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The 1941–42 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1941, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1942 NCAA basketball tournament championship game on March 28, 1942, at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The Stanford Indians won their first NCAA national championship with a 53–38 victory over the Dartmouth Big Green.

Season headlines

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Conference membership changes

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School Former conference New conference
George Washington Colonials Independent Southern Conference
Hardin–Simmons Cowboys Non-major basketball program Border Conference
Sewanee Tigers Independent Non-major basketball program
Washburn Ichabods Missouri Valley Conference Non-major basketball program
West Texas State Buffaloes Non-major basketball program Border Conference

Regular season

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Conferences

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Conference winners and tournaments

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Conference Regular
season winner[3]		 Conference
player of the year		 Conference
tournament		 Tournament
venue (City)		 Tournament
winner
Big Six ConferenceKansas & OklahomaNone selectedNo Tournament
Big Ten ConferenceIllinoisNone selectedNo Tournament
Border ConferenceWest Texas StateNone selectedNo Tournament
Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball LeagueDartmouthNone selectedNo Tournament
Metropolitan New York ConferenceDid not play as conference
Missouri Valley ConferenceCreighton & Oklahoma A&MNone selectedNo Tournament
Mountain States (Skyline) ConferenceColoradoNo Tournament
New England ConferenceRhode Island StateNo Tournament
Pacific Coast ConferenceOregon State (North); Stanford (South)No Tournament;
Stanford defeated Oregon State in best-of-three conference championship playoff series
Southeastern ConferenceKentuckyNone selected1942 SEC men's basketball tournamentJefferson County Armory,
(Louisville, Kentucky)		Kentucky
Southern ConferenceDukeNone selected1942 Southern Conference men's basketball tournamentThompson Gym
(Raleigh, North Carolina)		Duke[4]
Southwest ConferenceArkansas & RiceNone selectedNo Tournament

Conference standings

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1941–42 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Kansas8–2 .80017–5  .773
Oklahoma8–2 .80011–7  .611
Iowa State5–5 .50011–6  .647
Nebraska4–6 .4006–13  .316
Kansas State3–7 .3008–10  .444
Missouri2–8 .2006–12  .333
1941–42 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Illinois13–2 .86718–5  .783
Indiana10–5 .66715–6  .714
Wisconsin10–5 .66714–7  .667
Iowa10–5 .66712–8  .600
Minnesota9–6 .60015–6  .714
Purdue9–6 .60014–7  .667
Northwestern5–10 .3338–13  .381
Michigan5–10 .3336–14  .300
Ohio State4–11 .2676–14  .300
Chicago0–15 .0001–20  .048
1941–42 Border Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
West Texas State16–0 1.00028–3  .903
Texas Tech12–4 .75016–11  .593
Arizona State–Tempe10–6 .62510–10  .500
Arizona State–Flagstaff8–8 .50011–10  .524
Texas State M&M7–9 .43811–11  .500
Arizona6–10 .3759–13  .409
Hardin–Simmons6–10 .3756–10  .375
New Mexico5–11 .3139–13  .409
New Mexico A&M2–14 .1258–18  .308
1941–42 Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Dartmouth10–2 .83322–4  .846
Princeton10–2 .83316–5  .762
Cornell7–5 .5839–12  .429
Pennsylvania5–7 .4179–9  .500
Harvard5–7 .4178–16  .333
Yale3–9 .2507–12  .368
Columbia2–10 .1672–13  .133
1941–42 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Creighton9–1 .90019–5  .792
Oklahoma A&M9–1 .90020–6  .769
Washington University4–6 .40010–13  .435
Saint Louis4–6 .4008–12  .400
Tulsa3–7 .3003–13  .188
Drake1–9 .1002–13  .133
1941–42 Mountain States Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Colorado11–1 .91716–2  .889
BYU9–3 .75017–3  .850
Wyoming9–3 .75015–5  .750
Utah7–5 .58313–7  .650
Utah State3–9 .2506–10  .375
Denver2–10 .1674–16  .200
Colorado State1–11 .0833–16  .158
1941–42 New England Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Rhode Island State 8–0 1.00018–4  .818
Connecticut 6–2 .75012–5  .706
Northeastern 4–4 .5006–9  .400
Maine 2–6 .2507–7  .500
New Hampshire 0–8 .0004–15  .211
1941–42 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North
Oregon State11–5 .68818–9  .667
Washington10–6 .62518–7  .720
Washington State9–7 .56321–8  .724
Oregon7–9 .43812–15  .444
Idaho3–13 .18812–16  .429
South
Stanford †11–1 .91728–4  .875
USC7–5 .58312–8  .600
California4–8 .33311–19  .367
UCLA2–10 .1675–18  .217
† Conference playoff series winner
1941–42 Rocky Mountain Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Colorado State–Greeley6–2 .75014–11  .560
Montana State5–3 .62514–8  .636
Colorado College4–4 .5008–7  .533
Colorado Mines3–5 .3756–11  .353
Western State (CO)2–6 .2506–12  .333
1941–42 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Tennessee7–1 .87519–3  .864
Alabama13–4 .76518–6  .750
Kentucky †6–2 .75019–6  .760
LSU8–3 .7278–7  .533
Auburn9–5 .64311–6  .647
Mississippi State9–6 .60013–7  .650
Georgia5–8 .3857–10  .412
Georgia Tech4–7 .3648–8  .500
Florida3–8 .2738–9  .471
Vanderbilt3–8 .2737–9  .438
Tulane3–9 .2504–12  .250
Ole Miss3–12 .2004–15  .211
† Regular-season championship and SEC Tournament winner
1941–42 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Duke †15–1 .93822–2  .917
George Washington8–3 .72711–9  .550
Wake Forest13–5 .72216–8  .667
North Carolina State9–4 .69215–7  .682
William & Mary8–4 .66715–9  .625
South Carolina8–4 .66712–9  .571
North Carolina9–5 .64314–9  .609
Washington and Lee7–7 .50010–15  .400
Furman7–8 .46710–9  .526
Richmond4–8 .3339–9  .500
Virginia Tech4–8 .33310–10  .500
VMI5–10 .3337–11  .389
Maryland3–8 .2737–15  .318
Davidson3–9 .25012–13  .480
Clemson2–10 .1673–14  .176
The Citadel1–12 .0772–14  .125
† Southern Conference Tournament winner
1941–42 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Arkansas10–2 .83319–4  .826
Rice10–2 .83322–5  .815
TCU6–6 .50013–10  .565
Baylor6–6 .50011–9  .550
Texas5–7 .41714–9  .609
Texas A&M4–8 .3338–16  .333
SMU1–11 .0833–16  .158

Major independents

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A total of 65 college teams played as major independents. LIU (25–3) had the best winning percentage (.893) and Western Kentucky State (29–5) finished with the most wins.[5]

1941–42 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
LIU– –25–3  .893
St. Francis (NY)– –16–2  .889
Penn State– –18–3  .857
Western Kentucky State– –29–5  .853
CCNY– –16–3  .842
Seton Hall– –16–3  .842
West Virginia– –19–4  .826
Toledo– –23–5  .821
Loyola (Md.)– –18–4  .818
Indiana State– –17–4  .810
Saint Mary's– –20–5  .800
St. John's– –16–5  .762
Bradley– –15–5  .750
Loyola (Ill.)– –17–6  .739
Niagara– –16–6  .727
Notre Dame– –16–6  .727
Duquesne– –15–6  .714
Michigan State Normal– –15–6  .714
Syracuse– –15–6  .714
Muhlenberg– –17–7  .708
Canisius– –12–6  .667
Dayton– –12–6  .667
St. Joseph's– –12–6  .667
Boston University– –9–5  .643
Montana State– –14–8  .636
Fordham– –12–7  .632
NYU– –12–7  .632
Army– –10–6  .625
Marshall– –15–9  .625
Detroit– –13–8  .619
Brown– –11–7  .611
St. Bonaventure– –12–8  .600
Western Michigan– –12–8  .600
Butler– –13–9  .591
Villanova– –13–9  .591
Montana– –14–10  .583
San Francisco– –14–10  .583
Navy– –8–6  .571
Ohio– –12–9  .571
Siena– –9–7  .563
Kent State– –14–11  .560
Brooklyn– –10–8  .556
Holy Cross– –5–4  .556
Temple– –10–8  .556
Xavier– –10–8  .556
Washington & Jefferson– –9–8  .529
Santa Clara– –10–9  .526
La Salle– –12–11  .522
Bucknell– –9–9  .500
Cincinnati– –10–10  .500
Manhattan– –10–10  .500
Lehigh– –7–8  .467
DePaul– –10–12  .455
Georgetown– –9–11  .450
Rutgers– –8–10  .444
Louisville– –7–10  .412
Virginia– –7–10  .412
Bowling Green State– –8–12  .400
Miami (Ohio)– –6–9  .400
Colgate– –5–9  .357
Marquette– –6–11  .353
Pittsburgh– –5–10  .333
Lafayette– –4–12  .250
Valparaiso– –4–13  .235
Wichita Municipal– –4–16  .200

Post-season tournaments

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NCAA tournament

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Semifinals & final

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National Semifinals National Final
      
Dartmouth 47
Kentucky 28
Dartmouth 38
Stanford 53
Stanford 46
Colorado 35

National Invitation tournament

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Semifinals & finals

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Semifinals Finals
    
West Virginia 51
Toledo 39
West Virginia 47
Western Kentucky State 45
Creighton 36
Western Kentucky State 49 Third place
Toledo 46
Creighton 48

Awards

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Consensus All-American teams

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Consensus First Team
Player Class Team
Price Brookfield Senior West Texas State
Bob Davies Senior Seton Hall
Bob Kinney Senior Rice
John Kotz Junior Wisconsin
Andy Phillip Sophomore Illinois


Consensus Second Team
Player Class Team
Don Burness Senior Stanford
Gus Doerner Senior Evansville
Bob Doll Senior Colorado
John Mandic Senior Oregon State
Stan Modzelewski Senior Rhode Island State
George Munroe Junior Dartmouth

Major player of the year awards

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Other major awards

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Coaching changes

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

Team Former
Coach		 Interim
Coach		 New
Coach		 Reason
Alabama Hank Crisp Paul Burnum
Arkansas Glen Rose Eugene Lambert
Auburn Ralph Jordan Bob Evans
Bowling Green Paul Landis Harold Anderson
Brown Tippy Dye Rip Engle
Bucknell Malcolm Musser John Sitarsky
Butler Tony Hinkle Frank Hedden
Cincinnati Clark Ballard Robert Reuss
The Citadel Ben Clemons Bo Sherman
Columbia Paul Mooney Cliff Battles
Cornell Blair Gullion Speed Wilson
DePaul Bill Wendt Ray Meyer
Duke Eddie Cameron Gerry Gerard
Florida Sam J. McAllister Spurgeon Cherry
George Washington Bill Reinhart Otts Zahn
Holy Cross Moose Krause Hop Riopel
Idaho Guy Wicks James A. Brown
Iowa Rollie Williams Pops Harrison
Kansas State Jack Gardner Chili Cochrane
Lafayette Richard Madison Arthur R. Winters
Lehigh Marty Westerman James Gordon
Loyola (Ill.) Lenny Sachs John Connelly
LSU Harry Rabenhorst Dale Morey
Maine William C. Kenyon Samuel Sezak
Miami (ohio) Rip Van Winkle Blue Foster
Minnesota Dave MacMillan Carl Nordley
Montana George Dahlberg Clyde Carpenter & Ed Chinske Carpenter and Chinske were co-head coaches.
North Carolina State Bob Warren Leroy Jay
Northeastern James W. Dunn Foxy Flumere
Ole Miss Chuck Jaskwhich Edwin Hale
Rice Buster Brannon Joe Davis
Saint Mary's Louis Conlan James Phelan
San Francisco Forrest Twogood Jimmy Needles
SMU F. C. Baccus James Stewart
Temple Ernest Messikomer Josh Cody
Texas Jack Gray Bully Gilstrap Gray left to serve in the Second World War.
Texas A&M Marty Karow Manning Smith
Toledo Harold Anderson Burl Friddle Anderson left to coach Bowling Green.
Tulane Claude Simons Jr. Vernon Haynes
Tulsa Tex Ryon Mike Milligan
USC Julie Bescos Ernie Holbrook
Utah State Robert Burnett D. D. Young
VMI Jimmy Walker Allison Hubert
Wichita Municipal Jack Sterrett Melvin J. Binford
West Virginia Dyke Raese Rudy Baric
Yale Ken Loeffler Red Rolfe

References

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  1. ↑ Scott, Jon (November 9, 2010). "The truth behind the Helms Committee". Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  2. ↑ ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. pp. 526, 529–587. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  3. ↑ "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
  4. ↑ 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section Archived September 30, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09
  5. ↑ "1941-42 Men's Independent Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
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