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1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball season

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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

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Regular season

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Conferences

Conference winners and tournaments

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Conference standings

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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]

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Informal championships

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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

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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

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Major player of the year awards

Major coach of the year awards

Other major awards

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Coaching changes

A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.

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References

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