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The Top Ranked College Basketball Players of the 1940s
Notes: The rankings are based on college stats.
What players did in the pros does not factor into this list.
| Rnk | Athlete | College |
| 1 | George Mikan | DePaul |
| 2 | George Glamack | North Carolina |
| 3 | Bob Kurland | Oklahoma St. |
| 4 | Ed Macauley | St. Louis |
| 5 | Tony Lavelli | Yale |
| 6 | Gerry Tucker | Oklahoma |
| 7 | George Senesky | St. Joseph's |
| 8 | Stan Modzelewski | Rhode Island |
| 9 | Ralph Beard | Kentucky |
| 10 | Alex Groza | Kentucky |
| 11 | Andy Phillip | Illinois |
| 12 | Leo Klier | Notre Dame |
| 13 | Gus Broberg | Dartmouth |
| 14 | Sid Tanenbaum | NYU |
| 15 | Arnie Ferrin | Utah |
| 16 | Charles Black | Kansas |
| 17 | Bill Henry | Rice |
| 18 | Billy Hassett | Notre Dame |
| 19 | Bob Kinney | Rice |
| 20 | John Kotz | Wisconsin |
| 21 | Max Morris | Northwestern |
| 22 | Otto Graham | Northwestern |
| 23 | Kevin O'Shea | Notre Dame |
| 24 | Jim McIntyre | Minnesota |
| 25 | Bob Brannum | Kentucky |
| 26 | Bob Davies | Seton Hall |
| 27 | Harry Boykoff | St. John's |
| 28 | Price Brookfield | West Texas A&M |
| 29 | Vince Boryla | Denver |
| 30 | Wyndol Gray | Bowling Green |
| 31 | Allie Paine | Oklahoma |
| 32 | Audley Brindley | Dartmouth |
| 33 | Bill Closs | Rice |
| 34 | Bill Hapac | Illinois |
| 35 | Ed Beisser | Creighton |
| 36 | Gene Englund | Wisconsin |
| 37 | Howard Engleman | Kansas |
| 38 | John Adams | Arkansas |
| 39 | John Dick | Oregon |
| 40 | Kenny Sailors | Wyoming |
| 41 | Murray Wier | Iowa |
| 42 | Ralph Hamilton | Indiana |
| 43 | Ralph Vaughn | USC |
| 44 | Walt Kirk | Illinois |
| 45 | Vern Gardner | Utah |
| 46 | Dale Hall | Army |
| 47 | Dike Eddleman | Illinois |
| 48 | Don Grate | Ohio St. |
| 49 | George Kaftan | Holy Cross |
| 50 | Herb Wilkinson | Iowa |
| 51 | Bob Cousy | Holy Cross |
| 52 | Bob Dille | Valparaiso |
| 53 | Ed Koffenberger | Duke |
| 54 | Robert Rensberger | Notre Dame |
| 55 | Dick Ives | Iowa |
| 56 | Bob Harris | Oklahoma St. |
| 57 | John Dillon | North Carolina |
| 58 | John Hargis | Texas |
| 59 | Bob Doll | Colorado |
| 60 | Dick Triptow | DePaul |
| 61 | Don Barksdale | UCLA |
| 62 | Don Burness | Stanford |
| 63 | Frank Baumholtz | Ohio |
| 64 | Fred Beretta | Purdue |
| 65 | Gale Bishop | Washington St. |
| 66 | Gene Rock | USC |
| 67 | George Munroe | Dartmouth |
| 68 | Gus Doerner | Evansville |
| 69 | Howie Dallmar | Penn |
| 70 | Jack Harvey | Colorado |
| 71 | Jack Parkinson | Kentucky |
| 72 | Jesse Renick | Oklahoma St. |
| 73 | Jimmy McNatt | Oklahoma |
| 74 | John Mandic | Oregon St. |
| 75 | Ken Sailors | Wyoming |
| 76 | Marv Huffman | Indiana |
| 77 | Oscar Schectman | LIU-Brooklyn |
| 78 | Paul Lindemann | Washington St. |
| 79 | Vince Hanson | Washington St. |
| 80 | Wah Wah Jones | Kentucky |
| 81 | Paul Hoffman | Purdue |
| 82 | Billy Gabor | Syracuse |
| 83 | Don Otten | Bowling Green |
| 84 | Jim Jordan | North Carolina |
| 85 | Ray Evans | Kansas |
| 86 | Dick McGuire | St. John's |
| 87 | Ernie Calverley | Rhode Island |
| 88 | Andy Wolfe | Cal |
| 89 | Bill Morris | Washington |
| 90 | Bob Gerber | Toledo |
| 91 | Dave Humerickhouse | Bradley |
| 92 | Dick Dickey | NC State |
| 93 | Eddie Riska | Notre Dame |
| 94 | Ernie Vandeweghe | Colgate |
| 95 | George Kok | Arkansas |
| 96 | Jack Hewson | Temple |
| 97 | Leland Byrd | West Virginia |
| 98 | Milton Phelps | San Diego St. |
| 99 | Red Rocha | Oregon St. |
| 100 | Wallace Jones | Kentucky |
| 101 | A.L. Bennett | Oklahoma St. |
| 102 | Adrian Back | Navy |
| 103 | Arnie Risen | Ohio St. |
| 104 | Bart Quinn | Toledo |
| 105 | Bill Putnam | UCLA |
| 106 | Bobby Moers | Texas |
| 107 | Bud Millikan | Oklahoma St. |
| 108 | Chips Sobek | Notre Dame |
| 109 | Dan Kraus | Georgetown |
| 110 | David Danner | Iowa |
| 111 | Dick Schnittker | Ohio St. |
| 112 | Donnie Forman | NYU |
| 113 | Ed Milkovich | Duquesne |
| 114 | Fran Crossin | Penn |
| 115 | Frank Carswell | Rice |
| 116 | Fred Quinn | Idaho |
| 117 | Howie Schultz | Hamline |
| 118 | Jackie Goldsmith | LIU-Brooklyn |
| 119 | Jackie Robinson | Baylor |
| 120 | Jerry Steiner | Butler |
| 121 | Jim Pollard | Stanford |
| 122 | John Lobsiger | Missouri |
| 123 | John Mahnken | Georgetown |
| 124 | Ken Shugart | Navy |
| 125 | Leason McCloud | Colorado |
| 126 | Lee Huber | Kentucky |
| 127 | Moe Becker | Duquesne |
| 128 | Paul Huston | Ohio St. |
| 129 | Ray Sundquist | Washington St. |
| 130 | Scotty Hamilton | West Virginia |
| 131 | Walt O'Connor | Drake |
| 132 | Whitey Skoog | Minnesota |
| 133 | Bill Kotsores | St. John's |
| 134 | Bob Faught | Notre Dame |
| 135 | Bobby Cook | Wisconsin |
| 136 | Carlisle Towery | Western Kentucky |
| 137 | Cliff Barker | Kentucky |
| 138 | Dave Minor | Toledo |
| 139 | Frank Saul | Seton Hall |
| 140 | Fred Schaus | West Virginia |
| 141 | Hy Gotkin | St. John's |
| 142 | Jack Smiley | Illinois |
| 143 | Jack Tingle | Kentucky |
| 144 | Leo Barnhorst | Notre Dame |
| 145 | Milo Komenich | Wyoming |
| 146 | Paul Unruh | Bradley |
| 147 | Paul Walther | Tennessee |
| 148 | Paul Widowitz | Duquesne |
| 149 | Pete Elliott | Michigan |
| 150 | Slater Martin | Texas |
| 151 | Warren Perkins | Tulane |
| 152 | Al Madsen | Texas |
| 153 | Andy Tonkovich | Marshall |
| 154 | Andy Zimmer | Indiana |
| 155 | Bill Erickson | Illinois |
| 156 | Bill Evans | Drake |
| 157 | Bill Flynt | Arkansas |
| 158 | Bill Hall | Marshall |
| 159 | Bill Menke | Indiana |
| 160 | Bill Rutledge | Rhode Island |
| 161 | Bill Sharman | USC |
| 162 | Billy Joe Adcock | Vanderbilt |
| 163 | Bob Harrison | Michigan |
| 164 | Bob Mullens | Fordham |
| 165 | Bob Paxton | North Carolina |
| 166 | Bobby Lowther | LSU |
| 167 | Bruce Hale | Santa Clara |
| 168 | Charles Haag | Purdue |
| 169 | Charles Halbert | West Texas A&M |
| 170 | Chet Aubuchon | Michigan St. |
| 171 | Chet Giermak | William & Mary |
| 172 | Chuck Cooper | Duquesne |
| 173 | Chuck Hanger | Cal |
| 174 | Chuck Share | Bowling Green |
| 175 | Clarence Brannum | Kansas St. |
| 176 | Clayton Wynne | Arkansas |
| 177 | Cliff Crandall | Oregon St. |
| 178 | Clifton McNeely | Texas Wesleyan |
| 179 | Dan Pippin | Missouri |
| 180 | Dee Gibson | Western Kentucky |
| 181 | Dick Holub | LIU-Brooklyn |
| 182 | Dick Mehen | Tennessee |
| 183 | Don Durdan | Oregon St. |
| 184 | Don Rehfeldt | Wisconsin |
| 185 | Ed Bartels | NC State |
| 186 | Ed Gayda | Washington St. |
| 187 | Ed Lerner | Temple |
| 188 | Elmer Gainer | DePaul |
| 189 | Forrest Sprowl | Purdue |
| 190 | Frank Kudelka | St. Mary's |
| 191 | Fritz Nagy | Akron |
| 192 | Garland O'Shields | Tennessee |
| 193 | Gene Berce | Marquette |
| 194 | Gene James | Marshall |
| 195 | Hal Gensichen | Western Michigan |
| 196 | Hank O'Keefe | RPI |
| 197 | Harold Howey | Kansas St. |
| 198 | Herm Brunotte | Canisius |
| 199 | Howie Williams | Purdue |
| 200 | J.L. Parks | Oklahoma St. |
| 201 | Jack Burmaster | Illinois |
| 202 | Jack Kerris | Loyola (IL) |
| 203 | Jack Maddox | West Texas A&M |
| 204 | Jack Nichols | Washington |
| 205 | Jack Spencer | Iowa |
| 206 | Jerry Fleishman | NYU |
| 207 | Jim Horner | Alabama |
| 208 | Jim Riffey | Tulane |
| 209 | Joe Lord | Villanova |
| 210 | Joe Nelson | BYU |
| 211 | Joe Noertker | Virgina |
| 212 | Joe Walthall | West Virginia |
| 213 | John Abramovic | Salem |
| 214 | John Barr | Penn St. |
| 215 | John Cawood | Western Michigan |
| 216 | John Oldham | Western Kentucky |
| 217 | John Stanich | UCLA |
| 218 | John Wallace | Indiana |
| 219 | Johnny Wilson | Anderson (IN) |
| 220 | Kenny Rollins | Kentucky |
| 221 | Larry Kenney | St. Joseph's |
| 222 | Leo Katkaveck | NC State |
| 223 | Leroy Chollet | Canisius |
| 224 | Lew Beck | Oregon St. |
| 225 | Lou Lehman | St. Louis |
| 226 | Lou Possner | DePaul |
| 227 | Melford Waits | Tarkio |
| 228 | Mickey Marty | Loras |
| 229 | Milt Ticco | Kentucky |
| 230 | Nate DeLong | Wisconsin-River Falls |
| 231 | Nelson Bobb | Temple |
| 232 | Nick Buzolich | Pepperdine |
| 233 | Norm Hankins | Lawrence Tech |
| 234 | Otto Schnellbacher | Kansas |
| 235 | Paul Arizin | Villanova |
| 236 | Paul Coutry | Oklahoma |
| 237 | Paul Horvath | NC State |
| 238 | Ralph Giannini | Santa Clara |
| 239 | Ralph O'Brien | Butler |
| 240 | Ray Lumpp | NYU |
| 241 | Red Holzman | CCNY |
| 242 | Rene Herrerias | San Francisco |
| 243 | Rollie Seltz | Hamline |
| 244 | Sam Ranzino | NC State |
| 245 | Stan Szukala | DePaul |
| 246 | Stanley Skaug | Dartmouth |
| 247 | Thomas Guerrero | UCSB |
| 248 | Tom Hamilton | Texas |
| 249 | Tony Jaros | Minnesota |
| 250 | Vern Mikkelsen | Hamline |
| 251 | Wally Borrevik | Oregon |
| 252 | Wally Hatkevich | Penn St. |
| 253 | William Chandler | Marquette |
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