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1972-73 UCLA Bruins Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 30-0 (14-0, 1st in Pac-8 MBB)

Rank: 1st in the Final AP Poll

Coach: John Wooden

PS/G: 81.3 (56th of 230)

PA/G: 60.1 (5th of 230)

SRS: 27.98 (1st of 215)

SOS: 6.71 (11th of 215)

NCAA Tournament:
Won West Regional Semifinal (98-81) versus Arizona State
Won West Regional Final (54-39) versus San Francisco
Won National Semifinal (70-59) versus Indiana
Won National Final (87-66) versus Memphis

NCAA Champion
Pac-8 Reg Season Champ

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AP Poll Summary

1972-73 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	12/4	12/11	12/18	12/25	1/1	1/8	1/15	1/22	1/29	2/5	2/12	2/19	2/26	3/5	Final
UCLA	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Schedules prior to the 1992-93 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Sat, Nov 25, 1972	REG		Wisconsin	Big Ten	6.59	W	94	53		1	0	W 1	Pauley Pavilion
2	Fri, Dec 1, 1972	REG		Bradley	MVC	1.11	W	73	38		2	0	W 2	Pauley Pavilion
3	Sat, Dec 2, 1972	REG		Pacific	PCAA	-1.38	W	81	48		3	0	W 3	Pauley Pavilion
4	Sat, Dec 16, 1972	REG		UC Santa Barbara	PCAA	2.12	W	98	67		4	0	W 4	Pauley Pavilion
5	Fri, Dec 22, 1972	REG		Pittsburgh	Ind	1.44	W	89	73		5	0	W 5	Pauley Pavilion
6	Sat, Dec 23, 1972	REG		Notre Dame	Ind	11.09	W	82	56		6	0	W 6	Pauley Pavilion
7	Fri, Dec 29, 1972	REG	N	Drake	MVC	6.69	W	85	72		7	0	W 7
8	Sat, Dec 30, 1972	REG	N	Illinois	Big Ten	7.58	W	71	64		8	0	W 8
9	Fri, Jan 5, 1973	REG		Oregon	Pac-8	6.89	W	64	38		9	0	W 9	Pauley Pavilion
10	Sat, Jan 6, 1973	REG		Oregon State	Pac-8	10.16	W	87	61		10	0	W 10	Pauley Pavilion
11	Fri, Jan 12, 1973	REG	@	Stanford	Pac-8	7.62	W	82	67		11	0	W 11	Maples Pavilion
12	Sat, Jan 13, 1973	REG	@	California	Pac-8	5.75	W	69	50		12	0	W 12	Harmon Gym
13	Fri, Jan 19, 1973	REG		San Francisco (10)	WCAC	12.36	W	92	64		13	0	W 13	Pauley Pavilion
14	Sat, Jan 20, 1973	REG		Providence (9)	Ind	15.72	W	101	77		14	0	W 14	Pauley Pavilion
15	Thu, Jan 25, 1973	REG	@	Loyola (IL)	Ind	-6.25	W	87	73		15	0	W 15	Chicago Stadium
16	Sat, Jan 27, 1973	REG	@	Notre Dame	Ind	11.09	W	82	63		16	0	W 16	Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center
17	Sat, Feb 3, 1973	REG	@	Southern California (20)	Pac-8	8.84	W	79	56		17	0	W 17	L.A. Sports Arena
18	Sat, Feb 10, 1973	REG	@	Washington State	Pac-8	-5.40	W	88	50		18	0	W 18	Bohler Gymnasium
19	Mon, Feb 12, 1973	REG	@	Washington	Pac-8	7.08	W	76	67		19	0	W 19	Hec Edmundson Pavilion
20	Fri, Feb 16, 1973	REG		Washington	Pac-8	7.08	W	93	62		20	0	W 20	Pauley Pavilion
21	Sat, Feb 17, 1973	REG		Washington State	Pac-8	-5.40	W	96	64		21	0	W 21	Pauley Pavilion
22	Thu, Feb 22, 1973	REG	@	Oregon	Pac-8	6.89	W	72	61		22	0	W 22	McArthur Court
23	Sat, Feb 24, 1973	REG	@	Oregon State	Pac-8	10.16	W	73	67		23	0	W 23	Gill Coliseum
24	Fri, Mar 2, 1973	REG		California	Pac-8	5.75	W	90	65		24	0	W 24	Pauley Pavilion
25	Sat, Mar 3, 1973	REG		Stanford	Pac-8	7.62	W	51	45		25	0	W 25	Pauley Pavilion
26	Fri, Mar 9, 1973	REG		Southern California	Pac-8	8.84	W	76	56		26	0	W 26	Pauley Pavilion
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
27	Thu, Mar 15, 1973	NCAA	N	Arizona State (16)	WAC	10.79	W	98	81		27	0	W 27	Pauley Pavilion
28	Sat, Mar 17, 1973	NCAA	N	San Francisco (20)	WCAC	12.36	W	54	39		28	0	W 28	Pauley Pavilion
29	Sat, Mar 24, 1973	NCAA	N	Indiana (6)	Big Ten	16.57	W	70	59		29	0	W 29	St. Louis Arena
30	Mon, Mar 26, 1973	NCAA	N	Memphis (12)	MVC	11.53	W	87	66		30	0	W 30	St. Louis Arena