1916–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season | |
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Helms National Champions | Washington State (retroactive selection in 1943) |
Player of the Year (Helms) | Ray Woods, Illinois (retroactive selection in 1944) |
The 1916–17 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1916, progressed through the regular season, and concluded in March 1917.
Season headlines
- In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected Washington State as its national champion for the 1916–17 season.[1]
- In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Washington State as its national champion for the 1916–17 season.[2]
Conference membership changes
School | Former Conference | New Conference |
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Oregon Webfoots | No basketball team | Pacific Coast Conference |
Southwestern Pirates | Southwest Conference | No major basketball program |
Stanford Indians | Independent | Pacific Coast Conference |
NOTE: Although Oregon joined the Pacific Coast Conference in 1915, it did not field a basketball team during the 1915–16 season, and its first season of Pacific Coast Conference play was 1916–17.
Regular season
Conferences
Conference winners
Conference | Regular Season Winner[3] |
Conference Player of the Year |
Conference Tournament |
Tournament Venue (City) |
Tournament Winner |
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Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League | Yale | None selected | No Tournament | ||
Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Kansas State | None selected | No Tournament | ||
Pacific Coast Conference | Washington State | None selected | No Tournament | ||
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | Colorado College | No Tournament | |||
Southwest Conference | Texas | None selected | No Tournament | ||
Western Conference | Illinois & Minnesota | None selected | No Tournament |
Conference standings
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Independents
A total of 129 college teams played as major independents. Among independents that played at least 10 games, Navy (11–0) and Washington and Lee (13–0) were undefeated, and Louisiana State (20–2) and Trinity (20–4) finished with the most wins.[4]
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Statistical leaders
Awards
Helms College Basketball All-Americans
The practice of selecting a Consensus All-American Team did not begin until the 1928–29 season. The Helms Athletic Foundation later retroactively selected a list of All-Americans for the 1916–17 season.[5]
Major player of the year awards
- Helms Player of the Year: Ray Woods, Illinois (retroactive selection in 1944)
References
- ^ Scott, Jon (November 9, 2010). "The truth behind the Helms Committee". Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
- ^ "1916-17 Men's Independent Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ The Association for Professional Basketball Research "NCAA All-American Teams, 1919–20 to 1998–99"