1930–31 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team

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]

1930–31 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball
Big Ten Conference Champions
Helms Foundation National Champions
Premo-Porretta National Champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1930–31 record16–1 (11–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainBert Riel
Home arenaOld Patten Gymnasium
1930–31 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northwestern11–1 .917  16–1  .941
Michigan8–4 .667  13–4  .765
Minnesota8–4 .667  13–4  .765
Purdue8–4 .667  12–5  .706
Illinois7–5 .583  12–5  .706
Indiana5–7 .417  9–8  .529
Chicago4–8 .333  8–9  .471
Wisconsin4–8 .333  8–9  .471
Ohio State3–9 .250  4–13  .235
Iowa2–10 .167  5–12  .294
Rankings from AP Poll

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, Illinois
12/12/1930*
at Notre Dame W 44–29  2–0
Notre Dame Fieldhouse 
South Bend, Indiana
12/20/1930*
Carleton W 31–22  3–0
Old Patten Gymnasium 
Evanston, Illinois
12/31/1930*
Alabama W 32–10  4–0
Old Patten Gymnasium 
Evanston, Illinois
1/3/1931*
Notre Dame W 20–17  5–0
Old Patten Gymnasium 
Evanston, Illinois
1/10/1931
Michigan W 27–22  6–0 (1–0)
Old Patten Gymnasium 
Evanston, Illinois
1/12/1931
at Illinois W 29–27  7–0 (2–0)
Huff Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
1/19/1931
at Michigan W 26–21  8–0 (3–0)
Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
1/24/1931
Ohio State W 35–22  9–0 (4–0)
Old Patten Gymnasium 
Evanston, Illinois
2/7/1931
Chicago W 31–16  10–0 (5–0)
Old Patten Gymnasium 
Evanston, Illinois
2/9/1931
Minnesota W 35–26  11–0 (6–0)
Old Patten Gymnasium 
Evanston, Illinois
2/14/1931
at Chicago W 27–15  12–0 (7–0)
Bartlett Gymnasium 
Chicago
2/16/1931
Illinois L 28–35  12–1 (7–1)
Old Patten Gymnasium 
Evanston, Illinois
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
2/28/1931
at Ohio State W 32–18  15–1 (10–1)
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum 
Columbus, Ohio
3/2/1931
Iowa W 41–16  16–1 (11–1)
Old Patten Gymnasium 
Evanston, Illinois
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source[4]

Individual honors

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: 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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