League Champion: Minneapolis Lakers
PPG Leader: George Mikan (28.3)
APG Leader: Bob Davies (5.4)
WS Leader: George Mikan (20.9)
| Unadjusted | Adjusted | ||||||||||||
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| Rk | Team | Div | W | L | W-L% | MOV | ORtg | DRtg | NRtg | MOV/A | ORtg/A | DRtg/A | NRtg/A |
| 1 | Minneapolis Lakers | W | 44 | 16 | .733 | 7.38 | 6.81 | ||||||
| 2 | Rochester Royals | W | 45 | 15 | .750 | 6.63 | 6.13 | ||||||
| 3 | Chicago Stags | W | 38 | 22 | .633 | 4.00 | 3.73 | ||||||
| 4 | Washington Capitols | E | 38 | 22 | .633 | 2.43 | 2.11 | ||||||
| 5 | New York Knicks | E | 32 | 28 | .533 | 1.48 | 1.25 | ||||||
| 6 | Baltimore Bullets | E | 29 | 31 | .483 | 1.38 | 1.16 | ||||||
| 7 | Philadelphia Warriors | E | 28 | 32 | .467 | 0.35 | 0.22 | ||||||
| 8 | Boston Celtics | E | 25 | 35 | .417 | -2.92 | -2.75 | ||||||
| 9 | Fort Wayne Pistons | W | 22 | 38 | .367 | -3.23 | -2.84 | ||||||
| 10 | St. Louis Bombers | W | 29 | 31 | .483 | -3.63 | -3.21 | ||||||
| 11 | Indianapolis Jets | W | 18 | 42 | .300 | -4.72 | -4.19 | ||||||
| 12 | Providence Steam Rollers | E | 12 | 48 | .200 | -9.17 | -8.43 | ||||||