# 1970–71 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1970–71 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University during the 1970–71 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Jack Kraft and played its home games on campus at Villanova Field House in Villanova, Pennsylvania.
The independent Wildcats made a run through the NCAA tournament before falling to No. 1 UCLA, 68–62, in the championship game. Villanova finished with a 27–7 (.794) record. However, the NCAA later vacated 23 of Villanova’s wins in the 1970-71 season due to issues with the eligibility of Howard Porter.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| * | | Philadelphia Textile | W 91–71 | 1–0 | Villanova Field House Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 5, 1970* | No. 8 | Princeton | W 81–75 | 2–0 | Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 9, 1970* | No. 10 | Detroit Mercy | W 95–67 | 3–0 | Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 11, 1970* | No. 10 | Murray State | W 97–63 | 4–0 | Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 14, 1970* | No. 10 | Xavier | W 84–62 | 5–0 | Villanova Field House Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 18, 1970* | No. 10 | vs. Houston | L 84–99 | 5–1 | |
| Dec 19, 1970* | No. 10 | vs. Saint Joseph's | W 85–75 | 6–1 | |
| Dec 23, 1970* | No. 13 | at Stanford | W 96–76 | 7–1 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Dec 25, 1970* | No. 13 | vs. Illinois Rainbow Classic | W 89–76 | 8–1 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center (7,500) Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Dec 26, 1970* | No. 13 | vs. BYU Rainbow Classic | L 93–102 | 8–2 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Dec 30, 1970* | No. 11 | vs. Michigan Rainbow Classic | L 87–103 | 8–3 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| * | | at North Dakota | W 103–63 | 9–3 | Hyslop Sports Center Grand Forks, North Dakota |
| * | | at North Dakota State | W 94–61 | 10–3 | Bison Sports Arena Fargo, North Dakota |
| Jan 9, 1971* | No. 14 | Saint Peter's | W 118–84 | 11–3 | Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 13, 1971* | No. 13 | DePaul | W 99–59 | 12–3 | Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 16, 1971* | No. 13 | at Niagara | W 82–79 | 13–3 | Gallagher Center Lewiston, New York |
| Jan 18, 1971* | No. 14 | at No. 10 St. Bonaventure | W 80–67 | 14–3 | University Center St. Bonaventure, New York |
| Jan 23, 1971* | No. 14 | No. 4 Pennsylvania | L 70–78 | 14–4 | Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 26, 1971* | No. 16 | at Seton Hall | W 72–52 | 15–4 | Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, New Jersey |
| Feb 2, 1971* | No. 17 | St. John's | W 99–82 | 16–4 | Villanova Field House Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 7, 1971* | No. 17 | at No. 14 Duquesne | L 78–87 | 16–5 | Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 9, 1971* | No. 18 | Fairfield | W 97–60 | 17–5 | Villanova Field House Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 11, 1971* | No. 18 | No. 9 Notre Dame | W 99–81 | 18–5 | Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 13, 1971* | No. 18 | No. 13 La Salle | L 69–73 | 18–6 | Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 17, 1971* | | Canisius | W 82–59 | 19–6 | Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 20, 1971* | | Saint Joseph's | W 63–55 | 20–6 | Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 23, 1971* | | Providence | W 76–75 | 21–6 | Villanova Field House Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 26, 1971* | | Temple | W 67–65 | 22–6 | Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Mar 2, 1971* | | at Boston College | W 90–77 | 23–6 | Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 13, 1971* | No. 19 | vs. Saint Joseph's First round | W 93–75 | 24–6 | Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Mar 18, 1971* | No. 19 | vs. No. 9 Fordham East Regional semifinal | W 85–75 | 25–6 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Mar 20, 1971* | No. 19 | vs. No. 3 Pennsylvania East Regional final | W 90–47 | 26–6 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Mar 25, 1971* | No. 19 | vs. No. 7 Western Kentucky National semifinal | W 92–89 $^{2OT}$ | 27–6 | Astrodome Houston, Texas |
| Mar 27, 1971* | No. 19 | vs. No. 1 UCLA National Final | L 62–68 | 27–7 | Astrodome (31,765) Houston, Texas |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 2 | 32 | Howard Porter | Chicago Bulls |
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