# 1969 NCAA College Division basketball tournament

The 1969 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 1968–69 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. It was won by Kentucky Wesleyan College, with Kentucky Wesleyan's George Tinsley named the Most Outstanding Player.
American International College's tournament and semifinal appearances were later vacated due to NCAA rules violations.

## Regional participants

Outcome :
| Mount St. Mary's | Runner-up |
| Norfolk State | Third Place |
| Oglethorpe | Regional Champion |
| Old Dominion | Fourth Place |
Outcome :
| Alcorn State | Runner-up |
| Bellarmine | Fourth Place |
| Kentucky Wesleyan | Regional Champion |
| Transylvania | Third Place |
Outcome :
| San Francisco State | Regional Champion |
| UC Davis | Fourth Place |
| UC Irvine | Third Place |
| UNLV | Runner-up |
Outcome :
| American International* | Regional Champion |
| Assumption | Third Place |
| Central Connecticut State | Fourth Place |
| Springfield | Runner-up |
Outcome :
| Albany (NY) | Third Place |
| Le Moyne | Fourth Place |
| Montclair State | Regional Champion |
| Wagner | Runner-up |
Outcome :
| Lincoln (MO) | Third Place |
| South Dakota State | Runner-up |
| SW Missouri State | Regional Champion |
| St. Olaf | Fourth Place |
Outcome :
| Concordia (IL) | Fourth Place |
| Illinois State | Regional Champion |
| North Park | Third Place |
| Valparaiso | Runner-up |
Outcome :
| Ashland | Regional Champion |
| Cheyney | Runner-up |
| Philadelphia Textile | Third Place |
| Wittenberg | Fourth Place |
*tournament appearance vacated

## Regionals
### South Atlantic - Norfolk, Virginia

Location: unknown Host: Norfolk State University
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 8 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 8 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 8 |
| Oglethorpe | Oglethorpe | 68 | | | |
| Old Dominion | Old Dominion | 60 | | | |
| Old Dominion | Old Dominion | 60 | Oglethorpe | Oglethorpe | 74 |
| | | | Mount St. Mary's | Mount St. Mary's | 56 |
| Mount St. Mary's | Mount St. Mary's | 95 | Mount St. Mary's | Mount St. Mary's | 56 |
| Norfolk State | Norfolk State | 80 | | | |
* Third Place - Norfolk State 113, Old Dominion 102

### South - Owensboro, Kentucky

Location: Owensboro Sportscenter Host: Kentucky Wesleyan College
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 8 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 8 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 8 |
| Alcorn State | Alcorn State | 76 | | | |
| Bellarmine | Bellarmine | 75 | | | |
| Bellarmine | Bellarmine | 75 | Alcorn State | Alcorn State | 79 |
| | | | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kentucky Wesleyan | 83 |
| Kentucky Wesleyan | Kentucky Wesleyan | 77 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kentucky Wesleyan | 83 |
| Transylvania | Transylvania | 61 | | | |
* Third Place - Transylvania 65, Bellarmine 64

### Far West - Las Vegas, Nevada

Location: Las Vegas Convention Center Host: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 8 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 8 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 8 |
| San Francisco State | San Francisco State | 81 | | | |
| UC Irvine | UC Irvine | 55 | | | |
| UC Irvine | UC Irvine | 55 | San Francisco State | San Francisco State | 77 |
| | | | UNLV | UNLV | 72 |
| UNLV | UNLV | 84 | UNLV | UNLV | 72 |
| UC Davis | UC Davis | 81 | | | |
* Third Place - UC Irvine 82, UC Davis 70

### New England - Springfield, Massachusetts

Location: Butova Gymnasium Host: American International College
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 8 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 8 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 8 |
| Springfield | Springfield | 91 | | | |
| Central Connecticut State | Central Connecticut State | 80 | | | |
| Central Connecticut State | Central Connecticut State | 80 | Springfield | Springfield | 68 |
| | | | American International | American International | 91 |
| American International | American International | 79 | American International | American International | 91 |
| Assumption | Assumption | 77 | | | |
* Third Place - Assumption 98, Central Connecticut State 77

### East - DeWitt, New York

Location: Le Moyne Athletic Center Host: Le Moyne College
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 8 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 8 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 8 |
| Wagner | Wagner | 109 | | | |
| Albany (NY) | Albany (NY) | 64 | | | |
| Albany (NY) | Albany (NY) | 64 | Wagner | Wagner | 78 |
| | | | Montclair State | Montclair State | 101 |
| Montclair State | Montclair State | 81 | Montclair State | Montclair State | 101 |
| Le Moyne | Le Moyne | 77 | | | |
* Third Place - Albany (NY) 71, Le Moyne 70
Note: The 2010 edition of the NCAA's Division II Men's Basketball Championship record book reports the score of the Montclair State–Le Moyne game as a 79–75 Montclair State win. The score was widely reported in the news media as 81–77. Some newspapers reported the score as 81–75. Le Moyne, which hosted the game, shows the score as 81–77 in its all-time results.

### Midwest - Springfield, Missouri

Location: McDonald Hall and Arena Host: Southwest Missouri State University
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 8 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 8 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 8 |
| South Dakota State | South Dakota State | 79 | | | |
| Lincoln (MO) | Lincoln (MO) | 77 | | | |
| Lincoln (MO) | Lincoln (MO) | 77 | South Dakota State | South Dakota State | 74 |
| | | | SW Missouri State | SW Missouri State | 87 |
| SW Missouri State | SW Missouri State | 75 | SW Missouri State | SW Missouri State | 87 |
| St. Olaf | St. Olaf | 47 | | | |
* Third Place - Lincoln 77, St. Olaf 72

### Great Lakes - Valparaiso, Indiana

Location: Hilltop Gym Host: Valparaiso University
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 8 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 8 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 8 |
| Illinois State | Illinois State | 87 | | | |
| North Park | North Park | 82 | | | |
| North Park | North Park | 82 | Illinois State | Illinois State | 103 |
| | | | Valparaiso | Valparaiso | 87 |
| Valparaiso | Valparaiso | 91 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso | 87 |
| Concordia (IL) | Concordia (IL) | 81 | | | |
* Third Place - North Park 90, Concordia 73

### Mideast - Ashland, Ohio

Location: Kates Gymnasium Host: Ashland University
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 8 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 8 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 8 |
| Cheyney | Cheyney | 84 | | | |
| Wittenberg | Wittenberg | 70 | | | |
| Wittenberg | Wittenberg | 70 | Cheyney | Cheyney | 56 |
| | | | Ashland | Ashland | 66 |
| Ashland | Ashland | 43 | Ashland | Ashland | 66 |
| Philadelphia Textile | Philadelphia Textile | 40 | | | |
* Third Place - Philadelphia Textile 76, Wittenberg 74
*denotes each overtime played

## National Finals - Evansville, Indiana

Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville
| National Quarterfinals Elite Eight March 12 | National Quarterfinals Elite Eight March 12 | National Quarterfinals Elite Eight March 12 | National semifinals Final Four March 13 | National semifinals Final Four March 13 | National semifinals Final Four March 13 | National Championship March 14 | National Championship March 14 | National Championship March 14 |
| Oglethorpe | Oglethorpe | 68 | | | | | | |
| Kentucky Wesleyan | Kentucky Wesleyan | 82 | | | | | | |
| Kentucky Wesleyan | Kentucky Wesleyan | 82 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kentucky Wesleyan | 83* | | | |
| | | | American International | American International | 82 | | | |
| San Francisco State | San Francisco State | 75 | American International | American International | 82 | | | |
| American International | American International | 80 | | | | | | |
| American International | American International | 80 | | | | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kentucky Wesleyan | 75 |
| | | | | | | SW Missouri State | SW Missouri State | 71 |
| Montclair State | Montclair State | 76 | | | | | | | SW Missouri State | SW Missouri State | 71 |
| SW Missouri State | SW Missouri State | 92 | | | | | | |
| SW Missouri State | SW Missouri State | 92 | SW Missouri State | SW Missouri State | 58 | | | |
| | | | Ashland | Ashland | 48 | | | |
| Illinois State | Illinois State | 35 | Ashland | Ashland | 48 | | | |
| Ashland | Ashland | 41 | | | | | | |
* Third Place - American International 53, Ashland 51
*denotes each overtime played

## All-Tournament team

* Mert Bancroft (Southwest Missouri State)
* Tommy Hobgood (Kentucky Wesleyan)
* Curtis Perry (Southwest Missouri State)
* Bob Rutherford (American International)
* George Tinsley (Kentucky Wesleyan)