1975 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

1975 NCAA Men's Division I
Basketball Tournament
Teams 32
Finals site San Diego Sports Arena
San Diego, California
Champions UCLA (10th title)
Runner-up Kentucky (6th title game)
Semifinalists Louisville (3rd Final Four)
Syracuse (1st Final Four)
Winning coach John Wooden (10th title)
MOP Richard Washington UCLA
Attendance 183,857
Top scorer Jim Lee Syracuse
(119 points)
NCAA Men's Division I Tournaments
«1974  1976»

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, including a third place game in each region and a national third place game.

UCLA, coached by John Wooden, won his 10th and last 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.

The Bruins again had an advantage by playing the Final Four in their home state. It marked the last time a team won the national championship playing in its home state.

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Tournament notes

Memorable games

There were two memorable games in the 1975 tournament. Number 2 ranked Kentucky upset previously unbeaten Indiana 92-90 in their regional final. The Hoosiers, coached by Bob Knight, were undefeated and the number one team in the nation, when leading scorer Scott May suffered a broken arm in a win over arch-rival Purdue. This was the only loss Indiana would suffer between March 1974 and December 1976. In the national semifinals, UCLA defeated Louisville, coached by former Wooden assistant Denny Crum, 75-74 in overtime, rallying late in regulation to force overtime and coming from behind in overtime to win on a last second shot by Richard Washington.

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 #18.[2]

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

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 Regional Runner-up 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 Regional Runner-up 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 Regional Runner-up 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 Regional Runner-up 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

Bracket

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  

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  

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  

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  

Final Four

  National Semifinals National Championship Game
                 
E  Syracuse 79  
ME  Kentucky 95  
    ME  Kentucky 85
  W  UCLA 92
MW  Louisville 74*
W  UCLA 75   National Third Place Game
E  Syracuse 88*
MW  Louisville 96

See also

References

  1. ^ Bill Free - This Overtime Lasts 25 Years The 1974 team left it all out on the floor. Baltimore Sun, hosted at University of Maryland Terrapins athletic site, February 20, 1999
  2. ^ Mike Douchant - Greatest 63 games in NCAA Tournament history. The Sports Xchange, published in USA Today, March 25, 2002

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