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National Champion: Indiana
Final Four: Duquesne, Indiana, Kansas and Southern California
Consensus Player of the Year: George Glamack
| Rk | Conference | Schls | W | L | W-L% | NCAA | FF | Regular Season Champ | Tournament Champ |
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| 1 | Big Six Conference | 6 | 65 | 52 | .556 | 1 | 1 | Kansas Missouri Oklahoma |
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| 2 | Big Ten Conference | 10 | 120 | 84 | .588 | 1 | 1 | Purdue | |
| 3 | Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 6 | 65 | 75 | .464 | 0 | 0 | New Mexico State | |
| 4 | Independent | 66 | 813 | 504 | .617 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 5 | Ivy Group | 7 | 67 | 72 | .482 | 0 | 0 | Dartmouth | |
| 6 | Missouri Valley Conference | 7 | 81 | 74 | .523 | 0 | 0 | Oklahoma State | |
| 7 | Mountain States Athletic Conference | 7 | 82 | 60 | .577 | 1 | 0 | Colorado | |
| 8 | Pacific Coast Conference | 9 | 147 | 109 | .574 | 1 | 1 | Southern California (South) | |
| 9 | Southeastern Conference | 13 | 136 | 113 | .546 | 0 | 0 | Kentucky | Kentucky |
| 10 | Southern Conference | 15 | 161 | 146 | .524 | 0 | 0 | Duke | North Carolina |
| 11 | Southwest Conference | 7 | 92 | 68 | .575 | 1 | 0 | Rice | |
| 12 | Yankee Conference | 5 | 40 | 42 | .488 | 0 | 0 | Rhode Island |
| Helms Foundation Player of the Year: | George Glamack (North Carolina) |
| NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player: | Marvin Huffman (Indiana) |
| NIT Most Valuable Player: | Bob Doll (Colorado) |
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1st Team
Bill Hapac (Illinois) George Glamack (North Carolina) Gus Broberg (Dartmouth) John Dick (Oregon) Ralph Vaughn (Southern California) |
2nd Team
Jack Harvey (Colorado) James McNatt (Oklahoma) Jesse Renick (Oklahoma State) Marvin Huffman (Indiana) |