| Year: | 1969 |
| Teams: | 25 |
| Finalfourarena: | Freedom Hall |
| Finalfourcity: | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Champions: | UCLA Bruins |
| Titlecount: | 5th |
| Champgamecount: | 5th |
| Champffcount: | 6th |
| Runnerup: | Purdue Boilermakers |
| Gamecount: | 1st |
| Runnerffcount: | 1st |
| Semifinal1: | Drake Bulldogs |
| Finalfourcount: | 1st |
| Semifinal2: | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| Finalfourcount2: | 5th |
| Coach: | John Wooden |
| Coachcount: | 5th |
| Mop: | Lew Alcindor |
| Mopteam: | UCLA |
| Attendance: | 165,712 |
| Topscorer: | Rick Mount |
| Topscorerteam: | Purdue |
| Points: | 122 |
The 1969 NCAA University Division men's basketball tournament involved 25 schools playing to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 8, 1969, and ended with the championship game on March 22 in Louisville, Kentucky. Including consolation games in each of the regions and an overall consolation game, a total of 29 games were played.
UCLA, coached by John Wooden, won the national title with a 92–72 victory in the final game over Purdue, coached by George King. Lew Alcindor of UCLA was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
In the game, John Vallely, the "Money Man", scored 22 points and Alcindor had 37 points, to give UCLA a win over Purdue, which is Wooden's alma mater. Purdue was hampered due to injuries to starting point guard Billy Keller and forward Herm Gilliam; Purdue had also lost 7'0" center Chuck Bavis to a broken collarbone during the Mideast Regionals against Miami, (OH). In earlier matchups, Bavis had provided an ample challenge to Alcindor. Wooden was an All-American guard for the Boilermakers from 1928 to 1932.
The following are the sites that were selected to host each round of the 1969 tournament, and their host(s):
First round
Regional semifinals, 3rd-place games, and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)
National semifinals, 3rd-place game, and championship (Final Four and championship)
| Region | Team | Coach | Conference | Finished | Final Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | ||||||
| East | Southern | Regional Runner-up | North Carolina | L 87–85 | ||
| East | Independent | Regional third place | St. John's | W 75–72 | ||
| East | Atlantic Coast | Fourth Place | Drake | L 104–84 | ||
| East | Ivy League | First round | St. John's | L 72–63 | ||
| East | Independent | Regional Fourth Place | Duquesne | L 75–72 | ||
| East | Middle Atlantic | First round | Duquesne | L 74–52 | ||
| East | Independent | First round | Davidson | L 75–61 | ||
| Mideast | ||||||
| Mideast | Southeastern | Regional third place | Miami (OH) | W 72–71 | ||
| Mideast | Independent | Regional Runner-up | Purdue | L 75–73 | ||
| Mideast | Mid-American | Regional Fourth Place | Kentucky | L 72–71 | ||
| Mideast | Ohio Valley | First round | Marquette | L 82–62 | ||
| Mideast | Independent | First round | Miami (OH) | L 63–60 | ||
| Mideast | Big Ten | Runner Up | UCLA | L 92–72 | ||
| Midwest | ||||||
| Midwest | Big Eight | Regional third place | Texas A&M | W 97–82 | ||
| Midwest | Independent | Regional Runner-up | Drake | L 84–77 | ||
| Midwest | Independent | First round | Colorado State | L 52–50 | ||
| Midwest | Missouri Valley | Third Place | North Carolina | W 104–84 | ||
| Midwest | Southwest | Regional Fourth Place | Colorado | L 97–82 | ||
| Midwest | Southland | First round | Texas A&M | L 81–66 | ||
| West | ||||||
| West | Western Athletic | First round | New Mexico State | L 74–62 | ||
| West | Independent | Regional Fourth Place | Weber State | L 58–56 | ||
| West | West Coast | Regional Runner-up | UCLA | L 90–52 | ||
| West | Independent | First round | Weber State | L 75–73 | ||
| West | Pac-8 | Champion | Purdue | W 92–72 | ||
| West | Big Sky | Regional third place | New Mexico State | W 58–56 | ||
* – Denotes overtime period