# 1912–13 NCAA men's basketball season

The 1912–13 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1912, progressed through the regular season, and concluded in March 1913.

## Season headlines

* In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected Navy as its national champion for the 1912–13 season.
* In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Navy as its national champion for the 1912–13 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 | Cornell | None selected | No Tournament | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Nebraska (North) & Kansas (South) | None selected | No Tournament; Nebraska was the conference champion | No Tournament; Nebraska was the conference champion | No Tournament; Nebraska was the conference champion |
| Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | Colorado | | No Tournament | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| Western Conference | Wisconsin | None selected | No Tournament | No Tournament | No Tournament |

#### Conference standings

1912–13 Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League standings :
| 1912–13 Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Cornell7–1 .87511–4  .733 Princeton4–4 .50011–9  .550 Columbia3–5 .3758–5  .615 Dartmouth3–5 .3754–8  .333 Penn3–5 .3756–12  .333 Yale– –5–7  .417 | 1912–13 Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT North Division Nebraska†10–0 1.00016–2  .889 Iowa State2–4 .3333–13  .188 Drake0–6 .0001–7  .125 South Division Kansas7–3 .70016–6  .727 Missouri5–3 .62511–7  .611 Washington University0–8 .0004–8  .333 † Conference championship winner |
| 1912–13 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference standings ConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Colorado5–1 .8337–4  .636 Colorado Mines4–2 .6675–3  .625 Colorado Agricultural2–4 .3334–4  .500 Denver1–5 .1671–5  .167 | 1912–13 Western Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Wisconsin11–1 .91714–1  .933 Northwestern7–2 .77814–4  .778 Chicago8–4 .66720–6  .769 Purdue6–5 .5457–5  .583 Illinois7–6 .53810–6  .625 Ohio State4–5 .44413–7  .650 Minnesota2–8 .2003–8  .273 Iowa1–5 .1679–13  .409 Indiana0–10 .0005–11  .313 |

### Independents

A total of 125 college teams played as major independents. Among independents that played at least 10 games, Dayton (11–0), Detroit (13–0), and Grinnell (11–0) were undefeated, and Utah (21–3) finished with the most wins.
1912–13 NCAA men's basketball independents standings :
* 1912–13 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
* vteConfOverall
* TeamW L PCTW L PCT
* California– –2–0
* 1.000
* Dayton– –11–0
* 1.000
* Detroit– –13–0
* 1.000
* Grinnell– –11–0
* 1.000
* Navy– –9–0
* 1.000
* New Mexico– –6–0
* 1.000
* Oklahoma– –8–0
* 1.000
* Denison– –13–1
* .929
* Mississippi A&M– –11–1
* .917
* SUNY-Potsdam– –11–1
* .917
* Union (N.Y.)– –11–1
* .917
* Georgia– –10–1
* .909
* North Dakota Agricultural– –9–1
* .900
* William & Mary– –8–1
* .889
* Akron– –7–1
* .875
* Utah– –21–3
* .875
* Wesleyan (Conn.)– –14–2
* .875
* Notre Dame– –13–2
* .867
* Southern California– –13–2
* .867
* Lehigh– –12–2
* .857
* Army– –11–2
* .846
* Catholic– –14–3
* .824
* Allegheny– –9–2
* .818
* Saint Mary's (Calif.)– –4–1
* .800
* Washington State– –15–4
* .789
* Seton Hall– –11–3
* .786
* Bradley– –14–4
* .778
* Kansas State– –14–4
* .778
* Augustana (Ill.)– –12–4
* .750
* Nevada– –3–1
* .750
* North Central– –9–3
* .750
* Washington– –14–5
* .737
* Millikin– –11–4
* .733
* Virginia– –11–4
* .733
* Indiana State– –8–3
* .727
* Penn State– –8–3
* .727
* Syracuse– –8–3
* .727
* St. Lawrence– –12–5
* .706
* Brigham Young– –7–3
* .700
* Canisius– –7–3
* .700
* Tulane– –7–3
* .700
* Grove City– –9–4
* .692
* Washington and Lee– –9–4
* .692
* Georgetown– –11–5
* .688
* St. Joseph's– –11–5
* .688
* Nebraska Wesleyan– –13–6
* .684
* Oregon Agricultural– –15–7
* .682
* Pittsburgh– –15–7
* .682
* Lake Forest– –10–5
* .667
* Loyola (Md.)– –8–4
* .667
* Southwestern (Kan.)– –4–2
* .667
* Texas– –8–4
* .667
* Texas A&M– –4–2
* .667
* VMI– –8–4
* .667
* Wabash– –8–4
* .667
* Carleton– –9–5
* .643
* Clemson– –9–5
* .643
* Tennessee– –9–5
* .643
* Alabama– –7–4
* .636
* Wisconsin–Stevens Point– –7–4
* .636
* Kentucky– –5–3
* .625
* Montana– –5–3
* .625
* Michigan State– –8–5
* .615
* Muhlenberg– –8–5
* .615
* Central Missouri– –11–7
* .611
* Arizona– –3–2
* .600
* Millsaps– –9–6
* .600
* North Dakota– –6–4
* .600
* St. John's (N.Y.)– –12–8
* .600
* Wooster– –6–4
* .600
* Montana State– –7–5
* .583
* Oberlin– –7–5
* .583
* Fordham– –18–13
* .581
* Trinity (N.C.)– –11–8
* .579
* Rhode Island State– –4–3
* .571
* Wake Forest– –9–7
* .563
* Baylor– –5–4
* .556
* Utah State– –5–4
* .556
* Temple– –5–4
* .556
* Hope– –7–6
* .538
* Arizona State–Tempe– –3–3
* .500
* CCNY– –6–6
* .500
* Colgate– –7–7
* .500
* Idaho– –7–7
* .500
* Santa Clara– –5–5
* .500
* Springfield (Mass.)– –4–4
* .500
* Niagara– –9–10
* .474
* Oregon– –9–10
* .474
* Manhattan– –8–10
* .444
* Gettysburg– –7–9
* .438
* Vanderbilt– –3–4
* .429
* Auburn– –6–9
* .400
* LSU– –2–3
* .400
* Louisville– –2–3
* .400
* South Carolina– –2–3
* .400
* Swarthmore– –4–6
* .400
* The Citadel– –2–3
* .400
* Cincinnati– –4–7
* .364
* North Carolina– –4–7
* .364
* Roanoke– –4–7
* .364
* Ohio– –5–9
* .357
* Virginia Tech– –5–9
* .357
* Miami (Ohio)– –4–8
* .333
* Oklahoma A&M– –3–6
* .333
* NC State– –3–7
* .300
* Washington College– –3–7
* .300
* Wyoming– –2–5
* .286
* Butler– –3–8
* .273
* Franklin– –3–9
* .250
* Northern Colorado– –1–3
* .250
* Bucknell– –4–13
* .235
* Washburn– –4–14
* .222
* Kalamazoo– –1–4
* .200
* Delaware– –1–6
* .143
* George Washington– –1–6
* .143
* New Mexico A&M– –1–6
* .143
* Marietta– –1–9
* .100
* Mount Union– –1–9
* .100
* New York University– –1–11
* .083
* Fairmount– –1–11
* .083
* Washington & Jefferson– –1–13
* .071
* Connecticut– –0–3
* .000
* Davidson– –0–1
* .000
* Ole Miss– –0–7
* .000
* Richmond– –0–6
* .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 1912–13 season.
| Player | Team |
| Eddie Calder | St. Lawrence |
| Sam Carrier | Nebraska |
| Gil Halstead | Cornell |
| Edward Hayward | Wesleyan (Conn.) |
| Allen Johnson | Wisconsin |
| William Roberts | Army |
| Hamilton Salmon | Princeton |
| Alphonse Schumacher | Dayton |
| Larry Teeple | Purdue |
| Laurence Wild | Navy |

### Major player of the year awards

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