1969-70 American Basketball Association season: Difference between revisions
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| rowspan=" | | rowspan="6" |Eastern Division | ||
| | |'''Indiana Pacers''' | ||
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| | |'''Kentucky Colonels''' | ||
| | |'''45''' | ||
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| | |'''Carolina Cougars''' | ||
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| | |'''New York Nets''' | ||
| | |'''39''' | ||
| | |'''45''' | ||
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| | |Pittsburgh Pipers | ||
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| | |55 | ||
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| | |Miami Floridians | ||
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| | |36 | ||
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| | | rowspan="5" |Western Division | ||
| | |'''Denver Rockets''' | ||
| | |'''51''' | ||
|'''33''' | |||
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| | |'''Dallas Chaparrals''' | ||
| | |'''45''' | ||
| | |'''39''' | ||
| | |'''6''' | ||
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| | |'''Washington Caps''' | ||
| | |'''44''' | ||
| | |'''40''' | ||
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| | |'''Los Angeles Stars''' | ||
| | |'''43''' | ||
| | |'''41''' | ||
| | |'''8''' | ||
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| | |New Orleans Buccaneers | ||
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!Champions | !Champions | ||
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| | |'''Indiana Pacers''' | ||
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| rowspan="2" | | | rowspan="2" |'''Indiana Pacers''' | ||
| rowspan="2" | | | rowspan="2" |'''4''' | ||
| rowspan="4" | | | rowspan="4" |'''Indiana Pacers''' | ||
| rowspan="4" | | | rowspan="4" |'''4''' | ||
| rowspan="8" | | | rowspan="8" |'''Indiana Pacers''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Carolina Cougars | ||
| | |0 | ||
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| | |'''Kentucky Colonels''' | ||
| | |'''4''' | ||
| rowspan="2" | | | rowspan="2" |Kentucky Colonels | ||
| rowspan="2" | | | rowspan="2" |1 | ||
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| | |New York Nets | ||
| | |3 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |'''Denver Rockets''' | ||
| | |'''4''' | ||
| rowspan="2" | | | rowspan="2" |Denver Rockets | ||
| rowspan="2" | | | rowspan="2" |1 | ||
| rowspan="4" | | | rowspan="4" |Los Angeles Stars | ||
| rowspan="4" | | | rowspan="4" |2 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Washington Caps | ||
| | |3 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Dallas Chaparrals | ||
| | |2 | ||
| rowspan="2" | | | rowspan="2" |'''Los Angeles Stars''' | ||
| rowspan="2" | | | rowspan="2" |'''4''' | ||
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| | |'''Los Angeles Stars''' | ||
| | |'''4''' | ||
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|ABA All-Star Game | |ABA All-Star Game | ||
|Western Division | |'''Western Division''' | ||
| | |128-98 | ||
|Eastern Division | |Eastern Division | ||
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!Postseason | !Postseason | ||
!Total | !Total | ||
|- | |||
|Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Los Alamos, NM Combined Statistical Area | |||
| colspan="2" |Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area | |||
|Bernalillo County, New Mexico | |||
|Albuquerque, New Mexico | |||
|The Pit - Powered by Nusenda | |||
|Denver Rockets | |||
|One | |||
| | |||
|One | |||
|- | |||
|Altoona-Huntingdon, PA Combined Statistical Area | |||
| colspan="2" |Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area | |||
|Blair County, Pennsylvania | |||
|Altoona, Pennsylvania | |||
|Jaffa Shrine Center | |||
|Pittsburgh Pipers | |||
|One | |||
| | |||
|One | |||
|- | |||
|Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC Combined Statistical Area | |||
| colspan="2" |Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area | |||
|Mecklenburg County, North Carolina | |||
|Charlotte, North Carolina | |||
|Bojangles Coliseum | |||
|Carolina Cougars | |||
|14 | |||
|One | |||
|15 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan="3" |Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK Combined Statistical Area | | rowspan="3" |Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK Combined Statistical Area | ||
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|Kay Baiiley Hutchison Convention Center Dallas Memorial Arena | |Kay Baiiley Hutchison Convention Center Dallas Memorial Arena | ||
|Dallas Chaparrals | |Dallas Chaparrals | ||
| | |30 | ||
| | |Three | ||
| | |33 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|University Park, Texas | |University Park, Texas | ||
|Moody Coliseum | |Moody Coliseum | ||
|Dallas Chaparrals | |Dallas Chaparrals | ||
|Nine | |||
| | | | ||
| | |Nine | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Fort Worth-Arlington-Grapevine, TX Metropolitan Division | |Fort Worth-Arlington-Grapevine, TX Metropolitan Division | ||
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|Fort Worth Convention Center Arena | |Fort Worth Convention Center Arena | ||
|Dallas Chaparrals | |Dallas Chaparrals | ||
|Three | |||
| | | | ||
| | |Three | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO Combined Statistical Area | | rowspan="3" |Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO Combined Statistical Area | ||
| colspan="2" |Danver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area | | colspan="2" rowspan="3" |Danver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area | ||
|Denver County, Colorado | | rowspan="3" |Denver County, Colorado | ||
|Denver | | rowspan="3" |Denver | ||
|Denver Auditorium Arena | |Denver Auditorium Arena | ||
|Denver Rockets | |Denver Rockets | ||
|39 | |||
|Four | |||
|43 | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="2" |Denver Coliseum | |||
|Denver Rockets | |||
|One | |||
|Three | |||
|Four | |||
|- | |||
|Washington Caps | |||
|One | |||
| | | | ||
|One | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="2" |Fresno-Hanford-Corcoran, CA Combined Statistical Area | |||
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | |||
| rowspan="2" |Fresno County, California | |||
| rowspan="2" |Fresno, California | |||
| rowspan="2" |Selland Arena | |||
|Los Angeles Stars | |||
|Two | |||
| | | | ||
| | |Two | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Washington Caps | ||
|Two | |||
| | |||
| | | | ||
|Two | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC Combined Statistical Area | ||
| colspan="2" | | | colspan="2" |Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area | ||
| | |Guilford County, North Carolina | ||
| | |Greensboro, North Carolina | ||
| | |First Horizon Coliseum at Greensboro Complex | ||
| | |Carolina Cougars | ||
|20 | |||
| | |||
| | | | ||
|20 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="4" |Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN Combined Statistical Area | ||
| colspan="2" rowspan=" | | colspan="2" rowspan="4" |Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area | ||
|Madison County, Indiana | |Madison County, Indiana | ||
|Anderson, Indiana | |Anderson, Indiana | ||
|Anderson High School Wigwam (1961) | |Anderson High School Wigwam (1961) | ||
|Indiana Pacers | |Indiana Pacers | ||
|Four | |||
| | | | ||
| | |Four | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="3" |Marion County, Indiana | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="3" |Indianapolis | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="3" |Corteva Coliseum | ||
|Indiana Pacers | |Indiana Pacers | ||
|37 | |||
|Eight | |||
|45 | |||
|- | |||
|Kentucky Colonels | |||
|One | |||
| | | | ||
|One | |||
|- | |||
|ABA All-Star Game | |||
| | | | ||
| | | | ||
|One | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | colspan="4" |Jackson County, North Carolina | ||
| | |Cullowhee, North Carolina | ||
| | |Reid Gym | ||
|Washington Caps | |||
|One | |||
| | | | ||
|One | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS Combined Statistical Area | |Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS Combined Statistical Area | ||
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|Mississippi Coliseum | |Mississippi Coliseum | ||
|New Orleans Buccaneers | |New Orleans Buccaneers | ||
|One | |||
| | | | ||
|One | |||
|- | |||
|Jacksonville-Kingsland-Palatka, FL-GA Combined Statistical Area | |||
| colspan="2" |Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area | |||
|Duval County, Florida | |||
|Jacksonville, Florida | |||
|Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum | |||
|Miami Floridians | |||
|One | |||
| | | | ||
| | |One | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Lafayette-New Iberia-Opelousas, LA Combined Statistical Area | |Lafayette-New Iberia-Opelousas, LA Combined Statistical Area | ||
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|Blackham Coliseum | |Blackham Coliseum | ||
|New Orleans Buccaneers | |New Orleans Buccaneers | ||
|One | |||
| | | | ||
| | |One | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area | | rowspan="2" |Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area | ||
|Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | | rowspan="2" |Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | ||
|Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | | rowspan="2" |Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | ||
|Los Angeles County, California | | rowspan="2" |Los Angeles County, California | ||
|Los Angeles | | rowspan="2" |Los Angeles | ||
|Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | | rowspan="2" |Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | ||
|Los Angeles Stars | |Los Angeles Stars | ||
|36 | |||
|Eight | |||
|44 | |||
|- | |||
|Washington Caps | |||
|Six | |||
| | | | ||
| | |Six | ||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="2" |Louisville/Jefferson County--Elizabethtown, KY-IN Combined Statistical Area | ||
| colspan="2" rowspan=" | | colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="2" |Jefferson County, Kentucky | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="2" |Louisville, Kentucky | ||
| rowspan=" | | rowspan="2" |Louisville Gardens | ||
|Kentucky Colonels | |Kentucky Colonels | ||
| | |41 | ||
| | |Six | ||
| | |47 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Indiana Pacers | ||
|One | |||
| | |||
| | | | ||
|One | |||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan="4" |Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL Combined Statistical Area | | rowspan="4" |Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL Combined Statistical Area | ||
Revision as of 23:21, 16 October 2026
| 1968-69 | 1969-70 | 1970-71 |
Teams and Alignment
| Division | Team | Primary Venue | Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Division | Carolina Cougars | First Horizon Coliseum at Greensboro Complex | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Indiana Pacers | Corteva Coliseum | Indianapolis | |
| Kentucky Colonels | Louisville Gardens | Louisville, Kentucky | |
| Miami Floridians | Coconut Grove Convention Center | Miami | |
| New York Nets | Island Garden (1957) | Garden City South, New York | |
| Pittsburgh Pipers | Civic Arena | Pittsburgh | |
| Western Division | Dallas Chaparrals | Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas Memorial Arena | Dallas |
| Denver Rockets | Denver Auditorium Arena | Denver | |
| Los Angeles Stars | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | Los Angeles | |
| New Orleans Buccaneers | Avron B. Fogelman Arena In The Devlin Fieldhouse | New Orleans | |
| Washington Caps | Uline Arena | Washington |
Changes
- Houston Mavericks relocate from Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston to First Horizon Coliseum at Greensboro Complex in Greensboro, North Carolina, renamed Carolina Cougars, and realigned from Western Division to Eastern Division.
- Miami Floridians relocate from Miami Beach Convention Center North in Miami Beach, Florida to Coconut Grove Convention Center in Miami.
- Minnesota Pipers relocate from Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota to Civic Arena in Pittsburgh and renamed Pittsburgh Pipers.
- New Orleans Buccaneers relocate from Loyola Field House to Avron B. Fogelman Arena In The Devlin Fieldhouse.
- New York Nets relocate from Long Island Arena in Commack, New York to Island Garden (1957) in Garden City South, New York.
- Oakland Oaks relocate from Oakland Arena in Oakland, California to Uline Arena in Washington and renamed Washington Caps.
Regular Season Results
| Division | Team | W | L | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Division | Indiana Pacers | 59 | 25 | |
| Kentucky Colonels | 45 | 39 | 14 | |
| Carolina Cougars | 42 | 42 | 17 | |
| New York Nets | 39 | 45 | 20 | |
| Pittsburgh Pipers | 29 | 55 | 30 | |
| Miami Floridians | 23 | 61 | 36 | |
| Western Division | Denver Rockets | 51 | 33 | |
| Dallas Chaparrals | 45 | 39 | 6 | |
| Washington Caps | 44 | 40 | 7 | |
| Los Angeles Stars | 43 | 41 | 8 | |
| New Orleans Buccaneers | 42 | 42 | 9 |
Postseason Results
| Team (Best-of-Seven) | Team (Best-of-Seven) | Team (Best-of-Seven) | Champions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana Pacers | 4 | Indiana Pacers | 4 | Indiana Pacers | 4 | Indiana Pacers |
| Carolina Cougars | 0 | |||||
| Kentucky Colonels | 4 | Kentucky Colonels | 1 | |||
| New York Nets | 3 | |||||
| Denver Rockets | 4 | Denver Rockets | 1 | Los Angeles Stars | 2 | |
| Washington Caps | 3 | |||||
| Dallas Chaparrals | 2 | Los Angeles Stars | 4 | |||
| Los Angeles Stars | 4 | |||||
Special Event Results
| Event | Away | Score | Home |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABA All-Star Game | Western Division | 128-98 | Eastern Division |
Markets and Venues
| Combined Statistical Area | Metropolitan / Micropolitan Statistical Area | Metropolitan Division | County / Equivalent | Municipality | Venue | Team / Event | Regular | Postseason | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Los Alamos, NM Combined Statistical Area | Albuquerque, NM Metropolitan Statistical Area | Bernalillo County, New Mexico | Albuquerque, New Mexico | The Pit - Powered by Nusenda | Denver Rockets | One | One | ||
| Altoona-Huntingdon, PA Combined Statistical Area | Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area | Blair County, Pennsylvania | Altoona, Pennsylvania | Jaffa Shrine Center | Pittsburgh Pipers | One | One | ||
| Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC Combined Statistical Area | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area | Mecklenburg County, North Carolina | Charlotte, North Carolina | Bojangles Coliseum | Carolina Cougars | 14 | One | 15 | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK Combined Statistical Area | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area | Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | Dallas County, Texas | Dallas | Kay Baiiley Hutchison Convention Center Dallas Memorial Arena | Dallas Chaparrals | 30 | Three | 33 |
| University Park, Texas | Moody Coliseum | Dallas Chaparrals | Nine | Nine | |||||
| Fort Worth-Arlington-Grapevine, TX Metropolitan Division | Tarrant County, Texas | Fort Worth, Texas | Fort Worth Convention Center Arena | Dallas Chaparrals | Three | Three | |||
| Denver-Aurora-Greeley, CO Combined Statistical Area | Danver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area | Denver County, Colorado | Denver | Denver Auditorium Arena | Denver Rockets | 39 | Four | 43 | |
| Denver Coliseum | Denver Rockets | One | Three | Four | |||||
| Washington Caps | One | One | |||||||
| Fresno-Hanford-Corcoran, CA Combined Statistical Area | Fresno, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | Fresno County, California | Fresno, California | Selland Arena | Los Angeles Stars | Two | Two | ||
| Washington Caps | Two | Two | |||||||
| Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC Combined Statistical Area | Greensboro-High Point, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area | Guilford County, North Carolina | Greensboro, North Carolina | First Horizon Coliseum at Greensboro Complex | Carolina Cougars | 20 | 20 | ||
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN Combined Statistical Area | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area | Madison County, Indiana | Anderson, Indiana | Anderson High School Wigwam (1961) | Indiana Pacers | Four | Four | ||
| Marion County, Indiana | Indianapolis | Corteva Coliseum | Indiana Pacers | 37 | Eight | 45 | |||
| Kentucky Colonels | One | One | |||||||
| ABA All-Star Game | One | ||||||||
| Jackson County, North Carolina | Cullowhee, North Carolina | Reid Gym | Washington Caps | One | One | ||||
| Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS Combined Statistical Area | Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area | Hinds County, Mississippi | Jackson, Mississippi | Mississippi Coliseum | New Orleans Buccaneers | One | One | ||
| Jacksonville-Kingsland-Palatka, FL-GA Combined Statistical Area | Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area | Duval County, Florida | Jacksonville, Florida | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Miami Floridians | One | One | ||
| Lafayette-New Iberia-Opelousas, LA Combined Statistical Area | Lafayette, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area | Lafayette Parish, Louisiana | Lafayette, Louisiana | Blackham Coliseum | New Orleans Buccaneers | One | One | ||
| Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | Los Angeles County, California | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | Los Angeles Stars | 36 | Eight | 44 |
| Washington Caps | Six | Six | |||||||
| Louisville/Jefferson County--Elizabethtown, KY-IN Combined Statistical Area | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area | Jefferson County, Kentucky | Louisville, Kentucky | Louisville Gardens | Kentucky Colonels | 41 | Six | 47 | |
| Indiana Pacers | One | One | |||||||
| Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL Combined Statistical Area | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area | Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division | Miami-Dade County, Florida | Miami | JFK Health Center | Miami Floridians | |||
| Miami Beach, Florida | Miami Beach Convention Center North | Miami Floridians | |||||||
| Miami Beach Convention Center South | Miami Floridians | ||||||||
| West Palm Beach-Delray Beach-Boca Raton, FL Metropolitan Division | Palm Beach County, Florida | West Palm Beach, Florida | West Palm Beach Auditorium | Miami Floridians | |||||
| Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area | Hennepin County, Minnesota | Bloomington, Minnesota | Met Center | Minnesota Pipers | ||||
| Ramsey County, Minnesota | St. Paul, Minnesota | Roy Wilkins Auditorium | Minnesota Pipers | ||||||
| Monroe-Ruston, LA Combined Statistical Area | Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area | Ouachita Parish, Louisiana | Monroe, Louisiana | Monroe Civic Center Arena | New Orleans Buccaneers | ||||
| New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS Combined Statistical Area | New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area | Orleans Parish, Louisiana | New Orleans | Loyola Field House | New Orleans Buccaneers | ||||
| New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area | Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metropolitan Division | Suffolk County, New York | Commack, New York | Long Island Arena | New York Nets | |||
| San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley, CA Metropolitan Division | Alameda County, California | Oakland, California | HJK Arena at Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts | Oakland Oaks | |||
| Oakland Arena | Oakland Oaks | ||||||||
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | Santa Clara County, California | San José, California | San Jose Civic | Oakland Oaks | |||||
| St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL Combined Statistical Area | St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area | St. Louis | St. Louis Arena | Miami Floridians | |||||
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area | St. Petersburg-Clearwater-Largo, FL Metropolitan Division | Pinellas County, Florida | St. Petersburg, Florida | Bayfront Center | Miami Floridians | ||||
| Total | |||||||||