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1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball season
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The 1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball season began in December 1969, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1970 NCAA University Division basketball tournament championship game on March 21, 1970, at Cole Field House in College Park, Maryland. The UCLA Bruins won their sixth NCAA national championship with an 80–69 victory over the Jacksonville Dolphins.
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Season headlines
- UCLA won its fourth NCAA championship in a row, sixth overall, and sixth in seven seasons. In the Pacific 8 Conference, it also won its fourth of what ultimately would be 13 consecutive conference titles.
- The Pacific Coast Athletic Association began play. It was renamed the Big West Conference in 1988.
- LSU’s Pete Maravich established several NCAA records during his career. Two of the most notable came during this season — single-season scoring average (44.5 in 1969–70, besting his 44.2 average from the prior season) and career scoring (3,667 points). In addition to leading the NCAA in scoring for the third consecutive season, Maravich was named a consensus first-team All-American and SEC Player of the Year for the third time. He was the first player to score 3,000 or more points in his career (1968–1970),[3] and his career average of 44.2 points per game made him the first player to average more than 40 points a game for his career.[3] In a game against Alabama on February 7, 1970, Maravich scored 69 points, setting a record for points scored by a single player in a game against an NCAA University Division (later NCAA Division I) opponent;[4] Maravich broke the record of 68 points set by Calvin Murphy of Niagara in December 1968, and no one outscored Maravich until Kevin Bradshaw scored 72 points in a game in January 1991.[5]
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Season outlook
Pre-season polls
The Top 20 from the AP Poll and Coaches Poll during the pre-season.[6][7]
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Conference membership changes
Regular season
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Conferences
Conference winners and tournaments
Conference standings
University Division independents
A total of 61 college teams played as University Division independents. Among them, Jacksonville (27–2) had the best winning percentage (.931), and Jacksonville and New Mexico State (27–3) finished with the most wins.[21]
Informal championships
Penn finished with a 4–0 record in head-to-head competition among the Philadelphia Big 5.
Statistical leaders
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Post-season tournaments
NCAA tournament
Final Four
National semifinals | National finals | ||||||||
E | St. Bonaventure | 83 | |||||||
ME | Jacksonville | 91 | |||||||
ME | Jacksonville | 69 | |||||||
W | UCLA | 80 | |||||||
MW | New Mexico State | 77 | |||||||
W | UCLA | 93 | Third place | ||||||
E | St. Bonaventure | 73 | |||||||
MW | New Mexico State | 79 |
National Invitation tournament
Semifinals & finals
Semifinals | Finals | ||||||
Army | 59 | ||||||
St. John's | 60 | ||||||
St. John's | 53 | ||||||
Marquette | 65 | ||||||
Marquette | 101 | ||||||
LSU | 79 | Third place | |||||
Army | 75 | ||||||
LSU | 68 |
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Awards
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Consensus All-American teams
Major player of the year awards
- Naismith Award: Pete Maravich, LSU
- Helms Player of the Year: Pete Maravich, LSU
- Associated Press Player of the Year: Pete Maravich, LSU
- UPI Player of the Year: Pete Maravich, LSU
- Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): Pete Maravich, LSU
- Sporting News Player of the Year: Pete Maravich, LSU
Major coach of the year awards
- Associated Press Coach of the Year: John Wooden, UCLA
- Henry Iba Award (USBWA): John Wooden, UCLA
- NABC Coach of the Year: John Wooden, UCLA
- UPI Coach of the Year: John Wooden, UCLA
- Sporting News Coach of the Year: Adolph Rupp, Kentucky
Other major awards
- Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (Best player under 6'0): John Rinka, Kenyon
- Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Ken Durrett, La Salle
- NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Jim McMillian, Columbia
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Coaching changes
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A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.
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References
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