1917–18 Colgate men's basketball team

1917–18 Colgate Raiders men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	9–12
Head coach	Walt Hammond (5th season)
Captain	Mark Smith
Home arena	none

1917–18 NCAA men's basketball independents standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Canisius		–			–			5	–	0		1.000
Creighton		–			–			14	–	0		1.000
Oregon State		–			–			15	–	0		1.000
Rhode Island		–			–			3	–	0		1.000
Utah State		–			–			9	–	0		1.000
Syracuse		–			–			16	–	1		.941
Idaho		–			–			12	–	1		.923
Louisiana State		–			–			12	–	1		.923
Penn State		–			–			12	–	1		.923
Oklahoma		–			–			11	–	1		.917
Navy		–			–			14	–	2		.875
Virginia		–			–			7	–	1		.875
Georgia		–			–			6	–	1		.857
Kentucky		–			–			9	–	2		.818
North Carolina State		–			–			13	–	3		.813
California		–			–			8	–	2		.800
Bucknell		–			–			11	–	3		.786
Arizona State		–			–			14	–	4		.778
Boston		–			–			6	–	2		.750
Buffalo		–			–			6	–	2		.750
North Carolina		–			–			9	–	3		.750
Virginia Tech		–			–			15	–	5		.750
Niagara		–			–			8	–	3		.727
Army		–			–			8	–	4		.667
Trinity		–			–			10	–	5		.667
Vanderbilt		–			–			6	–	3		.667
Wyoming		–			–			4	–	2		.667
Brigham Young		–			–			5	–	3		.625
Rutgers		–			–			5	–	3		.625
Seton Hall		–			–			8	–	5		.615
South Carolina		–			–			8	–	5		.615
Arizona		–			–			3	–	2		.600
Clemson		–			–			3	–	2		.600
Georgetown		–			–			8	–	6		.571
Utah		–			–			5	–	4		.556
Lehigh		–			–			11	–	9		.550
Temple		–			–			8	–	7		.533
Duquesne		–			–			4	–	4		.500
Indiana State		–			–			8	–	8		.500
Montana		–			–			6	–	6		.500
St. John's (NY)		–			–			8	–	8		.500
Texas Christian		–			–			4	–	4		.500
Bradley		–			–			6	–	8		.429
Colgate		–			–			9	–	12		.429
Manhattan		–			–			6	–	8		.429
Auburn		–			–			2	–	3		.400
Michigan State		–			–			6	–	10		.375
Pittsburgh		–			–			5	–	9		.357
William & Mary		–			–			6	–	11		.353
Dayton		–			–			2	–	4		.333
Notre Dame		–			–			2	–	4		.333
Ohio		–			–			4	–	8		.333
Washington		–			–			4	–	8		.333
Alabama		–			–			2	–	5		.286
Oregon		–			–			3	–	8		.273
Cincinnati		–			–			2	–	6		.250
Montana State		–			–			2	–	6		.250
Tennessee		–			–			3	–	9		.250
Wake Forest		–			–			4	–	12		.250
West Virginia		–			–			4	–	13		.235
Wichita State		–			–			3	–	10		.231
Connecticut		–			–			1	–	6		.143
Butler		–			–			0	–	6		.000
The Citadel		–			–			0	–	1		.000
Southern California		–			–			0	–	2		.000
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1917–18 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team represented Colgate University during the 1917–18 college men's basketball season. The head coach was Walt Hammond, coaching the Raiders in his fifth season. The team had finished with a final record of 9–12. The team captain was Mark Smith.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
*	Clarkson	W 32–27	1–0	Hamilton, NY
*	Alfred	W 32–22	2–0	Hamilton, NY
*	at Yale	L 33–36	2–1
*	at Wesleyan	L 23–26	2–2
*	at Springfield YMCA	L 14–28	2–3
*	at Williams	W 39–25	3–3	Williamstown, MA
*	at Allegheny	L 34–41	3–4
*	at Buffalo	L 11–30	3–5
*	Rochester	L 20–36	3–6	Hamilton, NY
*	Penn State	L 38–48	3–7	Hamilton, NY
*	Syracuse	L 25–29	3–8	Hamilton, NY
*	Rochester	W 36–23	4–8	Hamilton, NY
*	at C.C.N.Y.	L 16–30	4–9
*	at New York Univ.	W 27–20	5–9
*	West Virginia	W 46–36	6–9	Hamilton, NY
*	New York Univ.	W 35–14	7–9	Hamilton, NY
*	at Syracuse	L 18–27	7–10	Archbold Gymnasium  Syracuse, NY
*	at Cornell	L 17–28	7–11
*	Detroit	L 21–46	7–12	Hamilton, NY
*	Dartmouth	W 34–19	8–12	Hamilton, NY
*	at RPI	W 25–24	9–12
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.