MOP Sidney Wicks UCLA Dates 7 Mar 1970 – 21 Mar 1970 Finals site Cole Field House | Teams 25 Attendance 146,794 | |
Champions UCLA (6th title, 6th title game,
7th Final Four) Runner-up Jacksonville (1st title game,
1st Final Four) Semifinalists New Mexico State (1st Final Four)
St. Bonaventure (1st Final Four) Winning coach John Wooden (6th title) Top scorer Austin Carr Notre Dame
(158 points) Champion UCLA Bruins men's basketball Similar 1973 NCAA Men's Div, 1977 NCAA Men's Div, 1981 NCAA Men's Div | ||
The 1970 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 7, 1970, and ended with the championship game on March 21 in College Park, Maryland. A total of 29 games were played, including a third place game in each region and a national third place game.
UCLA, coached by John Wooden, won the national title with an 80-69 victory in the final game over Jacksonville, coached by Joe Williams. Sidney Wicks of UCLA was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
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1970 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA