April 4, 2026, 8:27 a.m. PT
How many of the best college basketball teams hail from UCLA? The Bruins have the most NCAA championships of any program with 11 so it makes loads of sense that UCLA could have had some of the high college teams ever created.
Things are lots totally different now than they were when John Wooden was profitable title after title however these UCLA Bruin teams’ greatness stands the take a look at of time. The Sporting News put collectively an inventory of the 15 best males’s college basketball teams from a panel of U.S. Basketball Writers Hall of Fame of 9 members.
The record is dominated by Bruin teams. In complete, 5 UCLA teams made the lower. There was just one different faculty that had a number of teams chosen, with each the 2012 and 1996 Kentucky Wildcats making the record.
Record: 29-1
Besides a loss to an excellent Houston team, it was an all-time dominant season for the Bruins. UCLA wrapped up the NCAA title with a 78-55 blowout win over North Carolina in the championship recreation.
Finish: NCAA championship
No. 4: 1972 UCLA Bruins
Record: 30-0
Finish: NCAA championship
Sophomore Bill Walton led the manner for UCLA, main the undefeated Bruins whereas profitable the National Player of the Year award.
No. 7: 1973 UCLA Bruins
Record: 30-0
Finish: NCAA championship
Bill Walton scored 44 factors in the NCAA championship recreation over Memphis State. The Bruins had six future NBA gamers on the roster in the second of two-straight undefeated seasons for UCLA.
No. 10: 1969 UCLA Bruins
Record: 29-1
Aside from a loss to USC, it was clean crusing for the 1969 Bruins. Lew Alcindor had a tremendous 37 factors and 20 rebounds in the championship recreation over Purdue.
Finish: NCAA championship
No. 11: 1967 UCLA Bruins
Record: 30-0
Finish: NCAA championship
Another good season to spherical out UCLA’s time on the record. Sophomore Lew Alcindor took over the college basketball world, averaging 29.0 factors per recreation for the Bruins.
