1943–44 NCAA men's basketball rankings

August 2023 1943 image Utah The 1943–44 NCAA men's basketball rankings included rankings of teams by the Dunkel System and the Helms Athletic Foundation. Converse-Dunkel Basketball Forecast The Dunkel System college basketball ratings were released throughout the season. The final post-tournament ratings were released in May 1944, with undefeated Army ahead of NCAA tournament winner Utah. Leading college teams Final May 1944May 28, 1944 Converse-Dunkel Basketball Forecast — 1943–44 Final Rating https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-joseph-news-press-1944-converse-dunk/177782338/ St. Joseph News-Press Leading College Teams: 1. Army 76.9; 2. Utah 74.3; 3. Kentucky 73.5; [...] St. John's N.Y. 69.7 Army – 76.9 Utah – 74.3 Kentucky – 73.5 DePaul – 72.3 Western Michigan – 72.2 Dartmouth – 71.2 Ohio State – 70.9 Illinois – 70.8 Notre Dame – 70.5 Northwestern – 69.9 Helms Athletic Foundation The Helms Athletic Foundation released its top four teams in April 1944, ranking undefeated Army above NCAA champion Utah, Kentucky, and NCAA runner-up Dartmouth. Final April 1944Fraley Oscar United Press April 6, 1944 In Cage Selections Made By Helms Foundation Army Is Voted Top Quintet https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-19431944-helms/137403002/ The Cincinnati Enquirer New York Cincinnati December 25, 2023 Army was rated as the nation's No. 1 team despite the fact that Utah's Cinderella Kids won mythical national honors in postseason tournament play which was ruled out for the Cadets. Army Utah Kentucky Dartmouth Premo Power Poll In 1995, the Premo Power Poll was published in The Encyclopedia of College Basketball.Douchant Mike 1995 Encyclopedia of College Basketball 17–22 https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofco00douc/page/17/ Detroit Visible Ink Press 0-8103-9483-9 PREMO POWER POLL: The first wire-service national poll wasn't conducted until the 1948–49 season by the Associated Press. In an attempt to recognize some of the premier teams in the history of men's college basketball before that time, Patrick M. Premo, a professor of accounting at St. Bonaventure, analyzed every season since 1892–93.40 Undefeated Army earned the No. 1 spot in the ranking. Final 1995 Army Utah Kentucky DePaul Dartmouth St. John's Oklahoma State Bowling Green Rice Ohio State Western Michigan Iowa State Gonzaga Washington Muhlenberg Denison Northwestern Illinois Miami (OH) Navy References Rankings Category:College men's basketball rankings in the United States