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1948-49 Standings

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National Champion: Kentucky
Final Four: Illinois, Kentucky, Oklahoma State and Oregon State

Consensus Player of the Year: Tony Lavelli

AP First #1: Saint Louis ▪ AP Final #1: Kentucky

147 Schools

Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
1 Nebraska R Big 7 16 10 .615 9 3 .750
2 Oklahoma R Big 7 14 10 .583 9 3 .750 16
3 Kansas State  Big 7 13 11 .542 8 4 .667
4 Missouri  Big 7 11 13 .458 6 6 .500
5 Colorado  Big 7 6 12 .333 4 8 .333
6 Kansas  Big 7 12 12 .500 3 9 .250
7 Iowa State  Big 7 7 14 .333 3 9 .250
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
8 Illinois* RF Big Ten 21 4 .840 10 2 .833 4 4
9 Minnesota  Big Ten 18 3 .857 9 3 .750 4 6
10 Michigan  Big Ten 15 6 .714 7 5 .583
11 Ohio State  Big Ten 14 7 .667 6 6 .500 18 20
12 Indiana  Big Ten 14 8 .636 6 6 .500
13 Purdue  Big Ten 13 9 .591 6 6 .500
14 Wisconsin  Big Ten 12 10 .545 5 7 .417
15 Iowa  Big Ten 10 10 .500 3 9 .250
16 Northwestern  Big Ten 5 16 .238 2 10 .167
17 Michigan State  Big Ten 9 12 .429 0 0
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
18 Villanova* R Ind 23 4 .852 7 14
19 San Francisco  Ind 25 5 .833 6 8
20 Loyola (IL)  Ind 25 6 .806 11 16
21 Bowling Green State  Ind 24 7 .774 9 10
22 Duquesne  Ind 17 5 .773 17
23 Siena  Ind 22 7 .759
24 La Salle  Ind 21 7 .750
25 West Virginia  Ind 18 6 .750
26 Akron  Ind 16 6 .727
27 Syracuse  Ind 18 7 .720
28 Notre Dame  Ind 17 7 .708
29 Holy Cross  Ind 19 8 .704 14
30 Miami (FL)  Ind 19 8 .704
31 Seton Hall  Ind 16 8 .667
32 DePaul  Ind 16 9 .640 16
33 Brown  Ind 13 8 .619
34 Xavier  Ind 16 10 .615
35 Colgate  Ind 11 7 .611
36 Temple  Ind 14 9 .609
37 Long Island University  Ind 18 12 .600
38 Baldwin-Wallace  Ind 13 9 .591
39 Washington (MO)  Ind 13 9 .591
40 Navy  Ind 12 9 .571
41 Virginia  Ind 13 10 .565
42 Detroit Mercy  Ind 12 10 .545
43 Dayton  Ind 16 14 .533
44 Saint Joseph's  Ind 12 11 .522
45 Toledo  Ind 13 12 .520
46 Boston College  Ind 9 9 .500
47 Pittsburgh  Ind 12 13 .480
48 Wayne State (MI)  Ind 11 13 .458
49 Saint Mary's (CA)  Ind 13 17 .433
50 Army  Ind 7 10 .412
51 Penn State  Ind 7 10 .412
52 Creighton  Ind 9 14 .391
53 Marquette  Ind 8 13 .381
54 Georgetown  Ind 9 15 .375
55 Santa Clara  Ind 8 15 .348
56 Boston University  Ind 6 12 .333
57 Valparaiso  Ind 8 17 .320
58 John Carroll  Ind 7 17 .292
59 Providence  Ind 7 19 .269
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
60 Yale* R Ivy 22 8 .733 9 3 .750 11 11
61 Columbia  Ivy 14 6 .700 8 4 .667
62 Pennsylvania  Ivy 15 8 .652 8 4 .667
63 Princeton  Ivy 13 9 .591 8 4 .667
64 Cornell  Ivy 11 15 .423 5 7 .417
65 Dartmouth  Ivy 15 11 .577 4 8 .333
66 Harvard  Ivy 3 20 .130 0 12 .000
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
67 Cincinnati R MAC 23 5 .821 9 1 .900 13
68 Butler  MAC 18 5 .783 8 2 .800 11 18
69 Western Michigan  MAC 12 10 .545 4 6 .400
70 Case Western Reserve  MAC 9 15 .375 4 6 .400
71 Miami (OH)  MAC 8 13 .381 3 7 .300
72 Ohio  MAC 6 16 .273 2 8 .200
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
73 Lafayette R MASCN 20 9 .690 6 2 .750
74 Muhlenburg R MASCN 17 8 .680 6 2 .750
75 Gettysburg  MASCN 16 10 .615 5 3 .625
76 Lehigh  MASCN 7 11 .389 3 5 .375
77 Bucknell  MASCN 2 18 .100 0 8 .000
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
78 Manhattan R Metro NY 18 8 .692 5 1 .833
79 St. John's (NY) R Metro NY 15 9 .625 5 1 .833
80 City College of New York  Metro NY 17 8 .680 3 2 .600
81 New York University  Metro NY 12 8 .600 3 2 .600 15
82 St. Francis (NY)  Metro NY 20 13 .606 2 2 .500
83 Fordham  Metro NY 9 16 .360 1 5 .167
84 Brooklyn  Metro NY 8 14 .364 0 6 .000
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
85 Rutgers R Mid-3 14 12 .538 3 1 .750
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
86 Wyoming* R MSAC 25 10 .714 15 5 .750 12 17
87 Utah  MSAC 24 8 .750 14 6 .700 10 12
88 Denver  MSAC 18 15 .545 13 7 .650
89 Brigham Young  MSAC 21 13 .618 11 9 .550
90 Utah State  MSAC 10 21 .323 4 16 .200
91 Colorado State  MSAC 14 21 .400 3 17 .150
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
92 Oklahoma State* RF MVC 23 5 .821 9 1 .900 2 2
93 Saint Louis  MVC 22 4 .846 8 2 .800 1 3
94 Bradley  MVC 27 8 .771 6 4 .600 7 7
95 Drake  MVC 13 13 .500 4 6 .400
96 Wichita State  MVC 10 16 .385 3 7 .300
97 Tulsa  MVC 4 20 .167 0 10 .000
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
98 Western Kentucky RT OVC 25 4 .862 8 2 .800 3 5
99 Louisville  OVC 23 10 .697 6 3 .667
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
100 Oregon State* RF PCC (North) 24 12 .667 12 4 .750
101 Washington State  PCC (North) 21 9 .700 8 8 .500 14
102 Idaho  PCC (North) 17 15 .531 7 9 .438
103 Oregon  PCC (North) 12 18 .400 7 9 .438
104 Washington  PCC (North) 11 15 .423 6 10 .375
105 UCLA  PCC (South) 22 7 .759 10 2 .833 15 15
106 Southern California  PCC (South) 14 10 .583 8 4 .667 19
107 Stanford  PCC (South) 19 9 .679 5 7 .417 9
108 California  PCC (South) 14 19 .424 1 11 .083
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
109 Kentucky* RTFN SEC 32 2 .941 13 0 1.000 1 1
110 Tulane  SEC 24 4 .857 12 3 .800 5 9
111 Tennessee  SEC 19 7 .731 8 3 .727
112 Vanderbilt  SEC 14 8 .636 9 5 .643
113 Louisiana State  SEC 15 10 .600 7 6 .538
114 Alabama  SEC 13 12 .520 9 9 .500
115 Georgia Tech  SEC 11 13 .458 7 9 .438
116 Georgia  SEC 17 13 .567 6 9 .400
117 Florida  SEC 11 16 .407 4 8 .333
118 Auburn  SEC 9 15 .375 5 11 .313
119 Mississippi  SEC 8 13 .381 4 12 .250
120 Mississippi State  SEC 4 13 .235 3 12 .200
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
121 North Carolina State RT Southern 25 8 .758 14 1 .933 13 13
122 William & Mary  Southern 24 10 .706 10 3 .769
123 North Carolina  Southern 20 8 .714 13 5 .722
124 George Washington  Southern 18 8 .692 9 4 .692
125 Davidson  Southern 18 8 .692 11 6 .647
126 South Carolina  Southern 10 12 .455 7 6 .538
127 Wake Forest  Southern 11 13 .458 7 7 .500
128 Maryland  Southern 9 17 .346 7 7 .500
129 Virginia Tech  Southern 10 13 .435 6 8 .429
130 Duke  Southern 13 9 .591 5 7 .417
131 Clemson  Southern 10 11 .476 6 9 .400
132 Washington & Lee  Southern 10 12 .455 5 9 .357
133 Richmond  Southern 8 15 .348 5 10 .333
134 Furman  Southern 8 14 .364 4 11 .267
135 Virginia Military Institute  Southern 3 16 .158 3 8 .273
136 Citadel  Southern 1 17 .056 0 11 .000
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
137 Baylor R SWC 14 10 .583 9 3 .750 18
138 Arkansas* R SWC 15 11 .577 9 3 .750 20
139 Rice R SWC 13 11 .542 9 3 .750
140 Texas  SWC 17 7 .708 7 5 .583 20
141 Southern Methodist  SWC 11 13 .458 5 7 .417
142 Texas A&M  SWC 5 19 .208 2 10 .167
143 Texas Christian  SWC 4 20 .167 1 11 .083
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
144 Niagara R WNY3 24 7 .774 3 1 .750
145 Canisius  WNY3 16 12 .571 2 2 .500
146 St. Bonaventure  WNY3 18 8 .692 1 3 .250
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
147 Rhode Island  Yankee 16 6 .727 5 1 .833