1969 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament

1969 NCAA Men's Division II
Basketball Tournament

Teams

Finals Site

Evansville, Indiana

Champions

Kentucky Wesleyan (3rd title)

Runner-Up

SW Missouri State (3rd title game)

Semifinalists

American International* (1st Final Four)
Ashland (2nd Final Four)

Winning Coach

Bob Daniels (Kentucky Wesleyan (2nd title))

Most Outstanding Player

George Tinsley Kentucky Wesleyan

Attendance

30,003

NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournaments

«1968

1970»

The 1969 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1968-9 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by Kentucky Wesleyan College and Kentucky Wesleyan's George Tinsley was the Most Outstanding Player.

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

1 Regional participants
2 Regionals
3 National Finals
4 See also
5 References
6 Sources

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	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 U	Third Place
Wittenberg	Fourth Place

*tournament appearance vacated

Regionals

Regional Semifinals		Regional Final

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, Od Dominion 102

Regional Semifinals		Regional Final

Alcorn State	76
Bellarmine	75
		Alcorn State	79
		Kentucky Wesleyan	83
Kentucky Wesleyan	77
Transylvania	61

Third Place - Transylvania 65, Bellarmine 64

Regional Semifinals		Regional Final

San Francisco State	81
UC Irvine	55
		San Francisco State	77
		UNLV	72
UNLV	84
UC Davis	81

Third Place -UC Irvine 82, UC Davis 70

Regional Semifinals		Regional Final

Springfield	91
Central Connecticut State	80
		Springfield	68
		American International	91
American International	79
Assumption	77

Third Place - Assumption 98, Central Connecticut State 77

Regional Semifinals		Regional Final

Wagner	109
Albany	64
		Wagner	78
		Montclair State	101
Montclair State	79
Le Moyne	75

Third Place - Albany 71, Le Moyne 70

Regional Semifinals		Regional Final

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

Regional Semifinals		Regional Final

Illinois State	87
North Park	82
		Illinois State	103
		Valpaaiso	87
Valparaiso	91
Concordia (IL)	81

Third Place - North Park 90, Concordia 73

Regional Semifinals		Regional Final

Cheyney	84
Wittenberg	70
		Cheyney	56
		Ashland	66
Ashland	43
Philadelphia U	40

Third Place - Philadelphia U 76, Wittenberg 74

*denotes each overtime played

National Finals

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Final

	Oglethorpe	68
	Kentucky Wesleyan	82
				Kentucky Wesleyan	83*

				American International	82
	San Francisco State	75

	American International	80
							Kentucky Weslayan	75
							SW Missouri State	71
	Montcair 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

References

Sources

2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament Records and Statistics: Division II men's basketball Championship

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