1930–31 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team

1930–31 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball
Big Ten Conference Champions
Helms Foundation National Champions
Premo-Porretta National Champions
Conference Big Ten Conference
1930–31 record 16–1 (11–1 Big Ten)
Head coach Dutch Lonborg (4th year)
Captain Bert Riel
Home arena Old Patten Gymnasium
1930–31 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Northwestern 11 1   .917     16 1   .941
Michigan 8 4   .667     13 4   .765
Minnesota 8 4   .667     13 4   .765
Purdue 8 4   .667     12 5   .706
Illinois 7 5   .583     12 5   .706
Indiana 5 7   .417     9 8   .529
Chicago 4 8   .333     8 9   .471
Wisconsin 4 8   .333     8 9   .471
Ohio State 3 9   .250     4 13   .235
Iowa 2 10   .167     5 12   .294
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1930–31 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team represented Northwestern University during the 1930–31 NCAA men's basketball season in the United States. The head coach was Dutch Lonborg, coaching in his fourth season with the Wildcats. The team finished the season with a 16–1 record[1] and was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.[2][3]

Schedule and results

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Regular season
12/8/1930*
Bradley W 36–23  1–0
Old Patten Gymnasium
Evanston, IL
12/12/1930*
at Notre Dame W 44–29  2–0
Notre Dame Fieldhouse
South Bend, IN
12/20/1930*
Carleton W 31–22  3–0
Old Patten Gymnasium
Evanston, IL
12/31/1930*
Alabama W 32–10  4–0
Old Patten Gymnasium
Evanston, IL
1/3/1931*
Notre Dame W 20–17  5–0
Old Patten Gymnasium
Evanston, IL
1/10/1931
Michigan W 27–22  6–0 (1–0)
Old Patten Gymnasium
Evanston, IL
1/12/1931
at Illinois W 29–27  7–0 (2–0)
Huff Hall
Champaign, IL
1/19/1931
at Michigan W 26–21  8–0 (3–0)
Yost Field House
Ann Arbor, MI
1/24/1931
Ohio State W 35–22  9–0 (4–0)
Old Patten Gymnasium
Evanston, IL
2/7/1931
Chicago W 31–16  10–0 (5–0)
Old Patten Gymnasium
Evanston, IL
2/9/1931
Minnesota W 35–26  11–0 (6–0)
Old Patten Gymnasium
Evanston, IL
2/14/1931
at Chicago W 27–15  12–0 (7–0)

Chicago, IL
2/16/1931
at Illinois L 28–35  12–1 (7–1)
Old Patten Gymnasium
Evanston, IL
2/21/1931
at Iowa W 40–30  13–1 (8–1)
Iowa Field House
Iowa City, IA
2/23/1931
at Minnesota W 45–23  14–1 (9–1)
Williams Arena
Minneapolis, MN
2/28/1931
at Ohio State W 32–18  15–1 (10–1)
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum
Columbus, OH
3/2/1931
Iowa W 41–16  16–1 (11–1)
Old Patten Gymnasium
Evanston, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source[4]

References

  1. "Northwestern Wildcats season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  2. "NCAA Division I Men's Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  3. ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 541. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  4. "2008–09 Northwestern Wildcats Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Yearly Results (p. 159). Northwestern University. 2008. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
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