Gopher Basketball 1939-1940 Season

1939-1940 Schedule Date Opponent W/L Score 12/02/1939 North Dakota State W 47-28 12/09/1939 South Dakota State W 38-30 12/11/1939 Carleton W 29-22 12/16/1939 South Dakota W 35-28 12/23/1939 Nebraska W 61-37 12/27/1939 @ Washington W 47-41 12/28/1939 @ Washington W 28-26 12/29/1939 @ Washington L 33-37 01/06/1940 Iowa W 42-34 01/08/1940 Northwestern L 38-46 01/13/1940 Indiana W 46-44 01/15/1940 @ Purdue L 34-50 02/10/1940 @ Illinois L 31-60 02/12/1940 @ Wisconsin L 34-36 02/17/1940 Iowa W 34-29 02/19/1940 Chicago L 32-35 02/24/1940 @ Ohio State L 43-48 02/26/1940 Wisconsin W 44-39 03/02/1940 @ Chicago W 46-33 03/04/1940 Michigan L 32-43

1939-1940 Big Ten Standings Team Conference Overall W L PCT W L PCT Purdue 10 2 .833 16 4 .800 Indiana 9 3 .750 20 3 .870 Ohio State 8 4 .667 13 7 .650 Illinois 7 5 .583 14 6 .700 Northwestern 7 5 .583 13 7 .650 Michigan 6 6 .500 13 7 .650 Minnesota 5 7 .417 12 8 .600 Iowa 4 8 .333 9 12 .429 Wisconsin 3 9 .250 5 15 .250 Chicago 1 11 .083 5 14 .263 Season notes: Coached by Dave McMillan (13th season). There were no polls until 1949.

1939-1940 National Invitation Tournament

1939-1940 NCAA Tournament

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