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National Champion: Utah
Final Four: Dartmouth, Iowa State, Ohio State and Utah
Consensus Player of the Year: Dale Hall
| Rk | Conference | Schls | W | L | W-L% | NCAA | FF | Regular Season Champ | Tournament Champ |
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| 1 | Big Six Conference | 6 | 65 | 58 | .528 | 2 | 1 | Iowa State Oklahoma |
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| 2 | Big Ten Conference | 10 | 97 | 104 | .483 | 1 | 1 | Ohio State | |
| 3 | Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 5 | 42 | 24 | .636 | 0 | 0 | New Mexico Northern Arizona |
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| 4 | Independent | 65 | 694 | 478 | .592 | 4 | 1 | Rhode Island Utah |
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| 5 | Ivy Group | 5 | 51 | 38 | .573 | 1 | 1 | Dartmouth | |
| 6 | Missouri Valley Conference | 4 | 51 | 27 | .654 | 0 | 0 | Oklahoma State | |
| 7 | Pacific Coast Conference | 8 | 90 | 92 | .495 | 0 | 0 | Washington (North) California (South) |
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| 8 | Southeastern Conference | 6 | 78 | 40 | .661 | 0 | 0 | Kentucky | Kentucky |
| 9 | Southern Conference | 12 | 99 | 107 | .481 | 0 | 0 | North Carolina | Duke |
| 10 | Southwest Conference | 7 | 70 | 72 | .493 | 0 | 0 | Arkansas Rice |
| Sporting News Player of the Year: | Dale Hall (Army) |
| Helms Foundation Player of the Year: | George Mikan (DePaul) |
| NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player: | Arnold Ferrin (Utah) |
| NIT Most Valuable Player: | Bill Kotsores (St. John's (NY)) |
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1st Team
Alva Paine (Oklahoma) Audley Brindley (Dartmouth) George Mikan (DePaul) Leo Klier (Notre Dame) Otto Graham (Northwestern) Robert Brannum (Kentucky) Robert Kurland (Oklahoma State) |
2nd Team
Arnold Ferrin (Utah) Bob Dille (Valparaiso) Dale Hall (Army) Dick Triptow (DePaul) Don Grate (Ohio State) William Henry (Rice) |