1943–44 NCAA men's basketball rankings
| 1943–44 NCAA men's basketball rankings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 1943–44 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament | 1944 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament Champions | Utah | ||||
| |||||
The 1943–44 NCAA men's basketball rankings included rankings of teams by the Dunkel System and the Helms Athletic Foundation.
Converse-Dunkel Basketball Forecast
The Dunkel System college basketball ratings were released throughout the season. The final post-tournament ratings were released in May 1944, with undefeated Army ahead of NCAA tournament winner Utah.
Leading college teams
| Final May 1944[1] | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Army – 76.9 | 1. |
| 2. | Utah – 74.3 | 2. |
| 3. | Kentucky – 73.5 | 3. |
| 4. | DePaul – 72.3 | 4. |
| 5. | Western Michigan – 72.2 | 5. |
| 6. | Dartmouth – 71.2 | 6. |
| 7. | Ohio State – 70.9 | 7. |
| 8. | Illinois – 70.8 | 8. |
| 9. | Notre Dame – 70.5 | 9. |
| 10. | Northwestern – 69.9 | 10. |
| Final May 1944[1] | ||
Helms Athletic Foundation
The Helms Athletic Foundation released its top four teams in April 1944, ranking undefeated Army above NCAA champion Utah, Kentucky, and NCAA runner-up Dartmouth.[2]
Premo Power Poll
In 1995, the Premo Power Poll was published in The Encyclopedia of College Basketball.[3]: 40 Undefeated Army earned the No. 1 spot in the ranking.
| Final 1995 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Army | 1. |
| 2. | Utah | 2. |
| 3. | Kentucky | 3. |
| 4. | DePaul | 4. |
| 5. | Dartmouth | 5. |
| 6. | St. John's | 6. |
| 7. | Oklahoma State | 7. |
| 8. | Bowling Green | 8. |
| 9. | Rice | 9. |
| 10. | Ohio State | 10. |
| 11. | Western Michigan | 11. |
| 12. | Iowa State | 12. |
| 13. | Gonzaga | 13. |
| 14. | Washington | 14. |
| 15. | Muhlenberg | 15. |
| 16. | Denison | 16. |
| 17. | Northwestern | 17. |
| 18. | Illinois | 18. |
| 19. | Miami (OH) | 19. |
| 20. | Navy | 20. |
| Final 1995 | ||
References
- ^ "Converse-Dunkel Basketball Forecast — 1943–44 Final Rating". St. Joseph News-Press. May 28, 1944.
Leading College Teams: 1. Army 76.9; 2. Utah 74.3; 3. Kentucky 73.5; [...] St. John's N.Y. 69.7
- ^ a b Fraley, Oscar (April 6, 1944). Written at New York. "In Cage Selections Made By Helms Foundation Army Is Voted Top Quintet". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati. United Press. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
Army was rated as the nation's No. 1 team despite the fact that Utah's Cinderella Kids won mythical national honors in postseason tournament play which was ruled out for the Cadets.
- ^ Douchant, Mike (1995). Encyclopedia of College Basketball. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. p. 17–22. ISBN 0-8103-9483-9.
PREMO POWER POLL: The first wire-service national poll wasn't conducted until the 1948–49 season by the Associated Press. In an attempt to recognize some of the premier teams in the history of men's college basketball before that time, Patrick M. Premo, a professor of accounting at St. Bonaventure, analyzed every season since 1892–93.