1970 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament

1970 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament
Teams	32
Finals Site	Evansville, Indiana
Champions	Philadelphia Textile (1st title)
Runner-Up	Tennessee State (1st title game)
Semifinalists	UC Riverside (1st Final Four) Buffalo State (1st Final Four)
Winning Coach	Herb Magee (Philadelphia Textile (1st title))
Most Outstanding Player	Ted McClain Tennessee State
Attendance	16,075
NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournaments «1969  1971»

The 1970 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 1969-70 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by the Philadelphia College of Textiles & Science (then-known colloquially as "Philadelphia Textile" and currently known as Philadelphia University) and Tennessee State's Ted McClain was the Most Outstanding Player.

American International College's tournament appearance was later vacated due to NCAA rules violations.

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

Regional participants

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

School Outcome American International* Regional Champion Assumption Runner-up Springfield Third Place St. Anselm Fourth Place

School Outcome Boise State Third Place Puget Sound Runner-up Sacramento State Fourth Place UC Riverside Regional Champion

School Outcome Capital Third Place Central Michigan Runner-up St. Joseph's (IN) Regional Champion Wayne State Fourth Place

School Outcome Buffalo State Regional Champion Hartwick Third Place Montclair State Runner-up Stony Brook Fourth Place

School Outcome Georgia Southern Runner-up Mount St. Mary's Fourth Place Old Dominion Third Place Stetson Regional Champion

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

School Outcome Central Missouri Runner-up Cornell (IA) Fourth Place South Dakota State Regional Champion SW Missouri State Third Place

*tournament appearance vacated

Regionals

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Philadelphia Textile		79
	Youngstown State		52
						Philadelphia Textile		45
						Ashland		28
	Ashland		50
	Cheyney		43

• Third Place - Cheyney 94, Youngstown State 91

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	American International		89
	St. Anselm		74
						American International		83
						Assumption		82
	Assumption		106
	Springfield		84

• Third Place - Springfield 109, St. Anselm 103

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	UC Riverside		83
	Boise State		81
						UC Riverside		83
						Puget Sound		72
	Puget Sound		67
	Sacramento State		62

• Third Place -Boise State 63, Sacramento State 61

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	St. Joseph's (IN)		75
	Capital		72
						St. Joseph's		87
						Central Michigan		68
	Central Michigan		73
	Wayne State		61

• Third Place - Capital 83, Wayne State 80

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Montclair State		63
	Hartwick		54
						Monclair State		72
						Buffalo State		81
	Buffalo State		93
	Stony Brook		69

• Third Place - Hartwick 78, Stony Brook 70

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Stetson		78
	Mount St. Mary's		77
						Stetson		93
						Georgia Southern		86
	Georgia Southern		86
	Old Dominion		79

• Third Place - Old Dominion 93, Mount St. Mary's 90

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Tennessee State		82
	Bellarmine		77
						Tennessee State		75
						Kentucky Wesleyan		73
	Kentucky Wesleyan		74
	Transylvania		67

• Third Place - Bellarmine 114, Transylvania 72

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Central Missouri		77
	Cornell (IA)		65
						Central Missouri		73
						South Dakota State		92
	South Dakota State		82
	SW Missouri State		71

• Third Place - SW Missouri State 76, Cornell 65

*denotes each overtime played

National Finals

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
		Philadelphia Textile	101
		American International	53
							Philadelphia Textile	79
							UC Riverside	63
		UC Riverside	82
		St. Joseph's (IN)	77
												Philadelphia Textile	76
												Tennessee State	65
		Buffalo State	75
		Stetson	74
							Buffalo State	80
							Tennessee State	101
		Tennessee State	92
		South Dakota State	89

• Third Place - UC Riverside 94, Buffalo State 83

*denotes each overtime played

See also

• 1970 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
• 1970 National Invitation Tournament
• 1970 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

References

Sources

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

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