| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 1961–62 |
| Team: | UCLA Bruins |
| Short Conf: | Big Six |
| Coachrank: | 17 |
| Record: | 18–11 |
| Conf Record: | 10–2 (1st) |
| Hc Year: | 14th |
| Champion: | Los Angeles Classic champions AAWU regular season champions |
| Bowl: | NCAA tournament, Final Four |
The 1961–62 UCLA basketball team was coached by John Wooden in his 14th year. The Bruins finished 1st in the AAWU (10–2), and accepted a bid to the 1962 NCAA Tournament. The Bruins won the NCAA Far West Regional and played in the Final Four. UCLA lost 72–70 to Cincinnati and then in the third-place game on March 24, 1962, in Louisville, Ky. (Freedom Hall), Wake Forest defeated UCLA 82–80. The Bruins finished the season as the 4th best team in the nation.
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