League Champion: Minneapolis Lakers
PPG Leader: Paul Arizin (25.4)
RPG Leader: George Mikan (13.5)
APG Leader: Andy Phillip (8.2)
WS Leader: Paul Arizin (16.0)
| 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 | 40 | 26 | .606 | 6.03 | 5.28 | ||||||
| 2 | Syracuse Nationals | E | 40 | 26 | .606 | 4.45 | 3.94 | ||||||
| 3 | Boston Celtics | E | 39 | 27 | .591 | 4.08 | 3.61 | ||||||
| 4 | Rochester Royals | W | 41 | 25 | .621 | 3.35 | 2.92 | ||||||
| 5 | New York Knicks | E | 37 | 29 | .561 | 0.74 | 0.68 | ||||||
| 6 | Indianapolis Olympians | W | 34 | 32 | .515 | 0.12 | 0.08 | ||||||
| 7 | Philadelphia Warriors | E | 33 | 33 | .500 | -1.24 | -1.07 | ||||||
| 8 | Fort Wayne Pistons | W | 29 | 37 | .439 | -2.05 | -1.82 | ||||||
| 9 | Baltimore Bullets | E | 20 | 46 | .303 | -7.52 | -6.59 | ||||||
| 10 | Milwaukee Hawks | W | 17 | 49 | .258 | -7.97 | -7.04 | ||||||