League Champion: Boston Celtics
Most Valuable Player: Oscar Robertson (31.4/9.9/11.0)
Rookie of the Year: Jerry Lucas (17.7/17.4/2.6)
PPG Leader: Wilt Chamberlain (36.9)
RPG Leader: Bill Russell (24.7)
APG Leader: Oscar Robertson (11.0)
WS Leader: Wilt Chamberlain (25.0)
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| Rk | Team | Div | W | L | W-L% | MOV | ORtg | DRtg | NRtg | MOV/A | ORtg/A | DRtg/A | NRtg/A |
| 1 | Boston Celtics | E | 59 | 21 | .738 | 7.90 | 6.93 | ||||||
| 2 | Cincinnati Royals | E | 55 | 25 | .688 | 5.08 | 4.43 | ||||||
| 3 | San Francisco Warriors | W | 48 | 32 | .600 | 5.14 | 4.41 | ||||||
| 4 | St. Louis Hawks | W | 46 | 34 | .575 | 1.60 | 1.39 | ||||||
| 5 | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 42 | 38 | .525 | 1.00 | 0.86 | ||||||
| 6 | Baltimore Bullets | W | 31 | 49 | .388 | -1.79 | -1.59 | ||||||
| 7 | Philadelphia 76ers | E | 34 | 46 | .425 | -4.39 | -3.75 | ||||||
| 8 | New York Knicks | E | 22 | 58 | .275 | -6.81 | -5.91 | ||||||
| 9 | Detroit Pistons | W | 23 | 57 | .288 | -7.73 | -6.77 | ||||||