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1970–71 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Preseason AP No. 1UCLA[1][2]
NCAA Tournament1971
Tournament datesMarch 13 – 27, 1971
National ChampionshipAstrodome
Houston, Texas
NCAA ChampionsUCLA
Helms National ChampionsUCLA
Other championsNorth Carolina (NIT)
Player of the Year
(Naismith, Wooden)		Austin Carr, Notre Dame (Naismith)
Player of the Year
(Helms)		Austin Carr, Notre Dame, & Sidney Wicks, UCLA

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

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  • 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.[3]
  • 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

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Pre-season polls

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Main article: 1970–71 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

The Top 20 from the AP Poll and Coaches Poll during the pre-season.[4][5]

Associated Press
Ranking Team
1 UCLA
2 South Carolina
3 Kentucky
4 Jacksonville
5 Notre Dame
6 Marquette
7 USC
8 Villanova
9 Western Kentucky
10 Drake
11 Penn
12 Utah State
13 Duke
14 Kansas
15 New Mexico State
16 Indiana
17 Houston
18 Long Beach State
19 NC State
20 St. Bonaventure
UPI Coaches
Ranking Team
1 UCLA
2 South Carolina
3 Jacksonville
4 Kentucky
5 Marquette
6 Notre Dame
7 Penn
8 Western Kentucky
9 Utah State
10 USC
11 Kansas
12 Indiana
13 Villanova
14 Florida State
15 Long Beach State
16 (tie) Drake
Utah
18 Kansas State
19 Duke
20 Illinois

Conference membership changes

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School Former conference New conference
Cincinnati Bearcats Missouri Valley Conference University Division independent
George Washington Colonials Southern Conference University Division independent
New Mexico State Aggies University Division independent Missouri Valley Conference
West Texas State Buffaloes University Division independent Missouri Valley Conference

Regular season

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Conferences

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Conference winners and tournaments

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Conference Regular
season winner[6] 		Conference
player of the year 		Conference
tournament 		Tournament
venue (City) 		Tournament
winner
Atlantic Coast Conference North Carolina Charlie Davis,
Wake Forest[7]		 1971 ACC men's basketball tournament Greensboro Coliseum
(Greensboro, North Carolina)		 South Carolina
Big Eight Conference Kansas Cliff Meely, Colorado, & Dave Robisch, Kansas[8] No Tournament
Big Sky Conference Weber State None selected No Tournament
Big Ten Conference Ohio State None selected No Tournament
Ivy League Penn None selected No Tournament
Mid-American Conference Ohio Ken Kowall, Ohio[9] No Tournament
Middle Atlantic Conference Saint Joseph's (East); Lafayette (West) No Tournament
Missouri Valley Conference Drake, Louisville, & Saint Louis Jeff Halliburton, Drake No Tournament
Ohio Valley Conference Western Kentucky Jim McDaniels, Western Kentucky No Tournament
Pacific 8 Conference UCLA None selected No Tournament
Pacific Coast Athletic Association Long Beach State George Trapp, Long Beach State No Tournament
Southeastern Conference Kentucky Johnny Neumann, Mississippi[10] No Tournament
Southern Conference Davidson Jim Gregory, East Carolina, & Tom Jasper, William & Mary[11] 1971 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Charlotte Coliseum
(Charlotte, North Carolina)		 East Carolina[12]
Southland Conference Arkansas State Luke Adams, Lamar, & Allan Pruett, Arkansas State[13] No Tournament
Southwest Conference TCU Goo Kennedy, TCU No Tournament
West Coast Athletic Conference Pacific John Gianelli, Pacific No Tournament
Western Athletic Conference BYU None selected No Tournament
Yankee Conference Massachusetts None selected No Tournament

Conference standings

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1970–71 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 13 North Carolina 11 – 3   .786 26 – 6   .813
No. 6 South Carolina † 10 – 4   .714 23 – 6   .793
Duke 9 – 5   .643 20 – 10   .667
Wake Forest 7 – 7   .500 16 – 10   .615
Virginia 6 – 8   .429 15 – 11   .577
NC State 5 – 9   .357 13 – 14   .481
Maryland 5 – 9   .357 14 – 12   .538
Clemson 3 – 11   .214 9 – 17   .346
† 1971 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1970–71 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Kansas 14 – 0   1.000 27 – 3   .900
Oklahoma 9 – 5   .643 19 – 8   .704
Missouri 9 – 5   .643 17 – 9   .654
Nebraska 8 – 6   .571 18 – 8   .692
Colorado 6 – 8   .429 14 – 12   .538
Kansas State 6 – 8   .429 11 – 15   .423
Oklahoma State 2 – 12   .143 7 – 19   .269
Iowa State 2 – 12   .143 5 – 21   .192
Rankings from AP Poll[14]
1970–71 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Weber State 12 – 2   .857 21 – 6   .778
Idaho 8 – 6   .571 14 – 11   .560
Montana State 8 – 6   .571 10 – 13   .435
Idaho State 7 – 7   .500 9 – 15   .375
Gonzaga 6 – 8   .429 12 – 13   .480
Montana 6 – 8   .429 8 – 16   .333
Boise State 5 – 9   .357 10 – 16   .385
Northern Arizona 4 – 10   .286 6 – 19   .240
1970–71 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Ohio State 13 – 1   .929 20 – 6   .769
Michigan 12 – 2   .857 19 – 7   .731
Purdue 11 – 3   .786 18 – 7   .720
Indiana 9 – 5   .643 17 – 7   .708
Illinois 5 – 9   .357 11 – 12   .478
Minnesota 5 – 9   .357 11 – 13   .458
Michigan State 4 – 10   .286 10 – 14   .417
Iowa 4 – 10   .286 9 – 15   .375
Wisconsin 4 – 10   .286 9 – 15   .375
Northwestern 3 – 11   .214 7 – 17   .292
Rankings from AP Poll
1970–71 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Pennsylvania 14 – 0   1.000 28 – 1   .966
Harvard 11 – 3   .786 16 – 10   .615
Columbia 9 – 5   .643 15 – 9   .625
Princeton 9 – 5   .643 14 – 11   .560
Brown 5 – 9   .357 10 – 15   .400
Dartmouth 5 – 9   .357 10 – 16   .385
Yale 2 – 12   .143 4 – 20   .167
Cornell 1 – 13   .071 5 – 21   .192
Rankings from AP Poll
1970–71 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Miami (Ohio) 9 – 1   .900 20 – 5   .800
Ohio 6 – 4   .600 17 – 7   .708
Western Michigan 5 – 5   .500 14 – 10   .583
Kent State 4 – 6   .400 13 – 11   .542
Toledo 4 – 6   .400 13 – 11   .542
Bowling Green State 2 – 8   .200 7 – 18   .280
Rankings from AP Poll
1970–71 MAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
University–Eastern
Saint Joseph's† 6 – 0   1.000 19 – 9   .679
La Salle 5 – 1   .833 20 – 7   .741
Hofstra 4 – 2   .667 16 – 8   .667
Temple 3 – 3   .500 13 – 12   .520
American 2 – 4   .333 13 – 12   .520
West Chester 1 – 5   .167 7 – 18   .280
Drexel 0 – 6   .000 7 – 17   .292
University–Western
Lafayette 9 – 1   .900 17 – 9   .654
Rider 8 – 2   .800 20 – 6   .769
Delaware 5 – 5   .500 11 – 14   .440
Bucknell 4 – 6   .400 9 – 14   .391
Lehigh 4 – 6   .400 10 – 16   .385
Gettysburg 0 – 10   .000 4 – 21   .160
† 1971 MAC men's basketball tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1970–71 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 18 Drake 9 – 5   .643 21 – 8   .724
Louisville 9 – 5   .643 20 – 9   .690
Saint Louis 9 – 5   .643 17 – 12   .586
Memphis State 8 – 6   .571 18 – 8   .692
Tulsa 8 – 6   .571 17 – 9   .654
Bradley 6 – 8   .429 13 – 12   .520
North Texas State 4 – 10   .286 10 – 15   .400
Wichita State 3 – 11   .214 10 – 16   .385
West Texas State –   – 19 – 7   .731
New Mexico State –   – 19 – 8   .704
Rankings from AP Poll[15]
1970–71 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Western Kentucky 12 – 2   .857 24 – 6   .800
Murray State 10 – 4   .714 19 – 5   .792
Eastern Kentucky 10 – 4   .714 16 – 8   .667
East Tennessee State 8 – 6   .571 12 – 12   .500
Austin Peay State 5 – 9   .357 10 – 14   .417
Morehead State 4 – 10   .286 8 – 17   .320
Tennessee Tech 4 – 10   .286 7 – 17   .292
Middle Tennessee 3 – 11   .214 11 – 15   .423
Rankings from AP Poll
1970–71 Pacific-8 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 UCLA 14 – 0   1.000 29 – 1   .967
No. 5 USC 12 – 2   .857 24 – 2   .923
Oregon 8 – 6   .571 17 – 9   .654
California 8 – 6   .571 16 – 9   .640
Washington 6 – 8   .429 15 – 13   .536
Oregon State 4 – 10   .286 12 – 14   .462
Washington State 2 – 12   .143 12 – 14   .462
Stanford 2 – 12   .143 6 – 20   .231
As of 1971[16][17]
Rankings from AP Poll[18]
1970–71 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Long Beach State* 10 – 0   1.000 24 – 5   .828
UC Santa Barbara 8 – 2   .800 20 – 6   .769
Cal State Los Angeles 5 – 5   .500 15 – 11   .577
Fresno State 4 – 6   .400 15 – 11   .577
San Diego State 3 – 7   .300 12 – 14   .462
San Jose State 0 – 10   .000 2 – 24   .077
* – Overall record adjusted to 22–4
Rankings from AP Poll[19]
1970–71 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Kentucky 16 – 2   .889 22 – 6   .786
No. 17 Tennessee 13 – 5   .722 21 – 7   .750
LSU 10 – 8   .556 14 – 12   .538
Mississippi State 9 – 9   .500 15 – 10   .600
Vanderbilt 9 – 9   .500 13 – 13   .500
Auburn 8 – 10   .444 11 – 15   .423
Florida 8 – 10   .444 11 – 15   .423
Ole Miss 6 – 12   .333 11 – 15   .423
Alabama 6 – 12   .333 10 – 16   .385
Georgia 5 – 13   .278 6 – 19   .240
Rankings from AP Poll
1970–71 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Davidson 9 – 1   .900 15 – 11   .577
William & Mary 7 – 3   .700 11 – 16   .407
East Carolina 7 – 4   .636 13 – 12   .520
The Citadel 6 – 5   .545 13 – 12   .520
Furman † 5 – 5   .500 15 – 12   .556
Richmond 3 – 9   .250 7 – 21   .250
VMI 1 – 11   .083 1 – 25   .038
† Southern Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1970–71 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Arkansas State 6 – 2   .750 15 – 9   .625
Abilene Christian 5 – 3   .625 15 – 9   .625
Lamar 5 – 3   .625 11 – 13   .458
Texas-Arlington 3 – 5   .375 8 – 18   .308
Trinity (Tex.) 1 – 7   .125 5 – 16   .238
Rankings from AP Poll[20]
1970–71 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
TCU 11 – 3   .786 15 – 12   .556
Baylor 10 – 4   .714 18 – 8   .692
Texas Tech 9 – 5   .643 16 – 10   .615
SMU 8 – 6   .571 16 – 10   .615
Rice 6 – 8   .429 14 – 12   .538
Texas 6 – 8   .429 12 – 12   .500
Texas A&M 5 – 9   .357 9 – 17   .346
Arkansas 1 – 13   .071 5 – 21   .192
Rankings from AP Poll
1970-71 WCAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Pacific 12 – 2   .857 22 – 6   .786
Loyola (Calif.) 10 – 4   .714 15 – 10   .600
UNLV 9 – 5   .643 16 – 10   .615
Santa Clara 8 – 6   .571 11 – 15   .423
San Francisco 8 – 6   .571 10 – 16   .385
Pepperdine 4 – 10   .286 12 – 13   .480
Saint Mary's 4 – 10   .286 10 – 16   .385
Nevada 1 – 13   .071 3 – 23   .115
Rankings from AP Poll[21]
1970-71 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
BYU 10 – 4   .714 18 – 11   .621
UTEP 9 – 5   .643 15 – 10   .600
Utah 9 – 5   .643 15 – 11   .577
Arizona State 8 – 6   .571 16 – 10   .615
Colorado State 7 – 7   .500 15 – 10   .600
Wyoming 6 – 8   .429 10 – 15   .400
New Mexico 4 – 10   .286 14 – 12   .538
Arizona 3 – 11   .214 10 – 16   .385
Rankings from AP Poll
1970–71 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Massachusetts 10 – 0   1.000 23 – 4   .852
Rhode Island 8 – 2   .800 10 – 17   .370
Connecticut 5 – 5   .500 10 – 14   .417
New Hampshire 3 – 7   .300 11 – 12   .478
Maine 3 – 7   .300 8 – 16   .333
Vermont 1 – 9   .100 9 – 15   .375

University Division independents

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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.[22]

1970–71 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Marquette –   – 28 – 1   .966
No. 9 Fordham –   – 26 – 3   .897
No. 11 Jacksonville –   – 22 – 4   .846
No. 15 Duquesne –   – 21 – 4   .840
Hawaii –   – 23 – 5   .821
No. 19 Villanova –   – 27 – 7   .794
St. Bonaventure –   – 21 – 6   .778
No. 14 Houston –   – 22 – 7   .759
Utah State –   – 20 – 7   .741
Syracuse –   – 19 – 7   .731
Georgia Tech –   – 23 – 9   .719
Providence –   – 20 – 8   .714
Fairleigh Dickinson –   – 16 – 7   .696
Rutgers –   – 16 – 7   .696
Holy Cross –   – 18 – 8   .692
No. 12 Notre Dame –   – 20 – 9   .690
Dayton –   – 18 – 9   .667
St. John's (NY) –   – 18 – 9   .667
Denver –   – 17 – 9   .654
Florida State –   – 17 – 9   .654
Loyola (LA) –   – 16 – 10   .615
Marshall –   – 16 – 10   .615
Colgate –   – 15 – 10   .600
Saint Francis (PA) –   – 15 – 10   .600
Pittsburgh –   – 14 – 10   .583
Boston College –   – 15 – 11   .577
Northern Illinois –   – 13 – 10   .565
Southern Illinois –   – 13 – 10   .565
Creighton –   – 14 – 11   .560
Virginia Tech –   – 14 – 11   .560
Manhattan –   – 13 – 11   .542
Cincinnati –   – 14 – 12   .538
Detroit –   – 14 – 12   .538
Niagara –   – 14 – 12   .538
West Virginia –   – 13 – 12   .520
Centenary –   – 13 – 13   .500
Pan American –   – 13 – 13   .500
Navy –   – 12 – 12   .500
Air Force –   – 12 – 14   .462
Georgetown –   – 12 – 14   .462
Seattle –   – 12 – 14   .462
Army –   – 11 – 13   .458
Saint Peter's –   – 11 – 13   .458
Iona –   – 10 – 12   .455
Penn State –   – 10 – 12   .455
George Washington –   – 11 – 14   .440
Seton Hall –   – 11 – 15   .423
Long Island –   – 10 – 15   .400
Butler –   – 10 – 16   .385
Canisius –   – 8 – 13   .381
Fairfield –   – 9 – 15   .375
Hardin–Simmons –   – 9 – 16   .360
Oklahoma City –   – 9 – 16   .360
Xavier –   – 9 – 17   .346
DePaul –   – 8 – 17   .320
St. Francis (NY) –   – 8 – 17   .320
Tulane –   – 8 – 18   .308
Boston University –   – 7 – 18   .280
Miami (FL) –   – 7 – 19   .269
NYU –   – 5 – 20   .200
Portland –   – 5 – 21   .192
Loyola (IL) –   – 4 – 20   .167
Rankings from AP Poll

Informal championships

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Conference Regular
season winner 		Most Valuable Player
Philadelphia Big 5 Penn Ken Durrett, La Salle

Penn finished with a 4–0 record in head-to-head competition among the Philadelphia Big 5.

Statistical leaders

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Postseason tournaments

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NCAA tournament

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Main articles: 1971 NCAA University Division basketball tournament and 1971 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game

Final Four

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National semifinals National finals
      
E Villanova 92
ME Western Kentucky 89
E Villanova 62
W UCLA 68
MW Kansas 60
W UCLA 68 Third place
ME Western Kentucky 77
MW Kansas 75

National Invitation tournament

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Main article: 1971 National Invitation Tournament

Semifinals & finals

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Semifinals Finals
    
North Carolina 73
Duke 69
North Carolina 84
Georgia Tech 66
Georgia Tech 76
St. Bonaventure 71 Third place
Duke 88
St. Bonaventure 92

Awards

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Consensus All-American teams

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Main article: 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

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Major coach of the year awards

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Other major awards

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Coaching changes

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A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.

Team Former
Coach 		Interim
Coach 		New
Coach 		Reason
Army Bob Knight Dan Dougherty
Boston College Chuck Daly Bob Zuffelato
Indiana Lou Watson Bob Knight
Louisville John Dromo Howard Stacey Denny Crum
Marshall Stewart Way Carl Tacy
Oregon Steve Belko Dick Harter
Penn Dick Harter Chuck Daly
Rutgers Bill Foster Dick Lloyd
Utah Jack Gardner Bill Foster
Washington Tex Winter Marv Harshman
Washington State Marv Harshman Bob Greenwood

References

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  1. ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. p. 846. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  2. ^ "1978 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  3. ^ John Feinstein (February 1, 2016). "Kryzyzewski, Knight coached at Army. It still lacks an NCAA tournament appearance". The Washington Post.
  4. ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. p. 836. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  5. ^ "1977 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  6. ^ "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
  7. ^ 2008–09 ACC Men's Basketball Media Guide – Year by Year section Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 2009-02-14
  8. ^ 2008–09 Big 12 Men's Basketball Media Guide – Awards section, Big 12 Conference, retrieved 2009-02-04
  9. ^ 2008–09 MAC Men's Basketball Media Guide – Records Section, Mid-American Conference, retrieved 2009-02-14
  10. ^ 2008–09 SEC Men's Basketball Record Book, Southeastern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-06
  11. ^ 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Honors Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09
  12. ^ 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09
  13. ^ 2008–09 Southland Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide, Southland Conference, retrieved 2009-02-07
  14. ^ sports-reference.com 1970-71 Big Eight Conference Season Summary
  15. ^ "1970-71 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  16. ^ "Pacific-8 Conference: final standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 14, 1971. p. 1D.
  17. ^ 1972 Official Collegiate Basketball Guide, College Athletics Publishing Service, 1971
  18. ^ "Both wire service polls agree-- UCLA is best club in country". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 16, 1971. p. 2B.
  19. ^ "1970-71 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  20. ^ "1970-701 Men's Southland Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  21. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/wcac/1971.html
  22. ^ "1970-71 Men's Independent Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
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