The 1970–71 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team won the National Collegiate Champion again on March 13, 1971 in the Astrodome Houston, Texas

Houston, Texas

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. It became the seventh championship in eight years under head coach John Wooden

John Wooden

John Robert Wooden was an American basketball player and coach. Nicknamed the "Wizard of Westwood", he won ten NCAA national championships in a 12-year period — seven in a row — as head coach at UCLA, an unprecedented feat. Within this period, his teams won a record 88 consecutive games...

. UCLA won, 68 to Villanova's 62. Villanova's second place was vacated later by NCAA.

Smith Barrier

Smith Barrier

Smith Barrier , was an American sports journalist. He was the longtime Executive Sports Editor of Greensboro News & Record and served as president of United States Basketball Writers Association from 1970 - 1971. He is a charter member of the United States Basketball Writers Association Hall of...

, Executive Sports Editor, The Greensboro Daily News and Record wrote: "Mister John Wooden has a watch factory out in Los Angeles. It's a bit different from most Swiss works. They don't make watches, they win 'em."

UCLA averaged 83.5 points per game, while allowed 71.1 points per game to the opponents. Seniors Sidney Wicks

Sidney Wicks

Sidney Wicks is a retired American basketball player. A native of California, he played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins and played professionally in the National Basketball Association from 1971 to 1981...

 and Curtis Rowe

Curtis Rowe

Curtis Rowe, Jr. is a retired American basketball player.A 6'7" forward from UCLA, Rowe was drafted by the Dallas Chaparrals in the 1971 ABA Draft and by the Detroit Pistons in the first round of the 1971 NBA Draft...

 were selected to the consensus All-America team.

The Bruins won in the NCAA West Regional in Salt Lake City, UT, over BYU (91–73) and Long Beach State (57–55) to advance to the Final Four, where they beat Kansas (68–60) in the semi-final game.

Starting lineup

Position	Player	Class
F	Sidney Wicks Sidney Wicks Sidney Wicks is a retired American basketball player. A native of California, he played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins and played professionally in the National Basketball Association from 1971 to 1981...	Sr.
F	Curtis Rowe Curtis Rowe Curtis Rowe, Jr. is a retired American basketball player.A 6'7" forward from UCLA, Rowe was drafted by the Dallas Chaparrals in the 1971 ABA Draft and by the Detroit Pistons in the first round of the 1971 NBA Draft...	Sr.
C	Steve Patterson Steve Patterson (basketball) Steven J. Patterson , of Santa Maria, California, was an American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association for five seasons...	Sr.
G	Henry Bibby Henry Bibby Charles Henry Bibby is a former professional basketball player who became a coach after his playing days were over.- Playing career :...	Jr.
G	Kenny Booker	Sr.

Players

• Rick Betchley
• Henry Bibby
  Henry Bibby
  Charles Henry Bibby is a former professional basketball player who became a coach after his playing days were over.- Playing career :...
  
  
• Kenny Booker
• Jon Chapman
• Larry Farmer
  Larry Farmer (basketball coach)
  Larry Farmer is an American college basketball coach currently an assistant coach for the Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team. He was the head coach of the University of California, Los Angeles from 1981 to 1984, guiding them to a 61–23 record. In 1985, Farmer became the head coach for...
  
  
• John Ecker
• Andy Hill
• Larry Hollyfield
• Steve Patterson
  Steve Patterson
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• Curtis Rowe
  Curtis Rowe
  Curtis Rowe, Jr. is a retired American basketball player.A 6'7" forward from UCLA, Rowe was drafted by the Dallas Chaparrals in the 1971 ABA Draft and by the Detroit Pistons in the first round of the 1971 NBA Draft...
  
  
• Terry Schofield
• Sidney Wicks
  Sidney Wicks
  Sidney Wicks is a retired American basketball player. A native of California, he played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins and played professionally in the National Basketball Association from 1971 to 1981...
  
  

Schedule and results

There is one game missing from this list. The game took place some time before the loss to Notre Dame. Please add the game if you know the information.

Date	Opponent	Results
Dec. 4	Baylor	W 108–77
Dec. 5	Rice	W 124–78
Dec. 11	Pacific	W 100–88
Dec. 12	Tulsa	W 95–75
Dec. 22	Missouri	W 94–75
Dec. 23	Saint Louis	W 79–65
Dec. 30	Pittsburg	W 77–65
Jan. 2	Dayton	W 106–82
Jan. 8	Washington	W 78–69
Jan. 9	Wash. St.	W 95–71
Jan. 15	Stanford	W 58–53
Jan. 16	California	W 94–76
Jan. 22	Loyola (IL)	W 87–62
Jan. 23	Notre Dame	L 82–89
Start of 88 game winning streak
Jan. 30	UC SB	W 74–61
Feb. 6	USC	W 64–60
Feb. 12	Oregon	W 69–68
Feb. 13	Oregon St.	W 67–65
Feb. 19	Oregon St.	W 94–64
Feb. 20	Oregon	W 74–67
Feb. 27	Wash. St.	W 57–53
Mar. 1	Washington	W 71–69
Mar. 5	California	W 103–69
Mar. 6	Stanford	W 107–72
Mar. 12	USC	W 73–62
Mar. 18 (Sweet 16)	BYU	W 91–73
Mar. 20 (Elite 8)	Long Beach St.	W 57–55
Mar. 25 (Final Four)	Kansas	W 68–60
Mar. 27 (Championship)	Villanova	W 68–62

External links

• UCLA Bruins men's basketball official website