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1931–32 NCAA men's basketball season

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The 1931–32 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1931, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded in March 1932.

HelmsNationalChampionsPurdue (retroactive selection in 1943)
Player of the Year
(Helms)John Wooden, Purdue (retroactive selection in 1944)
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1931–32 NCAA men's basketball season
Helms National ChampionsPurdue (retroactive selection in 1943)
Player of the Year
(Helms)		John Wooden, Purdue (retroactive selection in 1944)
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Season headlines

Conference membership changes

More information School, Former conference ...
School Former conference New conference
Ada Teachers College Tigers Independent Non-major basketball program
Arizona Wildcats Independent Border Conference
Arizona State Teachers–Flagstaff Lumberjacks Independent Border Conference
Arizona State Teachers Bulldogs Independent Border Conference
New Mexico Lobos Independent Border Conference
New Mexico A&M Aggies Independent Border Conference
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Regular season

Conferences

Conference winners and tournaments

More information Conference, Regular season winner ...
Conference Regular
season winner[4]		 Conference
player of the year		 Conference
tournament		 Tournament
venue (City)		 Tournament
winner
Big Six ConferenceKansasNone selectedNo Tournament
Big Ten ConferencePurdueNone selectedNo Tournament
Border ConferenceArizonaNone selectedNo Tournament
Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball LeaguePrincetonNone selectedNo Tournament
Missouri Valley ConferenceCreightonNone selectedNo Tournament
Pacific Coast ConferenceWashington (North);
USC (South)		No Tournament;
USC defeated Washington in best-of-three conference championship playoff series
Rocky Mountain Athletic ConferenceWyoming (Eastern);
BYU & Utah (Western)		No Tournament
Southern ConferenceKentucky & MarylandNone selected1932 Southern Conference men's basketball tournamentMunicipal Auditorium
(Atlanta, Georgia)		Georgia[5]
Southwest ConferenceBaylorNone selectedNo Tournament
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Conference standings

More information Conf., Overall ...
1931–32 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Kansas7–3 .70013–5  .722
Oklahoma6–4 .6009–5  .643
Missouri6–4 .6009–9  .500
Kansas State5–5 .5007–8  .467
Iowa State4–6 .4009–6  .600
Nebraska2–8 .2003–17  .150
1931–32 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Purdue11–1 .91717–1  .944
Minnesota9–3 .75015–3  .833
Northwestern9–3 .75013–5  .722
Michigan8–4 .66711–6  .647
Illinois7–5 .58311–6  .647
Ohio State5–7 .4179–9  .500
Indiana4–8 .3338–10  .444
Wisconsin3–9 .2508–10  .444
Iowa3–9 .2505–12  .294
Chicago1–11 .0832–15  .118
1931–32 Border Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Arizona8–2 .80018–2  .900
Arizona State Teachers–Flagstaff8–4 .6679–8  .529
New Mexico5–5 .50010–6  .625
Arizona State Teachers4–8 .3337–12  .368
New Mexico A&M1–7 .1259–10  .474
1931–32 Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Princeton8–2 .80018–4  .818
Columbia8–2 .80016–6  .727
Cornell6–4 .60010–10  .500
Dartmouth5–5 .50015–6  .714
Penn2–8 .20010–11  .476
Yale1–9 .10010–12  .455
1931–32 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Creighton8–0 1.00017–4  .810
Grinnell5–3 .6258–8  .500
Washington University3–5 .37510–9  .526
Oklahoma A&M2–6 .2504–15  .211
Drake2–6 .2502–17  .105
1931–32 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North
Washington12–4 .75019–6  .760
Washington State11–5 .68822–5  .815
Oregon State7–9 .43813–11  .542
Oregon7–9 .43813–11  .542
Idaho2–14 .1258–16  .333
South
California †8–3 .72716–8  .667
USC8–3 .72710–12  .455
UCLA4–7 .3649–10  .474
Stanford2–9 .1826–13  .316
† Conference playoff series winner
1931–32 Rocky Mountain Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern
Wyoming12–0 1.00018–2  .900
Northern Colorado10–4 .71410–4  .714
Colorado College10–4 .71414–6  .700
Colorado9–5 .64310–7  .588
Colorado Agricultural4–8 .3334–8  .333
Western State2–8 .2003–8  .273
Denver2–12 .1433–15  .167
Colorado Mines1–9 .1001–9  .100
Western
BYU8–4 .66720–12  .625
Utah8–4 .66714–9  .609
Montana State6–6 .50014–15  .483
Utah State2–10 .1677–15  .318
1931–32 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Kentucky9–1 .90015–2  .882
Maryland9–1 .90016–4  .800
Auburn9–2 .81812–3  .800
Alabama11–3 .78616–4  .800
North Carolina6–3 .66716–5  .762
Virginia6–3 .66713–8  .619
Georgia †7–4 .63619–7  .731
Ole Miss8–5 .6159–6  .600
Georgia Tech5–3 .6257–6  .538
NC State6–4 .60010–6  .625
Duke6–5 .54514–11  .560
LSU8–8 .50011–9  .550
Tennessee5–5 .5008–7  .533
South Carolina2–2 .5009–7  .563
Vanderbilt5–7 .4178–11  .421
Mississippi A&M4–7 .3645–10  .333
Tulane5–9 .3576–10  .375
Florida4–10 .2868–12  .400
Washington and Lee3–8 .2739–10  .474
Virginia Tech2–8 .2008–9  .471
Clemson2–9 .1828–12  .400
Sewanee1–7 .1253–9  .250
VMI0–9 .0000–14  .000
† Southern Conference Tournament winner
1931–32 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Baylor10–2 .83314–4  .778
TCU9–3 .75018–4  .818
Arkansas8–4 .66718–6  .750
Texas5–7 .41713–9  .591
Texas A&M4–8 .33310–9  .526
Rice4–8 .3335–9  .357
SMU2–10 .1679–13  .409
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Major independents

A total of 84 college teams played as major independents. Dakota Wesleyan (19–1) had the best winning percentage (.950), and Northwest Missouri State (26–2) finished with the most wins.[6]

More information Conf., Overall ...
1931–32 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Dakota Wesleyan– –19–1  .950
Carleton– –17–1  .944
CCNY– –16–1  .941
Mount Union– –16–1  .941
Furman– –15–1  .938
Northwest Missouri State– –26–2  .929
Canisius– –11–1  .917
Notre Dame– –18–2  .900
Westminster (Pa.)– –16–2  .889
Loyola (Ill.)– –15–2  .882
DePauw– –14–2  .875
West Texas State– –20–3  .870
St. John's (N.Y.)– –22–4  .846
Navy– –13–3  .813
Rhode Island State– –13–3  .813
LIU– –16–4  .800
Niagara– –19–5  .792
Providence– –19–5  .792
Buffalo– –15–4  .789
Santa Clara– –15–4  .789
Xavier– –10–3  .769
Richmond– –9–3  .750
Butler– –14–5  .737
Colgate– –14–5  .737
Western State Teachers– –14–5  .737
George Washington– –11–4  .733
Lafayette– –10–4  .714
Michigan State– –12–5  .706
Duquesne– –14–6  .700
San Francisco– –11–5  .688
Saint Louis– –13–6  .684
William & Mary– –13–6  .684
Louisville– –15–7  .682
Army– –10–5  .667
Indiana State– –10–5  .667
Springfield (Mass.)– –10–5  .667
La Salle– –15–8  .652
Western Kentucky State– –15–8  .652
Temple– –13–7  .650
Manhattan– –14–8  .636
Wichita Municipal– –12–7  .632
Syracuse– –13–8  .619
DePaul– –9–6  .600
Tulsa– –10–7  .588
Marquette– –11–8  .579
Fordham– –10–8  .556
Seton Hall– –10–9  .526
Ohio– –11–10  .524
Detroit– –8–8  .500
Loyola (Md.)– –8–8  .500
New York University– –6–6  .500
Valparaiso– –12–12  .500
Toledo– –8–9  .471
Pittsburgh– –14–16  .467
Harvard– –6–7  .462
Texas State M&M– –6–7  .462
Marshall– –8–10  .444
St. Joseph's– –8–10  .444
Saint Mary's (Calif.)– –11–14  .440
Bucknell– –7–9  .438
The Citadel– –8–11  .421
Bradley– –7–10  .412
Saint Francis (N.Y.)– –9–13  .409
Penn State– –6–9  .400
St. Bonaventure– –4–6  .400
Texas Tech– –9–14  .391
Villanova– –7–11  .389
Washburn– –7–11  .389
Boston University– –5–8  .385
Miami (Ohio)– –6–10  .375
Georgetown– –6–11  .353
Lehigh– –6–11  .353
Bowling Green State– –6–12  .333
Wake Forest– –4–8  .333
West Virginia– –7–14  .333
Rutgers– –4–9  .308
Montana– –6–14  .300
Cincinnati– –4–11  .267
Connecticut– –3–11  .214
Muhlenberg– –4–15  .211
Davidson– –3–12  .200
Dayton– –3–12  .200
Kent State– –2–13  .133
Brown– –2–14  .125
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Awards

Consensus All-American team

Main article: 1932 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
More information Player, Class ...
Consensus Team
Player Class Team
Lou Bender Senior Columbia
Boze Berger Senior Maryland
Moose Krause Sophomore Notre Dame
Forest Sale Junior Kentucky
Les Witte Sophomore Wyoming
John Wooden Senior Purdue
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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
Boston University Win Karlson John Harmon
Bucknell John Plant Malcolm Musser Plant stayed on to continue coaching Track & Field and athletic director.
Cincinnati Frank E. Rice John Halliday
Colgate Lloyd Jordan Robert C. Hubbard Jordan left to coach Amherst.
Denver Stuart Clark Cac Hubbard
Drake Bill Doelter Evan O. Williams
George Washington Jim Pixlee Ted O'Leary Pixlee stayed to continue the athletic duties.
Indiana State J. Roy Goodland David Glascock
Lehigh Roy Geary Fay Bartlett
Louisville Edward Weber C. V. Money
Montana John W. Stewart Adolph J. Lewandowski
Nebraska Charlie T. Black William Browne
Penn State Burke Hermann Earl Leslie
Princeton Albert Wittmer Fritz Crisler
Rice Russell Daugherty Jimmy Kitts
Rider Paul Frank Frank Donlon
San Francisco Phil Morrissey Wally Cameron
South Carolina Rock Norman Billy Laval
Saint Francis (N.Y.) George Hinchcliffe Rody Cooney
Tulsa Oliver Hodge Chet Benefiel
Virginia Tech George S. Proctor William L. Younger
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