Men's collegiate basketball season
The 1949–50 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1949, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1950 NCAA basketball tournament championship game on March 28, 1950, at Madison Square Garden in New York , New York . The City College of New York Beavers won their first NCAA national championship with a 71–68 victory over the Bradley Braves .
Conference membership changes [ edit ] Conference winners and tournaments [ edit ] Conference standings [ edit ] 1949–50 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W L PCT W L PCT No. 14 Kansas State 8 – 4 .667 17 – 7 .708 Nebraska 8 – 4 .667 16 – 7 .696 No. 19 Kansas 8 – 4 .667 14 – 11 .560 Colorado 6 – 6 .500 14 – 8 .636 Oklahoma 6 – 6 .500 12 – 10 .545 Missouri 4 – 8 .333 14 – 10 .583 Iowa State 2 – 10 .167 6 – 17 .261 Rankings from AP Poll [ 5]
1949–50 Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League standings Conf Overall Team W L PCT W L PCT Princeton 11 – 1 .917 14 – 9 .609 Columbia 9 – 3 .750 21 – 7 .750 Cornell 7 – 5 .583 18 – 7 .720 Yale 7 – 5 .583 17 – 9 .654 Pennsylvania 4 – 8 .333 11 – 14 .440 Harvard 3 – 9 .250 9 – 15 .375 Dartmouth 1 – 11 .083 8 – 17 .320 Rankings from AP Poll
1949–50 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W L PCT W L PCT No. 1 Bradley 11 – 1 .917 32 – 5 .865 Saint Louis 8 – 4 .667 17 – 9 .654 Detroit 7 – 5 .583 20 – 6 .769 Oklahoma A&M 7 – 5 .583 18 – 9 .667 Drake 5 – 7 .417 14 – 12 .538 Tulsa 3 – 9 .250 12 – 11 .522 Wichita Municipal 1 – 11 .083 7 – 17 .292 Rankings from AP Poll
1949–50 Mountain States Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W L PCT W L PCT BYU 14 – 6 .700 22 – 12 .647 Wyoming 13 – 7 .650 25 – 11 .694 Denver 13 – 7 .650 18 – 13 .581 Utah State 10 – 10 .500 17 – 17 .500 Utah 8 – 12 .400 16 – 18 .471 Colorado State 2 – 18 .100 7 – 23 .233 Rankings from AP Poll
1949–50 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W L PCT W L PCT No. 18 Washington State 11 – 5 .688 19 – 13 .594 Washington 8 – 8 .500 19 – 10 .655 Oregon State 8 – 8 .500 13 – 14 .481 Idaho 7 – 9 .438 15 – 17 .469 Oregon 6 – 10 .375 9 – 19 .321 No. 7 UCLA † 10 – 2 .833 24 – 7 .774 USC 7 – 5 .583 16 – 8 .667 California 4 – 8 .333 10 – 17 .370 Stanford 3 – 9 .250 11 – 14 .440 † Conference playoff series winner As of 1950[ 6] Rankings from AP Poll
1949–50 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W L PCT W L PCT Baylor 8 – 4 .667 14 – 13 .519 Arkansas 8 – 4 .667 12 – 12 .500 SMU 7 – 5 .583 10 – 13 .435 Texas 6 – 6 .500 13 – 11 .542 Texas A&M 6 – 6 .500 10 – 14 .417 TCU 5 – 7 .417 13 – 11 .542 Rice 2 – 10 .167 8 – 15 .348 Rankings from AP poll
1949–50 Western New York Little Three Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W L PCT W L PCT St. Bonaventure 2 – 2 .500 17 – 5 .773 Niagara 2 – 2 .500 20 – 7 .741 Canisius 2 – 2 .500 17 – 8 .680 Rankings from AP Poll
A total of 46 college teams played as major independents . Among major independents, Holy Cross (27–4) finished with both the best winning percentage (.871) and the most wins.[ 8] [ 9]
Although not considered a major independent during the season,[ 8] San Jose State (21–7) played as an independent[ 8] and was ranked No. 15 in the season's final AP Poll .[ 2]
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 1949–50, Lafayatte and Rutgers finished tied for the best record in games played between the three members.[ 11]
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Post-season tournaments [ edit ] Semifinals & finals[ edit ] Third Place – NC State 53, Baylor 41 National Invitation tournament [ edit ] Semifinals & finals[ edit ] Third Place – St. John's 69, Duquesne 67 Consensus All-American teams [ edit ]
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A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.