1971 NCAA University Division basketball championship game

American collegiate basketball final March 2026 1971 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament August 2023 1971 NCAA Tournament Championship Game ncg NCAA 70s logo.svg March 27, 1971https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/1971-03-27-ucla.html Villanova vs. UCLA Box Score (Men), March 27, 1971 Sports-Reference.com February 16, 2024 1970-71 University of California, Los Angeles UCLA Bruins 28–1 Pac-8 1 1 John Wooden 45 23 Villanova University Villanova Wildcats 27–623 of Villanova’s wins were later vacated after an investigation into the eligibility of Howard Porter.http://publications.villanova.edu/vumagazine/summer2002/a_basketball_story.htm Campus Publications and Media Publications.villanova.edu 7 January 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20060829015634/http://publications.villanova.edu/vumagazine/summer2002/a_basketball_story.htm 2006-08-29 dead Independent 19 17 Jack Kraft 37 25 Astrodome Houston, Texas 31,765Smith Barrier, "Unusual West Coast Watch Factory – They Don't Make Any, Just Win Them", 1972 Official Collegiate Basketball Guide, Published by College Athletics Publishing Service Howard Porter, Villanova (vacated)http://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/history/outstandingplayer Final Four Most Outstanding Players cbs.sportsline.com February 15, 2024 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080907123518/http://sportsline.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/history/outstandingplayer 7 September 2008 UCLA NBC Curt Gowdy and Tom Hawkins 1970 1972 The 1971 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1971 NCAA University Division basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1970-71 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The game was played on March 27, 1971, at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas and featured the four-time defending national champion UCLA Bruins of the Pacific-8 Conference, and the independent Villanova Wildcats. The Bruins narrowly defeated the Wildcats to win their fifth consecutive national championship. However, the Wildcats would later vacate their appearance in the title game due to issues with the eligibility of Howard Porter. Participating teams UCLA Bruins 1970-71 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team West UCLA 91, BYU 73 UCLA 73, Long Beach State 55 Final Four UCLA 68, Kansas 60 Villanova Wildcats 1970-71 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team East Villanova 93, Saint Joseph's 75 Villanova 85, Fordham 75 Villanova 90, Penn 47 Final Four Villanova 92, Western Kentucky 89 (2OT) Game summary Source:https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/1971-03-27-ucla.html Villanova vs. UCLA Box Score, March 27, 1971 College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com #eee March 27, 1971 Astrodome, Houston, Texas 31,765 #1 UCLA Bruins 68 Steve Patterson 29 Sidney Wicks 9 Sidney Wicks 7 #19 Villanova Wildcats 62 Howard Porter 25 Howard Porter 8 Chris Ford 10 45-37 23-25 NBC Aftermath The NCAA vacated 23 of Villanova's wins in the 1970–71 season including its appearance in the 1971 NCAA Tournament due to issues with the eligibility of Howard Porter.https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/the-only-ncaa-holy-war-between-st-joes-villanova-came-in-1971/ Santoliquito Joseph The Only NCAA Tourney Holy War Came In 1971 CBS News March 18, 2014 April 25, 2024 This would be Villanova's last appearance in the title game until 1985, where they would go on a Cinderella run to the national title. References NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game Category:Basketball competitions in Houston Category:College basketball tournaments in Texas NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game Category:Villanova Wildcats men's basketball Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball championship games Category:UCLA Bruins men's basketball