1970 NCAA College Division basketball tournament

Regional participants

*tournament appearance vacated

Regionals

Mideast - [[Reading, Pennsylvania]]

Location: Bollman Center Host: Cheyney State College Round of 32 March 6 Sweet 16 March 7 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Philadelphia Textile | RD1-score1=79 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Youngstown State | RD1-score2=52 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Ashland | RD1-score3=50 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Cheyney | RD1-score4=43 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Philadelphia Textile | RD2-score1=45 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Ashland | RD2-score2=28

• Third Place - Cheyney 94, Youngstown State 91

New England - [[Worcester, Massachusetts]]

Location: Andrew Laska Gymnasium Host: Assumption College Round of 32 March 6 Sweet 16 March 7 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1=89 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=St. Anselm | RD1-score2=74 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Assumption | RD1-score3=106 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Springfield | RD1-score4=84 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=83 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Assumption | RD2-score2=82

• Third Place - Springfield 109, St. Anselm 103

Far West - [[Tacoma, Washington]]

Location: Memorial Fieldhouse Host: University of Puget Sound Round of 32 March 5 Sweet 16 March 6 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=UC Riverside | RD1-score1=83 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Boise State | RD1-score2=81 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Puget Sound | RD1-score3=67 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Sacramento State | RD1-score4=62 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=UC Riverside | RD2-score1=83 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Puget Sound | RD2-score2=72

• Third Place -Boise State 63, Sacramento State 61

Great Lakes - [[Mount Pleasant, Michigan]]

Location: CMU Fieldhouse Host: Central Michigan University Round of 32 March 6 Sweet 16 March 7 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=St. Joseph's (IN) | RD1-score1=75 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Capital | RD1-score2=72 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Central Michigan | RD1-score3=73 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Wayne State (MI) | RD1-score4=61 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=St. Joseph's | RD2-score1=87 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Central Michigan | RD2-score2=68

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

East - [[Buffalo, New York]]

Location: unknown Host: Buffalo State College Round of 32 March 6 Sweet 16 March 7 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Montclair State | RD1-score1=63 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Hartwick | RD1-score2=54 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Buffalo State | RD1-score3=93 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Stony Brook | RD1-score4=69 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Montclair State | RD2-score1=72 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Buffalo State | RD2-score2=81

• Third Place - Hartwick 78, Stony Brook 70

South Atlantic - [[Statesboro, Georgia]]

Location: Hanner Fieldhouse Host: Georgia Southern College Round of 32 March 6 Sweet 16 March 7 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Stetson | RD1-score1=78 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Mount St. Mary's | RD1-score2=77 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Georgia Southern | RD1-score3=86 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Old Dominion | RD1-score4=79 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Stetson | RD2-score1=93 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Georgia Southern | RD2-score2=86

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

South - [[Owensboro, Kentucky]]

Location: Owensboro Sportscenter Host: Kentucky Wesleyan College Round of 32 March 6 Sweet 16 March 7 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Tennessee State | RD1-score1=82 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Bellarmine | RD1-score2=77 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Kentucky Wesleyan | RD1-score3=74 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Transylvania | RD1-score4=67 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Tennessee State | RD2-score1=75 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Kentucky Wesleyan | RD2-score2=73

• Third Place - Bellarmine 114, Transylvania 72

Midwest - [[Brookings, South Dakota]]

Location: The Barn Host: South Dakota State University Round of 32 March 6 Sweet 16 March 7 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Central Missouri State | RD1-score1=77 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Cornell (IA) | RD1-score2=65 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=South Dakota State | RD1-score3=82 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=SW Missouri State | RD1-score4=71 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Central Missouri State | RD2-score1=73 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=South Dakota State | RD2-score2=92

• Third Place - SW Missouri State 76, Cornell 65

*denotes each overtime played

National Finals - [[Evansville, Indiana]]

Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville Final Four March 12 March 13 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Philadelphia Textile | RD1-score1=101 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=53 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=UC Riverside | RD1-score3=82 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=St. Joseph's (IN) | RD1-score4=77 | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Buffalo State | RD1-score5=75 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Stetson | RD1-score6=74 | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=Tennessee State | RD1-score7=92 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=South Dakota State | RD1-score8=89 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Philadelphia Textile | RD2-score1=79 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=UC Riverside | RD2-score2=63 | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Buffalo State | RD2-score3=80 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Tennessee State | RD2-score4=101 | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Philadelphia Textile | RD3-score1=76 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Tennessee State | RD3-score2=65

• 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