1970 NCAA College Division Basketball Tournament

The 1970 NCAA College Division Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA College Division college basketball as a culmination of the 1969-70 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. It was won by the Philadelphia College of Textiles & Science (then-known colloquially as "Philadelphia Textile", later known as Philadelphia University, and now as Thomas Jefferson University) and Tennessee State's Ted McClain was the Most Outstanding Player.

1970 NCAA Division II
Basketball Tournament

Teams	32
Finals site	Evansville, Indiana
Champions	Philadelphia Rams (1st title)
Runner-up	Tennessee State Tigers (1st title game)
Semifinalists	UC Riverside Highlanders (1st Final Four) Buffalo State Bengals (1st Final Four)
Winning coach	Herb Magee (1st title)
MOP	Ted McClain, Tennessee State
Attendance	16,075

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

Regional participants

School Outcome Ashland Runner-up Cheyney Third Place Philadelphia Textile Regional Champion Youngstown State Fourth Place

School Outcome American International* Regional Champion Assumption Runner-up Springfield Third Place Saint Anselm Fourth Place

School Outcome Boise State Third Place Puget Sound Runner-up Sacramento State Fourth Place UC Riverside Regional Champion

School Outcome Capital Third Place Central Michigan Runner-up St. Joseph's (IN) Regional Champion Wayne State (MI) Fourth Place

School Outcome Buffalo State Regional Champion Hartwick Third Place Montclair State Runner-up Stony Brook Fourth Place

School Outcome Georgia Southern Runner-up Mount St. Mary's Fourth Place Old Dominion Third Place Stetson Regional Champion

School Outcome Bellarmine Third Place Kentucky Wesleyan Runner-up Tennessee State Regional Champion Transylvania Fourth Place

School Outcome Central Missouri State Runner-up Cornell (IA) Fourth Place South Dakota State Regional Champion SW Missouri State Third Place

*tournament appearance vacated

Regionals

Mideast - Reading, Pennsylvania

Location: Bollman Center

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Philadelphia Textile		79
	Youngstown State		52
						Philadelphia Textile		45
						Ashland		28
	Ashland		50
	Cheyney		43

• Third Place - Cheyney 94, Youngstown State 91

New England - Worcester, Massachusetts

Location: Andrew Laska Gymnasium

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	American International		89
	St. Anselm		74
						American International		83
						Assumption		82
	Assumption		106
	Springfield		84

• Third Place - Springfield 109, St. Anselm 103

Far West - Tacoma, Washington

Location: Memorial Fieldhouse

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	UC Riverside		83
	Boise State		81
						UC Riverside		83
						Puget Sound		72
	Puget Sound		67
	Sacramento State		62

• Third Place -Boise State 63, Sacramento State 61

Great Lakes - Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Location: CMU Fieldhouse

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	St. Joseph's (IN)		75
	Capital		72
						St. Joseph's		87
						Central Michigan		68
	Central Michigan		73
	Wayne State (MI)		61

• Third Place - Capital 83, Wayne State (MI) 80

East - Buffalo, New York

Location:

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Montclair State		63
	Hartwick		54
						Montclair State		72
						Buffalo State		81
	Buffalo State		93
	Stony Brook		69

• Third Place - Hartwick 78, Stony Brook 70

South Atlantic - Statesboro, Georgia

Location: Hanner Fieldhouse

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Stetson		78
	Mount St. Mary's		77
						Stetson		93
						Georgia Southern		86
	Georgia Southern		86
	Old Dominion		79

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

South - Owensboro, Kentucky

Location: Owensboro Sportscenter

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Tennessee State		82
	Bellarmine		77
						Tennessee State		75
						Kentucky Wesleyan		73
	Kentucky Wesleyan		74
	Transylvania		67

• Third Place - Bellarmine 114, Transylvania 72

Midwest - Brookings, South Dakota

Location: The Barn

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Central Missouri State		77
	Cornell (IA)		65
						Central Missouri State		73
						South Dakota State		92
	South Dakota State		82
	SW Missouri State		71

• Third Place - SW Missouri State 76, Cornell 65

*denotes each overtime played

National Finals - Evansville, Indiana

Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	Philadelphia Textile		101
	American International		53
						Philadelphia Textile		79
						UC Riverside		63
	UC Riverside		82
	St. Joseph's (IN)		77
											Philadelphia Textile		76
											Tennessee State		65
	Buffalo State		75
	Stetson		74
						Buffalo State		80
						Tennessee State		101
	Tennessee State		92
	South Dakota State		89

• Third Place - UC Riverside 94, Buffalo State 83

*denotes each overtime played

All-tournament team

• Howard Lee (UC Riverside)
• Ted McClain (Tennessee State)
• John Pierantozzi (Philadelphia Textile)
• Carl Poole (Philadelphia Textile)
• Randy Smith (Buffalo State)

References

Sources

• 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament Records and Statistics: Division II men's basketball Championship
• 1970 NCAA College Division Men's Basketball Tournament jonfmorse.com