1939–40 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1939–40 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
NCAA tournament National champions
National Championship Game,
W 60–42 vs. Kansas
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record20–3 (9–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachRalph Graham
CaptainMarv Huffman
Home arenaThe Fieldhouse
1939–40 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team 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 15   .250

The 1939–40 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 2nd year. The team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 17–3 and a conference record of 9–3, finishing 2nd in the Big Ten Conference to the Purdue Boilermakers. Purdue was invited to participate in the 8-team NCAA tournament, but declined their bid recommending IU play in the tournament in their place. In only the second national tournament, IU won their first NCAA Tournament Championship by defeating Kansas, 60–42, in the final. Indiana was also retroactively listed as the top team of the season by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.