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1898–99 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team

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1898–99 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball
Premo-Porretta National Champions
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–2
Head coach
  • unknown
Seasons
1898–99 collegiate men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bloomsburg   10 0   1.000
Illinois State   2 0   1.000
Nebraska   4 0   1.000
Notre Dame   2 0   1.000
Syracuse   1 0   1.000
Wabash   2 0   1.000
Widener   1 0   1.000
West Chester   11 1   .917
Allegheny   8 1   .889
Yale   9 2   .818
Hiram   4 1   .800
Ohio State   12 4   .750
Temple   18 6   .750
Wisconsin–Stevens Point   6 2   .750
Macalester   7 3   .700
Kansas   7 4   .636
North Dakota State   2 2   .500
Washington   1 1   .500
Mount Union   2 3   .400
Penn State   2 3   .400
Bucknell   3 5   .375
Geneva   3 6   .333
Westminster College   2 4   .333
Cornell   1 3   .250
Butler   0 2   .000
Grove City   0 2   .000
Michigan State   0 2   .000

The 1898–99 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Yale University in intercollegiate basketball during the 1898–99 season. The team finished the season with a 9–2 record[1] and was retroactively named the national champion by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Yale season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  2. ^ ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 529. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.