# 1913–14 NCAA men's basketball season

The 1913–14 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1913, progressed through the regular season, and concluded in March 1914.

## Rule changes

Baskets with open bottoms that allow the ball to fall through become mandatory. Previously, baskets had closed bottoms, requiring the pulling of a rope to release the ball after a field goal or successful free throw. The switch to open-bottomed baskets increased the tempo of play and scoring.

## Season headlines

* In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected Wisconsin as its national champion for the 1913–14 season.
* In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Wisconsin as its national champion for the 1913–14 season.

## 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 & Cornell | None selected | No Tournament | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Nebraska (North) & Kansas (South) | None selected | No Tournament | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | Colorado | | No Tournament | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| Western Conference | Wisconsin | None selected | No Tournament | No Tournament | No Tournament |

#### Conference standings

1913–14 Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League standings :
| 1913–14 Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Cornell8–2 .80014–2  .875 Columbia8–2 .8009–3  .750 Yale6–4 .60011–7  .611 Princeton5–5 .50012–6  .667 Penn2–8 .2004–12  .250 Dartmouth1–9 .1004–13  .235 | 1913–14 Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT North Division Nebraska7–0 1.00015–3  .833 Iowa State4–10 .2864–14  .222 Drake0–5 .0001–9  .100 South Division Kansas13–1 .92917–1  .944 Kansas State7–5 .58310–7  .588 Washington University4–6 .4007–6  .538 Missouri4–12 .2504–12  .250 |
| 1913–14 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference standings ConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Colorado5–1 .8335–3  .625 Colorado Agricultural3–3 .5005–3  .625 Colorado Mines2–4 .3332–4  .333 Denver2–4 .3332–4  .333 | 1913–14 Western Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Wisconsin12–0 1.00015–0  1.000 Ohio State5–1 .83311–4  .733 Chicago8–4 .66719–9  .679 Illinois7–3 .7009–4  .692 Northwestern5–5 .50011–6  .647 Minnesota4–8 .3334–11  .267 Purdue3–9 .2505–9  .357 Iowa1–5 .1679–7  .563 Indiana1–11 .0832–12  .143 |

### Independents

A total of 124 college teams played as major independents. Among independents that played at least 10 games, Navy (10–0), Syracuse (12–0), and Texas (11–0) were undefeated, and Fordham (20–8) finished with the most wins.
1913–14 NCAA men's basketball independents standings :
* 1913–14 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
* vteConfOverall
* TeamW L PCTW L PCT
* California– –2–0
* 1.000
* Navy– –10–0
* 1.000
* Syracuse– –12–0
* 1.000
* Texas– –11–0
* 1.000
* Denison– –15–1
* .938
* Virginia– –12–1
* .923
* Grinnell– –10–1
* .909
* Nebraska Wesleyan– –19–2
* .905
* Georgia– –9–1
* .900
* Saint Mary's (Calif.)– –16–2
* .889
* Washington College– –8–1
* .889
* Tennessee– –15–2
* .882
* Oklahoma– –7–1
* .875
* Rochester (N.Y.)– –14–2
* .875
* Mississippi A&M– –13–2
* .867
* Utah– –13–2
* .867
* Kentucky– –12–2
* .857
* Lehigh– –12–2
* .857
* North Dakota Agricultural– –12–2
* .857
* The Citadel– –6–1
* .857
* Washington– –12–2
* .857
* Richmond– –5–1
* .833
* Seton Hall– –14–3
* .824
* Brigham Young– –8–2
* .800
* Central Missouri– –15–4
* .789
* Union (N.Y.)– –11–3
* .786
* Arizona– –7–2
* .778
* Duquesne– –7–2
* .778
* Kent State– –7–2
* .778
* Catholic– –13–4
* .765
* Millikin– –12–4
* .750
* Virginia Tech– –14–5
* .737
* Indiana State– –11–4
* .733
* Kalamazoo– –8–3
* .727
* Roanoke– –13–5
* .722
* Fordham– –20–8
* .714
* Swarthmore– –10–4
* .714
* Texas A&M– –5–2
* .714
* Utah State– –10–4
* .714
* Nevada– –7–3
* .700
* Oberlin– –7–3
* .700
* Washington & Jefferson– –7–3
* .700
* Niagara– –9–4
* .692
* Idaho– –11–5
* .688
* Notre Dame– –11–5
* .688
* Wabash– –11–5
* .688
* Carleton– –10–5
* .667
* Detroit– –6–3
* .667
* Michigan State– –8–4
* .667
* Montana State– –10–5
* .667
* Penn State– –8–4
* .667
* St. Joseph's– –10–5
* .667
* Tulane– –8–4
* .667
* Vanderbilt– –6–3
* .667
* Manhattan– –11–6
* .647
* Augustana (Ill.)– –9–5
* .643
* Canisius– –5–3
* .625
* Georgetown– –10–6
* .625
* Allegheny– –8–5
* .615
* Lake Forest– –8–5
* .615
* Grove City– –11–7
* .611
* Alabama– –6–4
* .600
* Rutgers– –3–2
* .600
* Tulsa– –3–2
* .600
* North Dakota– –10–7
* .588
* Wake Forest– –10–7
* .588
* Beloit– –7–5
* .583
* Louisiana State– –7–5
* .583
* Stanford– –7–5
* .583
* Washington and Lee– –7–5
* .583
* Trinity (N.C.)– –12–9
* .571
* Washington State– –13–10
* .565
* Dayton– –5–4
* .556
* North Carolina– –10–8
* .556
* Oregon Agricultural– –10–8
* .556
* South Carolina– –5–4
* .556
* Tempe Normal– –6–5
* .545
* CCNY– –6–5
* .545
* Mount Union– –6–5
* .545
* Miami (Ohio)– –7–6
* .538
* Southwestern (Kan.)– –7–6
* .538
* Ole Miss– –8–7
* .533
* Fairmount– –8–7
* .533
* Akron– –6–6
* .500
* Bradley– –10–10
* .500
* Gettysburg– –9–9
* .500
* Springfield (Mass.)– –6–6
* .500
* Washburn– –8–8
* .500
* Western State Normal– –4–4
* .500
* Wisconsin–Stevens Point– –7–7
* .500
* Pittsburgh– –7–8
* .467
* North Carolina State– –6–7
* .462
* Franklin– –6–8
* .429
* Army– –5–7
* .417
* Lafayette– –5–7
* .417
* Loyola (Md.)– –5–7
* .417
* Southern California– –5–7
* .417
* Temple– –5–7
* .417
* New York University– –6–9
* .400
* St. Lawrence– –6–9
* .400
* St. John's (N.Y.)– –7–11
* .389
* VMI– –4–7
* .364
* Oregon– –6–11
* .353
* Bucknell– –4–8
* .333
* Delaware– –3–6
* .333
* Marietta– –4–8
* .333
* Northern Colorado– –1–2
* .333
* Santa Clara– –2–4
* .333
* William & Mary– –3–6
* .333
* Muhlenberg– –4–10
* .286
* Clemson– –1–3
* .250
* Louisville– –2–6
* .250
* Wyoming– –1–3
* .250
* Auburn– –3–10
* .231
* Ohio– –3–10
* .231
* George Washington– –3–11
* .214
* Cincinnati– –2–8
* .200
* Colgate– –3–12
* .200
* Montana– –2–9
* .182
* TCU– –2–9
* .182
* Baylor– –1–8
* .111
* Millsaps– –0–8
* .000
* New Mexico– –0–1
* .000
* Wooster– –0–13
* .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 1913–14 season.
| Player | Team |
| Lewis Castle | Syracuse |
| Gil Halstead | Cornell |
| Carl Harper | Wisconsin |
| Ernest Houghton | Union (NY) |
| Walter Lunden | Cornell |
| Dan Meenan | Columbia |
| Nelson Norgren | Chicago |
| Elmer Oliphant | Purdue |
| Everett Southwick | CCNY |
| Eugene Van Gent | Wisconsin |

### Major player of the year awards

* Helms Player of the Year: Gil Halstead, Cornell (retroactive selection in 1944)

## Coaching changes

A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.
| Team | Former Coach | Interim Coach | New Coach | Reason |
| Georgetown | James Colliflower | | John O'Reilly | After three years as a part-time coach, Colliflower departed after the season to devote himself full-time to his business interests. Georgetown hired O'Reilly as a full-time coach for the following season. |