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1940–41 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
Iowa State
7
–
3
.700
15
–
4
.789
Kansas
7
–
3
.700
12
–
6
.667
Nebraska
6
–
4
.600
8
–
10
.444
Oklahoma
5
–
5
.500
6
–
12
.333
Kansas State
3
–
7
.300
6
–
12
.333
Missouri
2
–
8
.200
6
–
10
.375
1940–41 Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
Dartmouth
10
–
2
.833
19
–
5
.792
Cornell
9
–
3
.750
17
–
6
.739
Columbia
8
–
4
.667
11
–
5
.688
Harvard
4
–
8
.333
10
–
9
.526
Yale
4
–
8
.333
10
–
12
.455
Princeton
4
–
8
.333
10
–
13
.435
Penn
3
–
9
.250
5
–
12
.294
1940–41 Mountain States Conference men's basketball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
Wyoming
10
–
2
.833
14
–
6
.700
Utah
9
–
3
.750
14
–
7
.667
Colorado
7
–
5
.583
10
–
6
.625
BYU
6
–
6
.500
14
–
9
.609
Colorado State
4
–
8
.333
10
–
9
.526
Denver
4
–
8
.333
8
–
9
.471
Utah State
2
–
10
.167
5
–
16
.238
1940–41 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
Washington State †
13
–
3
.813
26
–
6
.813
Oregon State
9
–
7
.563
19
–
9
.679
Oregon
7
–
9
.438
18
–
18
.500
Washington
7
–
9
.438
12
–
13
.480
Idaho
4
–
12
.250
14
–
15
.483
Stanford
10
–
2
.833
21
–
5
.808
California
6
–
6
.500
15
–
12
.556
USC
6
–
6
.500
15
–
10
.600
UCLA
2
–
10
.167
6
–
20
.231
† Conference playoff series winner
1940–41 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
Arkansas
12
–
0
1.000
20
–
3
.870
Rice
8
–
4
.667
18
–
6
.750
Texas
7
–
5
.583
14
–
10
.583
SMU
6
–
6
.500
10
–
10
.500
Baylor
6
–
6
.500
10
–
12
.455
Texas A&M
3
–
9
.250
7
–
13
.350
TCU
0
–
12
.000
5
–
16
.238
A total of 73 college teams played as major independents . LIU (25–2) had the best winning percentage (.926) and finished with the most wins.[ 8]
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