Picture Perfect: Which School Will Supply 13th Team With Undefeated Mark?
January 23rd, 2019 - 18:54
"We will either find a way or make one." - Hannibal, Carthaginian military commander
UCLA, in a stellar 10-year stretch from 1963-64 through 1972-73 ruling the scene much like Hannibal, accounted for four of only 12 squads to go undefeated since the start of national tournament postseason competition in the late 1930s. Kentucky came close to becoming #13 four years ago before bowing against Wisconsin in the national semifinals.
UK was soundly whipped by undefeated LIU in 1938-39 prior to the Wildcats going unbeaten themselves 15 years later. The average number of defeats the previous year for the first 12 unbeaten teams was five. The only time in major-college history two undefeated major colleges met in a national postseason tournament was the 1939 NIT final between Loyola of Chicago and Long Island University. LIU (23-0) defeated Loyola (21-1), 44-32.
In a seven-year span, all-time greats Lew Alcindor (UCLA in 1966-67), Bill Walton (UCLA in 1971-72) and David Thompson (North Carolina State in 1972-73) weren't freshmen but they were in their first season of varsity eligibility when leading their unbeaten teams in scoring. Alcindor (29 ppg), Lennie Rosenbluth (28 ppg with North Carolina in 1956-57) and Thompson (24.7 ppg) tallied the three highest-scoring averages among these undefeated squads.
Each of the dozen unbeaten major universities had at least one outing decided by fewer than eight points. Following are the schedules and team statistics for the 12 squads, including the last one to achieve the feat in 1975-76 (Indiana won five regular-season games by fewer than five points or in overtime), to go undefeated since the start of national tournament postseason competition:
Long Island (23-0 in 1938-39)
Coach: Clair Bee (eighth of 18 seasons with Blackbirds)
| 1938-39 LIU Opponents | Score | LIU's High Scorer |
|---|---|---|
| Newark University (N.J.) | 64-14 | George Newman 14 |
| Panzer College | 41-35 | Daniel Kaplowitz 15 |
| Princeton/Seminary | 82-37 | John Bromberg/Irv Torgoff 10 |
| McGill University (Quebec) | 77-39 | Irv Torgoff 12 |
| Montclair Teachers College (N.J.) | 63-40 | Irv Torgoff 10 |
| East Stroudsburg Teachers (Pa.) | 63-33 | John Bromberg 14 |
| Southern California | 33-18 | Daniel Kaplowitz 12 |
| Kentucky | 52-34 | John Bromberg 12 |
| Marquette | 41-34 | Arthur Hillhouse 14 |
| New York Athletic Club | 64-43 | Arthur Hillhouse 15 |
| Toledo | 46-39 | Irv Torgoff 18 |
| Geneva College (Pa.) | 48-39 | Irv Torgoff 15 |
| Duquesne | 48-31 | John Bromberg 13 |
| Scranton (Pa.) | 65-53 | Daniel Kaplowitz 16 |
| Canisius | 62-50 | Myron Sewitch 15 |
| St. Francis (N.Y.) | 61-20 | Ossie Schechtman 13 |
| St. Bonaventure | 70-31 | Irv Torgoff 12 |
| University of Baltimore | 52-34 | Daniel Kaplowitz 9 |
| John Marshall College | 65-25 | Irv Torgoff 11 |
| at La Salle | 28-21 | Daniel Kaplowitz 7 |
| New Mexico State (NIT) | 52-45 | Irv Torgoff 14 |
| Bradley (NIT) | 36-32 | John Bromberg 12 |
| Loyola of Chicago (NIT) | 44-32 | Irv Torgoff 12 |
NOTES: La Salle game technically played on a neutral court (Philadelphia Convention Hall). . . . NIT games played at Madison Square Garden.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FOR LIU REGULARS
| Player | Pos. | Class | G. | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irv Torgoff | F | Sr. | 23 | 9.5 |
| Daniel Kaplowitz | F | Sr. | 23 | 8.1 |
| *Arthur Hillhouse | C | Sr. | 12 | 7.1 |
| John Bromberg | G | Sr. | 23 | 6.6 |
| Oscar "Ossie" Schechtman | G | Soph. | 22 | 4.8 |
| Seymour "Cy" Lobello | C | Soph. | 22 | 4.4 |
| **Dolly King | C | Soph. | 10 | 4.0 |
| Myron Sewitch | C | Sr. | 21 | 3.9 |
| Solomon Schwartz | G | Soph. | 22 | 3.8 |
| George Newman | G | Sr. | 23 | 3.5 |
| Joseph Shelly | G | Soph. | 20 | 3.5 |
| Irving Zeitlin | G | Soph. | 18 | 1.7 |
| Maxwell Sharf | G-F | Soph. | 16 | 1.4 |
*Hillhouse completed eligibility at the end of the first semester.
**King became eligible at the start of the second semester.
Seton Hall (19-0 in 1939-40)
Coach: John "Honey" Russell (fourth of 18 seasons with Pirates)
| 1939-40 Seton Hall Opponents | Date | Score | Pirates High Scorer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alumni | D8 | 45-29 | Nick Parpan 12 |
| Mount St. Mary's | D18 | 58-32 | Ed Sadowski 13 |
| Tulane | D20 | 53-25 | Bob Davies 9 |
| Florida | D28 | 43-41 | Bob Davies/Ed Sadowski 13 |
| William & Mary | J6 | 51-35 | Ed Sadowski 17 |
| at Scranton | J12 | 48-32 | Ed Sadowski 17 |
| Becker | J17 | 69-29 | Ed Sadowski 14 |
| at Kutztown (Pa.) | J24 | 42-34 | Ed Sadowski 15 |
| Loyola (Md.) | F2 | 50-40 | Ed Sadowski 13 |
| at St. Peter's | F3 | 55-27 | Bernie Coyle 13 |
| at Brooklyn | F5 | 51-34 | Bob Fischer 13 |
| Rider | F9 | 44-32 | Bob Davies/John Ruthenberg 8 |
| St. Francis (Pa.) | F14 | 48-36 | Bob Davies 17 |
| St. Bonaventure | F17 | 46-41 | Bob Davies 19 |
| Kutztown (Pa.) | F21 | 53-33 | Bob Davies 15 |
| Canisius | F23 | 52-46 | Bob Davies 17 |
| Catholic (D.C.) | F26 | 53-27 | Edward Ryan 13 |
| Brooklyn | F28 | 43-41 | Frank Delany 16 |
| Scranton (Pa.) | M1 | 68-39 | Bob Davies 16 |
NOTE: Seton Hall played its home games at five different arenas - East Orange High School, Elizabeth Armory, Orange Armory, Orange High School and Dickinson High School (Jersey City).
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FOR SETON HALL REGULARS
| Player | Pos. | Class | G. | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Sadowski* | C | Sr. | 9 | 12.2 |
| Bob Davies | F | Soph. | 18 | 11.8 |
| Bob Fischer | F | Soph. | 18 | 4.9 |
| John Ruthenberg | G-C | Soph. | 19 | 4.7 |
| Bob Holm | G | Soph. | 17 | 4.2 |
| Frank Delany | G-F | Sr. | 19 | 3.8 |
| Bernie Coyle | G-F | Sr. | 18 | 3.7 |
| Nick Parpan | G-F | Jr. | 14 | 3.4 |
| Ken Pine | C | Soph. | 16 | 3.2 |
| Ray Studwell | F-G | Soph. | 18 | 1.2 |
*Sadowski missed the second half of the season because of a broken kneecap.
Army/U.S. Military Academy (15-0 in winter of 1944)
Coach: Ed Kelleher (first of two seasons with Cadets)
| 1943-44 Army Opponents | Score | Army's High Scorer |
|---|---|---|
| Swarthmore (Pa.) | 80-29 | Bob Faas 20 |
| Colgate | 69-44 | Dale Hall 18 |
| St. John's | 49-36 | Dale Hall 21 |
| at Columbia | 55-37 | Dale Hall 17 |
| Penn State | 49-38 | Dale Hall 14 |
| Coast Guard | 55-37 | Doug Kenna 11 |
| West Virginia | 58-31 | Dale Hall 18 |
| at Rochester (N.Y.) | 57-43 | Dale Hall 23 |
| Pittsburgh | 66-32 | Ed Christl 16 |
| Hobart (N.Y.) | 69-36 | Dale Hall/Doug Kenna 20 |
| Pennsylvania | 55-38 | Dale Hall 18 |
| Villanova | 34-22 | Dale Hall 23 |
| New York University | 46-36 | Dale Hall 18 |
| Maryland | 85-22 | Dale Hall 32 |
| Navy | 47-40 | Doug Kenna 17 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FOR ARMY REGULARS
| Player | Pos. | Class | G. | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Hall | F | Jr. | 15 | 18.2 |
| Doug Kenna | G | Jr. | 15 | 10.1 |
| Ed Christl | C | Sr. | 12 | 8.3 |
| Bob Faas | F | Sr. | 15 | 7.1 |
| Bill Ekberg | C | Jr. | 15 | 4.7 |
| Jack Hennessey | G | Sr. | 15 | 1.7 |
Kentucky (25-0 in 1953-54)
Coach: Adolph Rupp (24th of 41 seasons with Wildcats)
| 1953-54 UK Opponents | Date | Score | UK's High Scorer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temple | D5 | 86-59 | Cliff Hagan 51 |
| at Xavier | D12 | 81-66 | Frank Ramsey 27 |
| Wake Forest | D14 | 101-69 | Cliff Hagan 18 |
| at St. Louis | D18 | 71-59 | Frank Ramsey 21 |
| Duke | D21 | 85-69 | Cliff Hagan 27 |
| La Salle | D22 | 73-60 | Cliff Hagan 28 |
| Minnesota | D28 | 74-59 | Frank Ramsey 23 |
| Xavier | J4 | 77-71 | Cliff Hagan 20 |
| Georgia Tech | J9 | 105-53 | Cliff Hagan 34 |
| DePaul | J11 | 81-63 | Cliff Hagan/Frank Ramsey 22 |
| Tulane | J16 | 94-43 | Frank Ramsey 26 |
| at Tennessee | J23 | 97-71 | Frank Ramsey 37 |
| at Vanderbilt | J30 | 85-63 | Frank Ramsey 24 |
| Georgia Tech* | F2 | 99-48 | Cliff Hagan 23 |
| Georgia | F4 | 106-55 | Frank Ramsey 29 |
| Georgia* | F6 | 100-68 | Cliff Hagan 29 |
| at Florida | F8 | 97-55 | Cliff Hagan 22 |
| Mississippi | F13 | 88-62 | Cliff Hagan 38 |
| Mississippi State | F15 | 81-49 | Cliff Hagan 26 |
| Tennessee | F18 | 90-63 | Cliff Hagan 24 |
| at DePaul | F20 | 76-61 | Cliff Hagan 29 |
| Vanderbilt | F22 | 100-64 | Cliff Hagan 22 |
| Auburn* | F27 | 109-79 | Frank Ramsey 28 |
| at Alabama | M1 | 68-43 | Cliff Hagan 24 |
| Louisiana State* (SEC Playoff) | M9 | 63-56 | Frank Ramsey 30 |
*Neutral court games.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FOR KENTUCKY REGULARS
| Player | Pos. | Class | G. | FG% | FT% | PPG | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Hagan | F-C | Sr. | 25 | .455 | .691 | 24.0 | 13.5 |
| Frank Ramsey | G | Sr. | 25 | .416 | .729 | 19.6 | 8.8 |
| Lou Tsioropoulos | F | Sr. | 25 | .351 | .690 | 14.5 | 9.6 |
| Billy Evans | F-G | Jr. | 25 | .372 | .778 | 8.4 | 7.2 |
| Gayle Rose | G | Jr. | 23 | .346 | .646 | 6.7 | 1.3 |
| Phil Grawemeyer | F-C | Soph. | 25 | .372 | .543 | 5.9 | 6.1 |
| Linville Puckett | G | Soph. | 24 | .295 | .673 | 5.1 | 2.2 |
| Bill Bibb | F | Soph. | 16 | .313 | .583 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 25 | .383 | .678 | 87.5 | 52.7 |
San Francisco (29-0 in 1955-56)
Coach: Phil Woolpert (fifth of nine seasons with Dons)
| 1955-56 USF Opponents | Date | Score | USF's High Scorer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chico State (Calif.) | D2 | 70-39 | Bill Russell 15 |
| Southern California | D3 | 58-42 | Bill Russell 24 |
| San Francisco State | D6 | 72-47 | Bill Russell 20 |
| Marquette* | D16 | 65-58 | Bill Russell 16 |
| at DePaul | D17 | 82-59 | K.C. Jones 23 |
| at Wichita | D20 | 75-65 | Bill Russell 17 |
| at Loyola of New Orleans | D23 | 61-43 | Bill Russell 20 |
| La Salle* | D26 | 79-62 | Bill Russell 26 |
| Holy Cross* | D27 | 67-51 | Bill Russell 24 |
| UCLA* | D28 | 70-53 | Bill Russell 17 |
| Pepperdine | J6 | 62-51 | Bill Russell 20 |
| Santa Clara | J10 | 74-56 | Mike Farmer 18 |
| at Fresno State | J13 | 69-50 | Bill Russell 22 |
| at California | J28 | 33-24 | K.C. Jones 15 |
| San Jose State | J31 | 67-40 | Bill Russell 21 |
| Loyola of Los Angeles | F3 | 68-46 | Carl Boldt 20 |
| at Pacific | F7 | 77-60 | Bill Russell 24 |
| Fresno State | F10 | 79-46 | Bill Russell 23 |
| at San Jose State | F14 | 76-52 | Bill Russell 21 |
| at St. Mary's | F17 | 76-63 | Bill Russell 28 |
| at Santa Clara | F24 | 80-44 | Bill Russell 29 |
| Pacific | F28 | 87-49 | Bill Russell 28 |
| at Pepperdine | M2 | 68-40 | Carl Boldt 14 |
| at Loyola of Los Angeles | M3 | 65-48 | Bill Russell 24 |
| St. Mary's | M6 | 82-49 | Bill Russell 22 |
| UCLA* (NCAA Tournament) | M16 | 72-61 | Gene Brown 23 |
| Utah* (NCAA Tournament) | M17 | 92-77 | Bill Russell 27 |
| Southern Methodist* (NCAA Tournament) | M22 | 86-68 | Mike Farmer 26 |
| Iowa* (NCAA Tournament) | M23 | 83-71 | Bill Russell 26 |
*Neutral court games.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FOR USF REGULARS
| Player | Pos. | Class | G. | FG% | FT% | PPG | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Russell | C | Sr. | 29 | .513 | .495 | 20.6 | 21.0 |
| K.C. Jones* | G | Sr. | 25 | .365 | .655 | 9.8 | 5.2 |
| Hal Perry | G | Sr. | 29 | .365 | .729 | 9.1 | 2.0 |
| Carl Boldt | F | Jr. | 28 | .326 | .783 | 8.6 | 5.0 |
| Mike Farmer | F | Soph. | 28 | .371 | .548 | 8.4 | 7.8 |
| Gene Brown | G | Soph. | 29 | .377 | .641 | 7.1 | 4.4 |
| Mike Preaseau | F | Soph. | 29 | .366 | .609 | 4.1 | 3.1 |
| Warren Baxter | G | Sr. | 26 | .301 | .667 | 2.2 | 0.7 |
| Bill Bush | G | Sr. | 22 | .208 | .625 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Jack King | F | Jr. | 22 | .162 | .462 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 29 | .388 | .604 | 72.2 | 54.2 |
*Ineligible for NCAA Tournament as a fifth-year player.
North Carolina (32-0 in 1956-57)
Coach: Frank McGuire (fifth of nine seasons with Tar Heels)
| 1956-57 UNC Opponents | Date | Score | Carolina's High Scorer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Furman | D4 | 94-66 | Lennie Rosenbluth 47 |
| Clemson* | D8 | 94-75 | Pete Brennan 28 |
| George Washington | D12 | 82-55 | Lennie Rosenbluth 27 |
| at South Carolina | D15 | 90-86 | Tommy Kearns 29 |
| Maryland | D17 | 70-61 | Lennie Rosenbluth 26 |
| at New York University | D20 | 64-59 | Bob Cunningham 16 |
| Dartmouth* | D21 | 89-61 | Lennie Rosenbluth 30 |
| Holy Cross* | D22 | 83-70 | Lennie Rosenbluth 23 |
| Utah* | D27 | 97-76 | Lennie Rosenbluth 36 |
| Duke* | D28 | 87-71 | Lennie Rosenbluth 32 |
| Wake Forest* | D29 | 63-55 | Lennie Rosenbluth 18 |
| at William & Mary | J8 | 71-61 | Pete Brennan 20 |
| Clemson | J11 | 86-54 | Lennie Rosenbluth 34 |
| Virginia | J12 | 102-90 | Lennie Rosenbluth 30 |
| at North Carolina State | J15 | 83-57 | Lennie Rosenbluth 29 |
| at Western Carolina | J30 | 77-59 | Lennie Rosenbluth 26 |
| at Maryland | F5 | 65-61 (2OT) | Lennie Rosenbluth 25 |
| Duke | F9 | 75-73 | Lennie Rosenbluth 35 |
| at Virginia | F11 | 68-59 | Lennie Rosenbluth 23 |
| Wake Forest | F13 | 72-69 | Lennie Rosenbluth 24 |
| North Carolina State | F19 | 86-57 | Lennie Rosenbluth 28 |
| South Carolina | F22 | 75-62 | Pete Brennan 26 |
| at Wake Forest | F26 | 69-64 | Lennie Rosenbluth 30 |
| at Duke | M1 | 86-72 | Lennie Rosenbluth 40 |
| Clemson* (ACC Tournament) | M7 | 81-61 | Lennie Rosenbluth 45 |
| Wake Forest* (ACC Tournament) | M8 | 61-59 | Lennie Rosenbluth 23 |
| South Carolina* (ACC Tournament) | M9 | 95-75 | Lennie Rosenbluth 38 |
| Yale* (NCAA Tournament) | M12 | 90-74 | Lennie Rosenbluth 29 |
| Canisius* (NCAA Tournament) | M15 | 87-75 | Lennie Rosenbluth 39 |
| Syracuse* (NCAA Tournament) | M16 | 67-58 | Lennie Rosenbluth 23 |
| Michigan State* (NCAA Tournament) | M22 | 74-70 (3OT) | Lennie Rosenbluth 31 |
| Kansas* (NCAA Tournament) | M23 | 54-53 (3OT) | Lennie Rosenbluth 20 |
*Neutral court games.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FOR NORTH CAROLINA REGULARS
| Player | Pos. | Class | G. | FG% | FT% | PPG | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lennie Rosenbluth | F | Sr. | 32 | .483 | .758 | 28.0 | 8.8 |
| Pete Brennan | F | Jr. | 32 | .394 | .706 | 14.7 | 10.4 |
| Tommy Kearns | G | Jr. | 32 | .434 | .711 | 12.8 | 3.1 |
| Joe Quigg | C | Jr. | 31 | .434 | .719 | 10.3 | 8.6 |
| Bob Cunningham | G | Jr. | 32 | .393 | .598 | 7.2 | 6.7 |
| Tony Radovich | G | Sr. | 16 | .525 | .769 | 3.9 | 1.8 |
| Bill Hathaway | C | Soph. | 15 | .333 | .417 | 2.8 | 5.0 |
| Stan Groll | G | Soph. | 12 | .370 | .556 | 2.1 | 1.5 |
| Bob Young | C | Sr. | 15 | .256 | .538 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
| Ken Rosemond | G | Jr. | 15 | .400 | .556 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
| Danny Lotz | F | Soph. | 24 | .350 | .391 | 1.0 | 1.6 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 32 | .431 | .701 | 79.3 | 46.7 |
UCLA (30-0 in 1963-64)
Coach: John Wooden (16th of 27 seasons with Bruins)
| 1963-64 UCLA Opponents | Date | Score | Bruins High Scorer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brigham Young | D6 | 113-71 | Walt Hazzard 20 |
| Butler | D7 | 80-65 | Walt Hazzard 21 |
| Kansas State* | D13 | 78-75 | Gail Goodrich 21 |
| Kansas* | D14 | 74-54 | Gail Goodrich 23 |
| Baylor* | D20 | 112-61 | Walt Hazzard 23 |
| Creighton* | D21 | 95-79 | Walt Hazzard 26 |
| Yale | D26 | 95-65 | Gail Goodrich 25 |
| Michigan | D27 | 98-80 | Gail Goodrich 30 |
| Illinois | D28 | 83-79 | Gail Goodrich 21 |
| at Washington State | J3 | 88-83 | Gail Goodrich 28 |
| at Washington State | J4 | 121-77 | Gail Goodrich 21 |
| Southern California | J10 | 79-59 | Walt Hazzard 21 |
| Southern California | J11 | 78-71 | Gail Goodrich 23 |
| Stanford | J17 | 84-71 | Gail Goodrich 23 |
| Stanford* | J18 | 80-61 | Walt Hazzard 31 |
| UC Santa Barbara | J31 | 107-76 | Gail Goodrich/Walt Hazzard 21 |
| UC Santa Barbara* | F1 | 87-59 | Gail Goodrich 31 |
| at California | F7 | 87-67 | Gail Goodrich 26 |
| at California | F8 | 58-56 | Walt Hazzard 17 |
| Washington | F14 | 73-58 | Walt Hazzard 17 |
| Washington | F15 | 88-60 | Gail Goodrich 22 |
| at Stanford | F22 | 100-88 | Walt Hazzard 27 |
| at Washington | F24 | 78-64 | Keith Erickson/Walt Hazzard 21 |
| Washington State | F29 | 93-56 | Walt Hazzard 19 |
| California | M2 | 87-57 | Gail Goodrich 23 |
| Southern California | M6 | 91-81 | Gail Goodrich 23 |
| Seattle* (NCAA Tournament) | M13 | 95-90 | Walt Hazzard 26 |
| San Francisco* (NCAA Tournament) | M14 | 76-72 | Walt Hazzard 23 |
| Kansas State* (NCAA Tournament) | M20 | 90-84 | Keith Erickson 28 |
| Duke* (NCAA Tournament) | M21 | 98-83 | Gail Goodrich 27 |
*Neutral court games.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FOR UCLA REGULARS
| Player | Pos. | Class | G. | FG% | FT% | PPG | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gail Goodrich | G | Jr. | 30 | .458 | .711 | 21.5 | 5.2 |
| Walt Hazzard | G | Sr. | 30 | .445 | .718 | 18.6 | 4.7 |
| Jack Hirsch | F | Sr. | 30 | .528 | .664 | 14.0 | 7.6 |
| Keith Erickson | F | Jr. | 30 | .403 | .623 | 10.7 | 9.1 |
| Fred Slaughter | C | Sr. | 30 | .466 | .484 | 7.9 | 8.1 |
| Kenny Washington | F-G | Soph. | 30 | .458 | .627 | 6.1 | 4.2 |
| Doug McIntosh | C | Soph. | 30 | .519 | .500 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
| Kim Stewart | F | Sr. | 23 | .393 | .467 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
| Rich Levin | F | Jr. | 19 | .372 | .500 | 2.0 | 0.6 |
| Mike Huggins | G | Sr. | 23 | .382 | .478 | 1.6 | 1.0 |
| Chuck Darrow | G | Soph. | 23 | .379 | .583 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| Vaughn Hoffman | C | Soph. | 21 | .476 | .500 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 30 | .455 | .644 | 88.9 | 55.7 |
UCLA (30-0 in 1966-67)
Coach: John Wooden (19th of 27 seasons with Bruins)
| 1966-67 UCLA Opponents | Date | Score | Bruins High Scorer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern California | D3 | 105-90 | Lew Alcindor 56 |
| Duke | D9 | 88-54 | Lew Alcindor/Lucius Allen 19 |
| Duke | D10 | 107-87 | Lew Alcindor 38 |
| Colorado State | D22 | 84-74 | Lew Alcindor 34 |
| Notre Dame | D23 | 96-67 | Lew Alcindor 25 |
| Wisconsin | D28 | 100-56 | Lew Alcindor 24 |
| Georgia Tech | D29 | 91-72 | Lew Alcindor 18 |
| Southern California | D30 | 107-83 | Lew Alcindor 25 |
| at Washington State | J7 | 76-67 | Lew Alcindor 28 |
| at Washington | J9 | 83-68 | Lew Alcindor 28 |
| California | J13 | 96-78 | Lew Alcindor 26 |
| Stanford | J14 | 116-78 | Lew Alcindor 37 |
| Portland | J20 | 122-57 | Lew Alcindor 27 |
| UC Santa Barbara | J21 | 119-75 | Lew Alcindor 37 |
| at Loyola of Chicago | J28 | 82-67 | Lew Alcindor 35 |
| Illinois* | J29 | 120-82 | Lew Alcindor 45 |
| at Southern California | F4 | 40-35 (OT) | Lew Alcindor 13 |
| Oregon State | F10 | 76-44 | Lew Alcindor/Lucius Allen 22 |
| Oregon | F11 | 100-66 | Lucius Allen 20 |
| at Oregon | F17 | 34-25 | Lew Alcindor 12 |
| at Oregon State | F18 | 72-50 | Lew Alcindor 28 |
| Washington | F24 | 71-43 | Lew Alcindor 37 |
| Washington State | F25 | 100-78 | Lew Alcindor 61 |
| at Stanford | M3 | 75-47 | Lew Alcindor 20 |
| at California | M4 | 103-66 | Lew Alcindor 30 |
| Southern California | M11 | 83-55 | Lew Alcindor 26 |
| Wyoming* (NCAA Tournament) | M17 | 109-60 | Lew Alcindor 29 |
| Pacific* (NCAA Tournament) | M18 | 80-64 | Lew Alcindor 38 |
| Houston* (NCAA Tournament) | M24 | 73-58 | Lynn Shackelford 22 |
| Dayton* (NCAA Tournament) | M25 | 79-64 | Lew Alcindor 20 |
*Neutral court games.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FOR UCLA REGULARS
| Player | Pos. | Class | G. | FG% | FT% | PPG | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lew Alcindor | C | Soph. | 30 | .667 | .650 | 29.0 | 15.5 |
| Lucius Allen | G | Soph. | 30 | .479 | .713 | 15.5 | 5.8 |
| Mike Warren | G | Jr. | 30 | .465 | .758 | 12.7 | 4.5 |
| Lynn Shackelford | F | Soph. | 30 | .480 | .821 | 11.4 | 5.9 |
| Ken Heitz | F-G | Soph. | 30 | .506 | .600 | 6.1 | 3.2 |
| Bill Sweek | G | Soph. | 30 | .479 | .565 | 4.7 | 2.8 |
| Jim Nielsen | F-C | Soph. | 27 | .519 | .455 | 4.6 | 3.4 |
| Don Saffer | G | Jr. | 27 | .451 | .542 | 2.9 | 0.8 |
| Gene Sutherland | G | Jr. | 20 | .455 | .583 | 1.9 | 0.8 |
| Neville Saner | F-C | Jr. | 24 | .308 | .667 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
| Joe Chrisman | F | Jr. | 19 | .320 | .364 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 30 | .520 | .653 | 89.6 | 49.8 |
UCLA (30-0 in 1971-72)
Coach: John Wooden (24th of 27 seasons with Bruins)
| 1971-72 UCLA Opponents | Date | Score | Bruins High Scorer |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Citadel | D3 | 105-49 | Henry Bibby 26 |
| Iowa | D4 | 106-72 | Henry Bibby 32 |
| Iowa State | D10 | 110-81 | Bill Walton 24 |
| Texas A&M | D11 | 117-53 | Bill Walton 23 |
| Notre Dame | D22 | 114-56 | Henry Bibby 28 |
| Texas Christian | D23 | 119-81 | Bill Walton 31 |
| Texas | D29 | 115-65 | Bill Walton 28 |
| Ohio State | D30 | 79-53 | Bill Walton 14 |
| at Oregon State | J7 | 78-72 | Henry Bibby 17 |
| at Oregon | J8 | 93-68 | Bill Walton 30 |
| Stanford | J14 | 118-79 | Bill Walton 32 |
| California | J15 | 82-43 | Bill Walton 20 |
| Santa Clara | J21 | 92-57 | Keith Wilkes 16 |
| Denver | J22 | 108-61 | Henry Bibby/Larry Farmer 19 |
| at Loyola of Chicago | J28 | 92-64 | Henry Bibby/Bill Walton 18 |
| at Notre Dame | J29 | 57-32 | Henry Bibby 15 |
| Southern California | F5 | 81-56 | Bill Walton 22 |
| Washington State | F11 | 89-58 | Bill Walton 25 |
| Washington | F12 | 109-70 | Bill Walton 27 |
| at Washington | F19 | 100-83 | Bill Walton 31 |
| at Washington State | F21 | 85-55 | Larry Hollyfield/Keith Wilkes 16 |
| Oregon | F25 | 92-70 | Bill Walton 37 |
| Oregon State | F26 | 92-72 | Bill Walton 26 |
| at California | M3 | 91-71 | Bill Walton 24 |
| at Stanford | M4 | 102-73 | Greg Lee 16 |
| at Southern California | M10 | 79-66 | Bill Walton 20 |
| Weber State* (NCAA Tournament) | M16 | 90-58 | Henry Bibby 16 |
| Long Beach State* (NCAA Tournament) | M18 | 73-57 | Henry Bibby 23 |
| Louisville* (NCAA Tournament) | M23 | 96-77 | Bill Walton 23 |
| Florida State* (NCAA Tournament) | M25 | 81-76 | Bill Walton 24 |
*Neutral court games.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FOR UCLA REGULARS
| Player | Pos. | Class | G. | FG% | FT% | PPG | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Walton | C | Soph. | 30 | .640 | .704 | 21.1 | 15.5 |
| Henry Bibby | G | Sr. | 30 | .450 | .806 | 15.7 | 3.5 |
| Keith Wilkes | F | Soph. | 30 | .531 | .696 | 13.5 | 8.2 |
| Larry Farmer | F | Jr. | 30 | .456 | .549 | 10.7 | 5.5 |
| Greg Lee | G | Soph. | 29 | .492 | .824 | 8.7 | 2.0 |
| Larry Hollyfield | F | Jr. | 30 | .514 | .651 | 7.3 | 3.3 |
| Swen Nater | C | Jr. | 29 | .535 | .609 | 6.7 | 4.8 |
| Tommy Curtis | G | Soph. | 30 | .437 | .636 | 4.1 | 2.1 |
| Andy Hill | G | Sr. | 26 | .356 | .709 | 2.7 | 0.8 |
| Vince Carson | F | Soph. | 28 | .400 | .667 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| Jon Chapman | F | Sr. | 28 | .465 | .500 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| Gary Franklin | F | Soph. | 26 | .412 | .438 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 30 | .504 | .695 | 94.6 | 54.9 |
UCLA (30-0 in 1972-73)
Coach: John Wooden (25th of 27 seasons with Bruins)
| 1972-73 UCLA Opponents | Date | Score | Bruins High Scorer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | N25 | 94-53 | Bill Walton 26 |
| Bradley | D1 | 73-38 | Bill Walton 16 |
| Pacific | D2 | 81-48 | Keith Wilkes 18 |
| UC Santa Barbara | D16 | 98-67 | Bill Walton 30 |
| Pittsburgh | D22 | 89-73 | Keith Wilkes 20 |
| Notre Dame | D23 | 82-56 | Keith Wilkes 18 |
| Drake* | D29 | 85-72 | Bill Walton 29 |
| Illinois* | D30 | 71-64 | Bill Walton 22 |
| Oregon | J5 | 64-38 | Larry Farmer/Keith Wilkes 14 |
| Oregon State | J6 | 87-61 | Keith Wilkes 19 |
| at Stanford | J12 | 82-67 | Larry Farmer/Larry Hollyfield/Bill Walton 18 |
| at California | J13 | 69-50 | Larry Farmer/Keith Wilkes 18 |
| San Francisco | J19 | 92-64 | Bill Walton 22 |
| Providence | J20 | 101-77 | Larry Farmer 21 |
| at Loyola of Chicago | J25 | 87-73 | Bill Walton 32 |
| at Notre Dame | J27 | 82-63 | Keith Wilkes 20 |
| at Southern California | F3 | 79-56 | Bill Walton 20 |
| at Washington State | F10 | 88-50 | Bill Walton 17 |
| at Washington | F12 | 76-67 | Bill Walton 29 |
| Washington | F16 | 93-62 | Bill Walton 26 |
| Washington State | F17 | 96-64 | Bill Walton 29 |
| at Oregon | F22 | 72-61 | Keith Wilkes 18 |
| at Oregon State | F24 | 73-67 | Bill Walton 21 |
| California | M2 | 90-65 | Bill Walton/Keith Wilkes 15 |
| Stanford | M3 | 51-45 | Bill Walton 23 |
| Southern California | M10 | 76-56 | Bill Walton/Keith Wilkes 17 |
| Arizona State (NCAA Tournament) | M15 | 98-81 | Bill Walton 28 |
| San Francisco (NCAA Tournament) | M17 | 54-39 | Larry Farmer 13 |
| Indiana* (NCAA Tournament) | M24 | 70-59 | Tommy Curtis 22 |
| Memphis State* (NCAA Tournament) | M26 | 87-66 | Bill Walton 44 |
*Neutral court games.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FOR UCLA REGULARS
| Player | Pos. | Class | G. | FG% | FT% | PPG | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Walton | C | Jr. | 30 | .650 | .569 | 20.4 | 16.9 |
| Keith Wilkes | F | Jr. | 30 | .525 | .652 | 14.8 | 7.3 |
| Larry Farmer | F | Sr. | 30 | .511 | .701 | 12.2 | 5.0 |
| Larry Hollyfield | G | Sr. | 30 | .466 | .492 | 10.7 | 2.9 |
| Tommy Curtis | G | Jr. | 24 | .512 | .667 | 6.4 | 1.7 |
| Dave Meyers | F | Soph. | 28 | .477 | .756 | 4.9 | 2.9 |
| Greg Lee | G | Jr. | 30 | .473 | .790 | 4.6 | 1.3 |
| Swen Nater | C | Sr. | 29 | .459 | .652 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| Pete Trgovich | G-F | Soph. | 25 | .382 | .400 | 3.1 | 1.7 |
| Vince Carson | F | Jr. | 26 | .514 | .471 | 1.7 | 2.2 |
| Gary Franklin | F | Jr. | 24 | .485 | .500 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| Bob Webb | G | Jr. | 21 | .148 | .833 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 30 | .519 | .632 | 81.3 | 49.0 |
Assists leader: Walton 168.
North Carolina State (27-0 in 1972-73)
Coach: Norman Sloan (seventh of 14 seasons with Wolfpack)
| 1972-73 N.C. State Opponents | Date | Score | Wolfpack High Scorer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian State | N27 | 130-53 | David Thompson 33 |
| Atlantic Christian | D1 | 110-40 | David Thompson 32 |
| Georgia Southern | D4 | 144-100 | David Thompson 40 |
| South Florida | D8 | 125-88 | David Thompson 30 |
| Wake Forest* | D15 | 88-83 | David Thompson 29 |
| North Carolina* | D16 | 68-61 | David Thompson 19 |
| Davidson* | D19 | 103-90 | Joe Cafferky 25 |
| at Georgia | D23 | 97-83 | David Thompson 26 |
| at Virginia | J6 | 68-61 | Monte Towe 17 |
| Duke | J10 | 94-87 | Monte Towe/Tom Burleson 20 |
| Lehigh | J12 | 115-53 | Tom Burleson 30 |
| at Maryland | J14 | 87-85 | David Thompson 37 |
| at Clemson | J20 | 86-76 | David Thompson 24 |
| at Furman | J27 | 98-73 | David Thompson 27 |
| Maryland | J31 | 89-78 | David Thompson 24 |
| Virginia | F3 | 64-59 | David Thompson 18 |
| North Carolina | F5 | 76-73 | David Thompson 22 |
| Clemson* | F9 | 68-61 | David Thompson 30 |
| Georgia Tech* | F10 | 118-94 | David Thompson 36 |
| East Carolina | F13 | 105-70 | David Thompson 33 |
| at Wake Forest | F17 | 81-59 | David Thompson 21 |
| at Duke | F21 | 74-50 | David Thompson 31 |
| UNC Charlotte | F24 | 100-64 | Tom Burleson 26 |
| at North Carolina | F27 | 82-78 | David Thompson 18 |
| Wake Forest | M3 | 100-77 | Tom Burleson 27 |
| Virginia* (ACC Tournament) | M9 | 63-51 | Tom Burleson/David Thompson 14 |
| Maryland* (ACC Tournament) | M10 | 76-74 | Tom Burleson 14 |
*Neutral court games.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FOR N.C. STATE REGULARS
| Player | Pos. | Class | G. | FG% | FT% | PPG | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Thompson | F | Soph. | 27 | .569 | .825 | 24.7 | 8.1 |
| Tom Burleson | C | Jr. | 27 | .512 | .730 | 17.9 | 12.0 |
| Monte Towe | G | Soph. | 27 | .468 | .729 | 10.0 | 1.7 |
| Rick Holdt | F | Sr. | 27 | .531 | .660 | 8.3 | 3.7 |
| Tim Stoddard | F | Soph. | 27 | .482 | .569 | 7.9 | 5.3 |
| Joe Cafferky | G | Sr. | 25 | .569 | .767 | 7.2 | 2.1 |
| Greg Hawkins | F | Jr. | 25 | .448 | .706 | 5.6 | 3.3 |
| Mark Moeller | G | Soph. | 27 | .579 | .516 | 4.7 | 1.6 |
| Steve Nuce | F | Jr. | 26 | .474 | .571 | 4.4 | 2.1 |
| Craig Kuszmaul | G | Soph. | 19 | .667 | .400 | 2.4 | 0.9 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 27 | .520 | .715 | 92.9 | 46.5 |
INDIANA (32-0 in 1975-76)
Coach: Bob Knight (fifth of 29 seasons with Hoosiers)
| 1975-76 IU Opponents | Date | Score | IU's High Scorer |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA* | N29 | 84-64 | Scott May 33 |
| Florida State* | D8 | 83-59 | Scott May 24 |
| Notre Dame | D11 | 63-60 | Scott May 25 |
| Kentucky* | D15 | 77-68 (OT) | Kent Benson/Scott May 27 |
| Georgia | D19 | 93-56 | Scott May 18 |
| Virginia Tech | D20 | 101-74 | Scott May 27 |
| Columbia* | D26 | 106-63 | Kent Benson 15 |
| Manhattan* | D27 | 97-61 | Scott May 32 |
| at St. John's | D28 | 76-69 | Scott May 29 |
| at Ohio State | J3 | 66-64 | Scott May 24 |
| Northwestern | J5 | 78-61 | Kent Benson 22 |
| at Michigan | J10 | 80-74 | Kent Benson 33 |
| at Michigan State | J12 | 69-57 | Kent Benson 23 |
| at Illinois | J17 | 83-55 | Scott May 27 |
| Purdue | J19 | 71-67 | Scott May 32 |
| at Minnesota | J24 | 85-76 | Tom Abernethy 22 |
| at Iowa | J26 | 88-73 | Scott May 32 |
| Wisconsin | J31 | 114-61 | Scott May 30 |
| Michigan | F7 | 72-67 (OT) | Scott May 27 |
| Michigan State | F9 | 85-70 | Kent Benson 38 |
| Illinois | F14 | 58-48 | Kent Benson 17 |
| at Purdue | F16 | 74-71 | Scott May 26 |
| Minnesota | F21 | 76-64 | Tom Abernethy 22 |
| Iowa | F23 | 101-81 | Quinn Buckner 24 |
| at Wisconsin | F26 | 96-67 | Scott May 41 |
| at Northwestern | M1 | 76-63 | Scott May 24 |
| Ohio State | M6 | 96-67 | Kent Benson/Scott May 21 |
| St. John's* (NCAA Tournament) | M13 | 90-70 | Scott May 33 |
| Alabama* (NCAA Tournament) | M18 | 74-69 | Scott May 25 |
| Marquette* (NCAA Tournament) | M20 | 65-56 | Kent Benson 18 |
| UCLA* (NCAA Tournament) | M27 | 65-51 | Kent Benson 16 |
| Michigan* (NCAA Tournament) | M29 | 86-68 | Scott May 26 |
*Neutral court games.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS FOR INDIANA REGULARS
| Player | Pos. | Class | G. | FG% | FT% | PPG | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott May | F | Sr. | 32 | .527 | .782 | 23.5 | 7.7 |
| Kent Benson | C | Jr. | 32 | .578 | .684 | 17.3 | 8.8 |
| Tom Abernethy | F | Sr. | 32 | .561 | .743 | 10.0 | 5.3 |
| Quinn Buckner | G | Sr. | 32 | .441 | .488 | 8.9 | 2.8 |
| Bobby Wilkerson | G-F | Sr. | 32 | .493 | .630 | 7.8 | 4.9 |
| Wayne Radford | G | Soph. | 30 | .563 | .712 | 4.7 | 2.1 |
| Jim Crews | G | Sr. | 31 | .468 | .857 | 3.3 | 0.7 |
| Jim Wisman | G | Soph. | 26 | .367 | .724 | 2.5 | 0.8 |
| Rich Valavicius | F | Fr. | 28 | .483 | .625 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
| TEAM TOTALS | 32 | .517 | .698 | 82.1 | 41.4 |
Assists leader: Wilkerson 171.
Blocked shots leader: Benson 39.
Steals leader: Buckner 65.