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.

Reading

Mount Pleasant

Worcester

Buffalo

Statesboro

Brookings

Tacoma

Owensboro

Evansville

1970 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Elite Eight (red)

1970 NCAA College Division
basketball tournament

Teams	32
Finals site	, Evansville, Indiana
Champions	Philadelphia Textile 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
NCAA Division II men's tournaments «1969 1971»

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 Host: Cheyney State College

	Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 6					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 7
	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 Host: Assumption College

	Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 6					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 7
	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 Host: University of Puget Sound

	Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 5					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 6
	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 Host: Central Michigan University

	Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 6					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 7
	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: unknown Host: Buffalo State College

	Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 6					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 7
	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 Host: Georgia Southern College

	Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 6					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 7
	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 Host: Kentucky Wesleyan College

	Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 6					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 7
	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 Host: South Dakota State University

	Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 6					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 7
	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 Host: University of Evansville

	National Quarterfinals Elite Eight March 11					National semifinals Final Four March 12					National Championship March 13
	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)

See also

• 1970 NCAA University Division basketball tournament
• 1970 NAIA Basketball Tournament