1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

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The 1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1973, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1974 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on March 25, 1974, at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Preseason AP No. 1UCLA Bruins[1]
NCAATournament1974
Tournament datesMarch 9 – 25, 1974
National ChampionshipGreensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, North Carolina
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1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Preseason AP No. 1UCLA Bruins[1]
NCAA Tournament1974
Tournament datesMarch 9 – 25, 1974
National ChampionshipGreensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, North Carolina
NCAA ChampionsNC State Wolfpack
Helms National ChampionsNC State Wolfpack
Other championsPurdue Boilermakers (NIT)
Player of the Year
(Naismith, Wooden)		Bill Walton, UCLA Bruins (Naismith)
Player of the Year
(Helms)
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The North Carolina State Wolfpack won its first NCAA national championship with a 76–64 victory over the Marquette Warriors.

Rule changes

Holding or grabbing an opposing player away from the ball became fouls, as did illegal screens.[2]

Season headlines

Season outlook

Pre-season polls

Main article: 1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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

More information Associated Press, Ranking ...
Associated Press
Ranking Team
1 UCLA
2 NC State
3 Indiana
4 Maryland
5 North Carolina
6 Providence
7 Marquette
8 Notre Dame
9 Louisville
10 Kentucky
11 San Francisco
12 Long Beach State
13 Kansas
14 Houston
15 Arizona
16 Penn
17 Jacksonville
18 Alabama
19 UNLV
20 Memphis State
UPI Coaches
Ranking Team
1 UCLA
2 NC State
3 Indiana
4 North Carolina
5 Maryland
6 Marquette
7 Notre Dame
8 Providence
9 Memphis State
10 Louisville
11 Alabama
12 Long Beach State
13 South Carolina
14 Kansas State
15 Cincinnati
16 New Mexico
17
(tie)		 Penn
Arizona
19 USC
20 Vanderbilt
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Conference membership changes

More information School, Former conference ...
School Former conference New conference
Abilene Christian Wildcats Southland Conference Lone Star Conference (NAIA)
Buffalo Bulls non-Division I Division I independent
Eastern Michigan Eagles non-Division I Division I independent
Georgia State Panthers non-Division I Division I independent
Houston Baptist Huskies non-Division I Division I independent
Memphis State Tigers Missouri Valley Conference Division I independent
Mercer Bears non-Division I Division I independent
Milwaukee Panthers non-Division I Division I independent
Northeast Louisiana Indians non-Division I Division I independent
South Florida Bulls non-Division I Division I independent
Trinity Tigers University Division independent non-Division I
VCU Rams non-Division I Division I independent
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Regular season

Conferences

Conference winners and tournaments

More information Conference, Regular season winner ...
Conference Regular
season winner[6]		 Conference
player of the year		 Conference
tournament		 Tournament
venue (City)		 Tournament
winner
Atlantic Coast ConferenceNC StateDavid Thompson,
NC State[7]		1974 ACC men's basketball tournamentGreensboro Coliseum
(Greensboro, North Carolina)		NC State
Big Eight ConferenceKansasLon Kruger, Kansas State[8]No Tournament
Big Sky ConferenceIdaho State & MontanaNone selectedNo Tournament
Big Ten ConferenceIndiana & MichiganNone selectedNo Tournament
Ivy LeaguePennNone selectedNo Tournament
Mid-American ConferenceOhioWalter Luckett, Ohio[9]No Tournament
Middle Atlantic ConferenceLa Salle & Saint Joseph's (East); Rider (West)Bill Taylor, La Salle, & Earl Brown, LafayetteNo Tournament
Missouri Valley ConferenceLouisvilleJunior Bridgeman, LouisvilleNo Tournament
Ohio Valley ConferenceAustin Peay & Morehead StateFly Williams, Austin PeayNo Tournament
Pacific 8 ConferenceUCLANone selectedNo Tournament
Pacific Coast Athletic AssociationLong Beach StateLeonard Gray, Long Beach StateNo Tournament
Southeastern ConferenceAlabama & VanderbiltJan van Breda Kolff, Vanderbilt[10]No Tournament
Southern ConferenceFurmanClyde Mayes,
Furman[11]		1974 Southern Conference men's basketball tournamentRichmond Coliseum
(Richmond, Virginia)
(Semifinals and Finals)		Furman[12]
Southland ConferenceArkansas StateSteve Brooks,
Arkansas State[13]		No Tournament
Southwest ConferenceTexasLarry Robinson, TexasNo Tournament
West Coast Athletic ConferenceSan FranciscoFrank Oleynick, SeattleNo Tournament
Western Athletic ConferenceNew MexicoNone selectedNo Tournament
Yankee ConferenceMassachusettsNone selectedNo Tournament
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Conference standings

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1973–74 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 NC State †12–0 1.00030–1  .968
No. 4 Maryland9–3 .75023–5  .821
No. 12 North Carolina9–3 .75022–6  .786
Virginia4–8 .33311–16  .407
Clemson3–9 .25014–12  .538
Wake Forest3–9 .25013–13  .500
Duke2–10 .16710–16  .385
† 1974 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1973–74 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 Kansas13–1 .92923–7  .767
Kansas State11–3 .78619–8  .704
Oklahoma9–5 .64318–8  .692
Nebraska7–7 .50014–12  .538
Iowa State6–8 .42915–11  .577
Colorado4–10 .2869–17  .346
Missouri3–11 .21412–14  .462
Oklahoma State3–11 .2149–17  .346
Rankings from AP Poll[14]
1973–74 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Idaho State †11–3 .78620–8  .714
Montana11–3 .78619–8  .704
Weber State8–6 .57114–12  .538
Gonzaga7–7 .50013–13  .500
Boise State6–8 .42912–14  .462
Idaho5–9 .35712–14  .462
Montana State5–9 .35711–15  .423
Northern Arizona3–11 .2143–18  .143
† One-game playoff winner
1973–74 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 9 Indiana12–2 .85723–5  .821
No. 6 Michigan12–2 .85722–5  .815
No. 11 Purdue10–4 .71421–9  .700
Wisconsin8–6 .57116–8  .667
Michigan State8–6 .57113–11  .542
Minnesota6–8 .42912–12  .500
Iowa5–9 .3578–16  .333
Ohio State4–10 .2869–15  .375
Northwestern3–11 .2149–15  .375
Illinois2–12 .1435–18  .217
Rankings from AP Poll
1973–74 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Pennsylvania13–1 .92921–6  .778
Brown11–3 .78617–9  .654
Princeton11–3 .78616–10  .615
Harvard9–5 .64311–13  .458
Yale5–9 .3578–16  .333
Columbia4–10 .2865–20  .200
Dartmouth2–12 .1434–22  .154
Cornell1–13 .0713–23  .115
Rankings from AP Poll
1973–74 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Ohio9–3 .75016–11  .593
Toledo8–4 .66719–9  .679
Bowling Green State7–5 .58315–11  .577
Central Michigan6–6 .50014–12  .538
Miami (Ohio)6–6 .50013–13  .500
Western Michigan5–7 .41713–13  .500
Kent State1–11 .0839–17  .346
Rankings from AP Poll
1973–74 MAC men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
University–Eastern
Saint Joseph's †5–1 .83319–10  .655
La Salle5–1 .83318–10  .643
American4–2 .66716–10  .615
Temple4–2 .66716–9  .640
Drexel2–4 .33315–9  .625
Hofstra1–5 .1678–16  .333
West Chester0–6 .00011–15  .423
University–Western
Rider8–2 .80013–13  .500
Lafayette7–3 .70017–9  .654
Delaware7–3 .70015–11  .577
Gettysburg4–6 .40015–10  .600
Bucknell2–8 .2008–16  .333
Lehigh2–8 .2003–21  .125
† 1974 MAC men's basketball tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1973–74 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Louisville11–1 .91721–7  .750
Bradley9–3 .75020–8  .714
Tulsa7–6 .53818–8  .692
New Mexico State7–6 .53814–11  .560
Wichita State6–7 .46211–15  .423
West Texas State5–8 .38511–15  .423
North Texas State4–8 .33313–13  .500
Saint Louis4–8 .3339–16  .360
Drake3–9 .25013–13  .500
Rankings from AP Poll[15]
1973–74 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Morehead State10–4 .71417–9  .654
Austin Peay State10–4 .71417–10  .630
Middle Tennessee9–5 .64318–8  .692
Western Kentucky8–6 .57115–10  .600
Murray State6–8 .42912–13  .480
Eastern Kentucky6–8 .4298–15  .348
Tennessee Tech4–10 .2867–18  .280
East Tennessee State3–11 .2148–18  .308
Rankings from AP Poll
1973–74 Pacific-8 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 UCLA12–2 .85726–4  .867
USC11–3 .78624–5  .828
Oregon9–5 .64315–11  .577
Washington7–7 .50016–10  .615
Oregon State6–8 .42913–13  .500
Stanford5–9 .35711–14  .440
California3–11 .2149–17  .346
Washington State3–11 .2148–21  .276
Rankings from AP Poll[16]
1973–74 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 10 Long Beach State12–0 1.00024–2  .923
Cal State Los Angeles8–4 .66717–10  .630
UC Santa Barbara7–5 .58316–10  .615
Fresno State5–7 .41716–9  .640
Pacific4–8 .33314–12  .538
San Diego State4–8 .3337–19  .269
San Jose State2–10 .16711–15  .423
Rankings from AP Poll[17]
1973–74 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 14 Alabama15–3 .83322–4  .846
No. 13 Vanderbilt15–3 .83323–5  .821
Tennessee12–6 .66717–9  .654
Ole Miss9–9 .50015–10  .600
Florida9–9 .50015–11  .577
Kentucky9–9 .50013–13  .500
Mississippi State8–10 .44416–10  .615
LSU6–12 .33312–14  .462
Auburn5–13 .27810–16  .385
Georgia2–16 .1116–20  .231
Rankings from AP Poll
1973–74 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Furman †11–1 .91722–9  .710
Richmond10–4 .71416–12  .571
Davidson7–3 .70018–9  .667
East Carolina8–6 .57113–12  .520
William & Mary5–6 .4559–18  .333
The Citadel4–9 .30810–14  .417
VMI3–9 .2506–18  .250
Appalachian State1–11 .0835–20  .200
† Southern Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1973–74 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Arkansas State†4–0 1.00017–8  .680
Texas-Arlington2–2 .5007–18  .280
Lamar0–4 .0006–19  .240
McNeese State0–0 –20–5  .800
Louisiana Tech0–0 –8–13  .381
Southwestern Louisiana*– –0–0  –
† Regular-season championship winner
* – Served first season of NCAA two-season ban on competing.
Rankings from AP Poll[18]
1973–74 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Texas11–3 .78612–15  .444
Texas Tech10–4 .71417–9  .654
SMU10–4 .71415–12  .556
Texas A&M7–7 .50015–11  .577
Arkansas6–8 .42910–16  .385
Baylor5–9 .35712–13  .480
Rice5–9 .35711–17  .393
TCU2–12 .1438–17  .320
Rankings from AP Poll
1973–74 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
San Francisco12–2 .85719–9  .679
Seattle11–3 .78615–11  .577
UNLV10–4 .71420–6  .769
Loyola Marymount6–8 .42913–14  .481
Saint Mary's5–9 .35715–13  .536
Nevada4–10 .28611–15  .423
Pepperdine4–10 .2868–18  .308
Santa Clara4–10 .2868–19  .296
Rankings from AP Poll[19]
1973–74 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
New Mexico10–4 .71422–7  .759
No. 15 Utah9–5 .64322–8  .733
Arizona9–5 .64319–7  .731
Arizona State9–5 .64318–9  .667
UTEP8–6 .57118–7  .720
BYU6–8 .42911–15  .423
Colorado State5–9 .35712–14  .462
Wyoming0–14 .0004–22  .154
Rankings from AP Poll[20]
1973–74 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Massachusetts 11–1 .91721–5  .808
Connecticut 9–3 .75019–8  .704
New Hampshire 8–4 .66716–9  .640
Rhode Island 6–5 .54511–14  .440
Vermont 3–9 .2509–17  .346
Boston University 2–9 .1829–16  .360
Maine 2–10 .16714–10  .583
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Division I independents

A total of 81 college teams played as Division I independents. Among them, Notre Dame (26–3) had the best winning percentage (.897) and Providence (28–4) finished with the most wins.[21]

More information Conf., Overall ...
1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Notre Dame – –26–3  .897
No. 8 Providence – –28–4  .875
No. 16 Pittsburgh – –25–4  .862
UNC Charlotte – –22–4  .846
Centenary – –21–4  .840
Marquette – –26–5  .839
No. 19 South Carolina – –22–5  .815
No. 18 Oral Roberts – –23–6  .793
South Alabama – –22–6  .786
Creighton – –23–7  .767
St. John's – –20–7  .741
Georgia Southern – –19–7  .731
Southern Illinois – –19–7  .731
Syracuse – –19–7  .731
VCU – –17–7  .708
Cincinnati – –19–8  .704
Boston College – –21–9  .700
Florida State – –18–8  .692
Rutgers – –18–8  .692
No. 20 Dayton – –20–9  .690
Hawaii – –19–9  .679
Jacksonville – –20–10  .667
Manhattan – –18–9  .667
Mercer – –16–8  .667
Detroit – –17–9  .654
Fairfield – –17–9  .654
Houston – –17–9  .654
Illinois State – –17–9  .654
Marshall – –17–9  .654
St. Bonaventure – –17–9  .654
Stetson – –17–9  .654
DePaul – –16–9  .640
Memphis State – –19–11  .633
Northeast Louisiana – –16–10  .615
Utah State – –16–10  .615
Colgate – –15–10  .600
Portland State – –16–11  .593
Seton Hall – –16–11  .593
Pan American – –13–9  .591
George Washington – –15–11  .577
Portland – –15–11  .577
Saint Francis (PA) – –15–11  .577
Ball State – –14–12  .538
Butler – –14–12  .538
Canisius – –14–12  .538
Milwaukee – –14–12  .538
Penn State – –14–12  .538
Northeastern – –12–11  .522
Long Island – –13–12  .520
Duquesne – –12–12  .500
Georgetown – –13–13  .500
Oklahoma City – –13–13  .500
Virginia Tech – –13–13  .500
Indiana State – –12–14  .462
Loyola Chicago – –12–14  .462
Niagara – –12–14  .462
Tulane – –12–14  .462
Air Force – –11–13  .458
Iona – –11–13  .458
St. Francis (NY) – –11–13  .458
Fairleigh Dickinson – –11–14  .440
Hardin-Simmons – –11–14  .440
South Florida – –11–14  .440
Denver – –11–15  .423
Southern Mississippi – –11–15  .423
Navy – –9–13  .409
West Virginia – –10–15  .400
Fordham – –8–17  .320
Northern Illinois – –8–17  .320
Eastern Michigan – –8–18  .308
Holy Cross – –8–18  .308
Saint Peter's – –8–18  .308
Xavier – –8–18  .308
Villanova – –7–19  .269
Army – –6–18  .250
Houston Baptist – –6–19  .240
Cleveland State – –6–20  .231
Samford – –6–20  .231
Buffalo – –5–20  .200
Georgia Tech – –5–21  .192
Georgia State – –1–25  .038
Rankings from AP Poll
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Informal championships

More information Conference, Regular season winner ...
Conference Regular
season winner		 Most Valuable Player
Philadelphia Big 5Penn Ron Haigler, Penn
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Penn finished with a 4–0 record in head-to-head competition among the Philadelphia Big 5.

Post-season tournaments

NCAA tournament

Main article: 1974 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament

Final Four

National semifinals National finals
      
E NC State 80
W UCLA 77
E NC State 76
ME Marquette 64
ME Marquette 64
MW Kansas 51 Third place
W UCLA 78
MW Kansas 61

National Invitation Tournament

Main article: 1974 National Invitation Tournament

Semifinals & finals

Semifinals Finals
    
Jacksonville 64
Purdue 78
Purdue 87
Utah 81
Utah 117
Boston College 93 Third place
Jacksonville 77
Boston College 87

Collegiate Commissioners Association Tournament

Main article: 1974 Collegiate Commissioners Association Tournament

The Collegiate Commissioners Association Tournament debuted this season as a new postseason tournament created by the NCAA to compete with the NIT. It was renamed the National Commissioners Invitational Tournament the following year.

Semifinals & final

Semifinals Final
    
Indiana 73
Toledo 72
Indiana 85
USC 60
Bradley 73
USC 76

Awards

Consensus All-American teams

Main article: 1974 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
More information Player, Position ...
Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
Marvin Barnes C Senior Providence
John Shumate F Junior Notre Dame
David Thompson G/F Junior North Carolina State
Bill Walton C Senior UCLA
Keith Wilkes G/F Senior UCLA
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More information Player, Position ...
Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Len Elmore C Junior Maryland
Larry Fogle G Sophomore Canisius
Bobby Jones F Senior North Carolina
Billy Knight G/F Senior Pittsburgh
Campy Russell F Junior Michigan
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Major player of the year awards

Major coach of the year awards

Other major awards

Coaching changes

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

More information Team, Former Coach ...
Team Former
Coach		 Interim
Coach		 New
Coach		 Reason
Arkansas Lanny Van Eman Eddie Sutton
Creighton Eddie Sutton Tom Apke
Davidson Terry Holland Robert Brickels
Duke Neill McGeachy Bill Foster
Iowa Dick Schultz Lute Olson
Long Beach State Lute Olson Dwight Jones
Saint Joseph's Jack McKinney Harry Booth
Utah Bill Foster Jerry Pimm
Virginia Bill Gibson Terry Holland
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