# 1911–12 NCAA men's basketball season

The 1911–12 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1911, progressed through the regular season, and concluded in March 1912.

## Season headlines

* In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected Wisconsin as its national champion for the 1911–12 season.
* In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Wisconsin as its national champion for the 1911–12 season.

## Conference membership changes

| School | Former Conference | New Conference |
| Dartmouth Big Green | Independent | Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League |
| Ohio State Buckeyes | Independent | Western 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 | Columbia | None selected | No Tournament | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Nebraska (North) & Kansas (South) | None selected | No Tournament; Nebraska and Kansas were conference co-champions | No Tournament; Nebraska and Kansas were conference co-champions | No Tournament; Nebraska and Kansas were conference co-champions |
| Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | Colorado Mines | | No Tournament | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| Western Conference | Purdue & Wisconsin | None selected | No Tournament | No Tournament | No Tournament |

#### Conference standings

1911–12 Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League standings :
| 1911–12 Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Columbia8–2 .80010–2  .833 Dartmouth7–3 .7009–5  .643 Penn6–4 .60010–7  .588 Cornell5–5 .5006–7  .462 Princeton3–7 .3008–8  .500 Yale1–9 .1001–9  .100 | 1911–12 Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT North Division Nebraska†8–0 1.00014–1  .933 Iowa State4–4 .5008–7  .533 Drake0–8 .0002–11  .154 South Division Kansas†6–2 .75011–7  .611 Washington University5–3 .6258–5  .615 Missouri1–7 .1255–10  .333 † Conference co-championship winner |
| 1911–12 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference standings ConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Colorado Mines5–0 1.0006–1  .857 Colorado2–2 .5005–2  .714 Denver1–3 .2506–4  .600 Colorado Agricultural1–4 .2003–5  .375 | 1911–12 Western Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Wisconsin†12–0 1.00015–0  1.000 Purdue†10–0 1.00012–0  1.000 Chicago7–5 .58312–6  .667 Minnesota6–6 .5007–6  .538 Illinois4–8 .3338–8  .500 Indiana2–9 .1826–11  .353 Iowa0–4 .0006–8  .429 Northwestern0–8 .0004–9  .308 Ohio State0–0 –7–5  .583 † Conference co-championship winner |

### Independents

A total of 112 college teams played as major independents. Among independents that played at least 10 games, Baylor (13–0), Dayton (13–0), Grove City (12–0), and Wesleyan (13–0) were undefeated, and Santa Clara (18–6) finished with the most wins.
1911–12 NCAA men's basketball independents standings :
* 1911–12 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
* vteConfOverall
* TeamW L PCTW L PCT
* Baylor– –13–0
* 1.000
* Brigham Young– –7–0
* 1.000
* California– –2–0
* 1.000
* Clemson– –4–0
* 1.000
* Dayton– –13–0
* 1.000
* Grove City– –12–0
* 1.000
* Kentucky– –9–0
* 1.000
* Mississippi A&M– –9–0
* 1.000
* Wesleyan (Conn.)– –13–0
* 1.000
* Allegheny– –11–1
* .917
* Swarthmore– –11–1
* .917
* Navy– –8–1
* .889
* Notre Dame– –16–2
* .889
* North Dakota– –13–2
* .867
* Trinity (N.C.)– –6–1
* .857
* Georgia– –6–1
* .857
* Oregon– –12–2
* .857
* Springfield (Mass.)– –6–1
* .857
* Lake Forest– –11–2
* .846
* Oregon Agricultural– –16–3
* .842
* Ole Miss– –10–2
* .833
* Texas– –8–1
* .889
* CCNY– –9–2
* .818
* Nebraska Wesleyan– –9–2
* .818
* Arizona State–Tempe– –8–2
* .800
* Michigan State– –12–3
* .800
* St. Lawrence– –12–3
* .800
* Creighton– –15–4
* .789
* North Central– –11–3
* .786
* Syracuse– –11–3
* .786
* Oklahoma– –7–2
* .778
* Beloit– –6–2
* .750
* Montana State– –6–2
* .750
* Oberlin– –9–3
* .750
* Santa Clara– –18–6
* .750
* St. John's (N.Y.)– –15–5
* .750
* Washington– –12–4
* .750
* Loyola (Md.)– –11–4
* .733
* North Dakota Agricultural– –8–3
* .727
* Wooster– –8–3
* .727
* Canisius– –10–4
* .714
* Franklin– –10–4
* .714
* Lehigh– –10–4
* .714
* Roanoke– –5–2
* .714
* Utah– –5–2
* .714
* Kalamazoo– –7–3
* .700
* Washburn– –11–5
* .688
* Akron– –6–3
* .667
* Army– –8–4
* .667
* Connecticut– –6–3
* .667
* Davidson– –4–2
* .667
* Kansas State– –10–5
* .667
* Manhattan– –12–6
* .667
* Millikin– –10–5
* .667
* Virginia Tech– –6–3
* .667
* Bradley– –11–6
* .647
* Georgetown– –11–6
* .647
* Southern California– –9–5
* .643
* Carleton– –7–4
* .636
* Virginia– –7–4
* .636
* Bucknell– –10–6
* .625
* Penn State– –8–5
* .615
* Union (N.Y.)– –8–5
* .615
* Washington and Lee– –8–5
* .615
* Seton Hall– –9–6
* .600
* Wake Forest– –9–6
* .600
* Hope– –9–6
* .600
* Rhode Island State– –4–3
* .571
* Fordham– –17–13
* .567
* Gettysburg– –9–7
* .563
* Northern Colorado– –5–4
* .556
* Wabash– –5–4
* .556
* Detroit– –6–5
* .545
* VMI– –6–5
* .545
* Colgate– –7–6
* .538
* Indiana State– –8–6
* .571
* Pittsburgh– –10–9
* .526
* Niagara– –11–10
* .524
* Arizona– –2–2
* .500
* Augustana (Ill.)– –7–7
* .500
* Butler– –5–5
* .500
* Denison– –5–5
* .500
* Saint Mary's (Calif.)– –1–1
* .500
* Temple– –4–4
* .500
* Tennessee– –5–5
* .500
* Vanderbilt– –9–9
* .500
* Brown– –6–7
* .462
* Wyoming– –5–6
* .455
* North Carolina– –4–5
* .444
* Marietta– –6–8
* .429
* South Carolina– –3–4
* .429
* LSU– –4–6
* .400
* Mount Union– –4–8
* .333
* New Mexico– –1–2
* .333
* Southwestern (Kan.)– –5–10
* .333
* Wisconsin–Stevens Point– –2–4
* .333
* Miami (Ohio)– –3–7
* .300
* Washington State– –5–12
* .294
* William & Mary– –2–5
* .286
* Auburn– –2–6
* .250
* Oklahoma A&M– –2–6
* .250
* Utah State– –2–6
* .250
* St. Joseph's– –6–22
* .214
* Fairmount– –2–8
* .200
* Cincinnati– –2–9
* .182
* Ohio– –2–9
* .182
* Delaware– –2–10
* .167
* Montana– –1–5
* .167
* Millsaps– –1–8
* .111
* New York University– –1–12
* .077
* Idaho– –1–13
* .071
* Louisville– –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 1911–12 season.
| Player | Team |
| Claus Benson | Columbia |
| Thomas Canfield | St. Lawrence |
| Lewis Castle | Syracuse |
| Fred Gieg | Swarthmore |
| Ernst Mensel | Dartmouth |
| Emil Schradieck | Colgate |
| Alphonse Schumacher | Dayton |
| Rufus Sisson | Dartmouth |
| Otto Stangel | Wisconsin |
| William Turner | Penn |

### Major player of the year awards

* Helms Player of the Year: Eddie Calder, St. Lawrence (retroactive selection in 1944)