1926–27 NCAA men's basketball season

Men's collegiate basketball season August 2023 March 2026 1926 Notre Dame (retroactive selection in 1943) Vic Hanson, Syracuse (retroactive selection in 1944) The 1926–27 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1926, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded in March 1927. Season headlines In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected Notre Dame as its national champion for the 1926–27 season.Jon Scott Nov 9, 2010 The truth behind the Helms Committee http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/helms.html 2015-12-14 In 2009, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected California as its top-ranked team for the 1926–27 season.ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game ESPN ESPN Books New York, NY 2009 526, 529–587 978-0-345-51392-2 Regular season Conferences Conference winners and tournaments ConferenceRegular season winnerhttp://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2009/Standings.pdf 2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section 2009 NCAA 2009-02-14Conference player of the yearConference tournamentTournament venue (City)Tournament winnerBig Ten Conference Michigan None selected No TournamentEastern Intercollegiate Basketball League Dartmouth None selected No TournamentMissouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association Kansas None selected No TournamentPacific Coast Conference Oregon (North);California (South) No Tournament;California defeated Oregon in best-of-three conference championship playoff seriesRocky Mountain Athletic Conference Colorado College (Eastern);Montana State (Western) No TournamentSouthern Conference South Carolina None selected 1927 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Municipal Auditorium(Atlanta, Georgia) Vanderbilt2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section https://web.archive.org/web/20110930163611/http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/files/0809mbkguide/standingsandresults.pdf?SPSID=35819&SPID=1798&DB_OEM_ID=4000 September 30, 2011 , Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09Southwest Conference Arkansas None selected No Tournament Conference standings Independents A total of 93 college teams played as major independents. Notre Dame (19–1) had the highest winning percentage (.950) and 1926 West Texas A&M University West Texas A&M Buffaloes West Texas State (23–3) finished with the most wins.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/independent/men/1927.html Sports Reference 1926-27 Men's Independent Season Summary July 30, 2024 Awards Helms College Basketball All-Americans 1927 NCAA Men's 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 1926–27 season.The Association for Professional Basketball Research "NCAA All-American Teams, 1919–20 to 1998–99" Player Team Syd Corenman Creighton George Dixon California Vic Hanson Syracuse John Lorch Columbia Ross McBurney Wichita John Nyikos Notre Dame Bennie Oosterbaan Michigan Gerald Spohn Washburn Cat Thompson Montana State Harry Wilson Army Major player of the year awards Helms Player of the Year: Vic Hanson, Syracuse (retroactive selection in 1944) Coaching changes May 2021 A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended. TeamFormerCoachInterimCoachNewCoachReason Clemson Tink Gillam Josh Cody Colorado Agricultural Rudy Lavik Joe Ryan Left to coach at Northern Arizona. Connecticut Sumner Dole Louis Alexander Furman Billy Laval Rock Norman George Washington James Lemon Harry W. Crum Georgetown John O'Reilly Elmer Ripley O'Reilly retired after the end of the season.http://www.hoyabasketball.com/coaches/bb-coach.htm The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Head Coaches 2014-01-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20170527235527/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/coaches/bb-coach.htm 2017-05-27 dead Idaho Dave MacMillan Richard Fox MacMillan left to coach at Minnesota Illinois State Don Karnes Joe Cogdal Indiana State David Glascock Wally Marks Kentucky Basil Hayden John Mauer Marshall Bill Strickling Johnny Stuart Minnesota Harold Taylor Dave MacMillan Mississippi A&M Bernie Bierman Ray G. Dauber New Mexico A&M Arthur Burkholder Ted Coffman Niagara Pete Dwyer William McCarthy Northern Arizona State Emzy Harvey Lynch Rudy Lavik Northwestern Maury Kent Dutch Lonborg Rice Franklyn Ashcraft Russell Daughtery Saint Louis Squint Hunter Harry Reget South Carolina Branch Bocock A. Burnet Stoney St. Bonaventure Jack Flavin Frederick V. Ostergren St. John's John Crenny Buck Freeman Texas E. J. Stewart Mysterious Walker Aggies Dana X. Bible Charles Bassett Texas Tech Grady Higginbotham Victor Payne USC Les Turner Leo Calland Utah Ike Armstrong Vadal Peterson Valparaiso Conrad Moll Earl Scott Vanderbilt Josh Cody Johnny Floyd Cody left to coach at Clemson. Virginia Tech Henry Redd Bud Moore References 2