# 1914–15 NCAA men's basketball season

The 1914–15 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1914, progressed through the regular season, and concluded in March 1915.

## Season headlines

* The Southwest Conference began play, with five original members.
* In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected Illinois as its national champion for the 1914–15 season.
* In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Illinois as its national champion for the 1914–15 season.

## Conference membership changes

| School | Former Conference | New Conference |
| Baylor Bears | Independent | Southwest Conference |
| Colorado College Tigers | No major basketball program | Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference |
| Rice Owls | No major basketball program | Southwest Conference |
| Southwestern (Tex.) Pirates | No major basketball program | Southwest Conference |
| Texas Longhorns | Independent | Southwest Conference |
| Texas A&M Aggies | Independent | Southwest Conference |

## Regular season
### Conferences
#### Conference winners

| Conference | Regular Season Winner | Conference Player of the Year | Conference Tournament | Tournament Venue (City) | Tournament Winner |
| Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League | Yale | None selected | No Tournament | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Kansas | None selected | No Tournament | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | Denver | | No Tournament | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| Southwest Conference | Texas | None selected | No Tournament | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| Western Conference | Illinois | None selected | No Tournament | No Tournament | No Tournament |

#### Conference standings

1914–15 Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League standings :
| 1914–15 Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Yale8–2 .80014–3  .824 Cornell7–3 .70012–4  .750 Princeton6–4 .60013–5  .722 Columbia6–4 .60011–5  .688 Penn3–7 .3009–10  .474 Dartmouth0–10 .0006–11  .353 | 1914–15 Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Kansas13–1 .92916–1  .941 Nebraska8–4 .66710–8  .556 Missouri6–6 .5008–6  .571 Iowa State5–5 .5006–7  .462 Kansas State4–10 .2867–11  .389 Drake1–5 .1675–6  .455 Washington University1–7 .1256–7  .462 | 1914–15 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference standings ConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Denver8–0 1.0008–0  1.000 Colorado Agricultural6–2 .7507–3  .700 Colorado3–5 .3754–6  .400 Colorado College3–5 .3753–5  .375 Colorado Mines0–8 .0000–8  .000 |
| 1914–15 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Texas5–0 1.00014–0  1.000 Rice5–1 .8338–1  .889 Texas A&M4–1 .80013–2  .867 Southwestern (Tex.)1–5 .1671–5  .167 Baylor0–8 .0001–9  .100 | 1914–15 Western Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Illinois12–0 1.00016–0  1.000 Chicago9–3 .75020–5  .800 Wisconsin8–4 .66713–4  .765 Minnesota6–6 .50011–6  .647 Northwestern5–5 .50011–8  .579 Purdue4–8 .3335–8  .385 Ohio State3–9 .2507–10  .412 Iowa2–6 .2509–8  .529 Indiana1–9 .1004–9  .308 |

### Independents

A total of 124 college teams played as major independents. Among independents that played at least 10 games, Virginia (17–0) was undefeated, and Virginia, Washington State (17–6), and Fordham (17–15) finished with the most wins.
1914–15 NCAA men's basketball independents standings :
* 1914–15 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
* vteConfOverall
* TeamW L PCTW L PCT
* Arizona– –9–0
* 1.000
* California– –6–0
* 1.000
* Kalamazoo– –7–0
* 1.000
* Virginia– –17–0
* 1.000
* St. Joseph's– –14–1
* .933
* Union (N.Y.)– –13–1
* .929
* Lake Forest– –12–1
* .923
* Allegheny– –11–1
* .917
* Louisiana State– –10–1
* .909
* Syracuse– –10–1
* .909
* Santa Clara– –9–1
* .900
* New Mexico– –8–1
* .889
* Seton Hall– –15–2
* .882
* Mount Union– –7–1
* .875
* Denison– –12–2
* .857
* Duquesne– –12–2
* .857
* Washington– –12–2
* .857
* Army– –11–2
* .846
* Carleton– –11–2
* .846
* Whittier– –16–3
* .842
* Franklin– –10–2
* .833
* North Dakota State– –10–2
* .833
* Notre Dame– –14–3
* .824
* Navy– –9–2
* .818
* Tennessee– –9–2
* .818
* VMI– –8–2
* .800
* Washington College– –11–3
* .786
* Pittsburgh– –14–4
* .778
* Wabash– –7–2
* .778
* Penn State– –10–3
* .769
* Central Missouri– –13–4
* .765
* Brigham Young– –6–2
* .750
* Nebraska Wesleyan– –12–4
* .750
* St. John's (NY)– –12–4
* .750
* Utah– –12–4
* .750
* Wake Forest– –12–4
* .750
* Washington State– –17–6
* .739
* Colgate– –11–4
* .733
* Millikin– –11–4
* .733
* Ohio– –11–4
* .733
* Bradley– –13–5
* .722
* The Citadel– –5–2
* .714
* Grinnell– –10–4
* .714
* Manhattan– –10–4
* .714
* Nevada– –5–2
* .714
* Oklahoma A&M– –10–4
* .714
* Roanoke– –10–4
* .714
* Muhlenberg– –12–5
* .706
* Temple– –9–4
* .692
* Virginia Tech– –9–4
* .692
* Grove City– –13–6
* .684
* Northern Colorado– –2–1
* .667
* Southwestern (Kan.)– –10–5
* .667
* Tulsa– –6–3
* .667
* Alabama– –7–4
* .636
* Augustana (Ill.)– –7–4
* .636
* North Dakota– –7–4
* .636
* Millsaps– –5–3
* .625
* Rochester (N.Y.)– –10–6
* .625
* Saint Mary's (Calif.)– –5–3
* .625
* Kent State– –3–2
* .600
* Kentucky– –7–5
* .583
* Oklahoma– –7–5
* .583
* Western State Normal– –7–5
* .583
* Georgia– –4–3
* .571
* Loyola (Md.)– –8–6
* .571
* Mississippi A&M– –8–6
* .571
* Lehigh– –9–7
* .563
* Indiana State– –7–6
* .538
* Fordham– –17–15
* .531
* Tempe Normal– –2–2
* .500
* Canisius– –5–5
* .500
* Davidson– –3–3
* .500
* Dayton– –4–4
* .500
* Georgetown– –8–8
* .500
* Trinity (N.C.)– –10–10
* .500
* Gettysburg– –9–9
* .500
* Marietta– –7–7
* .500
* New York University– –6–6
* .500
* North Carolina State– –5–5
* .500
* Oregon Agricultural– –10–10
* .500
* Vanderbilt– –6–6
* .500
* West Virginia– –10–10
* .500
* Wisconsin–Stevens Point– –5–5
* .500
* TCU– –11–12
* .478
* Niagara– –8–9
* .471
* Washburn– –5–6
* .455
* Louisville– –4–5
* .444
* Stanford– –4–5
* .444
* Michigan State– –7–9
* .438
* Butler– –3–4
* .429
* William & Mary– –5–8
* .385
* New Mexico A&M– –3–4
* .429
* Springfield (Mass.)– –6–8
* .429
* CCNY– –5–7
* .417
* Delaware– –5–7
* .417
* Oregon– –7–10
* .412
* Montana– –4–6
* .400
* Montana State– –4–6
* .400
* Tulane– –2–3
* .400
* Washington & Jefferson– –4–6
* .400
* Washington and Lee– –5–8
* .385
* William & Mary– –5–8
* .385
* Auburn– –3–5
* .375
* Detroit– –3–5
* .375
* North Carolina– –6–10
* .375
* Richmond– –3–5
* .375
* George Washington– –5–9
* .357
* Idaho– –5–9
* .357
* Southern California– –3–6
* .333
* Wooster– –5–10
* .333
* Wyoming– –2–4
* .333
* Bucknell– –5–11
* .313
* Miami (Ohio)– –4–9
* .308
* Clemson– –2–5
* .286
* Lafayette– –4–10
* .286
* Fairmount– –4–10
* .286
* Cincinnati– –3–8
* .273
* South Carolina– –2–7
* .222
* Connecticut– –1–4
* .200
* Akron– –2–10
* .167
* Utah State– –1–5
* .167
* Rutgers– –1–8
* .111
* Ole Miss– –0–3
* .000

### Statistical leaders
## Awards
### Helms College Basketball All-Americans

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 1914–15 season.
| Player | Team |
| W. P. Arnold | Yale |
| Leslie Brown | Cornell |
| Ernest Houghton | Union (NY) |
| Charlie Lee | Columbia |
| George Levis | Wisconsin |
| Elmer Oliphant | Purdue |
| Tony Savage | Washington |
| Ralph Sproull | Kansas |
| Wellington Strickley | Virginia |
| Ray Woods | Illinois |

### Major player of the year awards

* Helms Player of the Year: Ernest Houghton, Union (NY) (retroactive selection in 1944)