Men's collegiate basketball season
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 .
Conference membership changes [ edit ] Conference winners and tournaments [ edit ] Conference standings [ edit ] 1941–42 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W L PCT W L PCT Kansas 8 – 2 .800 17 – 5 .773 Oklahoma 8 – 2 .800 11 – 7 .611 Iowa State 5 – 5 .500 11 – 6 .647 Nebraska 4 – 6 .400 6 – 13 .316 Kansas State 3 – 7 .300 8 – 10 .444 Missouri 2 – 8 .200 6 – 12 .333
1941–42 Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League standings Conf Overall Team W L PCT W L PCT Dartmouth 10 – 2 .833 22 – 4 .846 Princeton 10 – 2 .833 16 – 5 .762 Cornell 7 – 5 .583 9 – 12 .429 Pennsylvania 5 – 7 .417 9 – 9 .500 Harvard 5 – 7 .417 8 – 16 .333 Yale 3 – 9 .250 7 – 12 .368 Columbia 2 – 10 .167 2 – 13 .133
1941–42 Mountain States Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W L PCT W L PCT Colorado 11 – 1 .917 16 – 2 .889 BYU 9 – 3 .750 17 – 3 .850 Wyoming 9 – 3 .750 15 – 5 .750 Utah 7 – 5 .583 13 – 7 .650 Utah State 3 – 9 .250 6 – 10 .375 Denver 2 – 10 .167 4 – 16 .200 Colorado State 1 – 11 .083 3 – 16 .158
1941–42 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W L PCT W L PCT Oregon State 11 – 5 .688 18 – 9 .667 Washington 10 – 6 .625 18 – 7 .720 Washington State 9 – 7 .563 21 – 8 .724 Oregon 7 – 9 .438 12 – 15 .444 Idaho 3 – 13 .188 12 – 16 .429 Stanford † 11 – 1 .917 28 – 4 .875 USC 7 – 5 .583 12 – 8 .600 California 4 – 8 .333 11 – 19 .367 UCLA 2 – 10 .167 5 – 18 .217 † Conference playoff series winner
1941–42 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W L PCT W L PCT Arkansas 10 – 2 .833 19 – 4 .826 Rice 10 – 2 .833 22 – 5 .815 TCU 6 – 6 .500 13 – 10 .565 Baylor 6 – 6 .500 11 – 9 .550 Texas 5 – 7 .417 14 – 9 .609 Texas A&M 4 – 8 .333 8 – 16 .333 SMU 1 – 11 .083 3 – 16 .158
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.[ 6]
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Post-season tournaments [ edit ] National Invitation tournament [ edit ] Semifinals & finals[ edit ] Consensus All-American teams [ edit ]
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A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.
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