1941–42 Stanford Indians men's basketball team


The 1941–42 Stanford Indians (now the Cardinal) men's basketball team won their first and only NCAA basketball championship in 1942. Stanford was also retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.[2][3]

1941–42 Stanford Indians men's basketball
PCC Champions
NCAA tournament National champions
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record28–4 (11–1 PCC)
Head coach
Seasons
1941–42 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Oregon State 11 5   .688 18 9   .667
Washington 10 6   .625 18 7   .720
Washington State 9 7   .563 21 8   .724
Oregon 7 9   .438 12 15   .444
Idaho 3 13   .188 12 16   .429
South
Stanford 11 1   .917 28 4   .875
USC 7 5   .583 12 8   .600
California 4 8   .333 11 19   .367
UCLA 2 10   .167 5 18   .217
† Conference playoff series winner
As of 1942[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

NCAA basketball tournament edit

  • West
    • Stanford 53, Rice 47
  • Final Four

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Awards and honors edit

References edit

  1. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "NCAA Division I Mens Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  3. ^ ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 561. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  4. ^ "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More". RotoWire. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  5. ^ "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved March 31, 2008.