The 1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1974, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1975 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on March 31, 1975, at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, California.

The UCLA Bruins won their tenth NCAA national championship with a 92–85 victory over the Kentucky Wildcats.

[9][10] NOTE: From 1975 to 1981, the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC), a loosely organized sports federation of colleges and universities in the Northeastern United States, organized Division I ECAC regional tournaments for those of its members that were independents in basketball.

[20] A total of 83 college teams played as Division I independents.

[27] La Salle finished with a 4–0 record in head-to-head competition among the Philadelphia Big 5.