The 1970–71 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team won the National Collegiate Championship on March 27, 1971, in the Astrodome in Houston, Texas.

[4] It was UCLA's fifth consecutive national title, and seventh in eight years under head coach John Wooden.

[5] Smith Barrier, executive sports editor at the Daily News and Record of Greensboro, North Carolina, wrote: "Mister John Wooden has a watch factory out in Los Angeles.

Seniors Sidney Wicks and Curtis Rowe were selected to the consensus All-America team.

[8][9] At the Final Four in Houston, UCLA defeated fourth-ranked Kansas 68–60 in the semifinal game on Thursday night.