1969 NCAA University Division
basketball tournament
Season1968–69
Teams25
Finals siteFreedom Hall
Louisville, Kentucky
ChampionsUCLA Bruins (5th title, 5th title game,
6th Final Four)
Runner-upPurdue Boilermakers (1st title game,
1st Final Four)
Semifinalists
Winning coachJohn Wooden (5th title)
MOPLew Alcindor (UCLA)
Attendance165,712
Top scorerRick Mount (Purdue)
(122 points)
NCAA Division I men's tournaments
«1968 1970»

The 1969 NCAA University Division men's basketball tournament involved 25 schools playing to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 8, 1969, and ended with the championship game on March 22 in Louisville, Kentucky. Including consolation games in each of the regions and an overall consolation game, a total of 29 games were played.

UCLA, coached by John Wooden, won the national title with a 92–72 victory in the final game over Purdue, coached by George King. Lew Alcindor of UCLA was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

In the game, John Vallely, the "Money Man", scored 22 points and Alcindor had 37 points, to give UCLA a win over Purdue, which is Wooden's alma mater. Purdue was hampered due to injuries to starting point guard Billy Keller and forward Herm Gilliam; Purdue had also lost 7'0" center Chuck Bavis to a broken collarbone during the Mideast Regionals against Miami, (OH). In earlier matchups, Bavis had provided an ample challenge to Alcindor. Wooden was an All-American guard for the Boilermakers from 1928 to 1932.

Schedule and venues

The following are the sites that were selected to host each round of the 1969 tournament, and their host(s):

First round

Regional semifinals, 3rd-place games, and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)

National semifinals, 3rd-place game, and championship (Final Four and championship)

Teams

Region Team Coach Conference Finished Final Opponent Score
East
East Davidson Lefty Driesell Southern Regional Runner-up North Carolina L 87–85
East Duquesne John Manning Independent Regional third place St. John's W 75–72
East North Carolina Dean Smith Atlantic Coast Fourth Place Drake L 104–84
East Princeton Pete Carril Ivy League First round St. John's L 72–63
East St. John's Lou Carnesecca Independent Regional Fourth Place Duquesne L 75–72
East Saint Joseph's Jack McKinney Middle Atlantic First round Duquesne L 74–52
East Villanova Jack Kraft Independent First round Davidson L 75–61
Mideast
Mideast Kentucky Adolph Rupp Southeastern Regional third place Miami (OH) W 72–71
Mideast Marquette Al McGuire Independent Regional Runner-up Purdue L 75–73
Mideast Miami (OH) Tates Locke Mid-American Regional Fourth Place Kentucky L 72–71
Mideast Murray State Cal Luther Ohio Valley First round Marquette L 82–62
Mideast Notre Dame John Dee Independent First round Miami (OH) L 63–60
Mideast Purdue George King Big Ten Runner Up UCLA L 92–72
Midwest
Midwest Colorado Sox Walseth Big Eight Regional third place Texas A&M W 97–82
Midwest Colorado State Jim Williams Independent Regional Runner-up Drake L 84–77
Midwest Dayton Don Donoher Independent First round Colorado State L 52–50
Midwest Drake Maury John Missouri Valley Third Place North Carolina W 104–84
Midwest Texas A&M Shelby Metcalf Southwest Regional Fourth Place Colorado L 97–82
Midwest Trinity (TX) Bob Polk Southland First round Texas A&M L 81–66
West
West BYU Stan Watts Western Athletic First round New Mexico State L 74–62
West New Mexico State Lou Henson Independent Regional Fourth Place Weber State L 58–56
West Santa Clara Dick Garibaldi West Coast Regional Runner-up UCLA L 90–52
West Seattle Morris Buckwalter Independent First round Weber State L 75–73
West UCLA John Wooden Pac-8 Champion Purdue W 92–72
West Weber State Phil Johnson Big Sky Regional third place New Mexico State W 58–56

Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

East region

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
  North Carolina 79
  Duquesne 78
  Duquesne 74
  Saint Joseph's 52
  North Carolina 87
  Davidson 85
  Davidson 75
  Villanova 61
  Davidson 79
  St. John's 69
  St. John's 72
  Princeton 63

Mideast region

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
  Purdue 91
  Miami (OH) 71
  Miami (OH) 63
  Notre Dame 60
  Purdue 75
  Marquette 73
  Kentucky 74
  Marquette 81
  Marquette 82
  Murray State 62

Midwest region

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
  Drake 81
  Texas A&M 63
  Texas A&M 81
  Trinity (TX) 66
  Drake 84
  Colorado State 77
  Colorado 56
  Colorado State 64
  Colorado State 52
  Dayton 50

West region

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
  UCLA 53
  New Mexico State 38
  New Mexico State 74
  BYU 62
  UCLA 90
  Santa Clara 52
  Santa Clara 63
  Weber State 59*
  Weber State 75
  Seattle 73

Final Four

National semifinals National Final
      
E North Carolina 65
ME Purdue 92
ME Purdue 72
W UCLA 92
MW Drake 82
W UCLA 85

National third-place game

National third-place game [1]
   
E North Carolina 84
MW Drake 104

Regional third-place games

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ "1954 NCAA basketball tournament Bracket". Retrieved October 14, 2011.
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