A Roundup Of The Week Aug. 17-23

DENIED: Second place in the 1971 NCAA basketball championships to VILLANOVA, for playing MVP Howard Porter while he was ineligible. Porter allegedly signed a pro contract with the ABA Pittsburgh Condors before the tournament began.

PLACED ON PROBATION: THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, indefinitely, by the NCAA, for three athletic rule violations The NCAA also denied the appeal of a UCLA track and football star, JAMES McALISTER, for restoration of his eligibility for the 1971 season.

RESIGNED: JERRY STEELE, 32, youngest coach in major league sports, from the ABA's Carolina Cougars, for health reasons.