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)
| Place | Division | All-Star | Margin | Month | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Team | Overall | Home | Road | Neutral | E | W | Pre | Post | ≤3 | ≥10 | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar |
| 1 | Boston Celtics | 59-21 | 26-4 | 21-17 | 12-0 | 25-11 | 34-10 | 28-9 | 31-12 | 5-7 | 38-7 | 4-0 | 11-1 | 10-4 | 11-8 | 15-6 | 8-2 |
| 2 | Cincinnati Royals | 55-25 | 26-7 | 18-18 | 11-0 | 27-9 | 28-16 | 30-15 | 25-10 | 11-4 | 29-10 | 5-3 | 10-6 | 9-4 | 11-6 | 14-3 | 6-3 |
| 3 | San Francisco Warriors | 48-32 | 25-14 | 21-15 | 2-3 | 19-15 | 29-17 | 22-18 | 26-14 | 8-10 | 27-9 | 3-2 | 6-8 | 9-6 | 11-7 | 13-5 | 6-4 |
| 4 | St. Louis Hawks | 46-34 | 27-12 | 17-19 | 2-3 | 16-18 | 30-16 | 25-20 | 21-14 | 9-5 | 18-12 | 5-2 | 8-8 | 8-8 | 9-6 | 9-6 | 7-4 |
| 5 | Los Angeles Lakers | 42-38 | 24-12 | 15-21 | 3-5 | 18-16 | 24-22 | 26-15 | 16-23 | 7-11 | 21-15 | 3-2 | 10-6 | 10-5 | 8-9 | 5-13 | 6-3 |
| 6 | Philadelphia 76ers | 34-46 | 18-12 | 12-22 | 4-12 | 13-23 | 21-23 | 20-21 | 14-25 | 8-6 | 13-31 | 2-3 | 6-7 | 8-7 | 7-11 | 7-10 | 4-8 |
| 7 | Baltimore Bullets | 31-49 | 20-19 | 8-21 | 3-9 | 15-25 | 16-24 | 14-27 | 17-22 | 9-15 | 13-22 | 2-5 | 3-7 | 6-10 | 10-8 | 8-9 | 2-10 |
| 8 | Detroit Pistons | 23-57 | 9-21 | 6-25 | 8-11 | 10-24 | 13-33 | 9-28 | 14-29 | 10-6 | 6-32 | 1-4 | 4-10 | 3-9 | 5-13 | 5-15 | 5-6 |
| 9 | New York Knicks | 22-58 | 10-25 | 8-27 | 4-6 | 7-29 | 15-29 | 13-34 | 9-24 | 5-8 | 7-34 | 2-6 | 5-10 | 3-13 | 7-11 | 3-12 | 2-6 |
| Rk | Team | BAL | BOS | CIN | DET | LAL | NYK | PHI | SFW | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore Bullets | 1-9 | 2-8 | 7-3 | 3-7 | 7-3 | 5-5 | 3-7 | 3-7 | |
| 2 | Boston Celtics | 9-1 | 5-7 | 7-1 | 6-3 | 10-2 | 10-2 | 5-3 | 7-2 | |
| 3 | Cincinnati Royals | 8-2 | 7-5 | 7-2 | 4-4 | 11-1 | 9-3 | 5-4 | 4-4 | |
| 4 | Detroit Pistons | 3-7 | 1-7 | 2-7 | 5-7 | 4-5 | 3-5 | 3-9 | 2-10 | |
| 5 | Los Angeles Lakers | 7-3 | 3-6 | 4-4 | 7-5 | 6-2 | 5-4 | 5-7 | 5-7 | |
| 6 | New York Knicks | 3-7 | 2-10 | 1-11 | 5-4 | 2-6 | 4-8 | 1-8 | 4-4 | |
| 7 | Philadelphia 76ers | 5-5 | 2-10 | 3-9 | 5-3 | 4-5 | 8-4 | 4-4 | 3-6 | |
| 8 | San Francisco Warriors | 7-3 | 3-5 | 4-5 | 9-3 | 7-5 | 8-1 | 4-4 | 6-6 | |
| 9 | St. Louis Hawks | 7-3 | 2-7 | 4-4 | 10-2 | 7-5 | 4-4 | 6-3 | 6-6 |