Edition of USA college 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 Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Elite Eight (red)
American International College's tournament appearance was later vacated due to NCAA rules violations.
Regional participants
*tournament appearance vacated
Regionals
Location: Bollman Center Host: Cheyney State College
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 6
| | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 7
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| Philadelphia Textile
| 79
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| Youngstown State
| 52
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| | Philadelphia Textile
| 45
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| | | Ashland
| 28
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| Ashland
| 50
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| Cheyney
| 43
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- Third Place - Cheyney 94, Youngstown State 91
Location: Andrew Laska Gymnasium Host: Assumption College
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 6
| | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 7
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| American International
| 89
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| St. Anselm
| 74
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| | American International
| 83
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| | | Assumption
| 82
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| Assumption
| 106
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| Springfield
| 84
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- Third Place - Springfield 109, St. Anselm 103
Location: Memorial Fieldhouse Host: University of Puget Sound
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 5
| | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 6
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| UC Riverside
| 83
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| Boise State
| 81
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| | UC Riverside
| 83
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| | | Puget Sound
| 72
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| Puget Sound
| 67
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| Sacramento State
| 62
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- Third Place -Boise State 63, Sacramento State 61
Location: CMU Fieldhouse Host: Central Michigan University
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 6
| | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 7
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| St. Joseph's (IN)
| 75
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| Capital
| 72
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| | St. Joseph's
| 87
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| | | Central Michigan
| 68
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| Central Michigan
| 73
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| Wayne State (MI)
| 61
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- Third Place - Capital 83, Wayne State (MI) 80
Location: unknown Host: Buffalo State College
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 6
| | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 7
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| Montclair State
| 63
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| Hartwick
| 54
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| | Montclair State
| 72
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| | | Buffalo State
| 81
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| Buffalo State
| 93
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| Stony Brook
| 69
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- Third Place - Hartwick 78, Stony Brook 70
Location: Hanner Fieldhouse Host: Georgia Southern College
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 6
| | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 7
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| Stetson
| 78
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| Mount St. Mary's
| 77
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| | Stetson
| 93
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| | | Georgia Southern
| 86
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| Georgia Southern
| 86
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| Old Dominion
| 79
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- Third Place - Old Dominion 93, Mount St. Mary's 90
Location: Owensboro Sportscenter Host: Kentucky Wesleyan College
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 6
| | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 7
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| Tennessee State
| 82
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| Bellarmine
| 77
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| | Tennessee State
| 75
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| | | Kentucky Wesleyan
| 73
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| Kentucky Wesleyan
| 74
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| Transylvania
| 67
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- Third Place - Bellarmine 114, Transylvania 72
Location: The Barn Host: South Dakota State University
| Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 6
| | | Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 7
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| Central Missouri State
| 77
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| Cornell (IA)
| 65
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| | Central Missouri State
| 73
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| | | South Dakota State
| 92
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| South Dakota State
| 82
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| SW Missouri State
| 71
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- Third Place - SW Missouri State 76, Cornell 65
*denotes each overtime played
Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville
| National Quarterfinals
Elite Eight
March 11
| | | National semifinals
Final Four
March 12
| | | National Championship
March 13
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| Philadelphia Textile
| 101
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| American International
| 53
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| | Philadelphia Textile
| 79
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| | | UC Riverside
| 63
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| UC Riverside
| 82
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| St. Joseph's (IN)
| 77
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| | Philadelphia Textile
| 76
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| | | Tennessee State
| 65
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| Buffalo State
| 75
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| Stetson
| 74
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| | Buffalo State
| 80
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| | | Tennessee State
| 101
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| Tennessee State
| 92
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| South Dakota State
| 89
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- 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)
See also
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