Men's collegiate basketball season
1950–51 NCAA Division I men's basketball season |
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Preseason AP No. 1 | None |
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NCAA Tournament | 1951 |
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Tournament dates | March 20 – 27, 1951 |
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National Championship | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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NCAA Champions | Kentucky |
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Helms National Champions | Kentucky |
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Other champions | BYU (NIT) |
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Player of the Year (Helms) | Dick Groat, Duke |
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The 1950–51 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1950, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1951 NCAA basketball tournament championship game on March 27, 1951, at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Kentucky Wildcats won their third NCAA national championship with a 68–58 victory over the Kansas State Wildcats.
Season headlines
- The United Press (later United Press International) Coaches Poll made its debut.
- After a two-season hiatus during which its teams competed as non-major programs, the Border Conference resumed basketball competition as a major conference.
- During January and February 1951, the CCNY point-shaving scandal was revealed. Over the next few months, it results in the arrests of 32 players from seven schools for point shaving in 86 games between 1947 and 1950.[1]
- The NCAA tournament expanded for the first time, from eight to 16 teams.
- Conference champions qualified automatically for the NCAA tournament for the first time.[2]
- Columbia (21–0) became the first undefeated team to play in an NCAA tournament. The Lions lost to Illinois 79-71 in the first round.[2]
Season outlook
Pre-season polls
The Top 20 from the UP Coaches Poll during the pre-season.[3][4]
Conference membership changes
Regular season
Conferences
Conference winners and tournaments
Conference standings
1950–51 Big Seven Conference men's basketball standings | Conf | | | Overall | Team | W | | L | | PCT | | | W | | L | | PCT | No. 4 Kansas State | 11 | – | 1 | | .917 | | | 25 | – | 4 | | .862 | Kansas | 8 | – | 4 | | .667 | | | 16 | – | 8 | | .667 | Missouri | 8 | – | 4 | | .667 | | | 16 | – | 8 | | .667 | Oklahoma | 6 | – | 6 | | .500 | | | 14 | – | 10 | | .583 | Nebraska | 4 | – | 8 | | .333 | | | 9 | – | 14 | | .391 | Iowa State | 3 | – | 9 | | .250 | | | 9 | – | 12 | | .429 | Colorado | 2 | – | 10 | | .167 | | | 4 | – | 20 | | .167 | | Rankings from AP Poll[7] | | | |
1950–51 Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League standings | Conf | | | Overall | Team | W | | L | | PCT | | | W | | L | | PCT | No. 3 Columbia | 12 | – | 0 | | 1.000 | | | 21 | – | 1 | | .955 | Cornell | 10 | – | 2 | | .833 | | | 20 | – | 5 | | .800 | Pennsylvania | 7 | – | 5 | | .583 | | | 19 | – | 8 | | .704 | Princeton | 5 | – | 7 | | .417 | | | 15 | – | 7 | | .682 | Yale | 4 | – | 8 | | .333 | | | 14 | – | 13 | | .519 | Harvard | 3 | – | 9 | | .250 | | | 8 | – | 18 | | .308 | Dartmouth | 1 | – | 11 | | .083 | | | 3 | – | 23 | | .115 | | Rankings from AP Poll | | | |
1950–51 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings | Conf | | | Overall | Team | W | | L | | PCT | | | W | | L | | PCT | No. 2 Oklahoma A&M | 12 | – | 2 | | .857 | | | 29 | – | 6 | | .829 | No. 6 Bradley | 11 | – | 3 | | .786 | | | 32 | – | 6 | | .842 | No. 10 Saint Louis | 11 | – | 3 | | .786 | | | 22 | – | 8 | | .733 | Detroit | 7 | – | 7 | | .500 | | | 17 | – | 14 | | .548 | Wichita Municipal | 5 | – | 9 | | .357 | | | 9 | – | 16 | | .360 | Drake | 4 | – | 10 | | .286 | | | 11 | – | 14 | | .440 | Tulsa | 4 | – | 10 | | .286 | | | 10 | – | 17 | | .370 | Houston | 2 | – | 12 | | .143 | | | 11 | – | 17 | | .393 | | Rankings from AP Poll | | 1950–51 Mountain States Conference men's basketball standings | Conf | | | Overall | Team | W | | L | | PCT | | | W | | L | | PCT | No. 11 BYU | 15 | – | 5 | | .750 | | | 28 | – | 9 | | .757 | Wyoming | 13 | – | 7 | | .650 | | | 26 | – | 11 | | .703 | Utah | 12 | – | 8 | | .600 | | | 23 | – | 13 | | .639 | Denver | 8 | – | 12 | | .400 | | | 14 | – | 16 | | .467 | Colorado A&M | 6 | – | 14 | | .300 | | | 13 | – | 20 | | .394 | Utah State | 6 | – | 14 | | .300 | | | 12 | – | 22 | | .353 | | Rankings from AP Poll | | |
1950–51 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings | Conf | | | Overall | Team | W | | L | | PCT | | | W | | L | | PCT | North | No. 15 Washington † | 11 | – | 5 | | .688 | | | 24 | – | 6 | | .800 | Oregon | 10 | – | 6 | | .625 | | | 18 | – | 13 | | .581 | Washington State | 7 | – | 9 | | .438 | | | 17 | – | 15 | | .531 | Idaho | 6 | – | 10 | | .375 | | | 15 | – | 14 | | .517 | Oregon State | 6 | – | 10 | | .375 | | | 14 | – | 18 | | .438 | South | UCLA | 8 | – | 4 | | .667 | | | 19 | – | 10 | | .655 | No. 19 USC | 8 | – | 4 | | .667 | | | 21 | – | 6 | | .778 | Stanford | 5 | – | 7 | | .417 | | | 12 | – | 14 | | .462 | California | 3 | – | 9 | | .250 | | | 16 | – | 16 | | .500 | | † Conference playoff series winner Rankings from AP Poll | | | |
1950–51 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings | Conf | | | Overall | Team | W | | L | | PCT | | | W | | L | | PCT | TCU | 8 | – | 4 | | .667 | | | 16 | – | 9 | | .640 | Texas A&M | 8 | – | 4 | | .667 | | | 17 | – | 12 | | .586 | Texas | 8 | – | 4 | | .667 | | | 13 | – | 14 | | .481 | Arkansas | 7 | – | 5 | | .583 | | | 13 | – | 11 | | .542 | SMU | 6 | – | 6 | | .500 | | | 14 | – | 10 | | .583 | Baylor | 3 | – | 9 | | .250 | | | 8 | – | 16 | | .333 | Rice | 2 | – | 10 | | .167 | | | 8 | – | 15 | | .348 | | Rankings from AP Poll | | 1950–51 Western New York Little Three Conference men's basketball standings | Conf | | | Overall | Team | W | | L | | PCT | | | W | | L | | PCT | St. Bonaventure | 3 | – | 1 | | .750 | | | 19 | – | 6 | | .760 | Niagara | 2 | – | 2 | | .500 | | | 18 | – | 10 | | .643 | Canisius | 1 | – | 3 | | .250 | | | 15 | – | 10 | | .600 | | Rankings from AP Poll | | |
Major independents
A total of 44 college teams played as major independents. Among them, Dayton (27–5) finished with both the best winning percentage (.844) and the most wins.[9][10]
Conference | Regular season winner[11] | Conference player of the year | Conference tournament | Tournament venue (City) | Tournament winner |
Middle Three Conference | Rutgers | None selected | No Tournament |
NOTE: Despite its name, the Middle Three Conference was an informal scheduling alliance rather than a true conference, and its members played as independents. In 1950–51, Rutgers finished with the best record in games played between the three members.[10]
Statistical leaders
Post-season tournaments
NCAA tournament
Semifinals & finals
National Invitation tournament
Semifinals & finals
Awards
Consensus All-American teams
Major player of the year awards
Other major awards
Coaching changes
A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.
References
- ^ Goldstein, Joe, "Explosion: 1951 scandals threaten college hoops" - ESPN - November 19, 2003
- ^ a b "Playing Rules History" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. p. 11. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. p. 836. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- ^ "1977 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
- ^ 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09
- ^ sports-reference.com 1950-51 Big Seven Conference Season Summary
- ^ sports-reference.com 1950-51 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
- ^ "1950-51 Men's Independent Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- ^ a b "1950-51 Men's Middle Three Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- ^ "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
- ^ "2021 John Carroll Blue Streaks men's basketball history & records guide, page 28" (PDF). John Carroll Blue Streaks. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
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