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1919–20 NCAA men's basketball season

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The 1919–20 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1919, progressed through the regular season, and concluded in March 1920.

Season headlines

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Conference membership changes

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School Former Conference New Conference
Nebraska Cornhuskers Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association Independent
Oklahoma Sooners Independent Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Phillips Haymakers No major basketball program Southwest Conference

Regular season

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Conferences

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Conference winners

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Conference Regular
Season Winner[4]
Conference
Player of the Year
Conference
Tournament
Tournament
Venue (City)
Tournament
Winner
Big Ten Conference Chicago None Selected No Tournament
Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League None[a] None Selected No Tournament
Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association Missouri None Selected No Tournament
Pacific Coast Conference Stanford None Selected No Tournament
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Colorado No Tournament
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Vanderbilt None Selected No Tournament
Southwest Conference Texas A&M None Selected No Tournament

a Dartmouth was unable to field a team, so Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League conference play was informal in 1919–20 and no official champion was declared. However, had a champion been named, Penn would have won the regular-season championship with a 7–1 conference record.[5]

Conference standings

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1919–20 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Chicago 10 2   .833 14 4   .778
Purdue 8 2   .800 16 4   .800
Illinois 8 4   .667 9 4   .692
Indiana 6 4   .600 13 8   .619
Wisconsin 7 5   .583 15 5   .750
Iowa 6 6   .500 9 10   .474
Ohio State 3 9   .250 17 10   .630
Minnesota 3 9   .250 7 9   .438
Michigan 3 9   .250 10 13   .435
Northwestern 2 6   .250 3 7   .300
1919–20 Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Penn 10 0   1.000 22 1   .957
Princeton 6 4   .600 16 6   .727
Yale 6 4   .600 16 9   .640
Cornell 4 6   .400 14 6   .700
Columbia 3 7   .300 4 10   .286
Dartmouth 1 9   .100 5 20   .200
1919–20 Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Missouri 17 1   .944 17 1   .944
Washington University 11 5   .688 13 5   .722
Kansas 9 7   .563 11 7   .611
Kansas State 8 8   .500 10 8   .556
Oklahoma 3 7   .300 9 7   .563
Drake 3 7   .300 12 11   .522
Iowa State 2 10   .167 6 12   .333
Grinnell 1 9   .100 4 10   .286
1919–20 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Stanford 9 1   .900 8 3   .727
California 5 5   .500 8 5   .615
Washington State 6 7   .462 10 11   .476
Oregon Agricultural 5 7   .417 7 12   .368
Washington 5 7   .417 7 8   .467
Oregon 5 8   .385 8 9   .471
As of 1920[6]
1919–20 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Colorado   6 4   .600
Colorado Mines   3 8   .273
Colorado College   9 6   .600
Colorado Agricultural   5 5   .500
Denver   1 8   .111
† Official championship winner
1919–20 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas A&M 16 0   1.000 19 0   1.000
Phillips 2 1   .667 0 0  
Texas 4 6   .400 10 6   .625
Rice 2 5   .286 5 6   .455
SMU 2 8   .200 4 9   .308
Baylor 1 7   .125 8 13   .381

Independents

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A total of 130 college teams played as major independents. Among independents that played at least 10 games, Montana State (13–0), North Dakota (16–0), Southwestern (14–0), and Westminster (17–0) were undefeated, and Millikin (22–1) and Nebraska (22–2) finished with the most wins.[7]

1919–20 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Montana State   13 0   1.000
North Dakota   16 0   1.000
Northern Arizona Normal   2 0   1.000
Southwestern (Kan.)   14 0   1.000
The Citadel   9 0   1.000
Utah State   2 0   1.000
Washington and Lee   6 0   1.000
Westminster (Mo.)   17 0   1.000
Millikin   22 1   .957
New York University   16 1   .941
Georgetown   13 1   .929
Penn State   12 1   .923
Nebraska   22 2   .917
VMI   11 1   .917
Wyoming   10 1   .909
Louisiana State   19 2   .905
Buffalo   9 1   .900
Central Missouri   17 2   .895
Franklin   8 1   .889
Creighton   15 2   .882
WPI   14 2   .875
Delaware   13 2   .867
Akron   12 2   .857
Army   12 2   .857
UCLA   12 2   .857
Ripon   11 2   .846
Tulsa   16 3   .842
Marietta   15 3   .833
Syracuse   15 3   .833
Utah   5 1   .833
Idaho   14 3   .824
Navy   14 3   .824
CCNY   13 3   .813
DePauw   13 3   .813
Southern California   8 2   .800
Stevens Institute   12 3   .800
Tennessee   11 3   .786
Nevada   7 2   .778
Vanderbilt   14 4   .778
Virginia Tech   14 4   .778
Seton Hall   10 3   .769
Virginia   10 3   .769
Marquette   9 3   .750
Niagara   6 2   .750
Washburn   12 4   .750
Denison   11 4   .733
Rutgers   11 4   .733
Wooster   11 4   .733
Toledo   8 3   .727
Western State Normal   8 3   .727
Birmingham–Southern   5 2   .714
Canisius   10 4   .714
Trinity (N.C.)   10 4   .714
Mississippi A&M   12 5   .706
Bucknell   14 6   .700
Colgate   16 7   .696
Carleton   9 4   .692
Ole Miss   9 4   .692
Wake Forest   9 4   .692
North Carolina State   11 5   .688
Brigham Young   4 2   .667
Gettysburg   6 3   .667
Grove City   13 7   .650
Arizona   9 5   .643
Miami (Ohio)   9 5   .643
Detroit   12 7   .632
Kalamazoo   12 7   .632
Tempe Normal   5 3   .625
North Dakota Agricultural   10 6   .625
Wabash   13 8   .619
Millsaps   8 5   .615
Springfield (Mass.)   8 5   .615
Auburn   11 7   .611
Pittsburgh   9 6   .600
St. Joseph's   9 6   .600
Valparaiso   12 8   .600
Connecticut   7 5   .583
Mount Union   7 5   .583
Clemson   8 6   .571
Fordham   12 9   .571
Georgia   9 7   .563
Temple   9 7   .563
New Mexico A&M   5 4   .556
Louisville   6 5   .545
West Virginia   12 10   .545
Geneva   10 9   .526
Michigan State Normal   12 11   .522
Fairmount   8 8   .500
Muhlenberg   8 9   .471
North Carolina   8 9   .471
Union (N.Y.)   8 9   .471
Ohio   5 6   .455
Washington College   5 6   .455
Montana   7 9   .438
Alabama   5 7   .417
Kentucky   5 7   .417
Lehigh   5 7   .417
William & Mary   5 7   .417
Georgia Tech   7 10   .412
Indiana State   4 6   .400
St. John's (N.Y.)   9 14   .391
South Carolina   7 11   .389
Dayton   5 8   .385
Duquesne   6 10   .375
St. Bonaventure   6 10   .375
Northern Colorado   4 7   .364
Cincinnati   5 9   .357
Tulane   5 9   .357
Beloit   5 10   .333
Bradley   5 10   .333
Brown   5 10   .333
Butler   2 4   .333
Kent State Normal   2 4   .333
Santa Clara   2 4   .333
Bowling Green State   4 9   .308
Lafayette   3 7   .300
Notre Dame   5 13   .278
Rhode Island State   3 8   .273
Davidson   3 10   .231
Richmond   3 10   .231
Saint Louis   2 11   .154
Furman   2 12   .143
Texas Christian   1 7   .125
Manhattan   1 8   .111
Loyola (Md.)   1 11   .083
Oklahoma A&M   1 12   .077
Boston University   0 6   .000
New Mexico   0 3   .000
Saint Mary's (Calif.)   0 6   .000
Xavier   0 3   .000

Premo-Porretta Power Poll

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St. Bonaventure University accounting professor Patrick M. Premo and computer programmer Phil Porretta researched teams from the 1895–96 through the 1947–48 seasons, reviewing results, opponents, and margins of victory to create retroactive polls for the seasons predating the debut of the AP Poll. In 1995, they released their retroactive annual rankings as the Premo-Porretta Power Poll. Their poll for the 1919–20 season is below.[8]

1920 Premo-Porretta Power Poll
Ranking Team
1 Penn (22–1)
2 Missouri (17–1)
3 NYU (16–1)
4 Penn State (12–1)
5 Texas A&M (19–0)
6 Georgetown (13–1)
7 Purdue (16–4)
8 Chicago (27–8)
9 Delaware (13–2)
10 Southwestern (Kan.) (20–0)
11 Navy (14–3)
12 VMI (11–1)
13 Westminster (Mo.) (17–0)
14 Army (12–2)
15 Montana State (13–0)
16 Nebraska (22–2)
17 Buffalo (9–1)
18 Syracuse (15–3)
19 DePauw (13–3)
20 Nevada (7–2)
21 North Dakota (16–0)
22 CCNY (13–3)
23 Millikin (24–1)
24 Stevens Tech (12–3)
25 Worcester Polytechnic Institute (14–2)

Statistical leaders

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Award winners

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Helms College Basketball All-Americans

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The practice of selecting a Consensus All-American Team did not begin until the 1928–29 season. The Helms Athletic Foundation later retroactively selected a list of All-Americans for the 1919–20 season.[9]

Player Team
Howard Cann New York University
Chuck Carney Illinois
Erving Cook Washington
Forrest DeBernardi Westminster (Mo.)
George Gardner Southwestern (Kan.)
Tony Hinkle Chicago
Dan McNichol Pennsylvania
Hubert Peck Pennsylvania
George Sweeney Pennsylvania
George Williams Missouri

Major player of the year awards

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Coaching changes

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A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.

Team Former
Coach
Interim
Coach
New
Coach
Reason
Rhode Island State Fred Murray Frank Keaney

References

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  1. ^ 2009-10 Penn Men's Basketball Media Guide (PDF). p. 93. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2012. Retrieved April 12, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d Scott, Jon (November 9, 2010). "The truth behind the Helms Committee". Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  3. ^ ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. pp. 526, 529–587. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  4. ^ "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
  5. ^ ESPN Editors (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: Random House, Inc. p. 534. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  6. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 70. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  7. ^ "1919-20 Men's Independent Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
  8. ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Ballantine Books. 2009. pp. 526, 535. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  9. ^ The Association for Professional Basketball Research "NCAA All-American Teams, 1919–20 to 1998–99"