1939–40 NCAA men's basketball season

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The 1939–40 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1939, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1940 NCAA basketball tournament Championship Game on March 30, 1940, at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The Indiana Hoosiers won their first NCAA national championship with a 60–42 victory over the Kansas Jayhawks.

NCAATournament1940
Tournament datesMarch 20 – 30, 1940
National ChampionshipMunicipal Auditorium
Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA ChampionsIndiana Hoosiers
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1939–40 NCAA men's basketball season
NCAA Tournament1940
Tournament datesMarch 20 – 30, 1940
National ChampionshipMunicipal Auditorium
Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA ChampionsIndiana Hoosiers
Helms National ChampionsUSC Trojans (retroactive selection in 1943)
Other championsColorado Buffaloes (NIT)
Player of the Year
(Helms)		George Glamack, North Carolina Tar Heels (retroactive selection in 1944)
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Rule changes

After a foul, teams received the option of either taking a free throw or taking the ball at mid-court.[1]

Season headlines

Conference membership changes

More information School, Former conference ...
School Former conference New conference
Carnegie Tech Tartans Eastern Intercollegiate Conference Non-major basketball program
Columbia Lions Metropolitan New York Conference See note
Georgetown Hoyas Eastern Intercollegiate Conference Independent
Grinnell Pioneers Missouri Valley Conference Non-major basketball program
Long Island Blackbirds Metropolitan New York Conference Independent
Pacific Tigers Northern California Conference Non-major basketball program
Penn State Nittany Lions Eastern Intercollegiate Conference Independent
Pittsburgh Panthers Eastern Intercollegiate Conference Independent
Saint Mary's (Calif.) Gaels Northern California Conference Independent
San Francisco Dons Northern California Conference Independent
San Jose State Spartans Northern California Conference Non-major basketball program
Santa Clara Broncos Northern California Conference Independent
Temple Owls Eastern Intercollegiate Conference Independent
West Virginia Mountaineers Eastern Intercollegiate Conference Independent
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NOTE: Columbia left the Metropolitan New York Conference while retaining membership in the Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League. It was a member of both from 1933 until 1939.

Regular season

Conferences

Conference winners and tournaments

More information Conference, Regular season winner ...
Conference Regular
season winner[6]		 Conference
player of the year		 Conference
tournament		 Tournament
venue (City)		 Tournament
winner
Big Six ConferenceKansas, Missouri, & OklahomaNone selectedNo Tournament
Big Ten ConferencePurdueNone selectedNo Tournament
Border ConferenceNew Mexico StateNone selectedNo Tournament
Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball LeagueDartmouthNone selectedNo Tournament
Metropolitan New York ConferenceDid not play as conference
Missouri Valley ConferenceOklahoma A&MNone selectedNo Tournament
Mountain States (Skyline) ConferenceColoradoNo Tournament
New England ConferenceRhode Island StateNo Tournament
Pacific Coast ConferenceOregon State (North); USC (South)No Tournament;
USC defeated Oregon State in best-of-three conference championship playoff series
Southeastern ConferenceKentuckyNone selected1940 SEC men's basketball tournamentAlumni Memorial Gym (Knoxville, Tennessee)Kentucky
Southern ConferenceDukeNone selected1940 Southern Conference men's basketball tournamentThompson Gym
(Raleigh, North Carolina)		North Carolina[7]
Southwest ConferenceRiceNone selectedNo Tournament
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Conference standings

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1939–40 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Kansas8–2 .80019–6  .760
Missouri8–2 .80013–6  .684
Oklahoma8–2 .80012–7  .632
Iowa State2–8 .2009–9  .500
Kansas State2–8 .2006–12  .333
Nebraska2–8 .2006–12  .333
1939–40 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Purdue10–2 .83316–4  .800
Indiana9–3 .75020–3  .870
Ohio State8–4 .66713–7  .650
Illinois7–5 .58314–6  .700
Northwestern7–5 .58313–7  .650
Michigan6–6 .50013–7  .650
Minnesota5–7 .41712–8  .600
Iowa4–8 .3339–12  .429
Wisconsin3–9 .2505–15  .250
Chicago1–11 .0835–15  .250
1939–40 Border Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
New Mexico A&M12–4 .75016–7  .696
Arizona12–4 .75015–10  .600
Texas State M&M10–6 .62515–11  .577
Arizona State–Flagstaff7–9 .4388–12  .400
Arizona State–Tempe7–11 .3898–13  .381
New Mexico1–15 .0633–22  .120
1939–40 Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Dartmouth11–1 .91715–6  .714
Princeton8–4 .66714–8  .636
Yale7–5 .58313–6  .684
Cornell7–5 .58310–13  .435
Columbia4–8 .3335–12  .294
Harvard3–9 .2505–14  .263
Penn2–10 .1675–13  .278
1939–40 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Oklahoma A&M12–0 1.00026–3  .897
Creighton8–4 .66711–9  .550
Drake7–5 .58313–12  .520
Washburn6–6 .5008–8  .500
Tulsa5–7 .41712–15  .444
Washington University2–10 .1677–13  .350
Saint Louis2–10 .1674–14  .222
1939–40 Mountain States Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Colorado11–1 .91717–4  .810
Utah8–4 .66719–4  .826
BYU7–5 .58317–8  .680
Utah State7–5 .58311–7  .611
Wyoming3–9 .2506–10  .375
Colorado State3–9 .2506–12  .333
Denver3–9 .2506–15  .286
1939–40 New England Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Rhode Island State 8–0 1.00019–3  .864
Connecticut 6–2 .7509–7  .563
New Hampshire 3–5 .3755–10  .333
Northeastern 3–5 .3754–13  .235
Maine 0–8 .0003–9  .250
1939–40 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North
Oregon State12–4 .75027–11  .711
Oregon10–6 .62519–12  .613
Washington State9–7 .56323–10  .697
Washington6–10 .37510–15  .400
Idaho3–13 .18811–15  .423
South
USC †10–2 .83320–3  .870
Stanford6–6 .50014–9  .609
California5–7 .41715–17  .469
UCLA3–9 .2508–17  .320
† Conference playoff series winner
1939–40 Rocky Mountain Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Montana State3–1 .75010–16  .385
Colorado Mines8–4 .66710–10  .500
Colorado College8–4 .66710–11  .476
Colorado State–Greeley5–5 .50011–10  .524
Western State (CO)1–11 .0834–15  .211
1939–40 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Alabama14–4 .77818–5  .783
Tennessee7–3 .70014–7  .667
Georgia9–4 .69220–6  .769
LSU8–4 .66710–8  .556
Florida5–4 .55613–9  .591
Georgia Tech6–6 .5007–8  .467
Kentucky †4–4 .50015–6  .714
Auburn6–7 .4627–10  .412
Mississippi State4–5 .4449–6  .600
Vanderbilt5–7 .41710–12  .455
Ole Miss3–8 .2739–10  .474
Tulane2–8 .2002–13  .133
Sewanee0–9 .0002–13  .133
† Regular-season championship and SEC Tournament winner
1939–40 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Duke13–2 .86719–7  .731
North Carolina †11–2 .84623–3  .885
Washington and Lee7–3 .70013–5  .722
Wake Forest10–5 .66713–9  .591
Maryland7–5 .58314–9  .609
Clemson9–7 .5639–12  .429
Richmond5–4 .55611–6  .647
The Citadel6–5 .5458–9  .471
William & Mary6–5 .54512–11  .522
Furman4–6 .40011–11  .500
North Carolina State5–10 .3338–11  .421
Davidson4–11 .2678–13  .381
South Carolina3–10 .2315–13  .278
VMI2–9 .1823–12  .200
Virginia Tech1–9 .1004–15  .211
† Southern Conference Tournament winner
1939–40 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Rice10–2 .83325–4  .862
Texas8–4 .66718–5  .783
Baylor7–5 .58312–9  .571
Arkansas6–6 .50012–10  .545
Texas A&M5–7 .41711–11  .500
SMU5–7 .4177–13  .350
TCU1–11 .0837–16  .304
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Major independents

A total of 66 college teams played as major independents. Seton Hall (19–0) was undefeated, and Marshall (26–3) finished with the most wins.[8]

More information Conf., Overall ...
1939–40 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Seton Hall– –19–0  1.000
NYU– –18–1  .947
Marshall– –26–3  .897
Villanova– –17–2  .895
Duquesne– –20–3  .870
Santa Clara– –17–3  .850
Indiana State– –15–3  .833
LIU– –19–4  .826
Toledo– –24–6  .800
Western Kentucky State– –24–6  .800
DePaul– –22–6  .786
Bowling Green State– –16–5  .762
Virginia– –16–5  .762
Ohio– –19–6  .760
St. John's– –15–5  .750
Texas Tech– –21–7  .750
Butler– –17–6  .739
Army– –11–4  .733
St. Francis (NY)– –13–5  .722
Notre Dame– –15–6  .714
Bradley– –14–6  .700
Michigan State Normal– –14–6  .700
Brown– –13–6  .684
George Washington– –13–6  .684
West Virginia– –13–6  .684
Montana– –17–8  .680
Colgate– –12–6  .667
Miami (Ohio)– –12–6  .667
St. Joseph's– –10–5  .667
Penn State– –15–8  .652
Bucknell– –13–7  .650
St. Bonaventure– –11–6  .647
Loyola (Md.)– –14–8  .636
Niagara– –12–7  .632
Siena– –12–7  .632
Detroit– –14–9  .609
Manhattan– –14–9  .609
La Salle– –12–8  .600
Fordham– –11–8  .579
Lafayette– –11–8  .579
Kent State– –13–10  .565
Temple– –13–10  .565
Syracuse– –10–8  .556
Wichita Municipal– –10–8  .556
Muhlenberg– –11–9  .550
San Francisco– –9–8  .529
Western State Teachers– –10–9  .526
Brooklyn– –9–9  .500
CCNY– –8–8  .500
Canisius– –8–9  .471
Cincinnati– –8–9  .471
Pittsburgh– –8–9  .471
Boston University– –6–7  .462
Georgetown– –8–10  .444
Marquette– –7–9  .438
Holy Cross– –2–3  .400
Montana State– –10–16  .385
Saint Mary's– –7–12  .368
Lehigh– –5–10  .333
Valparaiso– –6–14  .300
Loyola (Ill.)– –5–14  .263
Rutgers– –5–14  .263
Xavier– –6–17  .261
Navy– –3–11  .214
Dayton– –4–17  .190
Louisville– –1–18  .053
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Post-season tournaments

NCAA tournament

Main articles: 1940 NCAA basketball tournament and 1940 NCAA Basketball Championship Game

Semifinals & final

National Semifinals National Final
    
Indiana 39
Duquesne 30
Indiana 60
Kansas 42
USC 42
Kansas 43

National Invitation tournament

Main article: 1940 National Invitation Tournament

Semifinals & finals

Semifinals Finals
    
Colorado 52
DePaul 37
Colorado 51
Duquesne 40
Oklahoma A&M 30
Duquesne 34 Third place
DePaul 22
Oklahoma A&M 23

Awards

Consensus All-American teams

Main article: 1940 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
More information Player, Class ...
Consensus First Team
Player Class Team
Gus Broberg Junior Dartmouth
John Dick Senior Oregon
George Glamack Junior North Carolina
Bill Hapac Senior Illinois
Ralph Vaughn Senior USC
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More information Player, Class ...
Consensus Second Team
Player Class Team
Jack Harvey Senior Colorado
Marv Huffman Senior Indiana
Jimmy McNatt Senior Oklahoma
Jesse Renick Senior Oklahoma A&M
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Major player of the year awards

Other major 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
Arizona State-Flagstaff Aaron McCreary Frank Brickey
The Citadel Rock Norman Ben Parkers Norman left to coach Clemson.
Clemson Joe Davis Rock Norman
Denver Cac Hubbard Ellison Ketchum
DePaul Tom Haggerty Bill Wendt
Louisville Laurie Apitz John Heldman Apitz continued to be the football coach and athletic director.
NC State Ray Sermon Bob Warren
Nebraska William Browne Adolph J. Lewandowski
New Mexico Roy W. Johnson Benjamin Sacks Johnson continued to be athletic director.
Saint Louis Jack Sterrett Bob Klenck Sterrett left to coach Tulsa.
South Carolina Ted Petoskey Frank Johnson Petoskey left to coach South Carolina's baseball team.
Tulsa Tex Ryon Jack Sterrett
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