The 1939–40 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1939, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1940 NCAA basketball tournament Championship Game on March 30, 1940, at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The Indiana Hoosiers won their first NCAA national championship with a 60–42 victory over the Kansas Jayhawks.
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After a foul, teams received the option of either taking a free throw or taking the ball at mid-court.[1]
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NOTE: Columbia left the Metropolitan New York Conference while retaining membership in the Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League. It was a member of both from 1933 until 1939.
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Conference winners and tournaments
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1939–40 Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League standings
| Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | PCT | | | W | | L | | PCT |
Dartmouth | 11 | – | 1 | | .917 | | | 15 | – | 6
| | .714 |
Princeton | 8 | – | 4 | | .667 | | | 14 | – | 8
| | .636 |
Yale | 7 | – | 5 | | .583 | | | 13 | – | 6
| | .684 |
Cornell | 7 | – | 5 | | .583 | | | 10 | – | 13
| | .435 |
Columbia | 4 | – | 8 | | .333 | | | 5 | – | 12
| | .294 |
Harvard | 3 | – | 9 | | .250 | | | 5 | – | 14
| | .263 |
Penn | 2 | – | 10 | | .167 | | | 5 | – | 13
| | .278 |
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1939–40 Mountain States Conference men's basketball standings
| Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | PCT | | | W | | L | | PCT |
Colorado | 11 | – | 1 | | .917 | | | 17 | – | 4
| | .810 |
Utah | 8 | – | 4 | | .667 | | | 19 | – | 4
| | .826 |
BYU | 7 | – | 5 | | .583 | | | 17 | – | 8
| | .680 |
Utah State | 7 | – | 5 | | .583 | | | 11 | – | 7
| | .611 |
Wyoming | 3 | – | 9 | | .250 | | | 6 | – | 10
| | .375 |
Colorado State | 3 | – | 9 | | .250 | | | 6 | – | 12
| | .333 |
Denver | 3 | – | 9 | | .250 | | | 6 | – | 15
| | .286 |
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1939–40 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
| Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | PCT | | | W | | L | | PCT |
Oregon State | 12 | – | 4 | | .750 | | | 27 | – | 11
| | .711 |
Oregon | 10 | – | 6 | | .625 | | | 19 | – | 12
| | .613 |
Washington State | 9 | – | 7 | | .563 | | | 23 | – | 10
| | .697 |
Washington | 6 | – | 10 | | .375 | | | 10 | – | 15
| | .400 |
Idaho | 3 | – | 13 | | .188 | | | 11 | – | 15
| | .423 |
USC † | 10 | – | 2 | | .833 | | | 20 | – | 3
| | .870 |
Stanford | 6 | – | 6 | | .500 | | | 14 | – | 9
| | .609 |
California | 5 | – | 7 | | .417 | | | 15 | – | 17
| | .469 |
UCLA | 3 | – | 9 | | .250 | | | 8 | – | 17
| | .320 |
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1939–40 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
| Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | PCT | | | W | | L | | PCT |
Rice | 10 | – | 2 | | .833 | | | 25 | – | 4
| | .862 |
Texas | 8 | – | 4 | | .667 | | | 18 | – | 5
| | .783 |
Baylor | 7 | – | 5 | | .583 | | | 12 | – | 9
| | .571 |
Arkansas | 6 | – | 6 | | .500 | | | 12 | – | 10
| | .545 |
Texas A&M | 5 | – | 7 | | .417 | | | 11 | – | 11
| | .500 |
SMU | 5 | – | 7 | | .417 | | | 7 | – | 13
| | .350 |
TCU | 1 | – | 11 | | .083 | | | 7 | – | 16
| | .304 |
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Major independents
A total of 66 college teams played as major independents. Seton Hall (19–0) was undefeated, and Marshall (26–3) finished with the most wins.[8]
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National Invitation tournament
Consensus All-American teams
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Major player of the year awards
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ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. pp. 526, 529–587. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.