# 1969–70 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1969–70 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team won its fourth consecutive NCAA National Basketball Championship, the sixth in seven years under head coach John Wooden, despite the departure of Lew Alcindor to the NBA, with a win over Jacksonville.
The team was honored forty years later in 2010, at halftime of the UCLA-Oregon game on February 27.

## Coaches

* Head Coach: John Wooden
* Assistants: Denny Crum and Gary Cunningham
* Athletic Trainer: Elvin C. "Ducky" Drake
* Head Student Manager: George Morgan

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| December 1, 1969* | No. 4 | Arizona | W 90–65 | 1–0 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| December 6, 1969* | No. 4 | at Minnesota | W 72–71 | 2–0 | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| December 12, 1969* | No. 2 | Miami (FL) | W 127–69 | 3–0 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| December 13, 1969* | No. 2 | LSU | W 133–84 | 4–0 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| December 23, 1969* | No. 2 | Texas | W 99–54 | 5–0 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| December 27, 1969* | No. 2 | Georgia Tech Bruin Classic | W 121–90 | 6–0 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| December 29, 1969* | No. 2 | Princeton Bruin Classic | W 76–75 | 7–0 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| January 3, 1970* | No. 2 | No. 13 Notre Dame | W 108–77 | 8–0 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| January 9, 1970 | No. 1 | Oregon | W 75–58 | 9–0 (1–0) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| January 10, 1970 | No. 1 | Oregon State | W 72–71 | 10–0 (2–0) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| January 16, 1970* | No. 1 | vs. Bradley | W 61–58 | 11–0 | Chicago Stadium Chicago, Illinois |
| January 17, 1970* | No. 1 | at Loyola–Chicago | W 94–72 | 12–0 | Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL |
| January 23, 1970* | No. 1 | UC Santa Barbara | W 89–80 | 13–0 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| January 24, 1970* | No. 1 | Wyoming | W 115–77 | 14–0 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| January 30, 1970 | No. 1 | at California | W 87–72 | 15–0 (3–0) | Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA |
| January 31, 1970 | No. 1 | at Stanford | W 102–84 | 16–0 (4–0) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| February 7, 1970 | No. 1 | at Washington | W 66–56 | 17–0 (5–0) | Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA |
| February 9, 1970 | No. 1 | at Washington State | W 95–61 | 18–0 (6–0) | Bohler Gymnasium Pullman, WA |
| February 13, 1970 | No. 1 | Washington State | W 95–61 | 19–0 (7–0) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| February 14, 1970 | No. 1 | Washington | W 101–85 | 20–0 (8–0) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| February 20, 1970 | No. 1 | at Oregon State | W 71–56 | 21–0 (9–0) | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR |
| February 21, 1970 | No. 1 | at Oregon | L 65–78 | 21–1 (9–1) | McArthur Court Eugene, OR |
| February 27, 1970 | No. 2 | Stanford | W 120–90 | 22–1 (10–1) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| February 28, 1970 | No. 2 | California | W 109—95 | 23–1 (11–1) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| March 6, 1970 | No. 1 | USC | L 86–87 | 23–2 (11–2) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| March 7, 1970 | No. 1 | at USC | W 91–78 | 24–2 (12–2) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| March 12, 1970* 9:05 pm | No. 2 | vs. Long Beach State Regional semifinal | W 88–65 | 25–2 | Hec Edmundson Pavilion (5,500) Seattle, WA |
| March 14, 1970* 3:05 pm | No. 2 | vs. No. 16 Utah State Regional Final | W 101–79 | 26–2 | Hec Edmundson Pavilion (4,200) Seattle, WA |
| March 19, 1970* 6:40 pm, NBC | No. 2 | vs. No. 5 New Mexico State National semifinal | W 93–77 | 27–2 | Cole Field House (14,380) College Park, MD |
| March 21, 1970* 1:00 pm, NBC | No. 2 | vs. No. 4 Jacksonville National Final | W 80–69 | 28–2 | Cole Field House (14,380) College Park, MD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific time. ||||||
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## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
| AP | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Coaches | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |