1930–31 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team

1930–31 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball
Big Ten Conference Champions
Helms Foundation National Champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
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
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

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 and was the champion of the Big Ten. The team was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and was retroactively listed as the top team of the season by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.