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National Champion: Oklahoma State
Final Four: California, North Carolina, Ohio State and Oklahoma State
Consensus Player of the Year: Bob Kurland
| Overall | Conference | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | School | Conf | W | L | W-L% | W | L | W-L% |
| 1 | Kansas R | Big 6 | 19 | 2 | .905 | 10 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 11 | 10 | .524 | 7 | 3 | .700 |
| 3 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 5 | 5 | .500 |
| 4 | Missouri | Big 6 | 6 | 11 | .353 | 3 | 7 | .300 |
| 5 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 7 | 13 | .350 | 3 | 7 | .300 |
| 6 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 4 | 20 | .167 | 2 | 8 | .200 |
| Overall | Conference | |||||||
| Rk | School | Conf | W | L | W-L% | W | L | W-L% |
| 7 | Ohio State* RF | Big Ten | 16 | 5 | .762 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| 8 | Indiana | Big Ten | 18 | 3 | .857 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| 9 | Iowa | Big Ten | 14 | 4 | .778 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| 10 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 15 | 5 | .750 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| 11 | Illinois | Big Ten | 14 | 7 | .667 | 7 | 5 | .583 |
| 12 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 14 | 7 | .667 | 7 | 5 | .583 |
| 13 | Michigan | Big Ten | 12 | 7 | .632 | 6 | 6 | .500 |
| 14 | Purdue | Big Ten | 10 | 11 | .476 | 4 | 8 | .333 |
| 15 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 4 | 17 | .190 | 1 | 11 | .083 |
| 16 | Chicago | Big Ten | 6 | 14 | .300 | 0 | 12 | .000 |
| Overall | Conference | |||||||
| Rk | School | Conf | W | L | W-L% | W | L | W-L% |
| 17 | Arizona R | BIAA | 25 | 5 | .833 | 13 | 2 | .867 |
| 18 | West Texas A&M | BIAA | 19 | 8 | .704 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| 19 | Texas Tech | BIAA | 15 | 10 | .600 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| 20 | New Mexico | BIAA | 16 | 9 | .640 | 13 | 8 | .619 |
| 21 | Arizona State | BIAA | 12 | 16 | .429 | 6 | 7 | .462 |
| 22 | Northern Arizona | BIAA | 12 | 8 | .600 | 4 | 6 | .400 |
| 23 | Texas-El Paso | BIAA | 4 | 11 | .267 | 4 | 7 | .364 |
| 24 | New Mexico State | BIAA | 5 | 16 | .238 | 2 | 12 | .143 |
| 25 | Hardin-Simmons | BIAA | 2 | 10 | .167 | 0 | 10 | .000 |
| Overall | Conference | |||||||
| Rk | School | Conf | W | L | W-L% | W | L | W-L% |
| 26 | Yale R | Ind | 14 | 1 | .933 | |||
| 27 | West Virginia | Ind | 24 | 3 | .889 | |||
| 28 | Harvard* | Ind | 20 | 3 | .870 | |||
| 29 | Boston University | Ind | 12 | 2 | .857 | |||
| 30 | Loyola (IL) | Ind | 23 | 4 | .852 | |||
| 31 | Syracuse | Ind | 23 | 4 | .852 | |||
| 32 | Nevada | Ind | 28 | 5 | .848 | |||
| 33 | Bowling Green State | Ind | 27 | 5 | .844 | |||
| 34 | Notre Dame | Ind | 17 | 4 | .810 | |||
| 35 | Holy Cross | Ind | 12 | 3 | .800 | |||
| 36 | Navy | Ind | 12 | 3 | .800 | |||
| 37 | St. Bonaventure | Ind | 12 | 3 | .800 | |||
| 38 | DePaul | Ind | 19 | 5 | .792 | |||
| 39 | Louisville | Ind | 22 | 6 | .786 | |||
| 40 | Indiana State | Ind | 21 | 7 | .750 | |||
| 41 | Ohio | Ind | 15 | 5 | .750 | |||
| 42 | Toledo | Ind | 20 | 7 | .741 | |||
| 43 | Marshall | Ind | 24 | 10 | .706 | |||
| 44 | Virginia | Ind | 12 | 5 | .706 | |||
| 45 | Loyola (MD) | Ind | 18 | 8 | .692 | |||
| 46 | Western Michigan | Ind | 15 | 7 | .682 | |||
| 47 | Colgate | Ind | 12 | 6 | .667 | |||
| 48 | Saint Mary's (CA) | Ind | 10 | 5 | .667 | |||
| 49 | Detroit Mercy | Ind | 15 | 8 | .652 | |||
| 50 | Rutgers | Ind | 13 | 7 | .650 | |||
| 51 | Temple | Ind | 12 | 7 | .632 | |||
| 52 | Montana State | Ind | 17 | 10 | .630 | |||
| 53 | Marquette | Ind | 11 | 7 | .611 | |||
| 54 | Long Island University | Ind | 14 | 9 | .609 | |||
| 55 | Valparaiso | Ind | 17 | 11 | .607 | |||
| 56 | Army | Ind | 9 | 6 | .600 | |||
| 57 | Butler | Ind | 12 | 8 | .600 | |||
| 58 | Hamline | Ind | 12 | 8 | .600 | |||
| 59 | Santa Clara | Ind | 9 | 6 | .600 | |||
| 60 | Niagara | Ind | 11 | 8 | .579 | |||
| 61 | Michigan State | Ind | 12 | 9 | .571 | |||
| 62 | Georgetown | Ind | 11 | 9 | .550 | |||
| 63 | Miami (OH) | Ind | 10 | 9 | .526 | |||
| 64 | Kent State | Ind | 10 | 10 | .500 | |||
| 65 | Pittsburgh | Ind | 7 | 7 | .500 | |||
| 66 | Bradley | Ind | 11 | 12 | .478 | |||
| 67 | Saint Joseph's | Ind | 9 | 11 | .450 | |||
| 68 | Montana | Ind | 13 | 16 | .448 | |||
| 69 | Western Kentucky | Ind | 15 | 19 | .441 | |||
| 70 | Penn State | Ind | 7 | 9 | .438 | |||
| 71 | Villanova | Ind | 10 | 13 | .435 | |||
| 72 | San Francisco | Ind | 9 | 12 | .429 | |||
| 73 | Canisius | Ind | 8 | 11 | .421 | |||
| 74 | La Salle | Ind | 9 | 14 | .391 | |||
| 75 | Cincinnati | Ind | 8 | 13 | .381 | |||
| 76 | Merchant Marine Academy | Ind | 5 | 10 | .333 | |||
| 77 | Brown | Ind | 5 | 15 | .250 | |||
| 78 | Boston College | Ind | 3 | 11 | .214 | |||
| 79 | Dayton | Ind | 3 | 13 | .188 | |||
| 80 | Xavier | Ind | 3 | 16 | .158 | |||
| Overall | Conference | |||||||
| Rk | School | Conf | W | L | W-L% | W | L | W-L% |
| 81 | Dartmouth R | Ivy | 13 | 3 | .813 | 7 | 1 | .875 |
| 82 | Cornell | Ivy | 12 | 5 | .706 | 6 | 2 | .750 |
| 83 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 7 | 10 | .412 | 4 | 4 | .500 |
| 84 | Columbia | Ivy | 11 | 9 | .550 | 3 | 5 | .375 |
| 85 | Princeton | Ivy | 7 | 12 | .368 | 0 | 8 | .000 |
| Overall | Conference | |||||||
| Rk | School | Conf | W | L | W-L% | W | L | W-L% |
| 86 | Lafayette R | MASCN | 17 | 3 | .850 | 7 | 1 | .875 |
| 87 | Muhlenburg | MASCN | 23 | 5 | .821 | 7 | 1 | .875 |
| 88 | Gettysburg | MASCN | 11 | 6 | .647 | 3 | 5 | .375 |
| 89 | Bucknell | MASCN | 6 | 11 | .353 | 2 | 6 | .250 |
| 90 | Lehigh | MASCN | 3 | 13 | .188 | 1 | 7 | .125 |
| Overall | Conference | |||||||
| Rk | School | Conf | W | L | W-L% | W | L | W-L% |
| 91 | New York University* R | Metro NY | 19 | 3 | .864 | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| 92 | St. John's (NY) R | Metro NY | 17 | 6 | .739 | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| 93 | City College of New York | Metro NY | 14 | 4 | .778 | 4 | 1 | .800 |
| 94 | St. Francis (NY) | Metro NY | 12 | 6 | .667 | 3 | 2 | .600 |
| 95 | Manhattan | Metro NY | 15 | 8 | .652 | 2 | 4 | .333 |
| 96 | Brooklyn | Metro NY | 8 | 9 | .471 | 1 | 5 | .167 |
| 97 | Fordham | Metro NY | 4 | 17 | .190 | 0 | 6 | .000 |
| Overall | Conference | |||||||
| Rk | School | Conf | W | L | W-L% | W | L | W-L% |
| 98 | Wyoming R | MSAC | 22 | 4 | .846 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| 99 | Colorado* | MSAC | 12 | 6 | .667 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| 100 | Utah | MSAC | 12 | 8 | .600 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| 101 | Colorado State | MSAC | 15 | 9 | .625 | 6 | 6 | .500 |
| 102 | Brigham Young | MSAC | 12 | 13 | .480 | 6 | 6 | .500 |
| 103 | Utah State | MSAC | 7 | 12 | .368 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| 104 | Denver | MSAC | 9 | 15 | .375 | 1 | 11 | .083 |
| Overall | Conference | |||||||
| Rk | School | Conf | W | L | W-L% | W | L | W-L% |
| 105 | Oklahoma State* RFN | MVC | 31 | 2 | .939 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 106 | Wichita State | MVC | 14 | 9 | .609 | 6 | 4 | .600 |
| 107 | Saint Louis | MVC | 13 | 11 | .542 | 6 | 5 | .545 |
| 108 | Drake | MVC | 11 | 15 | .423 | 5 | 7 | .417 |
| 109 | Washington (MO) | MVC | 10 | 17 | .370 | 3 | 6 | .333 |
| 110 | Creighton | MVC | 9 | 10 | .474 | 3 | 7 | .300 |
| 111 | Tulsa | MVC | 6 | 12 | .333 | 3 | 9 | .250 |
| Overall | Conference | |||||||
| Rk | School | Conf | W | L | W-L% | W | L | W-L% |
| 112 | Idaho | PCC (North) | 23 | 11 | .676 | 11 | 5 | .688 |
| 113 | Oregon State | PCC (North) | 13 | 11 | .542 | 10 | 6 | .625 |
| 114 | Oregon | PCC (North) | 16 | 17 | .485 | 8 | 8 | .500 |
| 115 | Washington | PCC (North) | 14 | 14 | .500 | 6 | 10 | .375 |
| 116 | Washington State | PCC (North) | 16 | 13 | .552 | 5 | 11 | .313 |
| 117 | California* RF | PCC (South) | 30 | 6 | .833 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| 118 | Southern California | PCC (South) | 14 | 7 | .667 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| 119 | UCLA | PCC (South) | 8 | 16 | .333 | 5 | 7 | .417 |
| 120 | Stanford | PCC (South) | 6 | 18 | .250 | 0 | 12 | .000 |
| Overall | Conference | |||||||
| Rk | School | Conf | W | L | W-L% | W | L | W-L% |
| 121 | Kentucky RT | SEC | 28 | 2 | .933 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 122 | Louisiana State | SEC | 18 | 3 | .857 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 123 | Tennessee | SEC | 14 | 4 | .778 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| 124 | Alabama | SEC | 11 | 5 | .688 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| 125 | Auburn | SEC | 7 | 9 | .438 | 7 | 6 | .538 |
| 126 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 10 | 11 | .476 | 7 | 7 | .500 |
| 127 | Georgia | SEC | 12 | 9 | .571 | 6 | 6 | .500 |
| 128 | Tulane | SEC | 15 | 7 | .682 | 4 | 5 | .444 |
| 129 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 3 | 10 | .231 | 2 | 5 | .286 |
| 130 | Florida | SEC | 7 | 14 | .333 | 2 | 6 | .250 |
| 131 | Mississippi | SEC | 8 | 11 | .421 | 2 | 8 | .200 |
| 132 | Mississippi State | SEC | 5 | 14 | .263 | 3 | 13 | .188 |
| Overall | Conference | |||||||
| Rk | School | Conf | W | L | W-L% | W | L | W-L% |
| 133 | North Carolina* RF | Southern | 30 | 5 | .857 | 13 | 1 | .929 |
| 134 | Duke T | Southern | 21 | 6 | .778 | 12 | 2 | .857 |
| 135 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 11 | 8 | .579 | 7 | 3 | .700 |
| 136 | Wake Forest | Southern | 12 | 6 | .667 | 8 | 5 | .615 |
| 137 | Maryland | Southern | 9 | 12 | .429 | 5 | 4 | .556 |
| 138 | William & Mary | Southern | 10 | 10 | .500 | 5 | 5 | .500 |
| 139 | Furman | Southern | 16 | 3 | .842 | 4 | 4 | .500 |
| 140 | George Washington | Southern | 7 | 8 | .467 | 4 | 5 | .444 |
| 141 | Clemson | Southern | 9 | 11 | .450 | 5 | 7 | .417 |
| 142 | North Carolina State | Southern | 6 | 12 | .333 | 5 | 7 | .417 |
| 143 | South Carolina | Southern | 9 | 11 | .450 | 4 | 7 | .364 |
| 144 | Davidson | Southern | 13 | 12 | .520 | 5 | 9 | .357 |
| 145 | Richmond | Southern | 8 | 12 | .400 | 3 | 7 | .300 |
| 146 | Citadel | Southern | 7 | 11 | .389 | 1 | 6 | .143 |
| 147 | Virginia Military Institute | Southern | 1 | 10 | .091 | 1 | 6 | .143 |
| 148 | Washington & Lee | Southern | 2 | 11 | .154 | 0 | 4 | .000 |
| Overall | Conference | |||||||
| Rk | School | Conf | W | L | W-L% | W | L | W-L% |
| 149 | Baylor* R | SWC | 25 | 5 | .833 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| 150 | Arkansas | SWC | 16 | 7 | .696 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| 151 | Texas | SWC | 16 | 7 | .696 | 7 | 5 | .583 |
| 152 | Texas Christian | SWC | 13 | 11 | .542 | 6 | 6 | .500 |
| 153 | Rice | SWC | 10 | 11 | .476 | 5 | 7 | .417 |
| 154 | Texas A&M | SWC | 9 | 14 | .391 | 4 | 8 | .333 |
| 155 | Southern Methodist | SWC | 7 | 16 | .304 | 0 | 12 | .000 |
| Overall | Conference | |||||||
| Rk | School | Conf | W | L | W-L% | W | L | W-L% |
| 156 | Rhode Island R | Yankee | 21 | 3 | .875 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 157 | Connecticut | Yankee | 11 | 6 | .647 | 4 | 2 | .667 |
| 158 | Maine | Yankee | 10 | 4 | .714 | 4 | 4 | .500 |
| 159 | Northeastern | Yankee | 4 | 13 | .235 | 2 | 4 | .333 |
| 160 | New Hampshire | Yankee | 3 | 7 | .300 | 0 | 4 | .000 |