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Men's collegiate basketball season
The 1948–49 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1948, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1949 NCAA basketball tournament championship game on March 26, 1949, at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle , Washington . The Kentucky Wildcats won their second NCAA national championship with a 46–36 victory over the Oklahoma A&M Aggies .
Rule changes
Coaches were permitted to speak to players during time-outs . Previously, under a rule in place since the 1910–11 season , no coaching of players had been permitted during the progress of a game.[ 1]
Season headlines
Conference membership changes
Regular season
Conferences
Conference winners and tournaments
Conference standings
1948–49 Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
No. 11 Yale
9
–
3
.750
22
–
8
.733
Columbia
8
–
4
.667
14
–
6
.700
Pennsylvania
8
–
4
.667
15
–
8
.652
Princeton
8
–
4
.667
13
–
9
.591
Cornell
5
–
7
.417
11
–
15
.423
Dartmouth
4
–
8
.333
15
–
11
.577
Harvard
0
–
12
.000
3
–
20
.130
Rankings from AP Poll
1948–49 Middle Atlantic States Conference North men's basketball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
Lafayette
6
–
2
.750
20
–
9
.690
Muhlenberg
6
–
2
.750
17
–
8
.680
Gettysburg
5
–
3
.625
16
–
10
.615
Lehigh
3
–
5
.375
7
–
11
.389
Bucknell
0
–
8
.000
2
–
18
.100
Rankings from AP Poll
1948–49 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
No. 2 Oklahoma A&M
9
–
1
.900
23
–
5
.821
No. 3 Saint Louis
8
–
2
.800
22
–
4
.846
No. 7 Bradley
6
–
4
.600
27
–
8
.771
Drake
4
–
6
.400
13
–
13
.500
Wichita State
3
–
7
.300
10
–
16
.385
Tulsa
0
–
10
.000
4
–
20
.167
Rankings from AP Poll
1948–49 Mountain States Conference men's basketball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
No. 17 Wyoming
15
–
5
.750
25
–
10
.714
No. 12 Utah
14
–
6
.700
24
–
8
.750
Denver
13
–
7
.650
18
–
15
.545
BYU
11
–
9
.550
21
–
13
.618
Utah State
4
–
16
.200
10
–
21
.323
Colorado State
3
–
17
.150
14
–
21
.400
Rankings from AP Poll
1948–49 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
Oregon State †
12
–
4
.750
24
–
12
.667
Washington State
8
–
8
.500
21
–
9
.700
Oregon
7
–
9
.438
12
–
18
.400
Idaho
7
–
9
.438
17
–
15
.531
Washington
6
–
10
.375
11
–
15
.423
No. 15 UCLA
10
–
2
.833
22
–
7
.759
USC
8
–
4
.667
14
–
10
.583
Stanford
5
–
7
.417
19
–
9
.679
California
1
–
11
.083
14
–
19
.424
† Conference playoff series winner Rankings from AP Poll
1948–49 Western New York Little Three Conference men's basketball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
Niagara
3
–
1
.750
24
–
7
.774
Canisius
2
–
2
.500
16
–
12
.571
St. Bonaventure
1
–
3
.250
18
–
8
.692
Rankings from AP Poll
Major independents
A total of 43 college teams played as major independents . Villanova (23–4) had the best winning percentage (.852). San Francisco (25–5) and Loyola of Illinois (25–6) finished with the most wins.[ 10] [ 11]
Although not considered a major independent during the season,[ 10] Hamline (28–3) played as an independent[ 10] and was ranked No. 19 in the season's final AP Poll .[ 12]
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 play among the three member schools in 1948–49, Rutgers finished with a 3–1 record in games played between the three members.[ 14]
Statistical leaders
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Post-season tournaments
NCAA tournament
Semifinals & finals
Third Place – Illinois 57, Oregon State 53
National Invitation tournament
Semifinals & finals
Third Place – Bowling Green State 82, Bradley 77
Awards
Consensus All-American teams
Major player of the year awards
Other major awards
Coaching changes
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A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.
References
^ orangehoops.org History of NCAA Basketball Rule Changes
^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game . Random House . 2009. p. 590. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2 .
^ sports-reference.com Matchup Finder
^ "Playing Rules History" (PDF) . ncaa.org . NCAA. p. 12. Retrieved June 25, 2024 .
^ "Playing Rules History" (PDF) . ncaa.org . NCAA. p. 13. Retrieved June 25, 2024 .
^ "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF) . NCAA. 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2009 .
^ 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section , Southern Conference , retrieved 2009-02-09
^ sports-reference.com 1948-49 Big Seven Conference Season Summary
^ sports-reference.com 1948-49 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
^ a b c "1948-49 Men's Independent Season Summary" . Sports Reference . Retrieved August 7, 2024 .
^ "1948-49 Men's Middle Three Conference Season Summary" . Sports Reference . Retrieved August 7, 2024 .
^ "1948-49 Men's College Basketball AP Polls" . Sports Reference . Retrieved August 7, 2024 .
^ "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF) . NCAA. 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2009 .
^ 1948–49 Men's Middle Three Conference Season Summary @ sports-reference.com
^ "2021 John Carroll Blue Streaks men's basketball history & records guide, page 28" (PDF) . John Carroll Blue Streaks . Retrieved May 9, 2021 .