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div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox nowraplinks"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 125%">1952–53 NCAA Division I men's basketball season</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:NCAA_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/NCAA_logo.svg/220px-NCAA_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/NCAA_logo.svg/330px-NCAA_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/NCAA_logo.svg/440px-NCAA_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="247" data-file-height="247" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_rankings" class="mw-redirect" title="1952–53 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings">Preseason AP No. 1</a></th><td class="infobox-data">None</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">NCAA Tournament</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1953_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" class="mw-redirect" title="1953 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">1953</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Tournament dates</th><td class="infobox-data">March 10 – 18, 1953</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">National Championship</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Municipal_Auditorium_(Kansas_City,_Missouri)" title="Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, Missouri)">Municipal Auditorium</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City,_Missouri" title="Kansas City, Missouri">Kansas City</a>, <a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">NCAA Champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_Indiana_Hoosiers_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1952–53 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team">Indiana</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Helms National Champions</th><td class="infobox-data">Indiana</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Other champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Seton_Hall_Pirates_men%27s_basketball" title="Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball">Seton Hall</a> (<a href="/wiki/1953_National_Invitation_Tournament" title="1953 National Invitation Tournament">NIT</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Player of the Year<br />(<a href="/wiki/Helms_Foundation_College_Basketball_Player_of_the_Year" title="Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year">Helms</a>)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bob_Houbregs" title="Bob Houbregs">Bob Houbregs</a>, <a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_Washington_Huskies_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1952–53 Washington Huskies men's basketball team">Washington</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint nowrap" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; padding-top: 3px;"><div style="float: left;">← <a href="/wiki/1951%E2%80%9352_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1951–52 NCAA men's basketball season">1951–52</a></div><div style="float: right;"> <a href="/wiki/1953%E2%80%9354_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1953–54 NCAA men's basketball season">1953–54</a> →</div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1952–53 NCAA men's basketball season</b> began in December 1952, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the <a href="/wiki/1953_NCAA_basketball_tournament" title="1953 NCAA basketball tournament">1953 NCAA basketball tournament</a> championship game on March 18, 1953, at <a href="/wiki/Municipal_Auditorium_(Kansas_City,_Missouri)" title="Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, Missouri)">Municipal Auditorium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City,_Missouri" title="Kansas City, Missouri">Kansas City</a>, <a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a>. The <a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_Indiana_Hoosiers_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1952–53 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team">Indiana Hoosiers</a> won their second NCAA national championship with a 69–68 victory over the <a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_Kansas_Jayhawks_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1952–53 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team">Kansas Jayhawks</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rule_changes">Rule changes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1952%E2%80%9353_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Rule changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Teams must take a <a href="/wiki/Free_throw" title="Free throw">free throw</a> after a <a href="/wiki/Foul_(basketball)" title="Foul (basketball)">foul</a>, as had been the practice through <a href="/wiki/1938%E2%80%9339_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1938–39 NCAA men's basketball season">the 1938–39 season</a>. Previously, under a rule that had been in effect since <a href="/wiki/1938%E2%80%9339_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1938–39 NCAA men's basketball season">the 1939–40 season</a>, a team could waive its free throw and instead take the ball at mid-court after a foul.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_headlines">Season headlines</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1952%E2%80%9353_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Season headlines"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Prior to the season, the NCAA ruled that colleges and universities could no longer count games played against non-collegiate opponents in their annual won-loss records. Previously, it had been a common practice for many years for colleges and universities to include non-collegiate opponents in their schedules, with the games recognized as part of their official record for the season.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The California Basketball Association began play, with five original members. It would be renamed the West Coast Athletic Conference in 1956 and the <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Conference" title="West Coast Conference">West Coast Conference</a> in 1989.</li> <li>The NCAA forced <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball" title="Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball">Kentucky</a> to suspend its men's basketball program for the entire 1952–53 season as a result of the <a href="/wiki/CCNY_point-shaving_scandal" title="CCNY point-shaving scandal">CCNY point-shaving scandal</a>, which had been revealed in 1951.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">NCAA tournament</a> expanded from 16 to 22 teams.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Chambers_(basketball)" title="Bill Chambers (basketball)">Bill Chambers</a> of <a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_William_%26_Mary_Indians_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1952–53 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team">William and Mary</a> grabbed 51 rebounds against <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Cavaliers_men%27s_basketball" title="Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball">Virginia</a> on February 14, 1953, becoming the first player with more than 50 rebounds in one game.<sup id="cite_ref-ncaaruleshistoryp13_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ncaaruleshistoryp13-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Houbregs" title="Bob Houbregs">Bob Houbregs</a> of <a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_Washington_Huskies_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1952–53 Washington Huskies men's basketball team">Washington</a> became the first player to score 40 or more points in an <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament">NCAA tournament</a> <a href="/wiki/Final_four" title="Final four">Final Four game</a> when he scored 42 against <a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_LSU_Tigers_basketball_team" title="1952–53 LSU Tigers basketball team">LSU</a> in the national third-place game on March 18, 1953.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Dukes" title="Walter Dukes">Walter Dukes</a> of <a href="/wiki/Seton_Hall_Pirates_men%27s_basketball" title="Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball">Seton Hall</a> finished the season with 734 rebounds for the year, the first player to grab 700 rebounds in a single season.<sup id="cite_ref-ncaaruleshistoryp13_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ncaaruleshistoryp13-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_outlook">Season outlook</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1952%E2%80%9353_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Season outlook"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pre-season_polls">Pre-season polls</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1952%E2%80%9353_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Pre-season polls"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_rankings" title="1952–53 NCAA men's basketball rankings">1952–53 NCAA men's basketball rankings</a></div> <p>The Top 20 from the <a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP Poll</a> and the <a href="/wiki/United_Press_International" title="United Press International">UP</a> <a href="/wiki/Coaches_Poll" title="Coaches Poll">Coaches Poll</a> during the pre-season.<sup id="cite_ref-ESPN_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPN-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Associated Press </th></tr> <tr> <th>Ranking </th> <th>Team </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/La_Salle_Explorers_men%27s_basketball" title="La Salle Explorers men's basketball">La Salle</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kansas_State_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball" title="Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball">Kansas State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1952–53 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team">Illinois</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seton_Hall_Pirates_men%27s_basketball" title="Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball">Seton Hall</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_men%27s_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball">Oklahoma A&M</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NC_State_Wolfpack_men%27s_basketball" title="NC State Wolfpack men's basketball">NC State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_men%27s_basketball" title="Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball">Notre Dame</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Holy_Cross_Crusaders_men%27s_basketball" title="Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball">Holy Cross</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1953%E2%80%9354_Washington_Huskies_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1953–54 Washington Huskies men's basketball team">Washington</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/LSU_Tigers_men%27s_basketball" title="LSU Tigers men's basketball">LSU</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_Western_Kentucky_Hilltoppers_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="1952–53 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team">Western Kentucky State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_UCLA_Bruins_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1952–53 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team">UCLA</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City_Stars_men%27s_basketball" title="Oklahoma City Stars men's basketball">Oklahoma City</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Bonaventure_Bonnies_men%27s_basketball" title="St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball">St. Bonaventure</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>15 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tulsa_Golden_Hurricane_men%27s_basketball" title="Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball">Tulsa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_men%27s_basketball" title="Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball">Minnesota</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Saint_Louis_Billikens_men%27s_basketball" title="Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball">Saint Louis</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>18 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California_Golden_Bears_men%27s_basketball" title="California Golden Bears men's basketball">California</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>19 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_Indiana_Hoosiers_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1952–53 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team">Indiana</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">20<br />(tie) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Navy_Midshipmen_men%27s_basketball" title="Navy Midshipmen men's basketball">Navy</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_Kansas_Jayhawks_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1952–53 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team">Kansas</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2"><b>UP Coaches</b> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Ranking </th> <th>Team </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1952–53 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team">Illinois</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kansas_State_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball" title="Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball">Kansas State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/La_Salle_Explorers_men%27s_basketball" title="La Salle Explorers men's basketball">La Salle</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_Washington_Huskies_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1952–53 Washington Huskies men's basketball team">Washington</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NC_State_Wolfpack_men%27s_basketball" title="NC State Wolfpack men's basketball">NC State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_men%27s_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball">Oklahoma A&M</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_UCLA_Bruins_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1952–53 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team">UCLA</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_Indiana_Hoosiers_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1952–53 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team">Indiana</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seton_Hall_Pirates_men%27s_basketball" title="Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball">Seton Hall</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Saint_Louis_Billikens_men%27s_basketball" title="Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball">Saint Louis</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Holy_Cross_Crusaders_men%27s_basketball" title="Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball">Holy Cross</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Santa_Clara_Broncos_men%27s_basketball" title="Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball">Santa Clara</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_men%27s_basketball" title="Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball">Notre Dame</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Duquesne_Dukes_men%27s_basketball" title="Duquesne Dukes men's basketball">Duquesne</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>15 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wyoming_Cowboys_men%27s_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="Wyoming Cowboys men's basketball">Wyoming</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._John%27s_Red_Storm_men%27s_basketball" title="St. John's Red Storm men's basketball">St. John's</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">17<br />(tie) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/BYU_Cougars_men%27s_basketball" title="BYU Cougars men's basketball">BYU</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_men%27s_basketball" title="Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball">Minnesota</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>19 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_Kansas_Jayhawks_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1952–53 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team">Kansas</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>20 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Bonaventure_Bonnies_men%27s_basketball" title="St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball">St. Bonaventure</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Conference_membership_changes">Conference membership changes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1952%E2%80%9353_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Conference membership changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>School </th> <th>Former conference </th> <th>New conference </th></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Arizona State College !"><a href="/wiki/Northern_Arizona_University" title="Northern Arizona University">Arizona State College-Flagstaff</a> <a href="/wiki/Northern_Arizona_Lumberjacks_men%27s_basketball" title="Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball">Lumberjacks</a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Border_Conference" title="Border Conference">Border Conference</a> </td> <td>Non-major basketball program </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Bowling Green State !"><a href="/wiki/Bowling_Green_State_University" title="Bowling Green State University">Bowling Green State</a> <a href="/wiki/Bowling_Green_Falcons_men%27s_basketball" title="Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball">Falcons</a></span> </td> <td>Independent </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mid-American_Conference" title="Mid-American Conference">Mid-American Conference</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Evansville !"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Evansville" title="University of Evansville">Evansville</a> <a href="/wiki/Evansville_Purple_Aces_men%27s_basketball" title="Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball">Purple Aces</a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ohio_Valley_Conference" title="Ohio Valley Conference">Ohio Valley Conference</a> </td> <td>Non-major basketball program </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Marshall University !"><a href="/wiki/Marshall_University" title="Marshall University">Marshall</a> <a href="/wiki/Marshall_Thundering_Herd_men%27s_basketball" title="Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball">Thundering Herd</a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ohio_Valley_Conference" title="Ohio Valley Conference">Ohio Valley Conference</a> </td> <td>Independent </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Middle Tennessee !"><a href="/wiki/Middle_Tennessee_State_University" title="Middle Tennessee State University">Middle Tennessee</a> <a href="/wiki/Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_men%27s_basketball" title="Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball">Blue Raiders</a></span> </td> <td>Non-major basketball program </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ohio_Valley_Conference" title="Ohio Valley Conference">Ohio Valley Conference</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Pacific !"><a href="/wiki/University_of_the_Pacific_(United_States)" title="University of the Pacific (United States)">Pacific</a> <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Tigers_men%27s_basketball" title="Pacific Tigers men's basketball">Tigers</a></span> </td> <td>Non-major basketball program </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Conference" title="West Coast Conference">California Basketball Association</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Saint Mary's !"><a href="/wiki/Saint_Mary%27s_College_of_California" title="Saint Mary's College of California">Saint Mary's (Calif.)</a> <a href="/wiki/Saint_Mary%27s_Gaels_men%27s_basketball" title="Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball">Gaels</a></span> </td> <td>Independent </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Conference" title="West Coast Conference">California Basketball Association</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="San Francisco !"><a href="/wiki/University_of_San_Francisco" title="University of San Francisco">San Francisco</a> <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Dons_men%27s_basketball" title="San Francisco Dons men's basketball">Dons</a></span> </td> <td>Independent </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Conference" title="West Coast Conference">California Basketball Association</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="San Jose State !"><a href="/wiki/San_Jose_State_University" title="San Jose State University">San Jose State</a> <a href="/wiki/San_Jose_State_Spartans_men%27s_basketball" title="San Jose State Spartans men's basketball">Spartans</a></span> </td> <td>Independent </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Conference" title="West Coast Conference">California Basketball Association</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="Santa Clara !"><a href="/wiki/Santa_Clara_University" title="Santa Clara University">Santa Clara</a> <a href="/wiki/Santa_Clara_Broncos_men%27s_basketball" title="Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball">Broncos</a></span> </td> <td>Independent </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Conference" title="West Coast Conference">California Basketball Association</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Regular_season">Regular season</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1952%E2%80%9353_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Regular season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Conferences">Conferences</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1952%E2%80%9353_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Conferences"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Conference_winners_and_tournaments">Conference winners and tournaments</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1952%E2%80%9353_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Conference winners and tournaments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Conference </th> <th>Regular <br /> season winner<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Category:NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_conference_players_of_the_year" title="Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball conference players of the year">Conference <br /> player of the year</a> </th> <th>Conference <br /> tournament </th> <th>Tournament <br /> venue (City) </th> <th>Tournament <br /> winner </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Big_Eight_Conference" title="Big Eight Conference">Big Seven Conference</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_Kansas_Jayhawks_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1952–53 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team">Kansas</a></td> <td>None selected</td> <td colspan="3">No Tournament </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Conference" title="Big Ten Conference">Big Ten Conference</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_Indiana_Hoosiers_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1952–53 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team">Indiana</a></td> <td>None selected</td> <td colspan="3">No Tournament </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Border_Conference" title="Border Conference">Border Conference</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball" title="Arizona Wildcats men's basketball">Arizona</a> & <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hardin-Simmons_Cowboys" class="mw-redirect" title="Hardin-Simmons Cowboys">Hardin-Simmons</a></span></td> <td></td> <td colspan="3">No Tournament </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Conference" title="West Coast Conference">California Basketball Association</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Santa_Clara_Broncos_men%27s_basketball" title="Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball">Santa Clara</a></td> <td>None selected</td> <td colspan="3">No Tournament </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Intercollegiate_Basketball_League" title="Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League">Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Penn_Quakers_men%27s_basketball" title="Penn Quakers men's basketball">Penn</a></td> <td>None selected</td> <td colspan="3">No Tournament </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_New_York_Conference" title="Metropolitan New York Conference">Metropolitan New York Conference</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Manhattan_Jaspers_men%27s_basketball" title="Manhattan Jaspers men's basketball">Manhattan</a></td> <td></td> <td colspan="3">No Tournament </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mid-American_Conference" title="Mid-American Conference">Mid-American Conference</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Miami_RedHawks_men%27s_basketball" title="Miami RedHawks men's basketball">Miami (OH)</a></td> <td>None selected</td> <td colspan="3">No Tournament </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Missouri_Valley_Conference" title="Missouri Valley Conference">Missouri Valley Conference</a></td> <td><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_men%27s_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball">Oklahoma A&M</a></span></td> <td>None selected</td> <td colspan="3">No Tournament </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Skyline_Conference_(1938%E2%80%931962)" title="Skyline Conference (1938–1962)">Mountain States (Skyline) Conference</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wyoming_Cowboys_men%27s_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="Wyoming Cowboys men's basketball">Wyoming</a></td> <td></td> <td colspan="3">No Tournament </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ohio_Valley_Conference" title="Ohio Valley Conference">Ohio Valley Conference</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Kentucky_Colonels_men%27s_basketball" title="Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball">Eastern Kentucky State</a></td> <td>None selected</td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_Ohio_Valley_Conference_men%27s_basketball_tournament&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1953 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament (page does not exist)">1953 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisville_Gardens" title="Louisville Gardens">Jefferson County Armory</a> (<a href="/wiki/Louisville,_Kentucky" title="Louisville, Kentucky">Louisville, Kentucky</a>)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_Western_Kentucky_Hilltoppers_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="1952–53 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team">Western Kentucky State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_Conference" title="Pacific Coast Conference">Pacific Coast Conference</a></td> <td><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_Washington_Huskies_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1952–53 Washington Huskies men's basketball team">Washington</a> (North)</span>; <span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/California_Golden_Bears_men%27s_basketball" title="California Golden Bears men's basketball">California</a> (South)</span></td> <td></td> <td colspan="3">No Tournament;<br /><a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_Washington_Huskies_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1952–53 Washington Huskies men's basketball team">Washington</a> defeated <a href="/wiki/California_Golden_Bears_men%27s_basketball" title="California Golden Bears men's basketball">California</a> in best-of-three conference championship playoff series </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">Southeastern Conference</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/LSU_Tigers_men%27s_basketball" title="LSU Tigers men's basketball">LSU</a></td> <td>None selected</td> <td colspan="3">No Tournament </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Southern_Conference" title="Southern Conference">Southern Conference</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/NC_State_Wolfpack_men%27s_basketball" title="NC State Wolfpack men's basketball">NC State</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Frank_Selvy" title="Frank Selvy">Frank Selvy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Furman_Paladins_men%27s_basketball" title="Furman Paladins men's 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title="1952–53 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team">Indiana</a></td> <td>17</td> <td>–</td> <td>1</td> <td> </td> <td>.944</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td> </td> <td>.885 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 11 <a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1952–53 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team">Illinois</a></td> <td>14</td> <td>–</td> <td>4</td> <td> </td> <td>.778</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td> </td> <td>.818 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_men%27s_basketball" title="Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball">Minnesota</a></td> <td>11</td> <td>–</td> <td>7</td> <td> </td> <td>.611</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>–</td> <td>8 </td> <td> </td> <td>.636 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Michigan_State_Spartans_men%27s_basketball" title="Michigan State Spartans men's basketball">Michigan State</a></td> <td>11</td> <td>–</td> <td>7</td> <td> </td> <td>.611</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>–</td> <td>9 </td> <td> </td> <td>.591 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_Wisconsin_Badgers_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1952–53 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team">Wisconsin</a></td> <td>10</td> <td>–</td> <td>8</td> <td> </td> <td>.556</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>–</td> <td>9 </td> <td> </td> <td>.591 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Iowa_Hawkeyes_men%27s_basketball" title="Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball">Iowa</a></td> <td>9</td> <td>–</td> <td>9</td> <td> </td> <td>.500</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>–</td> <td>10 </td> <td> </td> <td>.545 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_Buckeyes_men%27s_basketball" title="Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball">Ohio State</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>–</td> <td>11</td> <td> </td> <td>.389</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>–</td> <td>12 </td> <td> </td> <td>.455 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Northwestern_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball" title="Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball">Northwestern</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>–</td> <td>13</td> <td> </td> <td>.278</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>–</td> <td>16 </td> <td> </td> <td>.273 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_Michigan_Wolverines_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1952–53 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team">Michigan</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>–</td> <td>15</td> <td> </td> <td>.167</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>6</td> <td>–</td> <td>16 </td> <td> </td> <td>.273 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Purdue_Boilermakers_men%27s_basketball" title="Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball">Purdue</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>–</td> <td>15</td> <td> </td> <td>.167</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>–</td> <td>18 </td> <td> </td> <td>.182 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" 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<th><u><abbr title="Winning percentage">PCT</abbr></u> </th></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Hardin-Simmons_Cowboys_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="Hardin-Simmons Cowboys basketball">Hardin–Simmons</a></td> <td>11</td> <td>–</td> <td>3</td> <td> </td> <td>.786</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>–</td> <td>12 </td> <td> </td> <td>.613 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball" title="Arizona Wildcats men's basketball">Arizona</a></td> <td>11</td> <td>–</td> <td>3</td> <td> </td> <td>.786</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>–</td> <td>11 </td> <td> </td> <td>.542 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Arizona_State_Sun_Devils_men%27s_basketball" title="Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball">Arizona State–Tempe</a></td> <td>10</td> <td>–</td> <td>4</td> <td> </td> <td>.714</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>–</td> <td>12 </td> <td> </td> <td>.520 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a 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basketball">Santa Clara</a>†</td> <td>6</td> <td>–</td> <td>2</td> <td> </td> <td>.750</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td> </td> <td>.708 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Dons_men%27s_basketball" title="San Francisco Dons men's basketball">San Francisco</a></td> <td>6</td> <td>–</td> <td>2</td> <td> </td> <td>.750</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>–</td> <td>11 </td> <td> </td> <td>.476 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/San_Jose_State_Spartans_men%27s_basketball" title="San Jose State Spartans men's basketball">San Jose State</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>–</td> <td>4</td> <td> </td> <td>.500</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>–</td> <td>8 </td> <td> </td> <td>.652 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Saint_Mary%27s_Gaels_men%27s_basketball" title="Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball">Saint Mary's</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>–</td> <td>4</td> <td> </td> <td>.500</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>–</td> <td>11 </td> <td> </td> <td>.450 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Tigers_men%27s_basketball" title="Pacific Tigers men's basketball">Pacific</a></td> <td></td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>–</td> <td>18 </td> <td> </td> <td>.100 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-conference-title"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-legend">† Regular-season championship winner<br />Rankings from <a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP Poll</a><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td valign="top" width="25em"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334650"> <table class="standings-box"> <caption>1952–53 Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League standings </caption> <tbody><tr> <th 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basketball">Columbia</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>–</td> <td>4</td> <td> </td> <td>.667</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td> </td> <td>.739 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Cornell_Big_Red_men%27s_basketball" title="Cornell Big Red men's basketball">Cornell</a></td> <td>6</td> <td>–</td> <td>6</td> <td> </td> <td>.500</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>–</td> <td>12 </td> <td> </td> <td>.429 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Yale_Bulldogs_men%27s_basketball" title="Yale Bulldogs men's basketball">Yale</a></td> <td>6</td> <td>–</td> <td>6</td> <td> </td> <td>.500</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>–</td> <td>15 </td> <td> </td> <td>.400 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Dartmouth_Indians_men%27s_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="Dartmouth Indians men's basketball">Dartmouth</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>–</td> <td>7</td> <td> </td> <td>.417</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>–</td> <td>14 </td> <td> </td> 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<td>6</td> <td>–</td> <td>0</td> <td> </td> <td>1.000</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td> </td> <td>.769 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 7 <a href="/wiki/St._John%27s_Redmen_men%27s_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="St. John's Redmen men's basketball">St. John's</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>–</td> <td>1</td> <td> </td> <td>.833</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td> </td> <td>.739 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Fordham_Rams_men%27s_basketball" title="Fordham Rams men's basketball">Fordham</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>–</td> <td>2</td> <td> </td> <td>.667</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>–</td> <td>8 </td> <td> </td> <td>.692 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_St._Francis_Terriers_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1952–53 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team">St. Francis (NY)</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>–</td> <td>3</td> <td> </td> <td>.400</td> 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class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Miami_RedHawks_men%27s_basketball" title="Miami RedHawks men's basketball">Miami (Ohio)</a></td> <td>10</td> <td>–</td> <td>2</td> <td> </td> <td>.833</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td> </td> <td>.739 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Toledo_Rockets_men%27s_basketball" title="Toledo Rockets men's basketball">Toledo</a></td> <td>9</td> <td>–</td> <td>3</td> <td> </td> <td>.750</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td> </td> <td>.696 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Bearcats_men%27s_basketball" title="Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball">Cincinnati</a></td> <td>9</td> <td>–</td> <td>3</td> <td> </td> <td>.750</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>–</td> <td>13 </td> <td> </td> <td>.458 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Western_Michigan_Broncos_men%27s_basketball" title="Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball">Western Michigan</a></td> <td>6</td> 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title="Wins">W</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Losses">L</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Winning percentage">PCT</abbr></u> </th></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 8 <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_A%26M_Aggies_men%27s_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="Oklahoma A&M Aggies men's basketball">Oklahoma A&M</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>–</td> <td>2</td> <td> </td> <td>.800</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>23</td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td> </td> <td>.767 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Tulsa_Golden_Hurricane_men%27s_basketball" title="Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball">Tulsa</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>–</td> <td>5</td> <td> </td> <td>.500</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>–</td> <td>10 </td> <td> </td> <td>.600 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Saint_Louis_Billikens_men%27s_basketball" title="Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball">Saint Louis</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>–</td> <td>5</td> <td> </td> <td>.500</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>–</td> <td>11 </td> <td> </td> <td>.593 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Houston_Cougars_men%27s_basketball" title="Houston Cougars men's basketball">Houston</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>–</td> <td>5</td> <td> </td> <td>.500</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>–</td> <td>13 </td> <td> </td> <td>.409 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Titans_men%27s_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="Detroit Titans men's basketball">Detroit</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>–</td> <td>6</td> <td> </td> <td>.400</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>–</td> <td>14 </td> <td> </td> <td>.462 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Wichita_Shockers_men%27s_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="Wichita Shockers men's basketball">Wichita Municipal</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>–</td> <td>7</td> <td> </td> <td>.300</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>–</td> <td>11 </td> <td> </td> <td>.593 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" 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title="Conference record">Conf</abbr></th> <th></th> <th></th> <th colspan="5" class="subcol">Overall </th></tr> <tr> <th class="tcol"><u>Team</u></th> <th><u><abbr title="Wins">W</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Losses">L</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Winning percentage">PCT</abbr></u></th> <th></th> <th></th> <th><u><abbr title="Wins">W</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Losses">L</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Winning percentage">PCT</abbr></u> </th></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Kentucky_Colonels_men%27s_basketball" title="Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball">Eastern Kentucky State</a></td> <td>9</td> <td>–</td> <td>1</td> <td> </td> <td>.900</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>–</td> <td>9 </td> <td> </td> <td>.640 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><span class="nowrap"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 17 <a href="/wiki/Western_Kentucky_Hilltoppers_men%27s_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball">Western Kentucky State</a>†</span></td> <td>8</td> <td>–</td> <td>2</td> <td> </td> <td>.800</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td> </td> <td>.806 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Murray_State_Racers_men%27s_basketball" title="Murray State Racers men's basketball">Murray State</a></td> <td></td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>–</td> <td>9 </td> <td> </td> <td>.667 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Tech_Golden_Eagles_men%27s_basketball" title="Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball">Tennessee Tech</a></td> <td></td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>–</td> <td>11 </td> <td> </td> <td>.560 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Morehead_State_Eagles_men%27s_basketball" title="Morehead State Eagles men's basketball">Morehead State</a></td> <td></td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>–</td> <td>12 </td> <td> </td> <td>.520 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Middle_Tennessee_Blue_Raiders_men%27s_basketball" title="Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball">Middle Tennessee</a></td> <td></td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>–</td> <td>16 </td> <td> </td> <td>.304 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-conference-title"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-legend">† <a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_Ohio_Valley_Conference_men%27s_basketball_tournament&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1953 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament (page does not exist)">Ohio Valley Conference Tournament</a> winner<br />Rankings from <a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_rankings" title="1952–53 NCAA men's basketball rankings">AP Poll</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td valign="top" width="25em"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334650"> <table class="standings-box"> <caption>1952–53 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings </caption> <tbody><tr> <th class="ecol"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:1952%E2%80%9353_Pacific_Coast_Conference_men%27s_basketball_standings" title="Template:1952–53 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:1952%E2%80%9353_Pacific_Coast_Conference_men%27s_basketball_standings" title="Template talk:1952–53 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a 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href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_Washington_Huskies_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1952–53 Washington Huskies men's basketball team">Washington †</a></td> <td>15</td> <td>–</td> <td>1</td> <td> </td> <td>.938</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>30</td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td> </td> <td>.909 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_Idaho_Vandals_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1952–53 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team">Idaho</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>–</td> <td>8</td> <td> </td> <td>.500</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>–</td> <td>12 </td> <td> </td> <td>.556 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Oregon_Webfoots_men%27s_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="Oregon Webfoots men's basketball">Oregon</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>–</td> <td>8</td> <td> </td> <td>.500</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>–</td> <td>14 </td> <td> </td> <td>.500 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Oregon_State_Beavers_men%27s_basketball" title="Oregon State Beavers men's basketball">Oregon State</a></td> <td>6</td> <td>–</td> <td>10</td> <td> </td> <td>.375</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>–</td> <td>18 </td> <td> </td> <td>.379 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_Washington_State_Cougars_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1952–53 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team">Washington State</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>–</td> <td>13</td> <td> </td> <td>.188</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>–</td> <td>27 </td> <td> </td> <td>.206 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="header">South </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/California_Golden_Bears_men%27s_basketball" title="California Golden Bears men's basketball">California</a></td> <td>9</td> <td>–</td> <td>3</td> <td> </td> <td>.750</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>–</td> <td>10 </td> <td> </td> <td>.615 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/USC_Trojans_men%27s_basketball" title="USC Trojans men's basketball">USC</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>–</td> <td>5</td> <td> </td> <td>.583</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td> </td> <td>.773 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_UCLA_Bruins_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1952–53 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team">UCLA</a></td> <td>6</td> <td>–</td> <td>0</td> <td> </td> <td>1.000</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>–</td> <td>8 </td> <td> </td> <td>.667 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Stanford_Indians_men%27s_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="Stanford Indians men's basketball">Stanford</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>–</td> <td>10</td> <td> </td> <td>.167</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>–</td> <td>20 </td> <td> </td> <td>.259 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-conference-title"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-legend">† Conference playoff series winner<br />Rankings from <a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_rankings" 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href="/wiki/LSU_Tigers_men%27s_basketball" title="LSU Tigers men's basketball">LSU</a></td> <td>13</td> <td>–</td> <td>0</td> <td> </td> <td>1.000</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td> </td> <td>.880 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Tulane_Green_Wave_men%27s_basketball" title="Tulane Green Wave men's basketball">Tulane</a></td> <td>9</td> <td>–</td> <td>4</td> <td> </td> <td>.692</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td> </td> <td>.667 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Florida_Gators_men%27s_basketball" title="Florida Gators men's basketball">Florida</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>–</td> <td>5</td> <td> </td> <td>.615</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td> </td> <td>.684 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Volunteers_men%27s_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball">Tennessee</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>–</td> <td>6</td> <td> </td> <td>.538</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>–</td> <td>8 </td> <td> </td> <td>.619 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Auburn_Tigers_men%27s_basketball" title="Auburn Tigers men's basketball">Auburn</a></td> <td>6</td> <td>–</td> <td>7</td> <td> </td> <td>.462</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>–</td> <td>8 </td> <td> </td> <td>.619 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Alabama_Crimson_Tide_men%27s_basketball" title="Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball">Alabama</a></td> <td>6</td> <td>–</td> <td>7</td> <td> </td> <td>.462</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>–</td> <td>9 </td> <td> </td> <td>.571 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Ole_Miss_Rebels_men%27s_basketball" title="Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball">Ole Miss</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>–</td> <td>8</td> <td> </td> <td>.385</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>–</td> <td>11 </td> <td> </td> <td>.560 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Vanderbilt_Commodores_men%27s_basketball" title="Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball">Vanderbilt</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>–</td> <td>8</td> <td> </td> <td>.385</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>–</td> <td>9 </td> <td> </td> <td>.526 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_men%27s_basketball" title="Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball">Mississippi State</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>–</td> <td>8</td> <td> </td> <td>.385</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>–</td> <td>10 </td> <td> </td> <td>.474 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Georgia_Tech_Yellow_Jackets_men%27s_basketball" title="Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball">Georgia Tech</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>–</td> <td>9</td> <td> </td> <td>.308</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>–</td> <td>17 </td> <td> </td> <td>.227 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Georgia_Bulldogs_men%27s_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball">Georgia</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>–</td> <td>10</td> <td> </td> <td>.231</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>–</td> <td>18 </td> <td> </td> <td>.280 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-conference-title"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-legend">Rankings from <a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_rankings" title="1952–53 NCAA men's basketball rankings">AP Poll</a><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="25em"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334650"> <table class="standings-box"> <caption><a href="/wiki/Southern_Conference" title="Southern Conference">1952–53 Southern Conference men's basketball standings</a> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th class="ecol"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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basketball">Wake Forest</a> †</td> <td>12</td> <td>–</td> <td>3</td> <td> </td> <td>.800</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td> </td> <td>.760 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Maryland_Terrapins_men%27s_basketball" title="Maryland Terrapins men's basketball">Maryland</a></td> <td>12</td> <td>–</td> <td>3</td> <td> </td> <td>.800</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>–</td> <td>8 </td> <td> </td> <td>.652 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Mountaineers_men%27s_basketball" title="West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball">West Virginia</a></td> <td>11</td> <td>–</td> <td>3</td> <td> </td> <td>.786</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>–</td> <td>17 </td> <td> </td> <td>.528 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Furman_Paladins_men%27s_basketball" title="Furman Paladins men's basketball">Furman</a></td> <td>10</td> <td>–</td> <td>3</td> <td> </td> <td>.769</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td> </td> <td>.778 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_Duke_Blue_Devils_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1952–53 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team">Duke</a></td> <td>12</td> <td>–</td> <td>4</td> <td> </td> <td>.750</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>–</td> <td>8 </td> <td> </td> <td>.680 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Richmond_Spiders_men%27s_basketball" title="Richmond Spiders men's basketball">Richmond</a></td> <td>13</td> <td>–</td> <td>5</td> <td> </td> <td>.722</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td> </td> <td>.750 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Tar_Heels_men%27s_basketball" title="North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball">North Carolina</a></td> <td>15</td> <td>–</td> <td>6</td> <td> </td> <td>.714</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>–</td> <td>10 </td> <td> </td> <td>.630 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a 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basketball">VMI</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>–</td> <td>14</td> <td> </td> <td>.067</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>–</td> <td>19 </td> <td> </td> <td>.208 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Washington_and_Lee_Generals_men%27s_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington and Lee Generals men's basketball">Washington and Lee</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>–</td> <td>17</td> <td> </td> <td>.056</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>–</td> <td>20 </td> <td> </td> <td>.091 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_The_Citadel_Bulldogs_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="1952–53 The Citadel Bulldogs basketball team">The Citadel</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>–</td> <td>11</td> <td> </td> <td>.000</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>–</td> <td>14 </td> <td> </td> <td>.222 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-conference-title"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-legend">† <a 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<th></th> <th></th> <th><u><abbr title="Wins">W</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Losses">L</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Winning percentage">PCT</abbr></u> </th></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/TCU_Horned_Frogs_men%27s_basketball" title="TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball">TCU</a></td> <td>9</td> <td>–</td> <td>3</td> <td> </td> <td>.750</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>–</td> <td>8 </td> <td> </td> <td>.667 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Rice_Owls_men%27s_basketball" title="Rice Owls men's basketball">Rice</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>–</td> <td>4</td> <td> </td> <td>.667</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td> </td> <td>.714 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Texas_Longhorns_men%27s_basketball" title="Texas Longhorns men's basketball">Texas</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>–</td> <td>4</td> <td> </td> <td>.667</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>–</td> <td>9 </td> <td> </td> <td>.571 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class="subcol">Overall </th></tr> <tr> <th class="tcol"><u>Team</u></th> <th><u><abbr title="Wins">W</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Losses">L</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Winning percentage">PCT</abbr></u></th> <th></th> <th></th> <th><u><abbr title="Wins">W</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Losses">L</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Winning percentage">PCT</abbr></u> </th></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Niagara_Purple_Eagles_men%27s_basketball" title="Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball">Niagara</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>–</td> <td>0</td> <td> </td> <td>1.000</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td> </td> <td>.786 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/St._Bonaventure_Bonnies_men%27s_basketball" title="St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball">St. Bonaventure</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>–</td> <td>3</td> <td> </td> <td>.250</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>–</td> <td>11 </td> <td> </td> <td>.476 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Canisius_Golden_Griffins_men%27s_basketball" title="Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball">Canisius</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>–</td> <td>3</td> <td> </td> <td>.250</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>–</td> <td>14 </td> <td> </td> <td>.391 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-conference-title"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-legend">Rankings from <a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_rankings" title="1952–53 NCAA men's basketball rankings">AP Poll</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td valign="top" width="25em"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334650"> <table class="standings-box"> <caption>1952–53 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings </caption> <tbody><tr> <th class="ecol"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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<th class="tcol"><u>Team</u></th> <th><u><abbr title="Wins">W</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Losses">L</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Winning percentage">PCT</abbr></u></th> <th></th> <th></th> <th><u><abbr title="Wins">W</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Losses">L</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Winning percentage">PCT</abbr></u> </th></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_Connecticut_Huskies_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1952–53 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team">Connecticut</a> </td> <td>5</td> <td>–</td> <td>1</td> <td> </td> <td>.833</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>17</td> <td>–</td> <td>4 </td> <td> </td> <td>.810 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_Rams_men%27s_basketball" title="Rhode Island Rams men's basketball">Rhode Island</a> </td> <td>6</td> <td>–</td> <td>2</td> <td> </td> <td>.750</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>–</td> <td>10 </td> <td> </td> <td>.565 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Maine_Black_Bears_men%27s_basketball" title="Maine Black Bears men's basketball">Maine</a> </td> <td>3</td> <td>–</td> <td>4</td> <td> </td> <td>.429</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>–</td> <td>10 </td> <td> </td> <td>.412 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Vermont_Catamounts_men%27s_basketball" title="Vermont Catamounts men's basketball">Vermont</a> </td> <td>1</td> <td>–</td> <td>2</td> <td> </td> <td>.333</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>–</td> <td>10 </td> <td> </td> <td>.524 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball" title="New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball">New Hampshire</a> </td> <td>2</td> <td>–</td> <td>5</td> <td> </td> <td>.286</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>–</td> <td>10 </td> <td> </td> <td>.444 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/UMass_Minutemen_men%27s_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="UMass Minutemen men's basketball">Massachusetts</a> </td> <td>1</td> <td>–</td> <td>4</td> <td> </td> <td>.200</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>–</td> <td>15 </td> <td> </td> <td>.211 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" style="text-align:left;font-size:smaller"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-conference-title"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="99" class="standings-table-legend"> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Major_independents">Major independents</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1952%E2%80%9353_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Major independents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A total of 44 college teams played as <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_independent_schools" title="NCAA Division I independent schools">major independents</a>. Among them, <a href="/wiki/Seton_Hall_Pirates_men%27s_basketball" title="Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball">Seton Hall</a> (31–2) finished with both the best <a href="/wiki/Winning_percentage" title="Winning percentage">winning percentage</a> (.939) the most wins.<sup id="cite_ref-1953independents_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1953independents-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Although not considered a major independent during the season,<sup id="cite_ref-1953independents_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1953independents-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Southwest_Missouri_State_Bears_men%27s_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="Southwest Missouri State Bears men's basketball">Southwest Missouri State</a> (24–4) played as an independent<sup id="cite_ref-1953independents_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1953independents-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was ranked No. 20 in the season's final <a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP Poll</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table cellpadding="5"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top" width="25em"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334650"> <table class="standings-box"> <caption>1952–53 NCAA men's basketball independents standings </caption> <tbody><tr> <th class="ecol"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:1952%E2%80%9353_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_independents_standings" 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<th></th> <th></th> <th><u><abbr title="Wins">W</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Losses">L</abbr></u></th> <th> </th> <th><u><abbr title="Winning percentage">PCT</abbr></u> </th></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="">No.</abbr> 2 <a href="/wiki/Seton_Hall_Pirates_men%27s_basketball" title="Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball">Seton Hall</a></td> <td></td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>31</td> <td>–</td> <td>2 </td> <td> </td> <td>.939 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="">No.</abbr> 14 <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Chieftains_men%27s_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="Seattle Chieftains men's basketball">Seattle</a></td> <td></td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>29</td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td> </td> <td>.906 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="">No.</abbr> 6 <a href="/wiki/La_Salle_Explorers_men%27s_basketball" title="La Salle Explorers men's basketball">La Salle</a></td> <td></td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>25</td> <td>–</td> <td>3 </td> <td> </td> <td>.893 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="">No.</abbr> 10 <a href="/wiki/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_men%27s_basketball" title="Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball">Notre Dame</a></td> <td></td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td> </td> <td>.792 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Louisville_Cardinals_men%27s_basketball" title="Louisville Cardinals men's basketball">Louisville</a></td> <td></td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>22</td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td> </td> <td>.786 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="">No.</abbr> 13 <a href="/wiki/Holy_Cross_Crusaders_men%27s_basketball" title="Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball">Holy Cross</a></td> <td></td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>20</td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td> </td> <td>.769 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Navy_Midshipmen_men%27s_basketball" title="Navy Midshipmen men's basketball">Navy</a></td> <td></td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>–</td> <td>5 </td> <td> </td> <td>.762 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City_Chiefs_men%27s_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="Oklahoma City Chiefs men's basketball">Oklahoma City</a></td> <td></td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>18</td> <td>–</td> <td>6 </td> <td> </td> <td>.750 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="">No.</abbr> 9 <a href="/wiki/Duquesne_Dukes_men%27s_basketball" title="Duquesne Dukes men's basketball">Duquesne</a></td> <td></td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>21</td> <td>–</td> <td>8 </td> <td> </td> <td>.724 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Villanova_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball" title="Villanova Wildcats men's basketball">Villanova</a></td> <td></td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>–</td> <td>8 </td> <td> </td> <td>.704 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><abbr title="">No.</abbr> 19 <a href="/wiki/DePaul_Blue_Demons_men%27s_basketball" title="DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball">DePaul</a></td> <td></td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>19</td> <td>–</td> <td>9 </td> <td> </td> <td>.679 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/1951%E2%80%9352_Georgetown_Hoyas_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1951–52 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team">Georgetown</a></td> <td></td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>–</td> <td>7 </td> <td> </td> <td>.650 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_men%27s_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball">Penn State</a></td> <td></td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>–</td> <td>9 </td> <td> </td> <td>.625 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Temple_Owls_men%27s_basketball" title="Temple Owls men's basketball">Temple</a></td> <td></td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>–</td> <td>10 </td> <td> </td> <td>.615 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Butler_Bulldogs_men%27s_basketball" title="Butler Bulldogs men's basketball">Butler</a></td> <td></td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>–</td> <td>9 </td> <td> </td> <td>.609 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Lehigh_Mountain_Hawks_men%27s_basketball" title="Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball">Lehigh</a></td> <td></td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>–</td> <td>8 </td> <td> </td> <td>.600 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Baldwin_Wallace_Yellow_Jackets_men%27s_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="Baldwin Wallace Yellow Jackets men's basketball">Baldwin Wallace</a></td> <td></td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>–</td> <td>9 </td> <td> </td> <td>.591 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Army_Cadets_men%27s_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="Army Cadets men's basketball">Army</a></td> <td></td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>–</td> <td>8 </td> <td> </td> <td>.579 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Colgate_University" title="Colgate University">Colgate</a></td> <td></td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>–</td> <td>9 </td> <td> </td> <td>.571 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Muhlenberg_Mules_men%27s_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="Muhlenberg Mules men's basketball">Muhlenberg</a></td> <td></td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>–</td> <td>10 </td> <td> </td> <td>.565 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/St._Joseph%27s_Hawks_men%27s_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Joseph's Hawks men's basketball">St. Joseph's</a></td> <td></td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>–</td> <td>11 </td> <td> </td> <td>.560 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Bradley_Braves_men%27s_basketball" title="Bradley Braves men's basketball">Bradley</a></td> <td></td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>–</td> <td>12 </td> <td> </td> <td>.556 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Dayton_Flyers_men%27s_basketball" title="Dayton Flyers men's basketball">Dayton</a></td> <td></td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>16</td> <td>–</td> <td>13 </td> <td> </td> <td>.552 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Marquette_Warriors_men%27s_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="Marquette Warriors men's basketball">Marquette</a></td> <td></td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>–</td> <td>11 </td> <td> </td> <td>.542 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Panthers_men%27s_basketball" title="Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball">Pittsburgh</a></td> <td></td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>–</td> <td>11 </td> <td> </td> <td>.522 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Drake_Bulldogs_men%27s_basketball" title="Drake Bulldogs men's basketball">Drake</a></td> <td></td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>–</td> <td>12 </td> <td> </td> <td>.520 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Lafayette_Leopards_men%27s_basketball" title="Lafayette Leopards men's basketball">Lafayette</a></td> <td></td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>–</td> <td>12 </td> <td> </td> <td>.520 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Loyola_Wolfpack_men%27s_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="Loyola Wolfpack men's basketball">Loyola (La.)</a></td> <td></td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>–</td> <td>13 </td> <td> </td> <td>.519 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Gonzaga_Bulldogs_men%27s_basketball" title="Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball">Gonzaga</a></td> <td></td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>15</td> <td>–</td> <td>14 </td> <td> </td> <td>.517 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Loyola_Marymount_Lions_men%27s_basketball" title="Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball">Loyola (Calif.)</a></td> <td></td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>14</td> <td>–</td> <td>14 </td> <td> </td> <td>.500 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/John_Carroll_Blue_Streaks_men%27s_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="John Carroll Blue Streaks men's basketball">John Carroll</a></td> <td></td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td>–</td> <td>14 </td> <td> </td> <td>.481 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Xavier_Musketeers_men%27s_basketball" title="Xavier Musketeers men's basketball">Xavier</a></td> <td></td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>–</td> <td>12 </td> <td> </td> <td>.478 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Siena_Saints_men%27s_basketball" title="Siena Saints men's basketball">Siena</a></td> <td></td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>–</td> <td>11 </td> <td> </td> <td>.476 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bowling_Green_Falcons_men%27s_basketball" title="Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball">Bowling Green State</a></span></td> <td></td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>12</td> <td>–</td> <td>15 </td> <td> </td> <td>.444 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Creighton_Bluejays_men%27s_basketball" title="Creighton Bluejays men's basketball">Creighton</a></td> <td></td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>–</td> <td>14 </td> <td> </td> <td>.440 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Cavaliers_men%27s_basketball" title="Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball">Virginia</a></td> <td></td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td>–</td> <td>13 </td> <td> </td> <td>.435 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Miami_Hurricanes_men%27s_basketball" title="Miami Hurricanes men's basketball">Miami (Fla.)</a></td> <td></td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>–</td> <td>12 </td> <td> </td> <td>.429 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Syracuse_Orange_men%27s_basketball" title="Syracuse Orange men's basketball">Syracuse</a></td> <td></td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>–</td> <td>11 </td> <td> </td> <td>.389 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_men%27s_basketball" title="Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball">Rutgers</a></td> <td></td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>–</td> <td>13 </td> <td> </td> <td>.381 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Valparaiso_Beacons_men%27s_basketball" title="Valparaiso Beacons men's basketball">Valparaiso</a></td> <td></td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>9</td> <td>–</td> <td>15 </td> <td> </td> <td>.375 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Loyola_Ramblers_men%27s_basketball" title="Loyola Ramblers men's basketball">Loyola (Ill.)</a></td> <td></td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>8</td> <td>–</td> <td>15 </td> <td> </td> <td>.348 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Boston_College_Eagles_men%27s_basketball" title="Boston College Eagles men's basketball">Boston College</a></td> <td></td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>7</td> <td>–</td> <td>15 </td> <td> </td> <td>.318 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Brown_Bears_men%27s_basketball" title="Brown Bears men's basketball">Brown</a></td> <td></td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>5</td> <td>–</td> <td>14 </td> <td> </td> <td>.263 </td></tr> <tr> <td class="tcol"><a href="/wiki/Bucknell_Bison_men%27s_basketball" title="Bucknell Bison men's basketball">Bucknell</a></td> <td></td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td> </td> <td>–</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>3</td> <td>–</td> <td>16 </td> <td> </td> <td>.158 </td> <td colspan="6" style="text-align:left;"> </td></tr> <tr> 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style="width:150px"> </td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:1px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/LSU_Tigers_men%27s_basketball" title="LSU Tigers men's basketball">LSU</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">67 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="4" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_Indiana_Hoosiers_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1952–53 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team">Indiana</a></b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">80 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>Indiana</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">69 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="2" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Kansas </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">68 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_Kansas_Jayhawks_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1952–53 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team">Kansas</a></b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">79 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_Washington_Huskies_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1952–53 Washington Huskies men's basketball team">Washington</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">53 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td></td><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)">Third place </td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"></td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">LSU </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">69 </td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"></td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>Washington</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">88 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="National_Invitation_tournament">National Invitation tournament</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1952%E2%80%9353_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: National Invitation tournament"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1953_National_Invitation_Tournament" title="1953 National Invitation Tournament">1953 National Invitation Tournament</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Semifinals_&_finals"><span id="Semifinals_.26_finals"></span>Semifinals & finals</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1952%E2%80%9353_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Semifinals & finals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-style:none;font-size:90%;border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0;margin:1em 2em 1em 1em"><tbody><tr><td></td><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)">Semifinals </td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)">Finals </td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="width:1px"></td><td style="width:150px"> </td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:150px"> </td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:1px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/St._John%27s_Red_Storm_men%27s_basketball" title="St. John's Red Storm men's basketball">St. John's</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">64 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="4" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/Duquesne_Dukes_men%27s_basketball" title="Duquesne Dukes men's basketball">Duquesne</a></b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">55 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">St. John's </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">46 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="2" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>Seton Hall</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">58 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/Manhattan_Jaspers_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="Manhattan Jaspers basketball">Manhattan</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">56 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/Seton_Hall_Pirates_men%27s_basketball" title="Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball">Seton Hall</a></b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">74 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td></td><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)">Third place </td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"></td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>Duquesne</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">81 </td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"></td><td></td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Manhattan </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">67 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1952%E2%80%9353_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Consensus_All-American_teams">Consensus All-American teams</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1952%E2%80%9353_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Consensus All-American teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1953_NCAA_Men%27s_Basketball_All-Americans" title="1953 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans">1953 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans</a></div> <table style="width:600px"> <caption><b>Consensus First Team</b> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="width:40%">Player </th> <th bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="width:4%">Position </th> <th bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="width:16%">Class </th> <th bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="width:40%">Team </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Beck" title="Ernie Beck">Ernie Beck</a> </td> <td>F </td> <td>Senior </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Penn_Quakers_men%27s_basketball" title="Penn Quakers men's basketball">Pennsylvania</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Walter_Dukes" title="Walter Dukes">Walter Dukes</a> </td> <td>C </td> <td>Senior </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seton_Hall_Pirates_men%27s_basketball" title="Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball">Seton Hall</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_Gola" title="Tom Gola">Tom Gola</a> </td> <td>F </td> <td>Sophomore </td> <td><a href="/wiki/La_Salle_Explorers_men%27s_basketball" title="La Salle Explorers men's basketball">La Salle</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Houbregs" title="Bob Houbregs">Bob Houbregs</a> </td> <td>F </td> <td>Senior </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_Washington_Huskies_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1952–53 Washington Huskies men's basketball team">Washington</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Johnny_O%27Brien" title="Johnny O'Brien">Johnny O'Brien</a> </td> <td>G </td> <td>Senior </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Redhawks_men%27s_basketball" title="Seattle Redhawks men's basketball">Seattle</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <table style="width:600px"> <caption><b>Consensus Second Team</b> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="width:40%">Player </th> <th bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="width:4%">Position </th> <th bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="width:16%">Class </th> <th bgcolor="#CCCCCC" style="width:40%">Team </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dick_Knostman" title="Dick Knostman">Dick Knostman</a> </td> <td>F </td> <td>Senior </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kansas_State_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball" title="Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball">Kansas State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Pettit" title="Bob Pettit">Bob Pettit</a> </td> <td>C </td> <td>Junior </td> <td><a href="/wiki/LSU_Tigers_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="LSU Tigers basketball">Louisiana State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Richey" title="Joe Richey">Joe Richey</a> </td> <td>G </td> <td>Senior </td> <td><a href="/wiki/BYU_Cougars_men%27s_basketball" title="BYU Cougars men's basketball">Brigham Young</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Don_Schlundt" title="Don Schlundt">Don Schlundt</a> </td> <td>C </td> <td>Sophomore </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_Indiana_Hoosiers_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1952–53 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team">Indiana</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Frank_Selvy" title="Frank Selvy">Frank Selvy</a> </td> <td>G </td> <td>Junior </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Furman_Paladins_men%27s_basketball" title="Furman Paladins men's basketball">Furman</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Major_player_of_the_year_awards">Major player of the year awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1952%E2%80%9353_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Major player of the year awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Helms_Foundation_College_Basketball_Player_of_the_Year" title="Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year">Helms Player of the Year</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Houbregs" title="Bob Houbregs">Bob Houbregs</a>, <a href="/wiki/1952%E2%80%9353_Washington_Huskies_men%27s_basketball_team" title="1952–53 Washington Huskies men's basketball team">Washington</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_major_awards">Other major awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1952%E2%80%9353_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Other major awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/NIT/Haggerty_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NIT/Haggerty Award">NIT/Haggerty Award</a> (Top player in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a> metro area):</b> <a href="/wiki/Walter_Dukes" title="Walter Dukes">Walter Dukes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seton_Hall_Pirates_men%27s_basketball" title="Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball">Seton Hall</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coaching_changes">Coaching changes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1952%E2%80%9353_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Coaching changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Expand_section plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="[icon]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/20px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="14" 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basketball season">1918–19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919%E2%80%9320_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1919–20 NCAA men's basketball season">1919–20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920%E2%80%9321_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1920–21 NCAA men's basketball season">1920–21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921%E2%80%9322_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1921–22 NCAA men's basketball season">1921–22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922%E2%80%9323_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1922–23 NCAA men's basketball season">1922–23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923%E2%80%9324_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1923–24 NCAA men's basketball season">1923–24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924%E2%80%9325_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1924–25 NCAA men's basketball season">1924–25</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925%E2%80%9326_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1925–26 NCAA men's basketball season">1925–26</a></li> <li><a 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season">1933–34</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934%E2%80%9335_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1934–35 NCAA men's basketball season">1934–35</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935%E2%80%9336_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1935–36 NCAA men's basketball season">1935–36</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936%E2%80%9337_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1936–37 NCAA men's basketball season">1936–37</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937%E2%80%9338_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1937–38 NCAA men's basketball season">1937–38</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#009CDE;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_tournament" title="NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;">NCAA Tournament era</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1938%E2%80%9339_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1938–39 NCAA men's basketball season">1938–39</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939%E2%80%9340_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1939–40 NCAA men's basketball season">1939–40</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940%E2%80%9341_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1940–41 NCAA men's basketball season">1940–41</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941%E2%80%9342_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1941–42 NCAA men's basketball season">1941–42</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942%E2%80%9343_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1942–43 NCAA men's basketball season">1942–43</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943%E2%80%9344_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1943–44 NCAA men's basketball season">1943–44</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944%E2%80%9345_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1944–45 NCAA men's basketball season">1944–45</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945%E2%80%9346_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1945–46 NCAA men's basketball season">1945–46</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946%E2%80%9347_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1946–47 NCAA men's basketball season">1946–47</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947%E2%80%9348_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1947–48 NCAA men's basketball season">1947–48</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948%E2%80%9349_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1948–49 NCAA men's basketball season">1948–49</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949%E2%80%9350_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1949–50 NCAA men's basketball season">1949–50</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950%E2%80%9351_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1950–51 NCAA men's basketball season">1950–51</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951%E2%80%9352_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1951–52 NCAA men's basketball season">1951–52</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1952–53</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953%E2%80%9354_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1953–54 NCAA men's basketball season">1953–54</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954%E2%80%9355_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1954–55 NCAA men's basketball season">1954–55</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955%E2%80%9356_NCAA_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1955–56 NCAA men's basketball season">1955–56</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956%E2%80%9357_NCAA_University_Division_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1956–57 NCAA University Division men's basketball season">1956–57</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957%E2%80%9358_NCAA_University_Division_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1957–58 NCAA University Division men's basketball season">1957–58</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958%E2%80%9359_NCAA_University_Division_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1958–59 NCAA University Division men's basketball season">1958–59</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959%E2%80%9360_NCAA_University_Division_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1959–60 NCAA University Division men's basketball season">1959–60</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960%E2%80%9361_NCAA_University_Division_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1960–61 NCAA University Division men's basketball season">1960–61</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961%E2%80%9362_NCAA_University_Division_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1961–62 NCAA University Division men's basketball season">1961–62</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962%E2%80%9363_NCAA_University_Division_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1962–63 NCAA University Division men's basketball season">1962–63</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963%E2%80%9364_NCAA_University_Division_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1963–64 NCAA University Division men's basketball season">1963–64</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964%E2%80%9365_NCAA_University_Division_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1964–65 NCAA University Division men's basketball season">1964–65</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965%E2%80%9366_NCAA_University_Division_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1965–66 NCAA University Division men's basketball season">1965–66</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966%E2%80%9367_NCAA_University_Division_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1966–67 NCAA University Division men's basketball season">1966–67</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967%E2%80%9368_NCAA_University_Division_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1967–68 NCAA University Division men's basketball season">1967–68</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968%E2%80%9369_NCAA_University_Division_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1968–69 NCAA University Division men's basketball season">1968–69</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969%E2%80%9370_NCAA_University_Division_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball season">1969–70</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970%E2%80%9371_NCAA_University_Division_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1970–71 NCAA University Division men's basketball season">1970–71</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_NCAA_University_Division_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1971–72 NCAA University Division men's basketball season">1971–72</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972%E2%80%9373_NCAA_University_Division_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1972–73 NCAA University Division men's basketball season">1972–73</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">1973–74</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974%E2%80%9375_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">1974–75</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">1975–76</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976%E2%80%9377_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">1976–77</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">1977–78</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">1978–79</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979%E2%80%9380_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">1979–80</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">1980–81</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981%E2%80%9382_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">1981–82</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982%E2%80%9383_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">1982–83</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">1983–84</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984%E2%80%9385_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">1984–85</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">1985–86</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">1986–87</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">1987–88</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988%E2%80%9389_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">1988–89</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989%E2%80%9390_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">1989–90</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990%E2%80%9391_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">1990–91</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991%E2%80%9392_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">1991–92</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">1992–93</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">1993–94</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">1994–95</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">1995–96</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">1996–97</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">1997–98</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">1998–99</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">1999–2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">2000–01</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">2001–02</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">2002–03</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">2003–04</a></li> <li><a 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Division I men's basketball season">2010–11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">2011–12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">2012–13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">2013–14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">2014–15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">2015–16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_season" title="2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season">2016–17</a></li> <li><a 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