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1950-51 Standings

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

Consensus Player of the Year: Sherman White

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

152 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 Kansas State* RF Big 7 25 4 .862 11 1 .917 3 4
2 Kansas  Big 7 16 8 .667 8 4 .667 10
3 Missouri  Big 7 16 8 .667 8 4 .667 8
4 Oklahoma  Big 7 14 10 .583 6 6 .500 16
5 Nebraska  Big 7 9 14 .391 4 8 .333
6 Iowa State  Big 7 9 12 .429 3 9 .250
7 Colorado  Big 7 4 20 .167 2 10 .167
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 22 5 .815 13 1 .929 5 5
9 Indiana  Big Ten 19 3 .864 12 2 .857 3 7
10 Iowa  Big Ten 15 7 .682 9 5 .643
11 Minnesota  Big Ten 13 9 .591 7 7 .500
12 Northwestern  Big Ten 12 10 .545 7 7 .500
13 Wisconsin  Big Ten 10 12 .455 7 7 .500
14 Michigan State  Big Ten 10 11 .476 5 9 .357
15 Purdue  Big Ten 8 14 .364 4 10 .286
16 Michigan  Big Ten 7 15 .318 3 11 .214
17 Ohio State  Big Ten 6 16 .273 3 11 .214
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
18 Arizona* R BIAA 24 6 .800 15 1 .938 11 12
19 New Mexico State  BIAA 19 14 .576 10 6 .625
20 Texas Tech  BIAA 14 14 .500 10 6 .625
21 New Mexico  BIAA 13 11 .542 9 7 .563
22 West Texas A&M  BIAA 14 12 .538 9 7 .563
23 Hardin-Simmons  BIAA 13 15 .464 6 10 .375
24 Arizona State  BIAA 9 16 .360 6 10 .375
25 Texas-El Paso  BIAA 10 15 .400 4 12 .250
26 Northern Arizona  BIAA 8 19 .296 3 13 .188
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
27 Dayton R Ind 27 5 .844 13 13
28 Long Island University  Ind 20 4 .833 2
29 Holy Cross  Ind 20 5 .800
30 Villanova*  Ind 25 7 .781 7 20
31 Seton Hall  Ind 24 7 .774
32 La Salle  Ind 22 7 .759 16
33 Toledo  Ind 22 7 .759 10 14
34 Baldwin-Wallace  Ind 19 7 .731
35 Louisville*  Ind 19 7 .731 14
36 Navy  Ind 16 6 .727
37 Siena  Ind 19 8 .704 13 18
38 Syracuse  Ind 19 9 .679
39 Xavier  Ind 16 10 .615
40 Penn State  Ind 14 9 .609
41 Boston College  Ind 17 11 .607
42 Duquesne  Ind 16 11 .593 13
43 Loyola Marymount  Ind 14 11 .560
44 Bowling Green State  Ind 15 12 .556
45 Colgate  Ind 12 10 .545
46 Valparaiso  Ind 12 10 .545
47 Notre Dame  Ind 13 11 .542 14
48 Oklahoma City  Ind 16 14 .533
49 Army  Ind 9 8 .529
50 DePaul  Ind 13 12 .520
51 Loyola (IL)  Ind 15 14 .517
52 Saint Joseph's  Ind 13 14 .481
53 Temple  Ind 12 13 .480
54 Miami (FL)  Ind 10 12 .455
55 Saint Mary's (CA)  Ind 9 11 .450
56 Muhlenburg  Ind 11 14 .440
57 Brown  Ind 8 11 .421
58 Bucknell  Ind 9 13 .409
59 Santa Clara  Ind 9 15 .375
60 Georgetown  Ind 8 14 .364
61 Marquette  Ind 8 14 .364
62 Virginia  Ind 8 14 .364
63 Pittsburgh  Ind 9 17 .346
64 San Francisco  Ind 9 17 .346
65 Creighton  Ind 9 18 .333
66 Butler  Ind 5 19 .208
67 John Carroll  Ind 2 21 .087
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
68 Columbia* R Ivy 21 1 .955 12 0 1.000 3 3
69 Cornell  Ivy 20 5 .800 10 2 .833 14
70 Pennsylvania  Ivy 19 8 .704 7 5 .583
71 Princeton  Ivy 15 7 .682 5 7 .417 18
72 Yale  Ivy 14 13 .519 4 8 .333
73 Harvard  Ivy 8 18 .308 3 9 .250
74 Dartmouth  Ivy 3 23 .115 1 11 .083
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
75 Cincinnati R MAC 18 4 .818 7 1 .875 11 17
76 Western Michigan  MAC 13 9 .591 4 4 .500
77 Ohio  MAC 13 11 .542 4 4 .500
78 Miami (OH)  MAC 10 13 .435 4 4 .500
79 Case Western Reserve  MAC 3 18 .143 1 7 .125
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
80 St. John's (NY)* R Metro NY 26 5 .839 6 0 1.000 5 9
81 Fordham  Metro NY 19 8 .704 3 3 .500
82 New York University  Metro NY 12 4 .750 3 2 .600
83 Manhattan  Metro NY 16 6 .727 3 2 .600
84 City College of New York  Metro NY 12 7 .632 2 2 .500 6
85 St. Francis (NY)  Metro NY 19 11 .633 1 5 .167
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
86 Rutgers R Mid-3 7 14 .333 3 1 .750
87 Lafayette  Mid-3 14 11 .560 2 2 .500
88 Lehigh  Mid-3 6 13 .316 1 3 .250
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
89 Brigham Young* R MSAC 28 9 .757 15 5 .750 11 11
90 Wyoming  MSAC 26 11 .703 13 7 .650 10
91 Utah  MSAC 23 13 .639 12 8 .600
92 Denver  MSAC 14 16 .467 8 12 .400
93 Colorado State  MSAC 13 20 .394 6 14 .300
94 Utah State  MSAC 12 22 .353 6 14 .300
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
95 Oklahoma State* RF MVC 29 6 .829 12 2 .857 1 2
96 Bradley  MVC 32 6 .842 11 3 .786 1 6
97 Saint Louis  MVC 22 8 .733 11 3 .786 5 10
98 Detroit Mercy  MVC 17 14 .548 7 7 .500
99 Wichita State  MVC 9 16 .360 5 9 .357
100 Drake  MVC 11 14 .440 4 10 .286
101 Tulsa  MVC 10 17 .370 4 10 .286
102 Houston  MVC 11 17 .393 2 12 .143
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
103 Western Kentucky  OVC 19 10 .655 4 4 .500
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
104 Washington* R PCC (North) 24 6 .800 11 5 .688 12 15
105 Oregon  PCC (North) 18 13 .581 10 6 .625
106 Washington State  PCC (North) 17 15 .531 7 9 .438
107 Idaho  PCC (North) 15 14 .517 6 10 .375
108 Oregon State  PCC (North) 14 18 .438 6 10 .375
109 UCLA  PCC (South) 19 10 .655 8 4 .667 9
110 Southern California  PCC (South) 21 6 .778 8 4 .667 12 19
111 Stanford  PCC (South) 12 14 .462 5 7 .417
112 California  PCC (South) 16 16 .500 3 9 .250
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
113 Kentucky* RFN SEC 32 2 .941 14 0 1.000 1 1
114 Vanderbilt T SEC 19 8 .704 10 4 .714
115 Alabama  SEC 15 8 .652 10 4 .714
116 Tulane  SEC 12 12 .500 8 6 .571
117 Auburn  SEC 12 10 .545 6 8 .429
118 Georgia  SEC 13 11 .542 6 8 .429
119 Florida  SEC 11 12 .478 6 8 .429
120 Louisiana State  SEC 10 14 .417 6 8 .429
121 Georgia Tech  SEC 8 19 .296 6 8 .429
122 Mississippi  SEC 12 12 .500 5 9 .357
123 Tennessee  SEC 10 13 .435 5 9 .357
124 Mississippi State  SEC 3 16 .158 2 12 .143
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
125 North Carolina State* RT Southern 30 7 .811 13 1 .929 3 8
126 West Virginia  Southern 18 9 .667 9 3 .750 19
127 Clemson  Southern 11 7 .611 9 4 .692
128 William & Mary  Southern 20 11 .645 13 6 .684
129 Duke  Southern 20 13 .606 13 6 .684
130 Virginia Tech  Southern 19 10 .655 9 5 .643
131 South Carolina  Southern 13 12 .520 12 7 .632
132 Maryland  Southern 15 10 .600 11 8 .579
133 North Carolina  Southern 12 15 .444 9 8 .529
134 Wake Forest  Southern 16 14 .533 8 9 .471
135 George Washington  Southern 12 12 .500 8 9 .471
136 Richmond  Southern 7 14 .333 5 10 .333
137 Washington & Lee  Southern 8 17 .320 5 13 .278
138 Virginia Military Institute  Southern 3 18 .143 3 11 .214
139 Davidson  Southern 7 19 .269 5 15 .250
140 Citadel  Southern 6 11 .353 2 7 .222
141 Furman  Southern 3 20 .130 1 13 .071
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
142 Texas Christian R SWC 16 9 .640 8 4 .667
143 Texas A&M* R SWC 17 12 .586 8 4 .667
144 Texas R SWC 13 14 .481 8 4 .667
145 Arkansas  SWC 13 11 .542 7 5 .583
146 Southern Methodist  SWC 14 10 .583 6 6 .500
147 Baylor  SWC 8 16 .333 3 9 .250
148 Rice  SWC 8 15 .348 2 10 .167
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
149 St. Bonaventure R WNY3 19 6 .760 3 1 .750 17
150 Niagara  WNY3 18 10 .643 2 2 .500
151 Canisius  WNY3 15 10 .600 1 3 .250
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
152 Rhode Island  Yankee 13 15 .464 5 2 .714