1968–69 NCAA University Division men's basketball season

1968–69 NCAA University Division men's basketball season
Preseason AP No. 1UCLA[1][2]
NCAA Tournament1969
Tournament datesMarch 8 – 22, 1969
National ChampionshipFreedom Hall
Louisville, Kentucky
NCAA ChampionsUCLA
Helms National ChampionsUCLA
Other championsTemple (NIT)
Player of the Year
(Naismith, Wooden)		Lew Alcindor, UCLA (Naismith)
Player of the Year
(Helms)		Lew Alcindor, UCLA

The 1968–69 NCAA University Division men's basketball season began in December 1968, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1969 NCAA University Division basketball tournament championship game on March 22, 1969, at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. The UCLA Bruins won their fifth NCAA national championship with a 92–72 victory over the Purdue Boilermakers.

Season headlines

Pre-season polls

Main article: 1968–69 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

The Top 20 from the AP Poll and Coaches Poll during the pre-season.[7][8]

Associated Press
Ranking Team
1 UCLA
2 North Carolina
3 Kentucky
4 Notre Dame
5 Kansas
6 Davidson
7 St. Bonaventure
8 Houston
9 New Mexico
10 Purdue
11 Villanova
12 Ohio State
13 Vanderbilt
14 Cincinnati
15 Marquette
16 Western Kentucky
17 Duke
18 Detroit
19 Florida
20 Tennessee
UPI Coaches
Ranking Team
1 UCLA
2 North Carolina
3 Kentucky
4 Notre Dame
5 Kansas
6 Houston
7 Davidson
8 New Mexico
9 Villanova
10 Cincinnati
11 Purdue
12 St. Bonaventure
13 New Mexico State
14 Ohio State
15
(tie) 		Duke
Western Kentucky
17 Santa Clara
18 USC
19 Florida
20 California

Conference membership changes

School Former conference New conference
St. Francis Terriers Metropolitan Collegiate Conference NCAA University Division independent
West Virginia Mountaineers Southern Conference NCAA University Division independent

Regular season

Conferences

Conference winners and tournaments

Conference Regular
season winner[9] 		Conference
player of the year 		Conference
tournament 		Tournament
venue (City) 		Tournament
winner
Atlantic Coast Conference North Carolina John Roche,
South Carolina[10]		 1969 ACC men's basketball tournament Charlotte Coliseum
(Charlotte, North Carolina)		 North Carolina
Big Eight Conference Colorado Cliff Meely, Colorado[11] No Tournament
Big Sky Conference Weber State None selected No Tournament
Big Ten Conference Purdue None selected No Tournament
Ivy League Princeton None selected No Tournament
Metropolitan Collegiate Conference Manhattan & St. Peter's No Tournament
Mid-American Conference Ohio Steve Mix, Toledo[12] No Tournament
Middle Atlantic Conference Temple No Tournament
Missouri Valley Conference Drake & Louisville Bingo Smith, Tulsa No Tournament
Ohio Valley Conference Morehead State & Murray State Claude Virden, Murray State No Tournament
Pacific 8 Conference UCLA None selected No Tournament
Southeastern Conference Kentucky Pete Maravich, LSU[13] No Tournament
Southern Conference Davidson Mike Maloy, Davidson[14] 1969 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Charlotte Coliseum
(Charlotte, North Carolina)		 Davidson[15]
Southland Conference Trinity Larry Jeffries, Trinity[16] No Tournament
Southwest Conference Texas A&M Ronnie Peret, Texas A&M & Greg Williams, Rice No Tournament
West Coast Athletic Conference Santa Clara Dennis Awtrey, Santa Clara No Tournament
Western Athletic Conference BYU, New Mexico, & Wyoming None selected No Tournament
Yankee Conference Massachusetts None selected No Tournament

Conference standings

1968–69 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 North Carolina † 12 – 2   .857 27 – 5   .844
No. 13 South Carolina 11 – 3   .786 21 – 7   .750
Duke 8 – 6   .571 15 – 13   .536
NC State 8 – 6   .571 15 – 10   .600
Wake Forest 8 – 6   .571 18 – 9   .667
Virginia 5 – 9   .357 10 – 15   .400
Maryland 2 – 12   .143 8 – 18   .308
Clemson 2 – 12   .143 6 – 19   .240
† 1969 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1968–69 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 18 Colorado 10 – 4   .714 21 – 7   .750
No. 19 Kansas 9 – 5   .643 20 – 7   .741
Kansas State 9 – 5   .643 14 – 12   .538
Iowa State 8 – 6   .571 14 – 12   .538
Missouri 7 – 7   .500 14 – 11   .560
Oklahoma State 5 – 9   .357 12 – 13   .480
Nebraska 5 – 9   .357 12 – 14   .462
Oklahoma 3 – 11   .214 7 – 19   .269
Rankings from AP Poll[17]
1968–69 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Weber State 15 – 0   1.000 27 – 3   .900
Montana State 11 – 4   .733 17 – 8   .680
Gonzaga 6 – 9   .400 11 – 15   .423
Idaho 6 – 9   .400 11 – 15   .423
Montana 4 – 11   .267 9 – 17   .346
Idaho State 3 – 12   .200 8 – 18   .308
1968–69 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Purdue 13 – 1   .929 23 – 5   .821
No. 20 Illinois 9 – 5   .643 19 – 5   .792
Ohio State 9 – 5   .643 17 – 7   .708
Michigan 7 – 7   .500 13 – 11   .542
Northwestern 6 – 8   .429 14 – 10   .583
Minnesota 6 – 8   .429 12 – 12   .500
Michigan State 6 – 8   .429 11 – 12   .478
Iowa 5 – 9   .357 12 – 12   .500
Wisconsin 5 – 9   .357 11 – 13   .458
Indiana 4 – 10   .286 9 – 15   .375
Rankings from AP Poll[18]
1968–69 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Princeton 14 – 0   1.000 19 – 7   .731
Columbia 11 – 3   .786 20 – 4   .833
Penn 10 – 4   .714 15 – 10   .600
Cornell 7 – 7   .500 12 – 13   .480
Yale 6 – 8   .429 9 – 16   .360
Dartmouth 4 – 10   .286 10 – 15   .400
Harvard 3 – 11   .214 7 – 18   .280
Brown 1 – 13   .071 3 – 23   .115
Rankings from AP Poll[19]
1968–69 Metropolitan Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Saint Peter's 7 – 1   .875 21 – 7   .750
Manhattan 7 – 1   .875 13 – 9   .591
LIU 6 – 2   .750 17 – 6   .739
Iona 4 – 4   .500 11 – 11   .500
Hofstra 4 – 4   .500 12 – 13   .480
Seton Hall 4 – 4   .500 9 – 16   .360
Fairleigh Dickinson 2 – 6   .250 9 – 13   .409
Wagner –   – 18 – 10   .643
Rankings from AP Poll
1968–69 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Miami (Ohio) 10 – 2   .833 15 – 12   .556
Ohio 9 – 3   .750 17 – 9   .654
Kent State 6 – 6   .500 14 – 10   .583
Western Michigan 6 – 6   .500 11 – 13   .458
Toledo 5 – 7   .417 13 – 11   .542
Bowling Green State 3 – 9   .250 9 – 15   .375
Marshall 3 – 9   .250 9 – 15   .375
Rankings from AP Poll
1968–69 MAC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 La Salle† 5 – 0   1.000 23 – 1   .958
Temple 6 – 1   .857 22 – 8   .733
Bucknell 7 – 2   .778 13 – 11   .542
Gettysburg 6 – 4   .600 14 – 10   .583
Delaware 5 – 4   .556 11 – 10   .524
Saint Joseph's 2 – 2   .500 17 – 11   .607
Lehigh 4 – 6   .400 7 – 17   .292
Rider 2 – 5   .286 11 – 14   .440
Lafayette 3 – 9   .250 9 – 17   .346
American 0 – 7   .000 4 – 19   .174
West Chester (Pa.)* –   – 12 – 13   .480
† Regular-season championship winner
* – Played as non-major program
Rankings from AP Poll
1968–69 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 Drake 13 – 3   .813 26 – 5   .839
No. 15 Louisville 13 – 3   .813 21 – 6   .778
Tulsa 11 – 5   .688 19 – 8   .704
Cincinnati 8 – 8   .500 17 – 9   .654
North Texas State 8 – 8   .500 15 – 10   .600
Bradley 7 – 9   .438 14 – 12   .538
Wichita State 7 – 9   .438 11 – 15   .423
Saint Louis 5 – 11   .313 6 – 20   .231
Memphis State 0 – 16   .000 6 – 19   .240
Rankings from AP Poll[20]
1968–69 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Murray State 11 – 3   .786 22 – 6   .786
Morehead State 11 – 3   .786 18 – 9   .667
Western Kentucky 9 – 5   .643 16 – 10   .615
Eastern Kentucky 7 – 7   .500 13 – 9   .591
East Tennessee State 6 – 8   .429 15 – 11   .577
Tennessee Tech 5 – 9   .357 13 – 11   .542
Middle Tennessee 4 – 10   .286 13 – 13   .500
Austin Peay State 3 – 11   .214 10 – 14   .417
Rankings from AP Poll
1968–69 Pacific-8 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 UCLA 13 – 1   .929 29 – 1   .967
Washington State 11 – 3   .786 18 – 8   .692
USC 8 – 6   .571 15 – 11   .577
Washington 6 – 8   .429 13 – 13   .500
Oregon 5 – 9   .357 13 – 13   .500
Oregon State 5 – 9   .357 12 – 14   .462
California 4 – 10   .286 12 – 13   .480
Stanford 4 – 10   .286 8 – 17   .320
As of April 15, 1969[21]
Rankings from AP Poll
1968–69 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Kentucky 16 – 2   .889 23 – 5   .821
Tennessee 13 – 5   .722 21 – 7   .750
Florida 12 – 6   .667 18 – 9   .667
Auburn 10 – 8   .556 15 – 10   .600
Vanderbilt 9 – 9   .500 15 – 11   .577
Georgia 9 – 9   .500 13 – 12   .520
LSU 7 – 11   .389 13 – 13   .500
Ole Miss 7 – 11   .389 10 – 14   .417
Mississippi State 6 – 12   .333 8 – 17   .320
Alabama 1 – 17   .056 4 – 20   .167
Rankings from AP Poll[22]
1968–69 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Davidson † 9 – 0   1.000 27 – 3   .900
East Carolina 9 – 2   .818 17 – 11   .607
George Washington 7 – 5   .583 14 – 11   .560
Richmond 6 – 7   .462 13 – 14   .481
Furman 5 – 6   .455 9 – 17   .346
The Citadel 5 – 8   .385 13 – 12   .520
William & Mary 3 – 8   .273 6 – 20   .231
VMI 3 – 11   .214 5 – 18   .217
† 1969 Southern Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1968–69 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Trinity (Tex.)* –   – 19 – 5   .792
Lamar* –   – 20 – 4   .833
Texas-Arlington –   – 8 – 18   .308
Arkansas State* –   – 6 – 16   .273
Abilene Christian* –   – 5 – 20   .200
* – Played as non-major program
Rankings from AP poll[23]
1968–69 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas A&M 12 – 2   .857 18 – 9   .667
Baylor 10 – 4   .714 18 – 6   .750
SMU 8 – 6   .571 12 – 12   .500
Texas Tech 6 – 8   .429 11 – 13   .458
Rice 6 – 8   .429 10 – 14   .417
Texas 5 – 9   .357 9 – 15   .375
TCU 5 – 9   .357 12 – 12   .500
Arkansas 4 – 10   .286 10 – 14   .417
Rankings from AP Poll
1968–69 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Santa Clara 13 – 0   1.000 27 – 2   .931
San Jose State –   – 16 – 8   .667
Pacific 7 – 5   .583 17 – 9   .654
UC Santa Barbara 8 – 4   .667 17 – 9   .654
Pepperdine 6 – 6   .500 14 – 12   .538
Loyola (Calif.) 3 – 9   .250 6 – 19   .240
Saint Mary's 3 – 9   .250 6 – 19   .240
San Francisco 3 – 10   .231 7 – 18   .280
Rankings from AP poll
1968–69 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wyoming 6 – 4   .600 19 – 9   .679
BYU 6 – 4   .600 16 – 12   .571
Arizona 5 – 5   .500 17 – 10   .630
Utah 5 – 5   .500 13 – 13   .500
New Mexico 4 – 6   .400 17 – 9   .654
Arizona State 4 – 6   .400 11 – 15   .423
Rankings from AP Poll[24]
1968–69 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Massachusetts 9 – 1   .900 17 – 7   .708
Rhode Island 7 – 3   .700 10 – 15   .400
Maine 5 – 5   .500 10 – 13   .435
Vermont 3 – 7   .300 14 – 11   .560
New Hampshire 3 – 7   .300 9 – 15   .375
Connecticut 3 – 7   .300 5 – 19   .208

University Division independents

A total of 56 college teams played as University Division independents. Among them, Boston College (24–4) had the best winning percentage (.857). Boston College, Marquette (24–5), and New Mexico State (24–5) finished with the most wins.[25]

1968–69 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Boston College –   – 24 – 4   .857
Rutgers –   – 21 – 4   .840
No. 14 Marquette –   – 24 – 5   .828
No. 12 New Mexico State –   – 24 – 5   .828
No. 9 Duquesne –   – 21 – 5   .808
No. 10 Villanova –   – 21 – 5   .808
No. 8 St. John's –   – 23 – 6   .793
Dayton –   – 20 – 7   .741
No. 17 Notre Dame –   – 20 – 7   .741
Seattle –   – 20 – 8   .714
Colorado State –   – 17 – 7   .708
Jacksonville –   – 17 – 7   .708
St. Bonaventure –   – 17 – 7   .708
Florida State –   – 18 – 8   .692
West Texas State –   – 18 – 8   .692
Holy Cross –   – 16 – 8   .667
Oklahoma City –   – 18 – 9   .667
Saint Francis (PA) –   – 16 – 8   .667
Southern Illinois –   – 16 – 8   .667
Fordham –   – 17 – 9   .654
Army –   – 18 – 10   .643
Texas Western –   – 16 – 9   .640
Detroit –   – 16 – 10   .615
Houston –   – 16 – 10   .615
Penn State –   – 13 – 9   .591
Boston University –   – 14 – 10   .583
Miami (FL) –   – 14 – 10   .583
Providence –   – 14 – 10   .583
NYU –   – 12 – 9   .571
DePaul –   – 14 – 11   .560
Northern Illinois –   – 13 – 11   .542
Virginia Tech –   – 14 – 12   .538
Creighton –   – 13 – 13   .500
Georgetown –   – 12 – 12   .500
Hardin–Simmons –   – 13 – 13   .500
Georgia Tech –   – 12 – 13   .480
Tulane –   – 12 – 14   .462
West Virginia –   – 12 – 14   .462
Air Force –   – 11 – 13   .458
Niagara –   – 11 – 13   .458
Colgate –   – 11 – 14   .440
Butler –   – 11 – 15   .423
Loyola (IL) –   – 9 – 14   .391
Fairfield –   – 10 – 16   .385
Xavier –   – 10 – 16   .385
Syracuse –   – 9 – 16   .360
Utah State –   – 9 – 17   .346
Centenary –   – 9 – 18   .333
Navy –   – 7 – 14   .333
Pan American –   – 8 – 17   .320
Canisius –   – 7 – 16   .304
St. Francis –   – 7 – 16   .304
Loyola (LA) –   – 5 – 19   .208
Pittsburgh –   – 4 – 20   .167
Portland –   – 3 – 23   .115
Denver –   – 2 – 24   .077
Rankings from AP Poll

Informal championships

Conference Regular
season winner 		Most Valuable Player
Philadelphia Big 5 La Salle Ken Durrett, La Salle, & Howard Porter, Villanova

La Salle finished with a 4–0 record in head-to-head competition among the Philadelphia Big 5.

Statistical leaders

Post-season tournaments

NCAA tournament

Main articles: 1969 NCAA University Division basketball tournament and 1969 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game

Final Four

National semifinals National finals
      
E North Carolina 65
ME Purdue 92
ME Purdue 72
W UCLA 92
MW Drake 82
W UCLA 85 Third place
E North Carolina 84
MW Drake 104

National Invitation tournament

Main article: 1969 National Invitation Tournament

Semifinals & finals

Semifinals Finals
    
Temple 63
Tennessee 58
Temple 89
Boston College 76
Army 61
Boston College 73 Third place
Tennessee 64
Army 52

Awards

Consensus All-American teams

Main article: 1969 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
Lew Alcindor C Senior UCLA
Spencer Haywood F Sophomore Detroit
Pete Maravich G/F Junior Louisiana State
Rick Mount G/F Junior Purdue
Calvin Murphy G Junior Niagara


Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Dan Issel F/C Junior Kentucky
Mike Maloy F Junior Davidson
Bud Ogden F Senior Santa Clara
Charlie Scott F Senior North Carolina
Jo Jo White G Senior Kansas

Major player of the year awards

Major coach of the year awards

Other major awards

Coaching changes

A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.

Team Former
Coach 		Interim
Coach 		New
Coach 		Reason
Boston College Bob Cousy Chuck Daly
Creighton Red McManus Eddie Sutton
Davidson Lefty Driesell Terry Holland
Marshall Ellis T. Johnson Stewart Way Johnson resigned at the end of the season. He was replaced by his assistant coach, Stewart Way.
Maryland Frank Fellows Lefty Driesell Successful Davidson coach Driesell was hired and proclaimed his intention to turn Maryland into the “UCLA of the East.”

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