The 1921–22 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1921, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded in March 1922.

Rule changes

Running with the ball (

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), previously a personal foul, became merely a violation.

Season headlines

* The

Southern Conference The Southern Conference (SoCon) is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I, Division I. Southern Conference College football, football teams c ...

began play with 14 original members, 13 of which had major basketball programs during the 1921–22 season. * The first national basketball championship tournament, the 1922 National Intercollegiate Basketball Tournament, took place in

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, from March 9 to 11, 1922. The

Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League The Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League was an athletic conference for men's college basketball, beginning with the 1901–02 season and ending with the 1954–55 season. Its membership ranged from four to eight members; all of these te ...

and

Big Ten Conference The Big Ten Conference (stylized B1G, formerly the Western Conference and the Big Nine Conference, among others) is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference in the United States. Founded as the Intercollegiate Conference of Fa ...

declined invitations to participate, but six schools representing six other conferences took part. Wabash won and claimed the national championship. The tournament was not held again. * In February 1943, the

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retroactively selected

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as its national champion for the 1921–22 season. * In 1995, the

Premo-Porretta Power Poll The Premo-Porretta Power Poll is a retroactive end-of-year ranking for American college basketball teams competing in the 1895–96 through the 1947–48 seasons. The Premo-Porretta Polls are intended to serve collectively as a source of informa ...

retroactively selected

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as its national champion for the 1921–22 season.

Conference membership changes

NOTES: (1) The

was founded in February 1921 during the 1920–21 season, but its first season of basketball competition was the 1921–22 season. (2) The

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did not adopt a nickname for its basketball team ("Cavaliers") until the 1923–24 season.

Regular season

Conferences

Conference winners and tournaments

NOTE: The 1922 Southern Intercollegiate men's basketball tournament included teams from both the

and the

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. Although it was a regional rather than conference tournament whose champion claimed the mythical title of "Champions of the

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," the Southern Conference considered it the "official" Southern Conference tournament for 1922.

Conference standings

Independents

A total of 115 college teams played as major independents. (12–0) was undefeated and Niagara (27–4) finished with the most wins.

Statistical leaders

Post-season tournament

National Intercollegiate Basketball Tournament

Semifinals & finals

Awards

Helms College Basketball All-Americans

The practice of selecting a Consensus

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Team did not begin until the 1928–29 season. The

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Major player of the year awards

* Helms Player of the Year:

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(retroactive selection in 1944)

Coaching changes

A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.

References

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