1969–70 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

1969–70 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 7
Record20–5 (14–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPJohn Johnson
Home arenaIowa Field House
(Capacity: 13,365)
1969–70 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Iowa 14 0   1.000 20 5   .800
Purdue 11 3   .786 18 6   .750
Ohio State 8 6   .571 15 9   .625
Illinois 8 6   .571 15 9   .625
Minnesota 7 7   .500 13 11   .542
Michigan 5 9   .357 10 14   .417
Wisconsin 5 9   .357 10 14   .417
Michigan State 5 9   .357 9 15   .375
Northwestern 4 10   .286 9 15   .375
Indiana 3 11   .214 7 17   .292
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969–70 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in intercollegiate basketball during the 1969–70 season. The team was led by Ralph Miller and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. The Hawkeyes finished the season 20–5 and won the Big Ten title with a 14–0 conference record. To date, this is the last outright regular season conference title for the Iowa men's basketball team.

After opening the season 3–4, the Hawkeyes won 17 of their final 18 games. Led by a nucleus of players known as the "Six Pack" – John Johnson, Chad Calabria, Fred Brown, Glenn "Stick" Vidnovic, Dick Jensen, and Ben McGilmer – the team averaged 98.7 points per game including a conference-record 102.9 points per game in Big Ten games. They opened NCAA tournament play with a 104–103 loss to eventual National runner-up Jacksonville. The Hawkeyes regrouped to defeat Notre Dame 121–106 in the Mideast Regional Third-Place game.