Coaches were permitted to speak to players during time-outs . Previously, under a rule in place since the 1910–11 season , no coaching of players had been permitted during the progress of a game.[ 1]
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Conference winners and tournaments
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Conference standings
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1948–49 Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
No. 11 Yale
9
–
3
.750
22
–
8
.733
Columbia
8
–
4
.667
14
–
6
.700
Pennsylvania
8
–
4
.667
15
–
8
.652
Princeton
8
–
4
.667
13
–
9
.591
Cornell
5
–
7
.417
11
–
15
.423
Dartmouth
4
–
8
.333
15
–
11
.577
Harvard
0
–
12
.000
3
–
20
.130
Rankings from AP Poll
1948–49 Middle Atlantic States Conference North men's basketball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
Lafayette
6
–
2
.750
20
–
9
.690
Muhlenberg
6
–
2
.750
17
–
8
.680
Gettysburg
5
–
3
.625
16
–
10
.615
Lehigh
3
–
5
.375
7
–
11
.389
Bucknell
0
–
8
.000
2
–
18
.100
Rankings from AP Poll
1948–49 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
No. 2 Oklahoma A&M
9
–
1
.900
23
–
5
.821
No. 3 Saint Louis
8
–
2
.800
22
–
4
.846
No. 7 Bradley
6
–
4
.600
27
–
8
.771
Drake
4
–
6
.400
13
–
13
.500
Wichita State
3
–
7
.300
10
–
16
.385
Tulsa
0
–
10
.000
4
–
20
.167
Rankings from AP Poll
1948–49 Mountain States Conference men's basketball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
No. 17 Wyoming
15
–
5
.750
25
–
10
.714
No. 12 Utah
14
–
6
.700
24
–
8
.750
Denver
13
–
7
.650
18
–
15
.545
BYU
11
–
9
.550
21
–
13
.618
Utah State
4
–
16
.200
10
–
21
.323
Colorado State
3
–
17
.150
14
–
21
.400
Rankings from AP Poll
1948–49 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
Oregon State †
12
–
4
.750
24
–
12
.667
Washington State
8
–
8
.500
21
–
9
.700
Oregon
7
–
9
.438
12
–
18
.400
Idaho
7
–
9
.438
17
–
15
.531
Washington
6
–
10
.375
11
–
15
.423
No. 15 UCLA
10
–
2
.833
22
–
7
.759
USC
8
–
4
.667
14
–
10
.583
Stanford
5
–
7
.417
19
–
9
.679
California
1
–
11
.083
14
–
19
.424
† Conference playoff series winner Rankings from AP Poll
1948–49 Western New York Little Three Conference men's basketball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
Niagara
3
–
1
.750
24
–
7
.774
Canisius
2
–
2
.500
16
–
12
.571
St. Bonaventure
1
–
3
.250
18
–
8
.692
Rankings from AP Poll
A total of 43 college teams played as major independents . Villanova (23–4) had the best winning percentage (.852). San Francisco (25–5) and Loyola of Illinois (25–6) finished with the most wins.[ 10] [ 11]
Although not considered a major independent during the season,[ 10] Hamline (28–3) played as an independent[ 10] and was ranked No. 19 in the season's final AP Poll .[ 12]
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 play among the three member schools in 1948–49, Rutgers finished with a 3–1 record in games played between the three members.[ 14]
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Post-season tournaments
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Third Place – Illinois 57, Oregon State 53
National Invitation tournament
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Third Place – Bowling Green State 82, Bradley 77
Consensus All-American teams
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Major player of the year awards
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