1969–70 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team

The 1969–70 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team represented Jacksonville University during the 1969–70 NCAA University Division basketball season. The independent Dolphins were led by sixth-year head coach Joe Williams and played their home games at the Jacksonville Coliseum.

1969–70 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball
Mideast Regional Champions
NCAA tournament, runner-up
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 4
Record27–2
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tom Wasdin (4th season)
  • Bill Coulthart (1st season)
Home arenaJacksonville Coliseum
1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Jacksonville 272  .931
No. 5 New Mexico State 273  .900
No. 8 Marquette 263  .897
No. 3 St. Bonaventure 253  .893
No. 11 Florida State 233  .885
No. 12 Houston 255  .833
Army 226  .786
No. 17 Niagara 227  .759
No. 16 Utah State 227  .759
Villanova 227  .759
No. 9 Notre Dame 218  .724
St. John's 218  .724
Georgetown 187  .720
Duquesne 177  .708
Dayton 198  .704
Manhattan 188  .692
Hardin–Simmons 179  .654
Holy Cross 169  .640
Long Island 169  .640
Georgia Tech 1710  .630
Creighton 1510  .600
Seattle 1510  .600
Boston University 1410  .583
Butler 1511  .577
Oklahoma City 1713  .567
Fairleigh Dickinson 1310  .565
Southern Illinois 1310  .565
Colgate 1411  .560
Providence 1411  .560
Denver 1311  .542
Loyola (IL) 1311  .542
Penn State 1311  .542
Rutgers 1311  .542
Saint Peter's 1311  .542
Northern Illinois 1312  .520
Air Force 1212  .500
Fairfield 1212  .500
Iona 1212  .500
NYU 1212  .500
Pittsburgh 1212  .500
Saint Francis (PA) 1212  .500
Syracuse 1212  .500
DePaul 1213  .480
West Texas State 1213  .480
Loyola (LA) 1214  .462
Boston College 1113  .458
Virginia Tech 1012  .455
St. Francis (NY) 912  .429
West Virginia 1115  .423
Canisius 913  .409
Fordham 1015  .400
Seton Hall 1015  .400
Marshall 914  .391
Miami (FL) 917  .346
Centenary 816  .333
Pan American 816  .333
Detroit 718  .280
Tulane 518  .217
Xavier 520  .200
Navy 419  .174
Portland 422  .154
Rankings from AP Poll

The sixth-ranked Dolphins finished the regular season at 23–1 (.958) and were invited to the NCAA tournament. In the Mideast regional, they defeated Western Kentucky, No. 7 Iowa, and No. 1 Kentucky to advance to the Final Four; through 2021, it remains the program's only trip. The Dolphins defeated No. 3 St. Bonaventure to advance to the national championship game against second-ranked UCLA; the Bruins won their fourth straight NCAA title, and Jacksonville ended the season at 27–2 (.931) overall.

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