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.
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- 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]
Pre-season polls
The Top 20 from the UP Coaches Poll during the pre-season.[3][4]
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Conferences
Conference winners and tournaments
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Conference standings
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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 |
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1950–51 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
| Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | PCT | | | W | | L | | PCT |
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 |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
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National Invitation tournament
Consensus All-American teams
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Major player of the year awards
A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.
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