The 1925–26 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1925, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded in March 1926.

Season headlines

Conference membership changes

School Former conference New conference
Oklahoma A&M Aggies Southwest Conference Missouri Valley Conference
USC Trojans Independent Pacific Coast Conference
Union Dutchmen Independent Non-major basketball program
VMI Keydets Independent Southern Conference

Regular season

Conference winners and tournaments

Conference Regular
season winner[3]
Conference
player of the year
Conference
tournament
Tournament
venue (City)
Tournament
winner
Big Ten ConferenceIndiana, Iowa, Michigan, & PurdueNone selectedNo Tournament
Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball LeagueColumbiaNone selectedNo Tournament
Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationKansasNone selectedNo Tournament
Pacific Coast ConferenceOregon (North);
California (South)
No Tournament;
California defeated Oregon in best-of-three conference championship playoff series
Rocky Mountain Athletic ConferenceColorado Agricultural & Colorado State Normal (Eastern);
Utah & Utah Agricultural (Western)
No Tournament
Southern ConferenceKentuckyNone selected1926 Southern Conference men's basketball tournamentMunicipal Auditorium
(Atlanta, Georgia)
North Carolina[4]
Southwest ConferenceArkansasNone selectedNo Tournament

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 1925–26 season.[5]

Player Team
Jack CobbNorth Carolina
George DixonCalifornia
Richard DoyleMichigan
Emanuel GoldblattPennsylvania
Gale GordonKansas
Vic HansonSyracuse
Carl LoebPrinceton
Al PetersonKansas
George SpradlingPurdue
Algot WestergrenOregon

Major player of the year awards

Coaching changes

References

  1. Scott, Jon (November 9, 2010). "The truth behind the Helms Committee". Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  2. ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 526, 529–587. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  3. "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
  4. 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09
  5. The Association for Professional Basketball Research "NCAA All-American Teams, 1919–20 to 1998–99"
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