1975 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

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The 1975 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 15, 1975, and ended with the championship game on March 31 in San Diego, California. A total of 36 games were played.

UCLA, coached by John Wooden, won the national title with a 92-85 victory in the final game over Kentucky, coached by Joe B. Hall. Richard Washington of UCLA was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

There were several memorable games in the 1975 tournament. Kentucky upset previously unbeaten Indiana 92-90 in their regional final, the only loss Indiana would suffer between late 1974 and Spring 1976. In the national semifinals, UCLA defeated Louisville 75-74 in overtime after rallying from a deficit late in the game. Both games made USA Today's list of the greatest NCAA tournament games of all time, with the former at #8 and the latter at #28. [1]

This tournament was notable for four reasons:

  • The bracket expanded to 32 teams.
  • This was also the first NCAA tournament to allow more than one team per conference. Previously, only one team from each conference was allowed. This change was a direct response to the 1974 ACC tournament final, which pitted arguably the two best teams in the country in NC State and Maryland.
  • This was the last tournament in which third-place games were contested in each regional. The national third-place game would continue to be played through the 1981 tournament.
  • Finally, the national final was the last game for coaching legend Wooden, who had announced his retirement during the tournament.

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[edit] Locations

Region Site Other Locations
East Providence, Rhode Island Charlotte, North Carolina, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mideast Dayton, Ohio Lexington, Kentucky, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Midwest Las Cruces, New Mexico Lubbock, Texas, Tulsa, Oklahoma
West Portland, Oregon Pullman, Washington, Tempe, Arizona
Finals San Diego, California

[edit] Teams

Region Seed Team Coach Finished Final Opponent Score
West
West n/a Alabama C. M. Newton Round of 32 Arizona State L 97-94
West n/a Arizona State Ned Wulk Elite Eight UCLA L 89-75
West n/a Michigan Johnny Orr Round of 32 UCLA L 103-91
West n/a Montana Jud Heathcote Regional Fourth Place UNLV L 75-67
West n/a UNLV Jerry Tarkanian Regional Third Place Montana W 75-67
West n/a San Diego State Tim Vezie Round of 32 UNLV L 90-80
West n/a UCLA John Wooden Champion Kentucky W 92-85
West n/a Utah State Dutch Belnap Round of 32 Montana L 69-63
Midwest
Midwest n/a Cincinnati Gale Catlett Regional Third Place Notre Dame W 95-87
Midwest n/a Creighton Tom Apke Round of 32 Maryland L 83-79
Midwest n/a Kansas Ted Owens Round of 32 Notre Dame L 77-71
Midwest n/a Louisville Denny Crum Third Place Syracuse W 96-88
Midwest n/a Maryland Lefty Driesell Elite Eight Louisville L 96-82
Midwest n/a Notre Dame Digger Phelps Regional Fourth Place Cincinnati L 95-87
Midwest n/a Rutgers Tom Young Round of 32 Louisville L 91-78
Midwest n/a Texas A&M Shelby Metcalf Round of 32 Cincinnati L 87-79
Mideast
Mideast n/a Central Michigan Dick Parfitt Regional Third Place Oregon State W 88-87
Mideast n/a Georgetown John Thompson Round of 32 Central Michigan L 77-75
Mideast n/a Indiana Bob Knight Elite Eight Kentucky L 92-90
Mideast n/a Kentucky Joe B. Hall Runner Up UCLA L 92-85
Mideast n/a Marquette Al McGuire Round of 32 Kentucky L 76-54
Mideast n/a Middle Tennessee State Jimmy Earle Round of 32 Oregon State L 78-67
Mideast n/a Oregon State Ralph Miller Regional Fourth Place Central Michigan L 88-87
Mideast n/a UTEP Don Haskins Round of 32 Indiana L 78-53
East
East n/a Boston College Bob Zuffelato Regional Fourth Place North Carolina L 110-90
East n/a Furman Joe Williams Round of 32 Boston College L 82-76
East n/a Kansas State Jack Hartman Elite Eight Syracuse L 95-87
East n/a La Salle Paul Westhead Round of 32 Syracuse L 87-83
East n/a New Mexico State Lou Henson Round of 32 North Carolina L 93-69
East n/a North Carolina Dean Smith Regional Third Place Boston College W 110-90
East n/a Penn Chuck Daly Round of 32 Kansas State L 69-62
East n/a Syracuse Roy Danforth Fourth Place Louisville L 96-88

[edit] Bracket

[edit] East region

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
     Syracuse 87  
   La Salle 83*  
     Syracuse 78  
     North Carolina 76  
   North Carolina 93
     New Mexico St 69  
       Syracuse 95
     Kansas St 87*
     Kansas St 69  
   Pennsylvania 62  
     Kansas St 74
     Boston College 65  
   Boston College 82
     Furman 76  

[edit] Mideast region

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
     Indiana 78  
   UTEP 53  
     Indiana 81  
     Oregon St 71  
   Oregon St 78
     Middle Tennessee St 67  
       Indiana 90
     Kentucky 92
     Central Michigan 77  
   Georgetown 75  
     Central Michigan 73
     Kentucky 90  
   Kentucky 76
     Marquette 54  

[edit] Midwest region

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
     Maryland 83  
   Creighton 79  
     Maryland 83  
     Notre Dame 71  
   Notre Dame 77
     Kansas 71  
       Maryland 82
     Louisville 96
     Cincinnati 87  
   Texas A&M 79  
     Cincinnati 63
     Louisville 78  
   Louisville 91
     Rutgers 78  

[edit] West region

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
     UCLA 103  
   Michigan 91*  
     UCLA 67  
     Montana 64  
   Montana 69
     Utah St 63  
       UCLA 89
     Arizona St 75
     Arizona St 97  
   Alabama 94  
     Arizona St 84
     UNLV 81  
   UNLV 90
     San Diego St 80  

[edit] Final Four

  National Semifinals National Finals
                 
   Syracuse 79  
   Kentucky 95  
       Kentucky 85
     UCLA 92
   Louisville 74*
   UCLA 75  

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