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1918–19 NCAA men's basketball season

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The 1918–19 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1918, progressed through the regular season, and concluded in March 1919.

HelmsNationalChampionsMinnesota (retroactive selection in 1943)
Player of the Year
(Helms)Erling Platou, Minnesota (retroactive selection in 1944)
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1918–19 NCAA men's basketball season
Helms National ChampionsMinnesota (retroactive selection in 1943)
Player of the Year
(Helms)		Erling Platou, Minnesota (retroactive selection in 1944)
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Season headlines

  • The 1918–19 season took place between the fall 1918 second surge and spring 1919 third surge of the so-called "Spanish flu" pandemic, forcing some schools to play shortened seasons or cancel their seasons.[1][2] Young men leaving school for World War I military service also affected teams.[2]
  • In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected Minnesota as its national champion for the 1918–19 season.[3]
  • In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Navy as its top-ranked team for the 1918–19 season.[4]

Conference membership changes

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School Former Conference New Conference
Grinnell Pioneers Independent Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Oklahoma A&M Aggies Southwest Conference Independent
SMU Mustangs Independent Southwest Conference
Stanford Indians Independent Pacific Coast Conference
Washington State Cougars Independent Pacific Coast Conference
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Regular season

Conferences

Conference winners

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Conference Regular
Season Winner[5]		 Conference
Player of the Year		 Conference
Tournament		 Tournament
Venue (City)		 Tournament
Winner
Big Ten ConferenceMinnesotaNone selectedNo Tournament
Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball LeaguePennNone selectedNo Tournament
Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationKansas StateNone selectedNo Tournament
Pacific Coast ConferenceOregonNo Tournament
Rocky Mountain Athletic ConferenceColoradoNo Tournament
Southwest ConferenceTexasNone selectedNo Tournament
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Conference standings

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1918–19 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Minnesota10–0 1.00013–0  1.000
Chicago10–2 .83321–6  .778
Northwestern6–4 .6006–6  .500
Michigan5–5 .50018–6  .750
Illinois5–7 .4176–8  .429
Indiana4–6 .40010–7  .588
Iowa4–7 .3648–7  .533
Purdue4–7 .3646–8  .429
Wisconsin3–9 .2505–11  .313
Ohio State2–6 .2507–12  .368
1918–19 Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Penn7–1 .87515–1  .938
Yale4–2 .6677–2  .778
Cornell2–3 .40011–3  .786
Princeton2–5 .2865–5  .500
Columbia2–6 .2503–7  .300
1918–19 Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Kansas State10–2 .83316–2  .889
Missouri11–3 .78614–3  .824
Nebraska10–6 .62510–6  .625
Grinnell5–3 .6256–5  .545
Kansas5–9 .3577–9  .438
Iowa State3–8 .2735–11  .313
Washington University2–8 .2009–9  .500
Drake2–9 .18210–18  .357
1918–19 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Oregon11–3 .78613–4  .765
Washington State7–5 .58310–11  .476
California2–2 .5006–3  .667
Washington5–7 .4176–10  .375
Oregon Agricultural3–9 .2503–13  .188
Stanford0–2 .0009–3  .750
As of 1919[6]
1918–19 Rocky Mountain Conference standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Colorado– –8–1  .889
Colorado College– –8–3  .727
Denver– –5–4  .556
Colorado Mines– –2–6  .250
Colorado Agricultural– –1–13  .071
1918–19 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Texas11–2 .84617–3  .850
Texas A&M7–3 .70014–4  .778
SMU5–6 .4557–8  .467
Rice2–8 .2004–10  .286
Baylor2–8 .2002–9  .182
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Independents

A total of 122 college teams played as major independents. Among independents that played at least 10 games, Akron (14–0), Centre (11–0), Creighton (14–0), Navy (16–0), and Oklahoma (12–0) were undefeated, and Fordham (24–5) finished with the most wins.[7]

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1918–19 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Akron– –14–0  1.000
Centre (KY)– –11–0  1.000
The Citadel– –9–0  1.000
Creighton– –14–0  1.000
Louisiana State– –1–0  1.000
Navy– –16–0  1.000
Niagara– –1–0  1.000
Oklahoma– –12–0  1.000
Washington College– –1–0  1.000
Santa Clara– –14–1  .933
Southwestern (KS)– –13–1  .929
Georgetown– –9–1  .900
Rhode Island State– –7–1  .875
Idaho– –13–2  .867
Beloit– –12–2  .857
Roanoke– –12–2  .857
Penn State– –11–2  .846
Toledo– –10–2  .833
Fordham– –24–5  .828
Virginia Tech– –18–4  .818
Bucknell– –13–3  .813
Denison– –13–3  .813
Syracuse– –13–3  .813
Delaware– –8–2  .800
DePauw– –12–3  .800
New Mexico A&M– –8–2  .800
Vanderbilt– –8–2  .800
North Carolina State– –11–3  .786
Utah– –7–2  .778
Wyoming– –7–2  .778
Washington and Lee– –10–3  .769
Wabash– –13–4  .765
Clemson– –3–1  .750
Lafayette– –12–4  .750
Millikin– –12–4  .750
Millsaps– –9–3  .750
North Dakota– –6–2  .750
Saint Francis (PA)– –9–3  .750
Virginia– –11–4  .733
Western State Normal– –11–4  .733
Carleton– –8–3  .727
Union (NY)– –8–3  .727
Michigan State Normal– –10–4  .714
Central Missouri– –14–6  .700
Washington & Jefferson– –7–3  .700
Colgate– –13–6  .684
Arizona– –6–3  .667
CCNY– –8–4  .667
Indiana State– –6–3  .667
Northern Arizona Normal– –4–2  .667
Rutgers– –6–3  .667
Tulane– –6–3  .667
Utah State– –6–3  .667
Washburn– –10–5  .667
Gettysburg– –9–5  .643
North Dakota Agricultural– –9–5  .643
Louisville– –7–4  .636
Mount Union– –7–4  .636
Brigham Young– –5–3  .625
Georgia– –5–3  .625
Tulsa– –5–3  .625
Buffalo– –8–5  .615
Lehigh– –8–5  .615
Stevens Institute– –8–5  .615
WPI– –8–5  .615
Miami (Ohio)– –7–5  .583
Auburn– –4–3  .571
Catholic– –4–3  .571
Marietta– –8–6  .571
Mississippi A&M– –4–3  .571
VMI– –8–6  .571
North Carolina– –9–7  .563
Ohio– –5–4  .556
Trinity (N.C.)– –6–5  .545
Franklin– –7–6  .538
Alabama– –3–3  .500
Kalamazoo– –7–7  .500
Michigan State– –9–9  .500
Oklahoma A&M– –5–5  .500
Pittsburgh– –7–7  .500
St. Joseph's– –3–3  .500
West Virginia– –8–8  .500
New York University– –5–6  .455
Swarthmore– –5–6  .455
Detroit– –4–5  .444
Dayton– –3–4  .429
Tempe Normal– –3–4  .429
Kentucky– –6–8  .429
Wooster– –6–8  .429
Bradley– –6–9  .400
Duquesne– –4–6  .400
Springfield (Mass.)– –4–6  .400
Texas Christian– –4–6  .400
Wake Forest– –6–9  .400
Muhlenberg– –7–11  .389
Nevada– –5–8  .385
Army– –3–5  .375
South Carolina– –4–7  .364
Northern Colorado– –5–9  .357
Davidson– –3–6  .333
Manhattan– –2–4  .333
Montana State– –1–2  .333
New Mexico– –2–4  .333
Saint Louis– –4–8  .333
Saint Mary's (CA)– –3–6  .333
Valparaiso– –1–2  .333
William & Mary– –3–6  .333
Bowling Green State– –2–5  .286
Marshall– –2–5  .286
Southern California– –3–8  .273
Grove City– –3–9  .250
Tennessee– –2–6  .250
Cincinnati– –3–11  .214
North Central– –3–11  .214
Notre Dame– –2–10  .167
Richmond– –1–5  .167
Brown– –2–12  .143
Fairmount– –1–7  .125
Connecticut– –1–8  .111
Butler– –1–9  .100
Ole Miss– –0–3  .000
St. John's (NY)– –0–7  .000
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Awards

Helms College Basketball All-Americans

Main article: 1919 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

The practice of selecting a Consensus All-American Team did not begin until the 1928–29 season. The Helms Athletic Foundation later retroactively selected a list of All-Americans for the 1918–19 season.[8]

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Player Team
Lance FarwellNavy
Tony HinkleChicago
Dutch LonborgKansas
Leon MarcusSyracuse
Dan McNicholPenn
Arnold OssMinnesota
George ParrishVirginia Tech
Erling PlatouMinnesota
Craig RubyMissouri
Andrew StannardPenn
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Major player of the year awards

Coaching changes

A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.

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Team Former
Coach		 Interim
Coach		 New
Coach		 Reason
Alabama Yancey Goodall Bill Moore
Army Ivens Jones Joseph O'Shea
Bradley Harold Olsen Fred Brown
Brown Louis Pieri Ed Freeman
Bucknell Haps Benfer Malcolm Musser
Butler Joe Mullane F. E. Ellis
Central Missouri Phog Allen William N. Greim Allen left to coach at Kansas.
Clemson Edward Donahue Country Morris
Colgate Walt Hammond William Reid
Columbia Fred Dawson Claus Benson
Connecticut John F. Donahue Ross Swartz
Cornell Albert Sharpe Howard Ortner Sharpe left to coach Yale and be the athletic director and football coach.
Dayton Al Mahrt Harry Solimano
Denver Charles Wingender George Koonsman
Detroit Royal R. Campbell James M. Brown
Fordham Edward Siskind Arthur Devlin
Georgia Kennon Mott Herman Stegeman
Idaho Wilfred C. Bleamaster Ralph Hutchinson
Indiana Dana Evans Ewald O. Stiehm
Iowa Edwin Bannick James N. Ashmore
Iowa State H. H. Walters Punk Berryman
Kansas W. O. Hamilton Phog Allen
Kentucky Thomas Andrew Gill George Buchheit
Lafayette Bill Anderson William McAvoy
Lehigh Roy Geary J. Murphy
Louisiana State R. E. Edmonds Charles C. Stroud
Louisville Earl Ford Tuley Brucker
Miami (Ohio) George Rider George Little
Michigan Elmer Mitchell E. J. Mather
Missouri John F. Miller Walter Meanwell
Montana State Fred Bennion Walter D. Powell
NC State Tal Stafford Richard Crozier
Nebraska E. J. Stewart Paul J. Schissler
Nevada Silas Ross Ray Courtright
New Mexico John F. McGough Roy W. Johnson
Niagara John O'Shea John F. Blake
North Carolina Howell Peacock Fred Boye
North Dakota Harry Caldwell Phil J. Davis
North Dakota Agricultural Curly Movold Stanley Borleske
Northern Colorado Ralph Glaze William E. Search
Northwestern Tom Robinson J. Norman Elliott
Notre Dame Jesse Harper Gus Dorais
Ohio State Lynn St. John George Trautman
Oklahoma A&M Earl A. Pritchard Jim Pixlee
Ole Miss Dudy Noble R. L. Sullivan
Rhode Island State Mysterious Walker Fred Murray
Rice Wilbur Tisdale Leslie Mann
Richmond Robert C. Marshall Frank Dobson
Saint Joseph's John Donahue John Lavin
Santa Clara Norbert Keefe Robert E. Harmon
Southern California Motts Blair Gus Henderson
Tennessee R. H. Fitzgerald John R. Bender
Texas Roy Henderson Berry Whitaker
Toledo Sam Monetta Watt Hobt
Trinity (N.C.) Henry Cole Walter Rothensies
Utah State Joseph Jensen Dick Romney
Valparaiso Sidney Winters George Keogan
Vanderbilt Ray Morrison Guy T. Denton
VMI Earl Abell Pinky Spruhan
Wake Forest Irving E. Carlyle Bill Holding
West Virginia H. P. Mullenex Francis Stadsvold
Yale Walter Mace Albert Sharpe
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