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1911–12 NCAA men's basketball season

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The 1911–12 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1911, progressed through the regular season, and concluded in March 1912.

Season headlines

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Conference membership changes

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School Former Conference New Conference
Dartmouth Big Green Independent Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League
Ohio State Buckeyes Independent Western Conference

Regular season

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Conferences

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Conference winners

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Conference Regular
Season Winner[3]
Conference
Player of the Year
Conference
Tournament
Tournament
Venue (City)
Tournament
Winner
Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League Columbia None selected No Tournament
Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association Nebraska (North) & Kansas (South) None selected No Tournament;
Nebraska and Kansas were conference co-champions
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Colorado Mines No Tournament
Western Conference Purdue & Wisconsin None selected No Tournament

Conference standings

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1911–12 Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Columbia 8 2   .800 10 2   .833
Dartmouth 7 3   .700 9 5   .643
Penn 6 4   .600 10 7   .588
Cornell 5 5   .500 6 7   .462
Princeton 3 7   .300 8 8   .500
Yale 1 9   .100 1 9   .100
1911–12 Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Division
Nebraska 8 0   1.000 14 1   .933
Iowa State 4 4   .500 8 7   .533
Drake 0 8   .000 2 11   .154
South Division
Kansas 6 2   .750 11 7   .611
Washington University 5 3   .625 8 5   .615
Missouri 1 7   .125 5 10   .333
† Conference co-championship winner
1911–12 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Colorado Mines 5 0   1.000 6 1   .857
Colorado 2 2   .500 5 2   .714
Denver 1 3   .250 6 4   .600
Colorado Agricultural 1 4   .200 3 5   .375
1911–12 Western Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wisconsin 12 0   1.000 15 0   1.000
Purdue 10 0   1.000 12 0   1.000
Chicago 7 5   .583 12 6   .667
Minnesota 6 6   .500 7 6   .538
Illinois 4 8   .333 8 8   .500
Indiana 2 9   .182 6 11   .353
Iowa 0 4   .000 6 8   .429
Northwestern 0 8   .000 4 9   .308
Ohio State 0 0   7 5   .583
† Conference co-championship winner

Independents

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A total of 112 college teams played as major independents. Among independents that played at least 10 games, Baylor (13–0), Dayton (13–0), Grove City (12–0), and Wesleyan (13–0) were undefeated, and Santa Clara (18–6) finished with the most wins.[4]

1911–12 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Baylor   13 0   1.000
Brigham Young   7 0   1.000
California   2 0   1.000
Clemson   4 0   1.000
Dayton   13 0   1.000
Grove City   12 0   1.000
Kentucky   9 0   1.000
Mississippi A&M   9 0   1.000
Wesleyan (Conn.)   13 0   1.000
Allegheny   11 1   .917
Swarthmore   11 1   .917
Navy   8 1   .889
Notre Dame   16 2   .889
North Dakota   13 2   .867
Trinity (N.C.)   6 1   .857
Georgia   6 1   .857
Oregon   12 2   .857
Springfield (Mass.)   6 1   .857
Lake Forest   11 2   .846
Oregon Agricultural   16 3   .842
Ole Miss   10 2   .833
Texas   8 1   .889
CCNY   9 2   .818
Nebraska Wesleyan   9 2   .818
Arizona State–Tempe   8 2   .800
Michigan State   12 3   .800
St. Lawrence   12 3   .800
Creighton   15 4   .789
North Central   11 3   .786
Syracuse   11 3   .786
Oklahoma   7 2   .778
Beloit   6 2   .750
Montana State   6 2   .750
Oberlin   9 3   .750
Santa Clara   18 6   .750
St. John's (N.Y.)   15 5   .750
Washington   12 4   .750
Loyola (Md.)   11 4   .733
North Dakota Agricultural   8 3   .727
Wooster   8 3   .727
Canisius   10 4   .714
Franklin   10 4   .714
Lehigh   10 4   .714
Roanoke   5 2   .714
Utah   5 2   .714
Kalamazoo   7 3   .700
Washburn   11 5   .688
Akron   6 3   .667
Army   8 4   .667
Connecticut   6 3   .667
Davidson   4 2   .667
Kansas State   10 5   .667
Manhattan   12 6   .667
Millikin   10 5   .667
Virginia Tech   6 3   .667
Bradley   11 6   .647
Georgetown   11 6   .647
Southern California   9 5   .643
Carleton   7 4   .636
Virginia   7 4   .636
Bucknell   10 6   .625
Penn State   8 5   .615
Union (N.Y.)   8 5   .615
Washington and Lee   8 5   .615
Seton Hall   9 6   .600
Wake Forest   9 6   .600
Hope   9 6   .600
Rhode Island State   4 3   .571
Fordham   17 13   .567
Gettysburg   9 7   .563
Northern Colorado   5 4   .556
Wabash   5 4   .556
Detroit   6 5   .545
VMI   6 5   .545
Colgate   7 6   .538
Indiana State   8 6   .571
Pittsburgh   10 9   .526
Niagara   11 10   .524
Arizona   2 2   .500
Augustana (Ill.)   7 7   .500
Butler   5 5   .500
Denison   5 5   .500
Saint Mary's (Calif.)   1 1   .500
Temple   4 4   .500
Tennessee   5 5   .500
Vanderbilt   9 9   .500
Brown   6 7   .462
Wyoming   5 6   .455
North Carolina   4 5   .444
Marietta   6 8   .429
South Carolina   3 4   .429
LSU   4 6   .400
Mount Union   4 8   .333
New Mexico   1 2   .333
Southwestern (Kan.)   5 10   .333
Wisconsin–Stevens Point   2 4   .333
Miami (Ohio)   3 7   .300
Washington State   5 12   .294
William & Mary   2 5   .286
Auburn   2 6   .250
Oklahoma A&M   2 6   .250
Utah State   2 6   .250
St. Joseph's   6 22   .214
Fairmount   2 8   .200
Cincinnati   2 9   .182
Ohio   2 9   .182
Delaware   2 10   .167
Montana   1 5   .167
Millsaps   1 8   .111
New York University   1 12   .077
Idaho   1 13   .071
Louisville   0 3   .000

Statistical leaders

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Awards

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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 1911–12 season.[5]

Player Team
Claus Benson Columbia
Thomas Canfield St. Lawrence
Lewis Castle Syracuse
Fred Gieg Swarthmore
Ernst Mensel Dartmouth
Emil Schradieck Colgate
Alphonse Schumacher Dayton
Rufus Sisson Dartmouth
Otto Stangel Wisconsin
William Turner Penn

Major player of the year awards

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Coaching changes

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References

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  1. ^ Scott, Jon (November 9, 2010). "The truth behind the Helms Committee". Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
  4. ^ "1911-12 Men's Independent Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  5. ^ The Association for Professional Basketball Research "NCAA All-American Teams, 1919–20 to 1998–99"