| Division: | II |
| Year: | 1969 |
| Teams: | 32 |
| Finalfourcity: | Evansville, Indiana |
| Champions: | Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers |
| Titlecount: | 3rd |
| Runnerup: | SW Missouri State Bears |
| Gamecount: | 3rd |
| Semifinal1: | American International Yellow Jackets |
| Finalfourcount: | 1st |
| Semifinal2: | Ashland Eagles |
| Finalfourcount2: | 2nd |
| Coach: | Bob Daniels |
| Coachcount: | 2nd |
| Mop: | George Tinsley |
| Mopteam: | Kentucky Wesleyan |
| Attendance: | 30,003 |
The 1969 NCAA College Division basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA College Division college basketball as a culmination of the 1968–69 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. It was won by Kentucky Wesleyan College, with Kentucky Wesleyan's George Tinsley named the Most Outstanding Player.
American International College's tournament and semifinal appearances were later vacated due to NCAA rules violations.
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Mount St. Mary's | Runner-up | |
| Norfolk State | Third Place | |
| Oglethorpe | Regional Champion | |
| Old Dominion | Fourth Place | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Alcorn State | Runner-up | |
| Bellarmine | Fourth Place | |
| Kentucky Wesleyan | Regional Champion | |
| Transylvania | Third Place | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco State | Regional Champion | |
| UC Davis | Fourth Place | |
| UC Irvine | Third Place | |
| UNLV | Runner-up | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| American International | Regional Champion | |
| Assumption | Third Place | |
| Central Connecticut State | Fourth Place | |
| Springfield | Runner-up | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Albany (NY) | Third Place | |
| Le Moyne | Fourth Place | |
| Montclair State | Regional Champion | |
| Wagner | Runner-up | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Lincoln (MO) | Third Place | |
| South Dakota State | Runner-up | |
| SW Missouri State | Regional Champion | |
| St. Olaf | Fourth Place | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Concordia (IL) | Fourth Place | |
| Illinois State | Regional Champion | |
| North Park | Third Place | |
| Valparaiso | Runner-up | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Ashland | Regional Champion | |
| Cheyney | Runner-up | |
| Philadelphia Textile | Third Place | |
| Wittenberg | Fourth Place | |
*tournament appearance vacated
Location: unknown Host: Norfolk State University
Location: Owensboro Sportscenter Host: Kentucky Wesleyan College
Location: Las Vegas Convention Center Host: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Location: Butova Gymnasium Host: American International College
Location: Le Moyne Athletic Center Host: Le Moyne College
Note: The 2010 edition of the NCAA's Division II Men's Basketball Championship record book reports the score of the Montclair State–Le Moyne game as a 79–75 Montclair State win. The score was widely reported in the news media as 81–77.[1] [2] [3] [4] Some newspapers reported the score as 81–75.[5] [6] Le Moyne, which hosted the game, shows the score as 81–77 in its all-time results.[7]
Location: McDonald Hall and Arena Host: Southwest Missouri State University
Location: Hilltop Gym [8] Host: Valparaiso University
Location: Kates Gymnasium Host: Ashland University
*denotes each overtime played
Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville
*denotes each overtime played