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1949–50 NCAA men's basketball season

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The 1949–50 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1949, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1950 NCAA basketball tournament championship game on March 28, 1950, at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. The City College of New York Beavers won their first NCAA national championship with a 71–68 victory over the Bradley Braves.

Preseason AP No. 1None
NCAATournament1950
Tournament datesMarch 23 – 28, 1950
National ChampionshipMadison Square Garden
New York City, New York
Quick facts –50 NCAA men's basketball season, Preseason AP No. 1 ...
1949–50 NCAA men's basketball season
Preseason AP No. 1None
NCAA Tournament1950
Tournament datesMarch 23 – 28, 1950
National ChampionshipMadison Square Garden
New York City, New York
NCAA ChampionsCCNY Beavers
Helms National ChampionsCCNY Beavers
Other championsCCNY Beavers (NIT)
Player of the Year
(Helms)		Paul Arizin, Villanova Wildcats
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Season headlines

CCNY's championship trophies for the 1949–50 season: The James W. St. Clair Memorial Trophy for the 1950 NCAA Tournament (left) and the Edward A. Kelleher Memorial Trophy for the 1950 National Invitation Tournament (right).

Conference membership changes

More information School, Former conference ...
School Former conference New conference
Brooklyn Bulldogs Metropolitan New York Conference Non-major basketball program
Bucknell Bison Middle Atlantic States Conference North Independent
Detroit Titans Independent Missouri Valley Conference
Gettysburg Bullets Middle Atlantic States Conference North Independent
Lafayette Leopards Middle Atlantic States Conference North Independent
Lehigh Engineers Middle Atlantic States Conference North Independent
Louisville Cardinals Ohio Valley Conference Independent
Muhlenberg Mules Middle Atlantic States Conference North Independent
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Regular season

Conferences

Conference winners and tournaments

More information Conference, Regular season winner ...
Conference Regular
season winner[3]		 Conference
player of the year		 Conference
tournament		 Tournament
venue (City)		 Tournament
winner
Big Seven ConferenceKansas, Kansas State, & NebraskaNone selectedNo Tournament
Big Ten ConferenceOhio StateNone selectedNo Tournament
Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball LeaguePrincetonNone selectedNo Tournament
Metropolitan New York ConferenceCCNYNo Tournament
Mid-American ConferenceCincinnatiNone selectedNo Tournament
Missouri Valley ConferenceBradleyNone selectedNo Tournament
Mountain States (Skyline) ConferenceBYUNo Tournament
Ohio Valley ConferenceWestern Kentucky StateNone selected1950 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournamentJefferson County Armory (Louisville, Kentucky)Eastern Kentucky State
Pacific Coast ConferenceWashington State (North); UCLA (South)No Tournament;
UCLA defeated Washington State in best-of-three conference championship playoff series
Southeastern ConferenceKentuckyNone selected1950 SEC men's basketball tournamentJefferson County Armory,
(Louisville, Kentucky)		Kentucky
Southern ConferenceNC StateNone selected1950 Southern Conference men's basketball tournamentDuke Indoor Stadium
(Durham, North Carolina)		NC State[4]
Southwest ConferenceArkansas & BaylorNone selectedNo Tournament
Western New York Little Three ConferenceCanisius, Niagara, & St. BonaventureNo Tournament
Yankee ConferenceRhode Island StateNone selectedNo Tournament
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Conference standings

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1949–50 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 14 Kansas State8–4 .66717–7  .708
Nebraska8–4 .66716–7  .696
No. 19 Kansas8–4 .66714–11  .560
Colorado6–6 .50014–8  .636
Oklahoma6–6 .50012–10  .545
Missouri4–8 .33314–10  .583
Iowa State2–10 .1676–17  .261
Rankings from AP Poll[5]
1949–50 Big Nine Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Ohio State11–1 .91722–4  .846
No. 16 Wisconsin9–3 .75017–5  .773
No. 20 Indiana7–5 .58317–5  .773
Illinois7–5 .58314–8  .636
Iowa6–6 .50015–7  .682
Minnesota4–8 .33313–9  .591
Michigan4–8 .33311–11  .500
Northwestern3–9 .25010–12  .455
Purdue3–9 .2509–13  .409
Rankings from AP Poll
1949–50 Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Princeton11–1 .91714–9  .609
Columbia9–3 .75021–7  .750
Cornell7–5 .58318–7  .720
Yale7–5 .58317–9  .654
Penn4–8 .33311–14  .440
Harvard3–9 .2509–15  .375
Dartmouth1–11 .0838–17  .320
Rankings from AP Poll
1949–50 Metropolitan New York Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
CCNY6–0 1.00024–5  .828
Fordham3–2 .60015–12  .556
Brooklyn2–2 .50024–5  .828
No. 9 St. John's3–3 .50024–5  .828
Manhattan3–3 .50014–11  .560
NYU1–4 .2008–11  .421
St. Francis (NY)0–4 .0008–18  .308
Rankings from AP Poll
1949–50 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Cincinnati10–0 1.00020–6  .769
Western Michigan6–4 .60012–10  .545
Butler6–4 .60012–12  .500
Ohio3–7 .3006–14  .300
Miami (Ohio)3–7 .3005–15  .250
Western Reserve2–6 .2507–17  .292
Rankings from AP Poll
1949–50 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Bradley11–1 .91732–5  .865
Saint Louis8–4 .66717–9  .654
Detroit7–5 .58320–6  .769
Oklahoma A&M7–5 .58318–9  .667
Drake5–7 .41714–12  .538
Tulsa3–9 .25012–11  .522
Wichita Municipal1–11 .0837–17  .292
Rankings from AP Poll
1949–50 Mountain States Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
BYU14–6 .70022–12  .647
Wyoming13–7 .65025–11  .694
Denver13–7 .65018–13  .581
Utah State10–10 .50017–17  .500
Utah8–12 .40016–18  .471
Colorado State2–18 .1007–23  .233
Rankings from AP Poll
1949–50 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Western Kentucky State– –25–6  .806
Eastern Kentucky State†– –16–6  .727
Marshall– –15–9  .625
Morehead State– –12–10  .545
Murray State– –18–13  .581
Evansville– –14–14  .500
Tennessee Tech– –9–12  .429
† Ohio Valley Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1949–50 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North
No. 18 Washington State11–5 .68819–13  .594
Washington8–8 .50019–10  .655
Oregon State8–8 .50013–14  .481
Idaho7–9 .43815–17  .469
Oregon6–10 .3759–19  .321
South
No. 7 UCLA †10–2 .83324–7  .774
USC7–5 .58316–8  .667
California4–8 .33310–17  .370
Stanford3–9 .25011–14  .440
† Conference playoff series winner
As of 1950[6]
Rankings from AP Poll
1949–50 Rocky Mountain Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Montana State9–1 .90020–12  .625
Colorado State–Greeley8–2 .80013–8  .619
Colorado College5–4 .5569–16  .360
Western State (CO)5–5 .50015–10  .600
Idaho State1–8 .1115–25  .167
Colorado Mines1–9 .1007–18  .280
1949–50 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Kentucky †11–2 .84625–5  .833
Vanderbilt11–3 .78617–8  .680
Auburn12–6 .66717–7  .708
Tulane8–4 .66715–7  .682
Alabama8–9 .4719–12  .429
Georgia6–7 .46215–9  .625
Tennessee5–6 .45515–11  .577
Georgia Tech7–9 .43814–13  .519
LSU5–8 .38513–12  .520
Mississippi State6–10 .3757–11  .389
Florida4–10 .2869–14  .391
Ole Miss4–13 .2358–17  .320
† 1950 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[7]
1949–50 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 NC State †12–2 .85727–6  .818
William & Mary12–4 .75023–9  .719
George Washington12–4 .75017–8  .680
South Carolina12–5 .70613–9  .591
North Carolina13–6 .68417–12  .586
Virginia Tech9–5 .64316–9  .640
Wake Forest11–8 .57914–16  .467
Duke9–7 .56315–15  .500
Clemson8–8 .50010–10  .500
Davidson6–12 .33310–16  .385
Furman4–8 .3339–12  .429
Washington and Lee4–9 .3088–12  .400
Maryland5–13 .2787–18  .280
Richmond4–13 .2358–16  .333
The Citadel2–10 .1674–16  .200
VMI2–11 .1544–17  .190
† 1950 Southern Conference tournament winner
As of April 30, 1950
Rankings from AP Poll
1949–50 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Baylor8–4 .66714–13  .519
Arkansas8–4 .66712–12  .500
SMU7–5 .58310–13  .435
Texas6–6 .50013–11  .542
Texas A&M6–6 .50010–14  .417
TCU5–7 .41713–11  .542
Rice2–10 .1678–15  .348
Rankings from AP poll
1949–50 Western New York Little Three Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
St. Bonaventure2–2 .50017–5  .773
Niagara2–2 .50020–7  .741
Canisius2–2 .50017–8  .680
Rankings from AP Poll
1949–50 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Rhode Island State 6–1 .85718–8  .692
Connecticut 5–2 .71417–8  .680
Vermont 2–3 .4009–11  .450
Massachusetts 2–3 .4008–11  .421
Maine 3–5 .37513–6  .684
New Hampshire 1–5 .1674–11  .267
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Major independents

A total of 46 college teams played as major independents. Among major independents, Holy Cross (27–4) finished with both the best winning percentage (.871) and the most wins.[8][9]

Although not considered a major independent during the season,[8] San Jose State (21–7) played as an independent[8] and was ranked No. 15 in the season's final AP Poll.[2]

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1949–50 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Holy Cross– –27–4  .871
No. 11 Villanova– –25–4  .862
No. 10 La Salle– –21–4  .840
No. 13 LIU– –20–5  .800
No. 6 Duquesne– –23–6  .793
Toledo– –22–6  .786
Dayton– –24–8  .750
Lafayette– –18–6  .750
Muhlenberg– –17–6  .739
Washington University– –17–6  .739
No. 12 San Francisco– –19–7  .731
Navy– –14–7  .667
Syracuse– –18–9  .667
Louisville– –21–11  .656
Valparaiso– –15–8  .652
Akron– –16–9  .640
Santa Clara– –14–8  .636
Bowling Green State– –19–11  .633
Notre Dame– –15–9  .625
Miami (Fla.)– –14–9  .609
Temple– –14–10  .583
Loyola (Ill.)– –17–13  .567
Penn State– –13–10  .565
Colgate– –10–8  .556
Boston College– –11–9  .550
West Virginia– –13–11  .542
Army– –9–8  .529
Creighton– –13–13  .500
Georgetown– –12–12  .500
Gettysburg– –12–12  .500
DePaul– –12–13  .480
Virginia– –12–13  .480
Rutgers– –13–15  .464
John Carroll– –9–11  .450
Baldwin Wallace– –11–14  .440
Brown– –11–14  .440
Xavier– –12–16  .429
Seton Hall– –11–15  .423
St. Joseph's– –10–15  .400
Loyola (Calif.)– –9–17  .346
Wayne– –7–15  .318
Marquette– –6–17  .261
Bucknell– –5–16  .238
Lehigh– –4–14  .222
Pittsburgh– –4–14  .222
Saint Mary's– –3–22  .120
Rankings from AP Poll
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Informal championships

More information Conference, Regular season winner ...
Conference Regular
season winner[10]		 Conference
player of the year		 Conference
tournament		 Tournament
venue (City)		 Tournament
winner
Middle Three ConferenceLafayatte & RutgersNone selectedNo Tournament
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NOTE: Despite its name, the Middle Three Conference was an informal scheduling alliance rather than a true conference, and its members played as independents. In 1949–50, Lafayatte and Rutgers finished tied for the best record in games played between the three members.[11]

Post-season tournaments

NCAA tournament

Main article: 1950 NCAA basketball tournament

Semifinals & finals

National semifinals National Finals
    
CCNY 78
NC State 73
CCNY 71
Bradley 68
Baylor 66
Bradley 68 Third place
NC State 53
Baylor 41

National Invitation tournament

Main article: 1950 National Invitation Tournament

Semifinals & finals

Semifinals Finals
    
St. John's 72
Bradley 82
Bradley 61
CCNY 69
Duquesne 52
CCNY 62 Third place
St. John's 69
Duquesne 67

Awards

Consensus All-American teams

Main article: 1950 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
More information Player, Position ...
Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
Paul Arizin F Senior Villanova
Bob Cousy G Senior Holy Cross
Dick Schnittker F Senior Ohio State
Bill Sharman G Senior Southern California
Paul Unruh F Senior Bradley
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Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Chuck Cooper F Senior Duquesne
Don Lofgran F/C Senior San Francisco
Kevin O'Shea G Senior Notre Dame
Don Rehfeldt F Senior Wisconsin
Sherman White C Junior 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.

More information Team, Former Coach ...
Team Former
Coach		 Interim
Coach		 New
Coach		 Reason
Colorado Frosty Cox Bebe Lee
Colorado State Bebe Lee Bill Strannigan Lee left to coach Colorado.
Columbia Gordon Ridings Lou Rossini
Dartmouth Elmer A. Lampe Doggie Julian
Duke Gerry Gerard Harold Bradley
Fordham Frank Adams Johnny Bach
Furman Melvin Bell Lyles Alley
Georgia Ralph Jordan Jim Whatley
Idaho State Ed Willett Steve Belko
Iowa Pops Harrison Bucky O'Connor Rollie Williams Harrison suffered from kidney stones during the season and was relieved of head coaching duties. O'Connor took over as coach for the last 11 games.
Lehigh Dan Yarbro Tony Packer
Loyola (Ill.) Tom Haggerty John Jordan
Maryland Flucie Stewart Bud Millikan
Michigan State Al Kircher Pete Newell
New Hampshire Ed Stanczyk Andy Moordian
Northwestern Dutch Lonborg Harold Olsen
Ohio State Tippy Dye Floyd Stahl
Purdue Mel Taube Ray Eddy
Saint Mary's Benjamin Neff Thomas Foley
San Francisco Pete Newell Phil Woolpert
Santa Clara Ray Pesco Bob Feerick
Syracuse Lew Andreas Marc Guley
Texas A&M Marty Karow John Floyd
USC Sam Barry Forrest Twogood
Utah State Joe Whitesides H. Cecil Baker
Washington & Lee Conn Davis Scotty Hamilton
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