1970–71 NCAA University Division men's basketball season

Men's collegiate basketball season August 2023 March 2026 1970 247px UCLA BruinsESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia 978-0-345-51392-2 Random House 2009 846 March 13 27, 1971 Astrodome Houston, Texas UCLA Bruins UCLA Bruins North Carolina Tar Heels Austin Carr, Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Naismith) Austin Carr, Notre Dame Fighting Irish Sidney Wicks, UCLA Bruins The 1970–71 NCAA University Division men's basketball season began in December 1970, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1971 NCAA University Division basketball tournament championship game on March 27, 1971, at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas. The UCLA Bruins won their seventh NCAA national championship with a 68–62 victory over the Villanova Wildcats. Season headlines The NCAA introduced a new rule prohibiting any team which turned down an invitation to the NCAA tournament from playing in any other postseason tournament. The effect of the rule is to prevent NCAA Tournament invitees from accepting a National Invitation Tournament instead, diminishing the quality of the pool of teams eligible to play in the NIT.https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/kryzyzewski-knight-coached-at-army-no-ncaa-tournament-teams-have-played-there/2016/01/31/70a5dc50-c7ae-11e5-a4aa-f25866ba0dc6_story.html Kryzyzewski, Knight coached at Army. It still lacks an NCAA tournament appearance. John Feinstein 1 February 2016 The Washington Post UCLA won its fifth NCAA championship in a row, seventh overall, and seventh in eight seasons. In the Pacific 8 Conference, it also won its fifth of what ultimately would be 13 consecutive conference titles. Season outlook Pre-season polls 1970–71 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings The Top 20 from the AP Poll and Coaches Poll during the pre-season.ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia 978-0-345-51392-2 Random House 2009 836 Associated PressRankingTeam1UCLA2South Carolina3Kentucky4Jacksonville5Notre Dame6Marquette7USC8Villanova9Western Kentucky10Drake11Penn12Utah State13Duke14Kansas15New Mexico State16Indiana17Houston18Long Beach State19NC State20St. Bonaventure UPI CoachesRankingTeam1UCLA2South Carolina3Jacksonville4Kentucky5Marquette6Notre Dame7Penn8Western Kentucky9Utah State10USC11Kansas12Indiana13Villanova14Florida State15Long Beach State16 (tie)DrakeUtah18Kansas State19Duke20Illinois Conference membership changes SchoolFormer conferenceNew conference Boise State Boise State Broncos non-University Division Big Sky Conference Cincinnati Cincinnati Bearcats Missouri Valley Conference University Division independent Drexel Drexel Dragons non-University Division Middle Atlantic Conference George Washington George Washington Colonials Southern Conference University Division independent Hawaii Hawaii Rainbow Warriors non-University Division University Division independent New Mexico State New Mexico State Aggies University Division independent Missouri Valley Conference Northern Arizona Northern Arizona Lumberjacks non-University Division Big Sky Conference West Texas State West Texas State Buffaloes University Division independent Missouri Valley Conference Regular season Conferences Conference winners and tournaments ConferenceRegular season winnerhttp://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2009/Standings.pdf 2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section 2009 NCAA 2009-02-14Conference player of the yearConference tournamentTournament venue (City)Tournament winnerAtlantic Coast Conference North Carolina Charlie Davis,Wake Forest2008–09 ACC Men's Basketball Media Guide – Year by Year section https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192652/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/acc/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/09mbkguide083112.pdf 2016-03-03 , retrieved 2009-02-14 1971 ACC men's basketball tournament Greensboro Coliseum(Greensboro, North Carolina) South CarolinaBig Eight Conference Kansas Cliff Meely, Colorado, & Dave Robisch, Kansas2008–09 Big 12 Men's Basketball Media Guide – Awards section, Big 12 Conference, retrieved 2009-02-04 No TournamentBig Sky Conference Weber State None selected No TournamentBig Ten Conference Ohio State None selected No TournamentIvy League Penn None selected No TournamentMid-American Conference Ohio Ken Kowall, Ohio2008–09 MAC Men's Basketball Media Guide – Records Section, Mid-American Conference, retrieved 2009-02-14 No TournamentMiddle Atlantic Conference Saint Joseph's (East); Lafayette (West) No TournamentMissouri Valley Conference Drake, Louisville, & Saint Louis Jeff Halliburton, Drake DrakeOhio Valley Conference Western Kentucky Jim McDaniels, Western Kentucky No TournamentPacific 8 Conference UCLA None selected No TournamentPacific Coast Athletic Association Long Beach State George Trapp, Long Beach State No TournamentSoutheastern Conference Kentucky Johnny Neumann, Mississippi2008–09 SEC Men's Basketball Record Book, Southeastern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-06 No TournamentSouthern Conference Davidson Jim Gregory, East Carolina, & Tom Jasper, William & Mary2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Honors Section https://web.archive.org/web/20110723151437/http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/files/0809mbkguide/honorsandawards.pdf?SPSID=35819&SPID=1798&DB_OEM_ID=4000 July 23, 2011 , Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09 1971 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Charlotte Coliseum(Charlotte, North Carolina) East Carolina2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section https://web.archive.org/web/20110930163611/http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/files/0809mbkguide/standingsandresults.pdf?SPSID=35819&SPID=1798&DB_OEM_ID=4000 September 30, 2011 , Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09Southland Conference Arkansas State Luke Adams, Lamar, & Allan Pruett, Arkansas State2008–09 Southland Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide, Southland Conference, retrieved 2009-02-07 No TournamentSouthwest Conference TCU Goo Kennedy, TCU No TournamentWest Coast Athletic Conference Pacific John Gianelli, Pacific No TournamentWestern Athletic Conference BYU None selected No TournamentYankee Conference Massachusetts None selected No Tournament Conference standings University Division independents A total of 62 college teams played as University Division independents. Among them, Marquette (28–1) had both the best winning percentage (.966) and the most wins.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/independent/men/1971.html Sports Reference 1970-71 Men's Independent Season Summary August 16, 2024 Informal championships ConferenceRegular season winnerMost Valuable PlayerPhiladelphia Big 5 Penn Ken Durrett, La Salle Penn finished with a 4–0 record in head-to-head competition among the Philadelphia Big 5. Postseason tournaments NCAA tournament 1971 NCAA University Division basketball tournament Final Four National semifinals National finals Third place E Villanova 92 ME Western Kentucky 89 MW Kansas 60 W UCLA 68 E Villanova 62 W UCLA 68 ME Western Kentucky 77 MW Kansas 75 National Invitation tournament 1971 National Invitation Tournament Semifinals & finals no Semifinals Finals Third place   North Carolina 73   Duke 69   Georgia Tech 76   St. Bonaventure 71   North Carolina 84   Georgia Tech 66   Duke 88   St. Bonaventure 92 Awards Consensus All-American teams 1971 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans + Consensus First Team Player Position Class Team Austin Carr G Senior Notre Dame Artis Gilmore C Senior Jacksonville Jim McDaniels C Senior Western Kentucky Dean Meminger G Senior Marquette Sidney Wicks F Senior UCLA + Consensus Second Team Player Position Class Team Ken Durrett F Senior La Salle Johnny Neumann F Sophomore Mississippi Howard Porter F Senior Villanova John Roche G Senior South Carolina Curtis Rowe F Senior UCLA Major player of the year awards Naismith Award: Austin Carr, Notre Dame Helms Player of the Year: Austin Carr, Notre Dame, & Sidney Wicks, UCLA Associated Press Player of the Year: Austin Carr, Notre Dame UPI Player of the Year: Austin Carr, Notre Dame Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): Sidney Wicks, UCLA Sporting News Player of the Year: Sidney Wicks, UCLA Major coach of the year awards Associated Press Coach of the Year: Al McGuire, Marquette Henry Iba Award (USBWA): John Wooden, UCLA NABC Coach of the Year: Jack Kraft, Villanova UPI Coach of the Year: Al McGuire, Marquette Sporting News Coach of the Year: Al McGuire, Marquette Other major awards Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (Best player under 6'0): Charles Johnson, California Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Ken Durrett, La Salle NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Charlie Yelverton, Fordham Coaching changes A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended. TeamFormerCoachInterimCoachNewCoachReasonAir ForceBob Spear Hank Egan Egan was an assistant under Spear.ArmyBob KnightDan Dougherty Knight left to coach Indiana.Austin Peay StateGeorge Fisher Lake KellyBoston CollegeChuck DalyBob Zuffelato Daly left to coach Penn.Boston UniversityCharlie Luce Ron Mitchell Luce left to be athletic director.Bowling Green StateBob Conibear Pat HaleyThe CitadelDick Campbell George HillDelawareDan Peterson Donal HarnumDrakeMaury John Howard tacey Maury left to coach at Iowa State.DrexelFrank Szymanski Ray HaeslerFordhamDigger Phelps Hal Wissel Phelps left to coach Notre Dame.Idaho StateDan MillerJim KillingworthIndianaLou WatsonBob KnightIowa StateGlen Anderson Maury JohnLafayetteHal Wissel Tom Davis Wissel left to coach Fordham.LouisvilleJohn DromoHoward StaceyDenny CrumMaineGil Philbrick Skip Chappelle MarshallStewart WayCarl TacyMinnesotaGeorge Hanson Bill Musselman Hanson resigned after one season going 11–13.MontanaLou RocheleauJud HeathcoteNorth Texas StateHarry Miller Gene Robbins Miller left to coach at Wichita State.Notre DameJohn Dee Digger PhelpsOregonSteve BelkoDick HarterPennDick HarterChuck Daly Harter left to coach Florida.RutgersBill FosterDick LloydSaint Francis (PA)John Hiller Dick ConoverSan Jose StateDan Glines Ivan Guevara Texas TechBob BassGerald MyersTulaneRalph Pedersen Dick LongoUtahJack GardnerBill Foster Utah StateLadell Anderson T. L. PlainVirginia TechHowie Shannon Don DeVoeWashingtonTex Winter Marv HarshmanWashington StateMarv Harshman Bob GreenwoodWeber StatePhil Johnson Gene Visscher Johnson left to be an assistant with the Chicago Bulls. Visscher was an assistant under Johnson.Western KentuckyJohn Oldman Jim RichardsWichita StateGary Thompson Harry MillerXavierGeorge KrajackDick Campbell References 2