1973–74 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

1973–74 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Pac-8 champions
Bruin Classic champions
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record26–4 (12–2 Pac-8)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPauley Pavilion
1973–74 Pacific-8 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 UCLA 12 2   .857 26 4   .867
USC 11 3   .786 24 5   .828
Oregon 9 5   .643 15 11   .577
Washington 7 7   .500 16 10   .615
Oregon State 6 8   .429 13 13   .500
Stanford 5 9   .357 11 14   .440
California 3 11   .214 9 17   .346
Washington State 3 11   .214 8 21   .276
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973–74 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team was Bill Walton's final year with the school. During the season, the Bruins' 88 game winning streak ended in a 71–70 defeat by the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Coincidentally, the Bruins' final defeat in 1971 prior to the winning streak was also to Notre Dame, by a score of 89–82.

In the postseason, UCLA's record streak of seven consecutive national titles was broken. Eventual national champion North Carolina State defeated the Bruins 80–77 in double overtime in the Final Four.