1970 NCAA University Division basketball championship game information
See also: 1970 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament
1970 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
National championship game
UCLA Bruins
Jacksonville Dolphins
Pac-8
Independent
(27-2)
(27-1)
80
69
Head coach: John Wooden
Head coach: Joe Williams
AP: 2
Coaches: 2
AP: 4
Coaches: 5
1st half
2nd half
Total
UCLA Bruins
41
39
80
Jacksonville Dolphins
36
33
69
Date
March 21, 1970[1]
Venue
Cole Field House, College Park, Maryland
MVP
Sidney Wicks, UCLA[2]
Favorite
UCLA
Attendance
14,380
United States TV coverage
Network
NBC
Announcers
Curt Gowdy and Tom Hawkins
← 1969
1971 →
The 1970 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1970 NCAA University Division basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1969-70 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The game was played on March 21, 1970, at the Cole Field House in College Park, Maryland and featured the three-time defending national champion UCLA Bruins of the Pacific-8 Conference, and the independent Jacksonville Dolphins.
The Bruins defeated the Dolphins to win their fourth straight national championship.
^"UCLA vs. Jacksonville Box Score (Men), March 21, 1970". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
^"Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
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