1970 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament

The 1970 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament
NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship
The NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Championship is an annual championship tournament for colleges and universities that are members of NCAA Division II, a grouping of schools in the United States that are generally smaller than the higher-profile institutions of Division I...

involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament

Single-elimination tournament

A single-elimination tournament, also called a knockout, cup or sudden death tournament, is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match or bracket is immediately eliminated from winning the championship or first prize in the event...

to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball

College basketball

College basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....

as a culmination of the 1969-70 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by the Philadelphia College of Textiles & Science

Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, founded in 1884, is a private university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Philadelphia University's student body consists of about 3,500 individuals from all 50 states and over 50 countries...

(then-known colloquially as "Philadelphia Textile" and currently known as Philadelphia University) and Tennessee State's Ted McClain

Ted McClain

Theodore McClain is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6'1", 180 lb guard from Tennessee State University, McClain played eight seasons of professional basketball in the ABA and NBA.While in college McClain was named the Most Outstanding Player of the 1970 NCAA Men's...

was the Most Outstanding Player.

American International College

American International College

American International College is a private, co-educational liberal-arts college located in the Mason Square neighborhood of Springfield, Massachusetts.-History:...

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

Regional participants

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School	Outcome
Ashland Ashland University Ashland University is a mid-sized, private, non-profit university that is located in Ashland, Ohio.The University offers 73 undergraduate majors and nine pre-professional programs. The majors include toxicology/environmental science and entrepreneurship, which are unusual for an institution of its...	Runner-up
Cheyney Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Cheyney University of Pennsylvania is a public, co-educational historically black university that is a part of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. Cheyney University has a campus that is located in the Cheyney community within Thornbury Township, Chester County and Thornbury...	Third Place
Philadelphia Textile Philadelphia University Philadelphia University, founded in 1884, is a private university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Philadelphia University's student body consists of about 3,500 individuals from all 50 states and over 50 countries...	Regional Champion
Youngstown State Youngstown State University Youngstown State University, founded in 1908, is an urban research university located in Youngstown, Ohio, United States. As of fall 2010, there were 15,194 students and a student-faculty ratio of 19:1. It is recognized as being one of the premier schools in the country, comparable to Ivy League...	Fourth Place

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School	Outcome
American International American International College American International College is a private, co-educational liberal-arts college located in the Mason Square neighborhood of Springfield, Massachusetts.-History:... *	Regional Champion
Assumption Assumption College Assumption College is a private, Roman Catholic, liberal arts college located on 185 acres in Worcester, Massachusetts. Assumption has an enrollment of about 2,117 undergraduates...	Runner-up
Springfield Springfield College Springfield College is a private, coeducational university located in the City of Springfield, Massachusetts. Springfield College is most famous as the site where the sport of basketball was invented...	Third Place
St. Anselm	Fourth Place

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School	Outcome
Boise State Boise State University Boise State University is a public university located in Boise, Idaho. Originally founded in 1932 as a junior college by the Episcopal Church, the university became an independent institution in 1934, and has been awarding baccalaureate and master degrees since 1965...	Third Place
Puget Sound University of Puget Sound The University of Puget Sound is a private liberal arts college located in the North End of Tacoma, Washington, in the United States...	Runner-up
Sacramento State California State University, Sacramento California State University, Sacramento, popularly known as Sacramento State, is a public university located in the city of Sacramento, California. It is part of the California State University system...	Fourth Place
UC Riverside University of California, Riverside The University of California, Riverside, commonly known as UCR or UC Riverside, is a public research university and one of the ten general campuses of the University of California system. UCR is consistently ranked as one of the most ethnically and economically diverse universities in the United...	Regional Champion

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School	Outcome
Capital Capital University Capital University is a private liberal arts university of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America located in Bexley, Ohio, founded in 1830. In addition to its rigorous liberal arts program, the university also offers a reputable adult degree program in Columbus, Ohio. It is one of the oldest...	Third Place
Central Michigan Central Michigan University Central Michigan University is a public research university located in Mount Pleasant in the U.S. state of Michigan...	Runner-up
St. Joseph's (IN)	Regional Champion
Wayne State Wayne State University Wayne State University is a public research university located in Detroit, Michigan, United States, in the city's Midtown Cultural Center Historic District. Founded in 1868, WSU consists of 13 schools and colleges offering more than 400 major subject areas to over 32,000 graduate and...	Fourth Place

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School	Outcome
Buffalo State Buffalo State College The State University of New York College at Buffalo, referred to as Buffalo State College, often referred to colloquially as Buff State, is a public, liberal arts college in Buffalo, New York, United States and is part of the State University of New York. Buffalo State was founded in 1871 as the...	Regional Champion
Hartwick Hartwick College Hartwick College is a non-denominational, private, four-year liberal arts and sciences college located in Oneonta, New York, in the United States. The institution was founded as Hartwick Seminary in 1797 through the will of John Christopher Hartwick, and is now known as Hartwick College...	Third Place
Montclair State Montclair State University Montclair State University is a public research university located in the Upper Montclair section of Montclair, the Great Notch area of Little Falls, and Clifton, New Jersey. As of October 2009, there were 18,171 total enrolled students: 14,139 undergraduate students and 4,032 graduate students...	Runner-up
Stony Brook State University of New York at Stony Brook The State University of New York at Stony Brook, also known as Stony Brook University, is a public research university located in Stony Brook, New York, on the North Shore of Long Island, about east of Manhattan....	Fourth Place

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School	Outcome
Georgia Southern Georgia Southern University Georgia Southern University is a national public university located on a campus in Statesboro, Georgia, USA. Founded in 1906, it is part of the University System of Georgia and is the largest center of higher education in the southern half of Georgia offering 117 academic majors in a comprehensive...	Runner-up
Mount St. Mary's	Fourth Place
Old Dominion Old Dominion University Old Dominion University is a state university located in Norfolk, Virginia, United States, and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools...	Third Place
Stetson Stetson University Stetson University is a private university with four colleges and schools located across the I-4 corridor in Central Florida. The primary undergraduate campus is located in DeLand, Florida, USA. In the 2012 U.S...	Regional Champion

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School	Outcome
Bellarmine Bellarmine University Bellarmine University is an independent, private, Catholic university in Louisville, Kentucky. The liberal arts institution opened on October 3, 1950, as Bellarmine College, established by Archbishop John A. Floersh of the Archdiocese of Louisville and named after the Cardinal Saint Robert...	Third Place
Kentucky Wesleyan Kentucky Wesleyan College Kentucky Wesleyan College is a private Methodist college in Owensboro, Kentucky, a city on the Ohio River. KWC is just 40 minutes east of Evansville, Indiana, 2 hours north of Nashville, Tennessee, 2 hours west of Louisville, Kentucky, and 4 hours east of St. Louis, Missouri...	Runner-up
Tennessee State Tennessee State University Tennessee State University is a land-grant university located in Nashville, Tennessee. TSU is the only state-funded historically black university in Tennessee.-History:...	Regional Champion
Transylvania Transylvania University Transylvania University is a private, undergraduate liberal arts college in Lexington, Kentucky, United States, affiliated with the Christian Church . The school was founded in 1780. It offers 38 majors, and pre-professional degrees in engineering and accounting...	Fourth Place

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School	Outcome
Central Missouri	Runner-up
Cornell (IA) Cornell College Cornell College is a private liberal arts college in Mount Vernon, Iowa. Originally called the Iowa Conference Seminary, the school was founded in 1853 by Reverend Samuel M. Fellows...	Fourth Place
South Dakota State South Dakota State University South Dakota State University is the largest university in the U.S. state of South Dakota, located in Brookings. A public land-grant university and sun grant college, founded under the provisions of the 1862 Morrill Act, SDSU offers programs of study required by, or harmonious to, this Act...	Regional Champion
SW Missouri State Missouri State University Missouri State University is a public university located in Springfield, Missouri, United States and founded in 1905. It is the state's second largest university, with an official enrollment of 20,802 in fall 2011...	Third Place

*tournament appearance vacated

Regionals

Third Place - Cheyney 94, Youngstown State 91

Third Place - Springfield 109, St. Anselm 103

Third Place -Boise State 63, Sacramento State 61

Third Place - Capital 83, Wayne State 80

Third Place - Hartwick 78, Stony Brook 70

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

Third Place - Bellarmine 114, Transylvania 72

Third Place - SW Missouri State 76, Cornell 65

*denotes each overtime played

National Finals

Third Place - UC Riverside 94, Buffalo State 83

*denotes each overtime played

Sources

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

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Regional participants

Regionals

National Finals

See also

Sources