Men's collegiate basketball season
The 1946–47 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1946, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1947 NCAA basketball tournament championship game on March 25, 1947, at Madison Square Garden in New York , New York . The Holy Cross Crusaders won their first NCAA national championship with a 58–47 victory over the Oklahoma Sooners .
Conference membership changes [ edit ] Conference winners and tournaments [ edit ] Conference standings [ edit ] 1946–47 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W L PCT W L PCT Oklahoma 8 – 2 .800 24 – 7 .774 Missouri 6 – 4 .600 15 – 10 .600 Kansas 5 – 5 .500 16 – 11 .593 Iowa State 5 – 5 .500 7 – 14 .333 Kansas State 3 – 7 .300 14 – 10 .583 Nebraska 3 – 7 .300 10 – 14 .417
1946–47 Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League standings Conf Overall Team W L PCT W L PCT Columbia 11 – 1 .917 15 – 5 .750 Cornell 8 – 4 .667 14 – 8 .636 Pennsylvania 7 – 5 .583 14 – 8 .636 Harvard 5 – 7 .417 16 – 9 .640 Dartmouth 5 – 7 .417 9 – 15 .375 Yale 4 – 8 .333 7 – 18 .280 Princeton 2 – 10 .167 7 – 16 .304
1946–47 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W L PCT W L PCT Butler 6 – 2 .750 16 – 7 .696 Cincinnati 6 – 2 .750 17 – 9 .654 Ohio 5 – 3 .625 13 – 10 .565 Western Reserve 2 – 6 .250 7 – 11 .389 Wayne 1 – 7 .125 3 – 15 .167
1946–47 Middle Atlantic States Conference North men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W L PCT W L PCT Muhlenberg 7 – 1 .875 19 – 7 .731 Dickinson 4 – 1 .800 15 – 2 .882 Lafayette 6 – 2 .750 15 – 7 .682 Bucknell 6 – 3 .667 11 – 8 .579 Gettysburg 2 – 8 .200 7 – 14 .333 Lehigh 0 – 10 .000 5 – 13 .278
1946–47 Mountain States Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W L PCT W L PCT Wyoming 11 – 1 .917 22 – 6 .786 Utah 10 – 2 .833 19 – 5 .792 Denver 6 – 6 .500 16 – 10 .615 Utah State 6 – 6 .500 14 – 10 .583 Colorado 5 – 7 .417 7 – 11 .389 BYU 3 – 9 .250 9 – 16 .360 Colorado State 1 – 11 .083 3 – 18 .143
1946–47 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W L PCT W L PCT Oregon State † 13 – 3 .813 28 – 5 .848 Washington State 11 – 5 .688 23 – 10 .697 Washington 8 – 8 .500 16 – 8 .667 Oregon 7 – 9 .438 18 – 9 .667 Idaho 1 – 15 .063 4 – 24 .143 UCLA 9 – 3 .750 18 – 7 .720 California 8 – 4 .667 20 – 11 .645 Stanford 5 – 7 .417 15 – 16 .484 USC 2 – 10 .167 10 – 14 .417 † Conference playoff series winner
1946–47 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W L PCT W L PCT Texas 12 – 0 1.000 26 – 2 .929 SMU 8 – 4 .667 14 – 8 .636 Arkansas 8 – 4 .667 14 – 10 .583 Baylor 6 – 6 .500 11 – 11 .500 Texas A&M 4 – 8 .333 8 – 17 .320 Rice 3 – 9 .250 7 – 17 .292 TCU 1 – 11 .083 1 – 22 .043
1946–47 Western New York Little Three Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W L PCT W L PCT Canisius 3 – 0 1.000 18 – 13 .581 Niagara 2 – 2 .500 13 – 8 .619 St. Bonaventure 0 – 3 .000 10 – 11 .476
A total of 50 college teams played as major independents . Duquesne (20–2) had the best winning percentage (.909) and Marshall (32–5) finished with the most wins.[ 8]
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Post-season tournaments [ edit ] Semifinals and finals [ edit ] Third Place – Texas 54, CCNY 50 National Invitation tournament [ edit ] Semifinals and finals [ edit ] Third Place – NC State 64, West Virginia 52 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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