1940–41 NCAA men's basketball season

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The 1940–41 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1940, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1941 NCAA basketball tournament championship game on March 29, 1941, at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The Wisconsin Badgers won their first NCAA national championship with a 39–34 victory over the Washington State Cougars.

NCAATournament1941
Tournament datesMarch 21 – 29, 1941
National ChampionshipMunicipal Auditorium
Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA ChampionsWisconsin Badgers
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1940–41 NCAA men's basketball season
NCAA Tournament1941
Tournament datesMarch 21 – 29, 1941
National ChampionshipMunicipal Auditorium
Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA ChampionsWisconsin Badgers
Helms National ChampionsWisconsin Badgers (retroactive selection in 1943)
Other championsLIU Sharks (NIT)
Player of the Year
(Helms)		George Glamack, North Carolina Tar Heels (retroactive selection in 1944)
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Season headlines

Conference membership changes

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School Former conference New conference
Sewanee Tigers Southeastern Conference Independent
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Regular season

Conferences

Conference winners and tournaments

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Conference Regular
season winner[5]		 Conference
player of the year		 Conference
tournament		 Tournament
venue (City)		 Tournament
winner
Big Six ConferenceIowa State & KansasNone selectedNo Tournament
Big Ten ConferenceWisconsinNone selectedNo Tournament
Border ConferenceDid not play as conference
Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball LeagueDartmouthNone selectedNo Tournament
Metropolitan New York ConferenceDid not play as conference
Missouri Valley ConferenceCreightonNone selectedNo Tournament
Mountain States (Skyline) ConferenceWyomingNo Tournament
New England ConferenceConnecticut & Rhode Island StateNo Tournament
Pacific Coast ConferenceWashington State (North); Stanford (South)No Tournament;
Washington State defeated Stanford in best-of-three conference championship playoff series
Southeastern ConferenceTennesseeNone selected1941 SEC men's basketball tournamentJefferson County Armory,
(Louisville, Kentucky)		Tennessee
Southern ConferenceNorth CarolinaNone selected1941 Southern Conference men's basketball tournamentThompson Gym
(Raleigh, North Carolina)		Duke[6]
Southwest ConferenceArkansasNone selectedNo Tournament
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Conference standings

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1940–41 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Iowa State7–3 .70015–4  .789
Kansas7–3 .70012–6  .667
Nebraska6–4 .6008–10  .444
Oklahoma5–5 .5006–12  .333
Kansas State3–7 .3006–12  .333
Missouri2–8 .2006–10  .375
1940–41 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Wisconsin11–1 .91720–3  .870
Indiana10–2 .83317–3  .850
Illinois7–5 .58313–7  .650
Minnesota7–5 .58311–9  .550
Ohio State7–5 .58310–10  .500
Purdue6–6 .50013–7  .650
Michigan5–7 .4179–10  .474
Iowa4–8 .33312–8  .600
Northwestern3–9 .2507–11  .389
Chicago0–12 .0004–16  .200
1940–41 Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Dartmouth10–2 .83319–5  .792
Cornell9–3 .75017–6  .739
Columbia8–4 .66711–5  .688
Harvard4–8 .33310–9  .526
Yale4–8 .33310–12  .455
Princeton4–8 .33310–13  .435
Penn3–9 .2505–12  .294
1940–41 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Creighton9–3 .75018–7  .720
Oklahoma A&M8–4 .66718–7  .720
Tulsa7–5 .58312–9  .571
Washington University6–6 .5009–8  .529
Drake6–6 .5009–11  .450
Washburn4–8 .3337–12  .368
Saint Louis2–10 .1673–14  .176
1940–41 Mountain States Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Wyoming10–2 .83314–6  .700
Utah9–3 .75014–7  .667
Colorado7–5 .58310–6  .625
BYU6–6 .50014–9  .609
Colorado State4–8 .33310–9  .526
Denver4–8 .3338–9  .471
Utah State2–10 .1675–16  .238
1940–41 New England Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Connecticut 7–1 .87514–2  .875
Rhode Island State 7–1 .87521–4  .840
New Hampshire 3–5 .37510–8  .556
Maine 2–6 .2504–8  .333
Northeastern 1–7 .1253–13  .188
1940–41 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North
Washington State †13–3 .81326–6  .813
Oregon State9–7 .56319–9  .679
Oregon7–9 .43818–18  .500
Washington7–9 .43812–13  .480
Idaho4–12 .25014–15  .483
South
Stanford10–2 .83321–5  .808
California6–6 .50015–12  .556
USC6–6 .50015–10  .600
UCLA2–10 .1676–20  .231
† Conference playoff series winner
1940–41 Rocky Mountain Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Colorado State–Greeley9–5 .64314–8  .636
Montana State5–3 .62513–12  .520
Colorado Mines6–6 .5007–8  .467
Western State (CO)6–8 .42913–10  .565
Colorado College4–8 .3339–11  .450
1940–41 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Kentucky8–1 .88917–8  .680
Florida6–2 .75015–9  .625
Tennessee †8–3 .72717–5  .773
Alabama11–7 .61114–8  .636
LSU7–5 .5839–9  .500
Auburn6–5 .54513–6  .684
Tulane6–5 .5458–6  .571
Mississippi State6–6 .50012–10  .545
Georgia6–7 .46213–11  .542
Georgia Tech4–8 .3338–11  .421
Vanderbilt3–9 .2508–9  .471
Ole Miss2–15 .1182–18  .100
† Regular-season championship and SEC Tournament winner
1940–41 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North Carolina14–1 .93319–9  .679
South Carolina8–3 .72715–9  .625
William & Mary8–3 .72715–10  .600
Washington and Lee9–4 .69211–11  .500
Duke †8–4 .66714–8  .636
VMI8–4 .66710–6  .625
Richmond7–5 .58311–10  .524
Wake Forest7–6 .5389–9  .500
Clemson7–8 .4678–14  .364
Davidson5–7 .41711–12  .478
North Carolina State6–9 .4006–9  .400
Virginia Tech4–8 .3338–13  .381
The Citadel1–8 .1115–13  .278
Furman1–10 .0914–13  .235
Maryland0–13 .0001–21  .045
† Southern Conference Tournament winner
1940–41 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Arkansas12–0 1.00020–3  .870
Rice8–4 .66718–6  .750
Texas7–5 .58314–10  .583
SMU6–6 .50010–10  .500
Baylor6–6 .50010–12  .455
Texas A&M3–9 .2507–13  .350
TCU0–12 .0005–16  .238
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Major independents

A total of 73 college teams played as major independents. LIU (25–2) had the best winning percentage (.926) and finished with the most wins.[7]

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1940–41 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
LIU– –25–2  .926
Seton Hall– –20–2  .909
Toledo– –21–3  .875
Duquesne– –17–3  .850
Western Kentucky State– –22–4  .846
George Washington– –18–4  .818
Loyola (Md.)– –18–4  .818
Ohio– –18–4  .818
Boston University– –13–3  .813
Villanova– –13–3  .813
Bradley– –16–4  .800
Georgetown– –16–4  .800
CCNY– –17–5  .773
Notre Dame– –17–5  .773
Texas Tech– –19–6  .760
Penn State– –15–5  .750
Virginia– –18–6  .750
Syracuse– –14–5  .737
St. Bonaventure– –12–5  .706
NYU– –13–6  .684
Pittsburgh– –13–6  .684
Santa Clara– –15–7  .682
St. Joseph's– –12–6  .667
Niagara– –13–7  .650
Brooklyn– –11–6  .647
Michigan State Normal– –11–6  .647
St. John's– –11–6  .647
Navy– –9–5  .643
DePaul– –13–8  .619
Loyola (Ill.)– –13–8  .619
Arizona– –11–7  .611
Manhattan– –11–7  .611
Marshall– –14–9  .609
Texas State M&M– –14–9  .609
Colgate– –9–6  .600
Butler– –13–9  .591
Xavier– –13–9  .591
Bucknell– –10–7  .588
Miami (Ohio)– –10–7  .588
Indiana State– –11–8  .579
La Salle– –11–8  .579
Fordham– –12–9  .571
Temple– –12–9  .571
Muhlenberg– –13–10  .565
West Virginia– –13–10  .565
Western State Teachers– –10–8  .556
Kent State– –12–10  .545
New Mexico A&M– –14–12  .538
Canisius– –10–9  .526
Detroit– –11–10  .524
Montana State– –13–12  .520
Brown– –10–10  .500
Montana– –14–14  .500
Arizona State–Flagstaff– –9–9  .500
Siena– –9–9  .500
St. Francis (NY)– –9–9  .500
Bowling Green State– –10–11  .476
Wichita Municipal– –9–11  .450
Lafayette– –8–10  .444
Rutgers– –8–10  .444
Arizona State–Tempe– –8–11  .421
Dayton– –9–14  .391
Holy Cross– –4–7  .364
Cincinnati– –6–12  .333
Saint Mary's– –6–13  .316
Army– –5–11  .313
Lehigh– –5–12  .294
Valparaiso– –4–12  .250
New Mexico– –5–18  .217
Marquette– –2–13  .133
San Francisco– –2–13  .133
Louisville– –2–14  .125
Sewanee– –1–14  .067
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Post-season tournaments

NCAA tournament

Main articles: 1941 NCAA basketball tournament and 1941 NCAA Basketball Championship Game

Semifinals & final

National Semifinals National Final
    
Wisconsin 36
Pittsburgh 30
Wisconsin 39
Washington State 34
Arkansas 53
Washington State 64

National Invitation tournament

Main article: 1941 National Invitation Tournament

Semifinals & finals

Semifinals Finals
    
CCNY 43
Ohio 45
Ohio 42
Long Island 56
Seton Hall 26
Long Island 49 Third place
CCNY 42
Seton Hall 27

Awards

Consensus All-American teams

Main article: 1941 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
More information Player, Class ...
Consensus First Team
Player Class Team
John Adams Senior Arkansas
Gus Broberg Senior Dartmouth
Howard Engleman Senior Kansas
Gene Englund Senior Wisconsin
George Glamack Senior North Carolina
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Consensus Second Team
Player Class Team
Frank Baumholtz Senior Ohio
Bob Kinney Junior Rice
Paul Lindemann Senior Washington State
Stan Modzelewski Junior Rhode Island State
Oscar Schectman Senior Long Island
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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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Coach		 Interim
Coach		 New
Coach		 Reason
Baylor Ralph Wolf Bill Henderson Wolf stayed with the school to become the athletic director.
BYU Edwin Kimball Floyd Millet Kimball continued being BYU's athletic director.
The Citadel Ben Parker Ben Clemons
Colgate Paul Bixler Karl J. Lawrence
Idaho Forrest Twogood Guy Wicks Twogood left to coach San Francisco.
Harvard Wes Fesler Earl Brown
La Salle Leonard Tanseer Obie O'Brien
Lehigh Paul Calvert Marty Westerman
New Mexico Benjamin Sacks Willis Barnes
San Francisco Wally Cameron Forrest Twogood
Siena Henry Bunoski Dan Cunha
TCU Mike Brumbelow Herb McQuillan
Texas A&M Herb McQuillan Marty Karow McQuillan left to coach TCU.
Tulsa Jack Sterrett Tex Ryon Sterrett left to coach Wichita Municipal.
USC Sam Barry Julie Bescos
Utah State Dick Romney Robert Burnett
Valparaiso Jake Christiansen Loren Ellis
Vanderbilt Jim Buford Norm Cooper
Wichita Municipal Bill Hennigh Jack Sterrett
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