Men's collegiate basketball season
1937–38 NCAA Division I men's basketball season Helms National Champions Temple (retroactive selection in 1943)Other champions Temple (NIT ) Player of the Year (Helms ) Hank Luisetti , Stanford (retroactive selection in 1944)
The 1937–38 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1937, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded in March 1938.
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Conference membership changes [ edit ] Conference winners and tournaments [ edit ] Conference standings [ edit ] 1937–38 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W L PCT W L PCT Kansas 9 – 1 .900 18 – 2 .900 Oklahoma 8 – 2 .800 14 – 4 .778 Missouri 4 – 6 .400 9 – 9 .500 Nebraska 4 – 6 .400 9 – 11 .450 Kansas State 3 – 7 .300 7 – 11 .389 Iowa State 2 – 8 .200 6 – 9 .400
1937–38 Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League standings Conf Overall Team W L PCT W L PCT Dartmouth 8 – 4 .667 20 – 5 .800 Harvard 7 – 5 .583 13 – 5 .722 Penn 7 – 5 .583 8 – 10 .444 Cornell 6 – 6 .500 11 – 7 .611 Columbia 6 – 6 .500 10 – 8 .556 Princeton 5 – 7 .417 10 – 10 .500 Yale 3 – 9 .250 7 – 12 .368
1937–38 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W L PCT W L PCT Oregon 14 – 6 .700 25 – 8 .758 Washington 13 – 7 .650 29 – 7 .806 Washington State 12 – 8 .600 19 – 11 .633 Idaho 12 – 8 .600 24 – 11 .686 Oregon State 6 – 14 .300 17 – 16 .515 Montana 3 – 17 .150 10 – 19 .345 Stanford † 10 – 2 .833 21 – 3 .875 California 8 – 4 .667 18 – 11 .621 USC 6 – 6 .500 17 – 9 .654 UCLA 0 – 12 .000 4 – 20 .167 † Conference playoff series winner
1937–38 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W L PCT W L PCT Utah 10 – 2 .833 20 – 4 .833 Colorado 10 – 2 .833 15 – 6 .714 Wyoming 8 – 4 .667 12 – 5 .706 Utah State 6 – 6 .500 11 – 9 .550 BYU 4 – 8 .333 8 – 13 .381 Colorado State 3 – 9 .250 7 – 9 .438 Denver 1 – 11 .083 2 – 16 .111
1937–38 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W L PCT W L PCT Arkansas 11 – 1 .917 19 – 3 .864 Baylor 9 – 3 .750 10 – 6 .625 SMU 8 – 4 .667 9 – 6 .600 Texas A&M 6 – 6 .500 10 – 8 .556 Texas 5 – 7 .417 11 – 11 .500 Rice 2 – 10 .167 6 – 17 .261 TCU 1 – 11 .083 8 – 15 .348
A total of 46 college teams played as major independents . St. Bonaventure (9–0) was undefeated, and Western Kentucky State (30–3) finished with the most wins.[ 9]
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Post-Season Tournaments [ edit ] National Invitation Tournament [ edit ] Semifinals & finals[ edit ] Consensus All-American team [ edit ] Major player of the year awards [ edit ] This section
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A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.
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