NCAA Men's D! Basketball 1975 Tournamnet

NCAA Division I Basketball 1975 Championship Tournament

The 1975 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 15, 1975, and ended with the championship game on March 31 at the San Diego Sports Arena, now known as Pechanga Arena San Diego, in San Diego, California. A total of 36 games were played, including a third place game in each region and a national third place game. This was the first 32-team tournament. UCLA, coached by John Wooden, won his 10th national title and last with a 92?85 victory in the final game over Kentucky, coached by Joe B. Hall. Richard Washington of UCLA was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

1975 - Final Four - San Diego, California

Semifinals			National Championship Game

0	Syracuse	79
0	Kentucky	95
			0	UCLA	92
			0	Kentucky	85
0	Syracuse	79
0	Kentucky	95

East Regional - Charlotte, North Carolina

Team	Season W-L	Conference	Coach	Invitation
Syracuse	20-7	ECAC Upstate	Danforth, Roy	Automatic
La Salle	22-6	East Coast	Westhead, Paul	Automatic
North Carolina	21-7	Atlantic Coast	Smith, Dean	Automatic
New Mexico State	20-6	Missouri Valley	Henson, Lou	At Large
Kansas State	18-8	Big Eight	Hartman, Jack	At Large
Pennsylvania	23-4	Ivy League	Daly, Chuck	Automatic
Boston College	20-7	ECAC New England	Zuffelato, Bob	Automatic
Furman	22-6	Southern	Williams, Joe	Automatic

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

1	Syracuse	87
2	La Salle	83
				Syracuse	78
				North Carolina	76
3	North Carolina	93
4	New Mexico State	69

							Syracuse	95
							Kansas State	87
1	Kansas State	69
2	Pennsylvania	62
				Kansas State	74
				Boston College	65
3	Boston College	82
4	Furman	76

Mideast Regional - Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Team	Season W-L	Conference	Coach	Invitation
Indiana	29-0	Big Ten	Knight, Bob	Automatic
Texas-El Paso	20-5	Western Athletic	Haskins, Don	At Large
Oregon State	18-10	Pacific Ten	Miller, Ralph	At Large
Middle Tennessee State	23-4	Ohio Valley	Earle, Jimmy	Automatic
Central Michigan	20-5	Mid American	Parfitt, Dick	Automatic
Georgetown	18-9	ECAC South	Thompson, John	Automatic
Kentucky	22-4	Southeastern	Hall, Joe	Automatic
Marquette	23-3	Independent	McGuire, Al	At Large

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

1	Indiana	78
2	Texas-El Paso	53
				Indiana	81
				Oregon State	71
3	Oregon State	78
4	Middle Tennessee State	67

							Indiana	90
							Kentucky	92
1	Central Michigan	77
2	Georgetown	75
				Central Michigan	73
				Kentucky	90
3	Kentucky	76
4	Marquette	54

Midwest Regional - Lubbock, Texas

Team	Season W-L	Conference	Coach	Invitation
Maryland	22-4	Atlantic Coast	Driesell, Lefty	At Large
Creighton	20-6	Independent	Apke, Tom	At Large
Notre Dame	18-8	Independent	Phelps, Digger	At Large
Kansas	19-7	Big Eight	Owens, Ted	Automatic
Cincinnati	21-5	Independent	Catlett, Gale	At Large
Texas A&M	20-6	Southwest	Metcalf, Shelby	Automatic
Louisville	24-2	Missouri Valley	Crum, Denny	Automatic
Rutgers	22-6	ECAC Metro	Young, Tom	Automatic

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

1	Maryland	83
2	Creighton	79
				Maryland	83
				Notre Dame	71
3	Notre Dame	77
4	Kansas	71

							Maryland	82
							Louisville	96
1	Cincinnati	87
2	Texas A&M	79
				Cincinnati	63
				Louisville	78
3	Louisville	91
4	Rutgers	78

West Regional - Tempe, Arizona

Team	Season W-L	Conference	Coach	Invitation
UCLA	23-3	Pacific Ten	Wooden, John	Automatic
Michigan	19-7	Big Ten	Orr, Johnny	At Large
Montana	20-6	Big Sky	Heathcote, Jud	Automatic
Utah State	21-5	Independent	Belnap, Dutch	At Large
Arizona State	23-3	Western Athletic	Wulk, Ned	Automatic
Alabama	22-4	Southeastern	Newton, C.M.	At Large
Nevada-Las Vegas	22-4	West Coast	Tarkanian, Jerry	Automatic
San Diego State	14-12	Big West	Vezie, Tim	Automatic

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

1	UCLA	103
2	Michigan	91
				UCLA	67
				Montana	64
3	Montana	69
4	Utah State	63

							UCLA	89
							Arizona State	75
1	Arizona State	97
2	Alabama	94
				Arizona State	84
				Nevada-Las Vegas	81
3	Nevada-Las Vegas	90
4	San Diego State	80