1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Preseason AP No. 1UCLA Bruins[1][2]
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)

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.

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.[3]

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.[6][7]

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

Conference membership changes

School Former conference New conference
Abilene Christian Wildcats Southland Conference Lone Star Conference (NAIA)
Trinity Tigers University Division independent non-Division I

Regular season

Conferences

Conference winners and tournaments

Conference Regular
season winner[8] 		Conference
player of the year 		Conference
tournament 		Tournament
venue (City) 		Tournament
winner
Atlantic Coast Conference NC State David Thompson,
NC State[9]		 1974 ACC men's basketball tournament Greensboro Coliseum
(Greensboro, North Carolina)		 NC State
Big Eight Conference Kansas Lon Kruger, Kansas State[10] No Tournament
Big Sky Conference Idaho State & Montana None selected No Tournament
Big Ten Conference Indiana & Michigan None selected No Tournament
Ivy League Penn None selected No Tournament
Mid-American Conference Ohio Walter Luckett, Ohio[11] No Tournament
Middle Atlantic Conference La Salle & Saint Joseph's (East); Rider (West) Bill Taylor, La Salle, & Earl Brown, Lafayette No Tournament
Missouri Valley Conference Louisville Junior Bridgeman, Louisville No Tournament
Ohio Valley Conference Austin Peay & Morehead State Fly Williams, Austin Peay No Tournament
Pacific 8 Conference UCLA None selected No Tournament
Pacific Coast Athletic Association Long Beach State Leonard Gray, Long Beach State No Tournament
Southeastern Conference Alabama & Vanderbilt Jan van Breda Kolff, Vanderbilt[12] No Tournament
Southern Conference Furman Clyde Mayes,
Furman[13]		 1974 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Richmond Coliseum
(Richmond, Virginia)
(Semifinals and Finals)		 Furman[14]
Southland Conference Arkansas State Steve Brooks,
Arkansas State[15]		 No Tournament
Southwest Conference Texas Larry Robinson, Texas No Tournament
West Coast Athletic Conference San Francisco Frank Oleynick, Seattle No Tournament
Western Athletic Conference New Mexico None selected No Tournament
Yankee Conference Massachusetts None selected No Tournament

Conference standings

1973–74 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 NC State † 12 – 0   1.000 30 – 1   .968
No. 4 Maryland 9 – 3   .750 23 – 5   .821
No. 12 North Carolina 9 – 3   .750 22 – 6   .786
Virginia 4 – 8   .333 11 – 16   .407
Clemson 3 – 9   .250 14 – 12   .538
Wake Forest 3 – 9   .250 13 – 13   .500
Duke 2 – 10   .167 10 – 16   .385
† 1974 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1973–74 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Kansas 13 – 1   .929 23 – 7   .767
Kansas State 11 – 3   .786 19 – 8   .704
Oklahoma 9 – 5   .643 18 – 8   .692
Nebraska 7 – 7   .500 14 – 12   .538
Iowa State 6 – 8   .429 15 – 11   .577
Colorado 4 – 10   .286 9 – 17   .346
Missouri 3 – 11   .214 12 – 14   .462
Oklahoma State 3 – 11   .214 9 – 17   .346
Rankings from AP Poll[16]
1973–74 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Idaho State † 11 – 3   .786 20 – 8   .714
Montana 11 – 3   .786 19 – 8   .704
Weber State 8 – 6   .571 14 – 12   .538
Gonzaga 7 – 7   .500 13 – 13   .500
Boise State 6 – 8   .429 12 – 14   .462
Idaho 5 – 9   .357 12 – 14   .462
Montana State 5 – 9   .357 11 – 15   .423
Northern Arizona 3 – 11   .214 3 – 18   .143
† One-game playoff winner
1973–74 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Indiana 12 – 2   .857 23 – 5   .821
No. 6 Michigan 12 – 2   .857 22 – 5   .815
No. 11 Purdue 10 – 4   .714 21 – 9   .700
Wisconsin 8 – 6   .571 16 – 8   .667
Michigan State 8 – 6   .571 13 – 11   .542
Minnesota 6 – 8   .429 12 – 12   .500
Iowa 5 – 9   .357 8 – 16   .333
Ohio State 4 – 10   .286 9 – 15   .375
Northwestern 3 – 11   .214 9 – 15   .375
Illinois 2 – 12   .143 5 – 18   .217
Rankings from AP Poll
1973–74 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Pennsylvania 13 – 1   .929 21 – 6   .778
Brown 11 – 3   .786 17 – 9   .654
Princeton 11 – 3   .786 16 – 10   .615
Harvard 9 – 5   .643 11 – 13   .458
Yale 5 – 9   .357 8 – 16   .333
Columbia 4 – 10   .286 5 – 20   .200
Dartmouth 2 – 12   .143 4 – 22   .154
Cornell 1 – 13   .071 3 – 23   .115
Rankings from AP Poll
1973–74 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Ohio 9 – 3   .750 16 – 11   .593
Toledo 8 – 4   .667 19 – 9   .679
Bowling Green State 7 – 5   .583 15 – 11   .577
Central Michigan 6 – 6   .500 14 – 12   .538
Miami (Ohio) 6 – 6   .500 13 – 13   .500
Western Michigan 5 – 7   .417 13 – 13   .500
Kent State 1 – 11   .083 9 – 17   .346
Rankings from AP Poll
1973–74 MAC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
University–Eastern
Saint Joseph's † 5 – 1   .833 19 – 10   .655
La Salle 5 – 1   .833 18 – 10   .643
American 4 – 2   .667 16 – 10   .615
Temple 4 – 2   .667 16 – 9   .640
Drexel 2 – 4   .333 15 – 9   .625
Hofstra 1 – 5   .167 8 – 16   .333
West Chester 0 – 6   .000 11 – 15   .423
University–Western
Rider 8 – 2   .800 13 – 13   .500
Lafayette 7 – 3   .700 17 – 9   .654
Delaware 7 – 3   .700 15 – 11   .577
Gettysburg 4 – 6   .400 15 – 10   .600
Bucknell 2 – 8   .200 8 – 16   .333
Lehigh 2 – 8   .200 3 – 21   .125
† 1974 MAC men's basketball tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1973–74 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Louisville 11 – 1   .917 21 – 7   .750
Bradley 9 – 3   .750 20 – 8   .714
Tulsa 7 – 6   .538 18 – 8   .692
New Mexico State 7 – 6   .538 14 – 11   .560
Wichita State 6 – 7   .462 11 – 15   .423
West Texas State 5 – 8   .385 11 – 15   .423
North Texas State 4 – 8   .333 13 – 13   .500
Saint Louis 4 – 8   .333 9 – 16   .360
Drake 3 – 9   .250 13 – 13   .500
Rankings from AP Poll[17]
1973–74 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Morehead State 10 – 4   .714 17 – 9   .654
Austin Peay State 10 – 4   .714 17 – 10   .630
Middle Tennessee 9 – 5   .643 18 – 8   .692
Western Kentucky 8 – 6   .571 15 – 10   .600
Murray State 6 – 8   .429 12 – 13   .480
Eastern Kentucky 6 – 8   .429 8 – 15   .348
Tennessee Tech 4 – 10   .286 7 – 18   .280
East Tennessee State 3 – 11   .214 8 – 18   .308
Rankings from AP Poll
1973–74 Pacific-8 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 UCLA 12 – 2   .857 26 – 4   .867
USC 11 – 3   .786 24 – 5   .828
Oregon 9 – 5   .643 15 – 11   .577
Washington 7 – 7   .500 16 – 10   .615
Oregon State 6 – 8   .429 13 – 13   .500
Stanford 5 – 9   .357 11 – 14   .440
California 3 – 11   .214 9 – 17   .346
Washington State 3 – 11   .214 8 – 21   .276
Rankings from AP Poll[18]
1973–74 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Long Beach State 12 – 0   1.000 24 – 2   .923
Cal State Los Angeles 8 – 4   .667 17 – 10   .630
UC Santa Barbara 7 – 5   .583 16 – 10   .615
Fresno State 5 – 7   .417 16 – 9   .640
Pacific 4 – 8   .333 14 – 12   .538
San Diego State 4 – 8   .333 7 – 19   .269
San Jose State 2 – 10   .167 11 – 15   .423
Rankings from AP Poll[19]
1973–74 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Alabama 15 – 3   .833 22 – 4   .846
No. 13 Vanderbilt 15 – 3   .833 23 – 5   .821
Tennessee 12 – 6   .667 17 – 9   .654
Ole Miss 9 – 9   .500 15 – 10   .600
Florida 9 – 9   .500 15 – 11   .577
Kentucky 9 – 9   .500 13 – 13   .500
Mississippi State 8 – 10   .444 16 – 10   .615
LSU 6 – 12   .333 12 – 14   .462
Auburn 5 – 13   .278 10 – 16   .385
Georgia 2 – 16   .111 6 – 20   .231
Rankings from AP Poll
1973–74 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Furman † 11 – 1   .917 22 – 9   .710
Richmond 10 – 4   .714 16 – 12   .571
Davidson 7 – 3   .700 18 – 9   .667
East Carolina 8 – 6   .571 13 – 12   .520
William & Mary 5 – 6   .455 9 – 18   .333
The Citadel 4 – 9   .308 10 – 14   .417
VMI 3 – 9   .250 6 – 18   .250
Appalachian State 1 – 11   .083 5 – 20   .200
† Southern Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1973–74 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Arkansas State† 4 – 0   1.000 17 – 8   .680
Texas-Arlington 2 – 2   .500 7 – 18   .280
Lamar 0 – 4   .000 6 – 19   .240
McNeese State 0 – 0   – 20 – 5   .800
Louisiana Tech 0 – 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[20]
1973–74 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas 11 – 3   .786 12 – 15   .444
Texas Tech 10 – 4   .714 17 – 9   .654
SMU 10 – 4   .714 15 – 12   .556
Texas A&M 7 – 7   .500 15 – 11   .577
Arkansas 6 – 8   .429 10 – 16   .385
Baylor 5 – 9   .357 12 – 13   .480
Rice 5 – 9   .357 11 – 17   .393
TCU 2 – 12   .143 8 – 17   .320
Rankings from AP Poll
1973–74 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
San Francisco 12 – 2   .857 19 – 9   .679
Seattle 11 – 3   .786 15 – 11   .577
UNLV 10 – 4   .714 20 – 6   .769
Loyola Marymount 6 – 8   .429 13 – 14   .481
Saint Mary's 5 – 9   .357 15 – 13   .536
Nevada 4 – 10   .286 11 – 15   .423
Pepperdine 4 – 10   .286 8 – 18   .308
Santa Clara 4 – 10   .286 8 – 19   .296
Rankings from AP Poll[21]
1973–74 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
New Mexico 10 – 4   .714 22 – 7   .759
No. 15 Utah 9 – 5   .643 22 – 8   .733
Arizona 9 – 5   .643 19 – 7   .731
Arizona State 9 – 5   .643 18 – 9   .667
UTEP 8 – 6   .571 18 – 7   .720
BYU 6 – 8   .429 11 – 15   .423
Colorado State 5 – 9   .357 12 – 14   .462
Wyoming 0 – 14   .000 4 – 22   .154
Rankings from AP Poll[22]
1973–74 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Massachusetts 11 – 1   .917 21 – 5   .808
Connecticut 9 – 3   .750 19 – 8   .704
New Hampshire 8 – 4   .667 16 – 9   .640
Rhode Island 6 – 5   .545 11 – 14   .440
Vermont 3 – 9   .250 9 – 17   .346
Boston University 2 – 9   .182 9 – 16   .360
Maine 2 – 10   .167 14 – 10   .583

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.[23]

1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   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

Informal championships

Conference Regular
season winner 		Most Valuable Player
Philadelphia Big 5 Penn Ron Haigler, Penn

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

Statistical leaders

Post-season tournaments

NCAA tournament

Main articles: 1974 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament and 1974 NCAA Division I Basketball Championship Game

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
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


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

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.

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
Utah Bill Foster Jerry Pimm
Virginia Bill Gibson Terry Holland

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