From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

Eastern Intercollegiate Conference

Field	Value
name	Eastern Intercollegiate Conference
color	Yellow
logo_size	150
founded	1932
dissolved	1939
association	NCAA
division	Division I (post-1973 equivalent)
teams	5 (1932-33 and 1934-35)
6 (1933-34; 1935-36 through 1938-39)
sports	College basketball
map	Eastern Intercollegiate Conference map.PNG
map_size	250

6 (1933-34; 1935-36 through 1938-39)

The Eastern Intercollegiate Conference (EIC) was an athletic conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States. The conference sponsored men's college basketball and existed from 1932 to 1939, with teams in the District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

The 1937–1938 conference champion, Temple, went on to win the 1938 National Invitation Tournament.

Although the Associated Press described the conference as "one of the best in the nation," its members agreed to disband it at the end of the 1938–1939 season because geographical problems had made scheduling difficult.

Member schools

Over its seven seasons of existence, the conferences membership varied between five and six schools each season.

Final members

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	Left	Current
conference
Carnegie Institute of Technology	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	1900	Nonsectarian	10,875	Tartans	1932	1939	University (UAA)
Georgetown University	Washington, D.C.	1789	Catholic
(Jesuit)	19,371	Hoyas	1932	1939	Big East
Pennsylvania State University	State College, Pennsylvania	1855	Public	45,901	Nittany Lions	1935	1939	Big Ten (B1G)
University of Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	1787	Public	28,664	Panthers	1932	1939	Atlantic Coast (ACC)
Temple University	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1884	State related	39,755	Owls	1932	1939	The American
West Virginia University	Morgantown, West Virginia	1867	Public	26,839	Mountaineers	1932	1939	Big 12

;Notes:

Other members

Institution	Location	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Nickname	Joined	Left	Current
conference
Bucknell University	Lewisburg, Pennsylvania	1846	Nonsectarian	3,650	Bison	1933	1934	Patriot

;Notes:

Membership timeline

DateFormat = yyyy ImageSize = width:900 height:auto barincrement:20

Period = from:1932 till:1939 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal PlotArea = right:20 left:0 bottom:50 top:5 # to display a count on left side of graph, use "left:20" to suppress the count, use "left:20" Colors = id:barcolor value:rgb(0.99,0.7,0.9) id:line value:black id:bg value:white

id:Full value:rgb(0.631,0.616,0.741) # Use this color to denote a team that is a member in all sports id:FullxF value:rgb(0.551,0.824,0.777) # Use this color to denote a team that is a member in all sports except for football id:AssocF value:rgb(0.98,0.5,0.445) # Use this color to denote a team that is a member for football only id:AssocOS value:rgb(0.5,0.691,0.824) # Use this color to denote a team that is a member for another sport only id:OtherC1 value:rgb(0.996,0.996,0.699) # Use this color to denote a team that has moved in another conference id:OtherC2 value:rgb(0.988,0.703,0.383) # Use this color to denote a team that has moved in another conference when the other color has already been used

PlotData= width:15 textcolor:black shift:(5,-5) anchor:from fontsize:s

bar:1 color:FullxF from:1932 till:end text:Carnegie Tech (1932–1939)

bar:2 color:FullxF from:1932 till:end text:Georgetown (1932–1939)

bar:3 color:FullxF from:1932 till:end text:Pittsburgh (1932–1939)

bar:4 color:FullxF from:1932 till:end text:Temple (1932–1939)

bar:5 color:FullxF from:1932 till:end text:West Virginia (1932–1939)

bar:6 color:OtherC1 from:1932 till:1933 text:Independent bar:6 color:FullxF from:1933 till:1934 text:Bucknell (1933–1934) bar:6 color:OtherC1 from:1934 till:end text:Independent

bar:7 color:OtherC1 from:1932 till:1935 text:Independent bar:7 color:FullxF from:1935 till:end text:Penn State (1935–1939)

ScaleMajor = gridcolor:line unit:year increment:1 start:1932 TextData = fontsize:M textcolor:black pos:(0,30) tabs:(400-center) text:^"Eastern Intercollegiate Conference Membership History"

If the chart uses more than one bar color, add a legend by selecting the appropriate fields from the following six options (use only the colors that are used in the graphic.) Leave a blank line after the end of the timeline, then add a line with the selected values from the list, separated by a space.

Champions

The conference championships were determined by the best regular season conference records except in the event of teams having identical conference records. In the case of such ties, the conference championship was decided by a one-game playoff championship game at the conclusion of the regular conference season. Conference championships were decided by this playoff game in 1935, 1936, and 1937. However, following the 1938–1939 season, no playoff game was held despite identical records held by Carnegie Tech and Georgetown, and the two schools were declared co-champions for the season.

Pittsburgh dominated the conference results with four championships in the conferences seven seasons, winning the first two seasons by having the best regular-season record and winning championship playoff games in 1935 and 1937, but losing the 1936 championship playoff game.

1932–1933 Pittsburgh
1933–1934 Pittsburgh
1934–1935 Pittsburgh*
1935–1936 Carnegie Tech*
1936–1937 Pittsburgh*
1937–1938 Temple
1938–1939 Carnegie Tech/Georgetown**

Conference title decided by a playoff game

** No playoff game held. The two teams were declared co-champions based on identical regular-season conference records.

Scoring record

During the 1937–1938 season, Carnegie Tech′s Melvin Cratsley set the league′s single-game scoring record in men's basketball with 34 points against West Virginia. He scored 12 field goals during the game, ten of them on tip-ins or by shooting from directly beneath the hoop and the other two on set shots from inside the free throw line.

Season standings

Each team played each other team in the conference twice each season in a home-and-home schedule except for the 1933–1934 season, when Bucknell, Carnegie Tech, and Pittsburgh did not play a complete 10-game home-and-home schedule for the season.

1932–1933

1932-33	Conference	Overall	W-L	Pct.	GB
Pittsburgh	7–1	.875	–	17–5	.773
Temple	5–3	.625	2	15–6	.714
Carnegie Tech	4–4	.500	3	4–5	.444
Georgetown	3–5	.375	4	6–11	.353
West Virginia	1–7	.125	6	10–14	.417

1933–1934

1933-34	Conference	Overall	W-L	Pct.	GB
Pittsburgh	8–0	1.000	–	18–4	.818
West Virginia	7–3	.700	2	14–5	.737
Georgetown	5–5	.500	4	12–11	.522
Temple	5–5	.500	4	9–12	.429
Carnegie Tech	2–7	.222	6½	1–8	.111
Bucknell	0–7	.000	7½	2–16	.111

1934–1935

1934-35	Conference	Overall	W-L	Pct.	GB
Pittsburgh*	6–2	.750	–	18–6	.750
West Virginia*	6–2	.750	–	16–6	.727
Temple	5–3	.625	1	17–7	.708
Carnegie Tech	2–6	.250	4	3–6	.333
Georgetown	1–7	.125	5	6–13	.316

*Conference playoff championship game, March 18, 1935, in Morgantown, West Virginia.

Pittsburgh 35, West Virginia 22

1935–1936

1935-36	Conference	Overall	W-L	Pct.	GB
Carnegie Tech*	7–3	.700	–	8–3	.727
Pittsburgh*	7–3	.700	–	18–9	.667
Temple	6–4	.600	1	18–6	.750
West Virginia	6–4	.600	1	16–8	.667
Georgetown	4–6	.400	3	7–11	.389
Penn State	0–10	.000	7	6–11	.353

*Conference playoff championship game, March 14, 1936, at Pitt Stadium Pavilion, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Carnegie Tech 32, Pittsburgh 27

1936–1937

1936-37	Conference	Overall	W-L	Pct.	GB
Temple*	7–3	.700	–	17–6	.739
Pittsburgh*	7–3	.700	–	14–7	.667
Penn State	6–4	.600	1	10–7	.588
Carnegie Tech	4–6	.400	3	9–11	.450
Georgetown	3–7	.300	4	9–8	.529
West Virginia	3–7	.300	4	9–14	.391

*Conference playoff championship game, March 22, 1937, at Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Pittsburgh 35, Temple 29

1937–1938

1937-38	Conference	Overall	W-L	Pct.	GB
Temple	9–1	.900	–	23–2	.920
Penn State	6–4	.600	3	13–5	.722
Pittsburgh	5–5	.500	4	9–12	.429
Georgetown	5–5	.500	4	7–11	.389
Carnegie Tech	3–7	.300	6	3–7	.300
West Virginia	2–8	.200	7	6–13	.316

1938–1939

1938-39	Conference	Overall	W-L	Pct.	GB
Carnegie Tech*	6–4	.600	–	12–7	.632
Georgetown*	6–4	.600	–	13–9	.591
Penn State	5–5	.500	1	13–10	.565
Pittsburgh	5–5	.500	1	10–8	.556
West Virginia	4–6	.400	2	10–9	.526
Temple	4–6	.400	2	10–12	.455

*No conference championship playoff game was held, so Carnegie Tech and Georgetown finished as co-champions.

Overall team results

Team	Sea-
sons	Years	EIC
Record*	EIC
Winning Pct.	EIC
Champion-
ships	Overall
Record	Overall
Winning Pct.	Postseason**
Bucknell		1933–1934	N/A
Carnegie Tech		1932–1939	1–0 in EIC playoff games
Georgetown		1932–1939	none
Penn State		1935–1939	none
Pittsburgh		1932–1939	2–1 in EIC playoff games
Temple		1932–1939	0–1 in EIC playoff games;
Won 1938 NIT
West Virginia		1932–1939	0–1 in EIC playoff games
Totals		1932–1939	One NIT championship

*Includes conference playoff games.

**The National Invitation Tournament did not begin play until 1938. The NCAA tournament did not begin play until 1939. "N/A" (not applicable) indicates neither tournament existed during the school's membership in the conference.

***Includes a conference co-championship Carnegie Tech and Georgetown shared in the 1938–1939 season.

Head coaches

Eleven men served as head coaches of EIC teams during the conference's seven seasons of play. Only three of them — Pittsburgh's Doc Carlson, Carnegie Tech's Max E. Hannum, and Temple's James Usilton — coached their teams throughout the EIC's existence.

Coach	Team	Sea-
sons	Years	Confer-
ence
Record*	EIC
Winning Pct.	EIC
Champion-
ships	Overall
Record	Overall
Winning Pct.	Postseason**
Doc Carlson	Pittsburgh		1932–1939	2–1 in EIC playoff games
Marshall Glenn	West Virginia		1933–1938	0–1 in EIC playoff games
Max E. Hannum	Carnegie Tech		1932–1939	1–0 in EIC playoff games
John Lawther	Penn State		1936–1939	none
Earl Leslie	Penn State		1935–1936	N/A
Fred Mesmer	Georgetown		1932–1938	none
Malcolm Musser	Bucknell		1933–1934	N/A
Dyke Raese	West Virginia		1938–1939	none
Elmer Ripley	Georgetown		1938–1939	none
Francis Stadsvold	West Virginia		1932–1933	N/A
James Usilton	Temple		1932–1939	0–1 in EIC playoff games;
Won 1938 NIT

*Includes conference playoff games.

**The National Invitation Tournament did not begin play until 1938. The NCAA tournament did not begin play until 1939. "N/A" (not applicable) indicates coaching tenures in the conference during which neither tournament existed.

***Includes a conference co-championship Carnegie Tech and Georgetown shared in the 1938–1939 season.

References

[http://www.collegehoopedia.com/seasons/1937-38 College Hoopedia: 1937-38]
[http://www.collegehoopedia.com/seasons/1938-39 College Hoopedia: 1938-39]
[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/eic/ sports-reference.com Eastern Intercollegiate Conference]
"1932-33 Men's Eastern Intercollegiate Conference Season Summary".
"1933-34 Men's Eastern Intercollegiate Conference Season Summary".
"1934-35 Men's Eastern Intercollegiate Conference Season Summary".
(2013). "2013-14 Pitt Men's Basketball Media Guide". University of Pittsburgh Athletic Media Relations Office.
"1935-36 Men's Eastern Intercollegiate Conference Season Summary".
Biederman, Lester. (March 17, 1936). "Tartan Five Whips Panthers to Annex Eastern Intercollegiate Court Crown!". The Pittsburgh Press.
"1936-37 Men's Eastern Intercollegiate Conference Season Summary".
"1937-38 Men's Eastern Intercollegiate Conference Season Summary".
"1938-39 Men's Eastern Intercollegiate Conference Season Summary".
[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/eic/coaches.html sports-reference.com Eastern Intercollegiate Conference Coaches Accessed 19 December 2020]
[https://athletics.cmu.edu/sports/mbkb/history/coachrecords athletics.cmu.edu Carnegie Mellon University Men's Basketball Year-by-Year Coaching Records]

Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

eastern-intercollegiate-conference sports-leagues-established-in-1932 sports-leagues-disestablished-in-1939 sports-in-the-eastern-united-states college-sports-in-pennsylvania college-sports-in-washington,-d.c. college-sports-in-west-virginia articles-which-contain-graphical-timelines

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about Eastern Intercollegiate Conference — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report