League Champion: Rochester Royals
PPG Leader: George Mikan (28.4)
RPG Leader: Dolph Schayes (16.4)
APG Leader: Andy Phillip (6.3)
WS Leader: George Mikan (23.4)
| 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 | 24 | .647 | 5.41 | 4.79 | ||||||
| 2 | Philadelphia Warriors | E | 40 | 26 | .606 | 3.76 | 3.40 | ||||||
| 3 | Rochester Royals | W | 41 | 27 | .603 | 2.99 | 2.54 | ||||||
| 4 | Syracuse Nationals | E | 32 | 34 | .485 | 0.53 | 0.62 | ||||||
| 5 | New York Knicks | E | 36 | 30 | .545 | 0.42 | 0.49 | ||||||
| 6 | Boston Celtics | E | 39 | 30 | .565 | -0.26 | -0.41 | ||||||
| 7 | Fort Wayne Pistons | W | 32 | 36 | .471 | -1.88 | -1.81 | ||||||
| 8 | Baltimore Bullets | E | 24 | 42 | .364 | -2.29 | -1.94 | ||||||
| 9 | Indianapolis Olympians | W | 31 | 37 | .456 | -2.37 | -1.99 | ||||||
| 10 | Tri-Cities Blackhawks | W | 25 | 43 | .368 | -3.78 | -3.22 | ||||||
| 11 | Washington Capitols | E | 10 | 25 | .286 | -4.77 | -4.63 | ||||||