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1926–27 NCAA men's basketball season
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.
| 1926–27 NCAA men's basketball season |
|---|
| 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.
- In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected Notre Dame as its national champion for the 1926–27 season.
- In 2009, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected California as its top-ranked team for the 1926–27 season.
| Conference | Regular season winner | Conference player of the year | Conference tournament | Tournament venue (City) | Tournament winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ten Conference | Michigan | None selected | No Tournament | ||
| Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League | Dartmouth | None selected | No Tournament | ||
| Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Kansas | None selected | No Tournament | ||
| Pacific Coast Conference | Oregon (North);California (South) | No Tournament;California defeated Oregon in best-of-three conference championship playoff series | |||
| Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | Colorado College (Eastern);Montana State (Western) | No Tournament | |||
| Southern Conference | South Carolina | None selected | 1927 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament | Municipal Auditorium(Atlanta, Georgia) | Vanderbilt |
| Southwest Conference | Arkansas | None selected | No Tournament |
A total of 93 college teams played as major independents. Notre Dame (19–1) had the highest winning percentage (.950) and West Texas State (23–3) finished with the most wins.
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.
| 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 |
- Helms Player of the Year: Vic Hanson, Syracuse (retroactive selection in 1944)
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A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.
| Team | FormerCoach | InterimCoach | NewCoach | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
| 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 |
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