
1970 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1969–70 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Kansas State 10 4   .714 20 8   .714
Kansas 8 6   .571 17 9   .654
Oklahoma 7 7   .500 19 9   .679
Nebraska 7 7   .500 16 9   .640
Missouri 7 7   .500 15 11   .577
Colorado 7 7   .500 14 12   .538
Oklahoma State 5 9   .357 14 12   .538
Iowa State 5 9   .357 12 14   .462
Rankings from AP Poll[16]
1969–70 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Weber State 12 3   .800 19 8   .704
Idaho State 11 4   .733 14 11   .560
Gonzaga 7 8   .467 10 16   .385
Idaho 6 9   .400 10 15   .400
Montana 5 10   .333 8 18   .308
Montana State 4 11   .267 4 22   .154
1969–70 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Iowa 14 0   1.000 20 5   .800
Purdue 11 3   .786 18 6   .750
Ohio State 8 6   .571 15 9   .625
Illinois 8 6   .571 15 9   .625
Minnesota 7 7   .500 13 11   .542
Michigan 5 9   .357 10 14   .417
Wisconsin 5 9   .357 10 14   .417
Michigan State 5 9   .357 9 15   .375
Northwestern 4 10   .286 9 15   .375
Indiana 3 11   .214 7 17   .292
Rankings from AP Poll
1969–70 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 13 Pennsylvania 14 0   1.000 25 2   .926
Columbia 11 3   .786 20 5   .800
Princeton 9 5   .643 16 9   .640
Dartmouth 7 7   .500 13 12   .520
Yale 7 7   .500 11 13   .458
Cornell 4 10   .286 7 16   .304
Brown 3 11   .214 6 20   .231
Harvard 1 13   .071 7 19   .269
Rankings from AP Poll
1969–70 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Ohio 9 1   .900 20 5   .800
Bowling Green State 7 3   .700 15 9   .625
Miami (Ohio) 6 4   .600 15 9   .625
Toledo 5 5   .500 15 9   .625
Kent State 2 8   .200 7 17   .292
Western Michigan 1 7   .125 5 18   .217
Rankings from AP Poll
1969–70 MAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
University–Eastern
Saint Joseph's 5 0   1.000 15 12   .556
La Salle 3 2   .600 14 12   .538
Temple 2 3   .400 15 13   .536
Hofstra 2 3   .400 13 13   .500
American 2 3   .400 11 12   .478
West Chester 1 4   .200 11 15   .423
University–Western
Lehigh 7 3   .700 13 14   .481
Lafayette 7 3   .700 12 14   .462
Rider 7 3   .700 16 10   .615
Delaware 6 4   .600 16 9   .640
Bucknell 3 7   .300 6 17   .261
Gettysburg 0 10   .000 8 18   .308
College–Northern
Philadelphia Textile    
Scranton 10 4   .714 15 8   .652
Upsala    
Juniata 8 4   .667 14 8   .636
Wagner 6 5   .545 11 14   .440
Elizabethtown 7 6   .538 9 13   .409
Susquehanna 8 8   .500 12 11   .522
Albright 7 10   .412 7 18   .280
Lycoming 3 12   .200 4 15   .211
College–Southern
Muhlenberg 13 1   .929 16 6   .727
Pennsylvania Military    
Johns Hopkins 8 4   .667 10 8   .556
Dickinson 11 6   .647 13 11   .542
Drexel 7 6   .538 11 11   .500
Ursinus 8 8   .500 9 9   .500
Swarthmore 7 7   .500 10 8   .556
Lebanon Valley 6 11   .353 7 13   .350
Moravian 4 16   .200 4 17   .190
Franklin & Marshall 3 12   .200 3 17   .150
Haverford 2 12   .143 5 14   .263
1970 MAC men's basketball tournament winner
University division only counted games within their division. College division counted games across Northern/Southern.
Rankings from AP Poll
1969–70 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Drake 14 2   .875 22 7   .759
Cincinnati 12 4   .750 21 6   .778
North Texas State 11 5   .688 18 8   .692
Louisville 11 5   .688 18 9   .667
Tulsa 9 8   .529 15 11   .577
Bradley 7 9   .438 14 12   .538
Saint Louis 5 11   .313 9 17   .346
Wichita State 3 13   .188 8 18   .308
Memphis State 1 16   .059 6 20   .231
Rankings from AP Poll[17]
1969–70 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 18 Western Kentucky 14 0   1.000 22 3   .880
Murray State 9 5   .643 17 9   .654
East Tennessee State 8 6   .571 15 11   .577
Eastern Kentucky 8 6   .571 12 10   .545
Middle Tennessee 6 8   .429 15 11   .577
Morehead State 5 9   .357 13 11   .542
Tennessee Tech 4 10   .286 10 15   .400
Austin Peay 2 12   .143 5 21   .192
Rankings from AP Poll
1969–70 Pacific–8 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 UCLA 12 2   .857 28 2   .933
Washington State 9 5   .643 19 7   .731
No. 20 USC 9 5   .643 18 8   .692
Oregon 8 6   .571 17 9   .654
Washington 7 7   .500 17 9   .654
California 5 9   .357 11 15   .423
Oregon State 4 10   .286 10 16   .385
Stanford 2 12   .143 5 20   .200
Rankings from AP Poll
1969–70 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 Long Beach State 10 0   1.000 24 5   .828
UC Santa Barbara 6 4   .600 12 14   .462
Cal State Los Angeles*   18 8   .692
Fresno State*   14 12   .538
San Diego State*   13 13   .500
San Jose State 0 10   .000 3 21   .125
† Regular-season championship winner
* – Played as non-major program
Rankings from AP Poll[18]
1969–70 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Kentucky 17 1   .944 26 2   .929
LSU 13 5   .722 22 10   .688
Auburn 11 7   .611 15 11   .577
Georgia 11 7   .611 13 12   .520
Tennessee 10 8   .556 16 9   .640
Vanderbilt 8 10   .444 12 14   .462
Ole Miss 6 12   .333 10 15   .400
Florida 6 12   .333 9 17   .346
Alabama 5 13   .278 8 18   .308
Mississippi State 3 15   .167 6 18   .250
Rankings from AP Poll
1969–70 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Davidson 10 0   1.000 22 5   .815
East Carolina 9 2   .818 16 10   .615
George Washington 6 4   .600 12 15   .444
Furman 5 6   .455 13 13   .500
William & Mary 5 7   .417 11 16   .407
The Citadel 4 8   .333 8 16   .333
Richmond 4 9   .308 9 18   .333
VMI 3 10   .231 6 19   .240
Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1970
Rankings from AP Poll
1969–70 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Lamar 7 1   .875 15 9   .625
Texas-Arlington 4 4   .500 8 16   .333
Trinity (Tex.)*   15 8   .652
Arkansas State*   14 9   .609
Abilene Christian*   10 16   .385
* – Played as non-major program
Rankings from AP poll[19]
1969–70 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Rice 10 4   .714 14 11   .560
Texas A&M 9 5   .643 14 10   .583
Baylor 8 6   .571 15 9   .625
Texas Tech 8 6   .571 14 10   .583
TCU 8 6   .571 10 14   .417
Texas 6 8   .429 11 13   .458
SMU 4 10   .286 5 19   .208
Arkansas 3 11   .214 5 19   .208
Rankings from AP Poll
1969–70 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Santa Clara 11 3   .786 23 6   .793
Pacific 11 3   .786 21 6   .778
UNLV 9 5   .643 17 9   .654
San Francisco 9 5   .643 15 11   .577
Pepperdine 7 7   .500 14 12   .538
Loyola (Calif.) 7 7   .500 13 13   .500
Nevada 2 12   .143 5 17   .227
Saint Mary's 0 14   .000 3 22   .120
† Regular-season championship winner
Rankings from AP poll
1969–70 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UTEP 10 4   .714 17 8   .680
Wyoming 9 5   .643 19 7   .731
Utah 9 5   .643 18 10   .643
Arizona 8 6   .571 12 14   .462
Colorado State 7 7   .500 14 9   .609
New Mexico 7 7   .500 13 13   .500
BYU 4 10   .286 8 18   .308
Arizona State 2 12   .143 4 22   .154
Rankings from AP Poll[20]
1969–70 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Massachusetts 8 2   .800 18 7   .720
Connecticut 8 2   .800 14 9   .609
Rhode Island 7 3   .700 16 10   .615
New Hampshire 3 7   .300 12 11   .522
Vermont 3 7   .300 8 16   .333
Maine 1 9   .100 7 17   .292

University Division independents

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A total of 61 college teams played as University Division independents. Among them, Jacksonville (27–2) had the best winning percentage (.931), and Jacksonville and New Mexico State (27–3) finished with the most wins.[21]

1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Jacksonville   27 2   .931
No. 5 New Mexico State   27 3   .900
No. 8 Marquette   26 3   .897
No. 3 St. Bonaventure   25 3   .893
No. 11 Florida State   23 3   .885
No. 12 Houston   25 5   .833
Army   22 6   .786
No. 17 Niagara   22 7   .759
No. 16 Utah State   22 7   .759
Villanova   22 7   .759
No. 9 Notre Dame   21 8   .724
St. John's   21 8   .724
Georgetown   18 7   .720
Duquesne   17 7   .708
Dayton   19 8   .704
Manhattan   18 8   .692
Hardin–Simmons   17 9   .654
Holy Cross   16 9   .640
Long Island   16 9   .640
Georgia Tech   17 10   .630
Creighton   15 10   .600
Seattle   15 10   .600
Boston University   14 10   .583
Butler   15 11   .577
Oklahoma City   17 13   .567
Fairleigh Dickinson   13 10   .565
Southern Illinois   13 10   .565
Colgate   14 11   .560
Providence   14 11   .560
Denver   13 11   .542
Loyola (IL)   13 11   .542
Penn State   13 11   .542
Rutgers   13 11   .542
Saint Peter's   13 11   .542
Northern Illinois   13 12   .520
Air Force   12 12   .500
Fairfield   12 12   .500
Iona   12 12   .500
NYU   12 12   .500
Pittsburgh   12 12   .500
Saint Francis (PA)   12 12   .500
Syracuse   12 12   .500
DePaul   12 13   .480
West Texas State   12 13   .480
Loyola (LA)   12 14   .462
Boston College   11 13   .458
Virginia Tech   10 12   .455
St. Francis (NY)   9 12   .429
West Virginia   11 15   .423
Canisius   9 13   .409
Fordham   10 15   .400
Seton Hall   10 15   .400
Marshall   9 14   .391
Miami (FL)   9 17   .346
Centenary   8 16   .333
Pan American   8 16   .333
Detroit   7 18   .280
Tulane   5 18   .217
Xavier   5 20   .200
Navy   4 19   .174
Portland   4 22   .154
Rankings from AP Poll

Informal championships

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Conference Regular
season winner
Most Valuable Player
Philadelphia Big 5 Penn Ken Durrett, La Salle

Penn finished with a 4–0 record in head-to-head competition among the Philadelphia Big 5.

Statistical leaders

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Post-season tournaments

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NCAA tournament

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Final Four

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National semifinals National finals
      
E St. Bonaventure 83
ME Jacksonville 91
ME Jacksonville 69
W UCLA 80
MW New Mexico State 77
W UCLA 93 Third place
E St. Bonaventure 73
MW New Mexico State 79

National Invitation tournament

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Semifinals & finals

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Semifinals Finals
    
Army 59
St. John's 60
St. John's 53
Marquette 65
Marquette 101
LSU 79 Third place
Army 75
LSU 68

Awards

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Consensus All-American teams

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Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
Dan Issel F/C Senior Kentucky
Bob Lanier C Senior St. Bonaventure
Pete Maravich G/F Senior Louisiana State
Rick Mount G/F Senior Purdue
Calvin Murphy G Senior Niagara


Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Austin Carr G Junior Notre Dame
Jim Collins G Senior New Mexico State
John Roche G Junior South Carolina
Charlie Scott F Senior North Carolina
Sidney Wicks F Junior UCLA

Major player of the year awards

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Major coach of the year awards

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Other major awards

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Coaching changes

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A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.

Team Former
Coach
Interim
Coach
New
Coach
Reason
Hardin–Simmons Paul Lambert Glen Whitis
Kansas State Cotton Fitzsimmons Jack Hartman
Oklahoma State Henry Iba Sam Aubrey
St. John's Lou Carnesecca Frank Mulzoff
Southern Illinois Jack Hartman Paul Lambert

References

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  10. ^ 2008–09 Big 12 Men's Basketball Media Guide – Awards section, Big 12 Conference, retrieved 2009-02-04
  11. ^ 2008–09 MAC Men's Basketball Media Guide – Records Section, Mid-American Conference, retrieved 2009-02-14
  12. ^ 2008–09 SEC Men's Basketball Record Book, Southeastern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-06
  13. ^ 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Honors Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09
  14. ^ 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09
  15. ^ 2008–09 Southland Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide, Southland Conference, retrieved 2009-02-07
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  17. ^ "1969-70 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  18. ^ "1969-70 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  19. ^ "1969-70 Men's Southland Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  20. ^ sports-reference.com 1969-70 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
  21. ^ "1969-70 Men's Independent Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2024.