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1948-49 Men's College Basketball Season Summary

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National Champion: Kentucky

Final Four: Illinois, Kentucky, Oklahoma State and Oregon State

Consensus Player of the Year: Tony Lavelli

AP First #1: Saint Louis

AP Final #1: Kentucky

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Conference Summary

Conference Summary Table
Rk	Conference	Schls	W	L	W-L%	AP	NCAA	FF	Regular Season Champ	Tournament Champ
1	Big Seven Conference	7	79	82	.491	0	0	0	Nebraska, Oklahoma
2	Big Ten Conference	10	131	85	.606	1	1	1	Illinois
3	Independent	42	593	424	.583	0	1	0
4	Ivy League	7	93	77	.547	0	1	0	Yale
5	Metropolitan New York Conference	7	99	76	.566	0	0	0	Manhattan, St. John's (NY)
6	Mid-American Conference	6	76	64	.543	1	0	0	Cincinnati
7	Middle Atlantic States Conference North	5	62	56	.525	0	0	0	Lafayette, Muhlenberg
8	Middle Three Conference	1	14	12	.538	0	0	0	Rutgers
9	Missouri Valley Conference	6	99	66	.600	1	1	1	Oklahoma State
10	Mountain States Athletic Conference	6	112	88	.560	0	1	0	Wyoming
11	Ohio Valley Conference	2	48	14	.774	0	0	0	Western Kentucky	Western Kentucky
12	Pacific Coast Conference	9	154	114	.575	0	1	1	Oregon State (North)
13	Southeastern Conference	12	177	126	.584	0	1	1	Kentucky	Kentucky
14	Southern Conference	16	198	191	.509	0	0	0	NC State	NC State
15	Southwest Conference	7	79	91	.465	0	1	0	Arkansas, Baylor, Rice
16	Western New York Little Three Conference	3	58	27	.682	0	0	0	Niagara
17	Yankee Conference	1	16	6	.727	0	0	0	Connecticut

Award Winners

Consensus All-America Teams

Statistical coverage for seasons prior to 1992-93 is mostly complete, however there are a small number of unknown player records.

Season Leaders

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