| Rank | Year | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | EWP | EWPN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1940 | Minnesota | 8 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 71 | 0.971 | 91.07 |
| 2 | 1940 | Michigan | 7 | 1 | 0 | 196 | 34 | 0.970 | 91.04 |
| 3 | 1940 | Northwestern | 6 | 2 | 0 | 170 | 64 | 0.940 | 89.35 |
| 4 | 1940 | Stanford | 10 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 85 | 0.930 | 88.80 |
| 5 | 1940 | Boston College | 8 | 0 | 0 | 223 | 65 | 0.929 | 88.74 |
| 6 | 1940 | Pennsylvania | 6 | 1 | 1 | 247 | 79 | 0.923 | 88.41 |
| 7 | 1940 | Tennessee | 8 | 1 | 0 | 230 | 45 | 0.914 | 87.91 |
| 8 | 1940 | Texas A&M | 8 | 1 | 0 | 157 | 46 | 0.895 | 86.87 |
| 9 | 1940 | Mississippi St. | 7 | 0 | 1 | 141 | 38 | 0.876 | 85.84 |
| 10 | 1940 | Washington | 7 | 2 | 0 | 169 | 54 | 0.872 | 85.61 |
| 11 | 1940 | Cornell | 6 | 2 | 0 | 201 | 38 | 0.871 | 85.55 |
| 12 | 1940 | SMU | 7 | 1 | 1 | 122 | 68 | 0.853 | 84.53 |
| 13 | 1940 | Nebraska | 8 | 2 | 0 | 183 | 75 | 0.848 | 84.27 |
| 14 | 1940 | Texas | 8 | 2 | 0 | 172 | 77 | 0.846 | 84.19 |
| 15 | 1940 | Santa Clara | 6 | 1 | 1 | 155 | 46 | 0.836 | 83.60 |
| 16 | 1940 | Ohio St. | 4 | 4 | 0 | 99 | 113 | 0.836 | 83.58 |
| 17 | 1940 | Notre Dame | 6 | 2 | 0 | 143 | 60 | 0.804 | 81.83 |
| 18 | 1940 | Duke | 7 | 2 | 0 | 203 | 52 | 0.798 | 81.49 |
| 19 | 1940 | Fordham | 7 | 2 | 0 | 162 | 62 | 0.796 | 81.42 |
| 20 | 1940 | Georgetown | 6 | 2 | 0 | 188 | 43 | 0.787 | 80.88 |
| 21 | 1940 | Rice | 6 | 3 | 0 | 122 | 72 | 0.768 | 79.83 |
| 22 | 1940 | Alabama | 4 | 2 | 0 | 89 | 80 | 0.754 | 79.09 |
| 23 | 1940 | Wisconsin | 4 | 4 | 0 | 125 | 134 | 0.728 | 77.64 |
| 24 | 1940 | Oregon St. | 4 | 3 | 1 | 102 | 80 | 0.717 | 77.03 |
| 25 | 1940 | Iowa | 3 | 4 | 0 | 79 | 98 | 0.714 | 76.84 |
| 26 | 1940 | Navy | 5 | 2 | 1 | 92 | 46 | 0.713 | 76.78 |
| 27 | 1940 | Indiana | 3 | 5 | 0 | 69 | 100 | 0.712 | 76.73 |
| 28 | 1940 | Mississippi | 7 | 2 | 0 | 176 | 93 | 0.708 | 76.53 |
| 29 | 1940 | Harvard | 2 | 2 | 3 | 64 | 49 | 0.698 | 75.99 |
| 30 | 1940 | Southern Cal | 3 | 4 | 2 | 88 | 98 | 0.693 | 75.66 |
| 31 | 1940 | Columbia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 66 | 72 | 0.690 | 75.53 |
| 32 | 1940 | Auburn | 5 | 4 | 1 | 143 | 140 | 0.684 | 75.19 |
| 33 | 1940 | Princeton | 4 | 2 | 1 | 91 | 99 | 0.676 | 74.76 |
| 34 | 1940 | Hardin-Simmons | 5 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 43 | 0.675 | 74.71 |
| 35 | 1940 | Oregon | 3 | 4 | 1 | 88 | 56 | 0.675 | 74.71 |
| 36 | 1940 | Oklahoma | 6 | 3 | 0 | 121 | 105 | 0.663 | 74.03 |
| 37 | 1940 | California | 4 | 6 | 0 | 84 | 128 | 0.654 | 73.51 |
| 38 | 1940 | LSU | 4 | 4 | 0 | 80 | 105 | 0.651 | 73.38 |
| 39 | 1940 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 4 | 1 | 85 | 102 | 0.649 | 73.23 |
| 40 | 1940 | Duquesne | 6 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 64 | 0.646 | 73.09 |
| 41 | 1940 | Michigan St. | 3 | 4 | 1 | 108 | 76 | 0.646 | 73.05 |
| 42 | 1940 | Penn St. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 92 | 46 | 0.636 | 72.55 |
| 43 | 1940 | Tulane | 4 | 5 | 0 | 97 | 126 | 0.626 | 71.95 |
| 44 | 1940 | Dartmouth | 4 | 3 | 0 | 78 | 59 | 0.612 | 71.18 |
| 45 | 1940 | Missouri | 6 | 3 | 0 | 213 | 125 | 0.609 | 71.04 |
| 46 | 1940 | St. Mary's | 4 | 3 | 0 | 75 | 55 | 0.608 | 70.97 |
| 47 | 1940 | Tulsa | 6 | 3 | 0 | 154 | 106 | 0.606 | 70.84 |
| 48 | 1940 | Colgate | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 76 | 0.605 | 70.80 |
| 49 | 1940 | Washington St. | 4 | 4 | 2 | 131 | 147 | 0.601 | 70.58 |
| 50 | 1940 | Detroit Mercy | 4 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 20 | 0.601 | 70.57 |
| 51 | 1940 | Clemson | 4 | 2 | 1 | 118 | 73 | 0.590 | 69.97 |
| 52 | 1940 | Texas Tech | 9 | 1 | 1 | 241 | 131 | 0.584 | 69.66 |
| 53 | 1940 | Baylor | 3 | 6 | 0 | 82 | 94 | 0.578 | 69.30 |
| 54 | 1940 | Temple | 2 | 4 | 1 | 81 | 99 | 0.574 | 69.08 |
| 55 | 1940 | Purdue | 1 | 6 | 0 | 68 | 106 | 0.572 | 68.99 |
| 56 | 1940 | Syracuse | 2 | 4 | 1 | 81 | 134 | 0.557 | 68.12 |
| 57 | 1940 | Utah | 7 | 2 | 0 | 169 | 87 | 0.556 | 68.09 |
| 58 | 1940 | Arkansas | 3 | 6 | 0 | 74 | 174 | 0.550 | 67.76 |
| 59 | 1940 | Kentucky | 3 | 3 | 2 | 118 | 100 | 0.543 | 67.39 |
| 60 | 1940 | Wake Forest | 5 | 3 | 0 | 83 | 94 | 0.537 | 67.05 |
| 61 | 1940 | North Carolina | 5 | 4 | 0 | 103 | 92 | 0.537 | 67.04 |
| 62 | 1940 | TCU | 3 | 7 | 0 | 116 | 121 | 0.534 | 66.88 |
| 63 | 1940 | Georgia | 4 | 4 | 1 | 156 | 134 | 0.529 | 66.58 |
| 64 | 1940 | Florida | 4 | 5 | 0 | 113 | 141 | 0.504 | 65.19 |
| 65 | 1940 | Colorado | 5 | 3 | 1 | 182 | 106 | 0.489 | 64.37 |
| 66 | 1940 | Brown | 3 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 71 | 0.484 | 64.11 |
| 67 | 1940 | Arizona | 7 | 2 | 0 | 204 | 83 | 0.483 | 64.03 |
| 68 | 1940 | Denver | 5 | 2 | 1 | 136 | 77 | 0.469 | 63.26 |
| 69 | 1940 | Villanova | 3 | 5 | 0 | 94 | 85 | 0.462 | 62.88 |
| 70 | 1940 | UCLA | 1 | 9 | 0 | 79 | 174 | 0.459 | 62.74 |
| 71 | 1940 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 7 | 0 | 112 | 160 | 0.447 | 62.02 |
| 72 | 1940 | William & Mary | 4 | 2 | 1 | 97 | 54 | 0.446 | 61.98 |
| 73 | 1940 | VMI | 5 | 2 | 1 | 81 | 52 | 0.434 | 61.34 |
| 74 | 1940 | George Washington | 4 | 3 | 0 | 66 | 82 | 0.430 | 61.11 |
| 75 | 1940 | Furman | 4 | 3 | 0 | 149 | 97 | 0.419 | 60.50 |
| 76 | 1940 | Oklahoma St. | 5 | 3 | 1 | 185 | 131 | 0.415 | 60.28 |
| 77 | 1940 | Holy Cross | 3 | 5 | 1 | 83 | 119 | 0.412 | 60.10 |
| 78 | 1940 | Illinois | 0 | 7 | 0 | 40 | 144 | 0.409 | 59.97 |
| 79 | 1940 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 6 | 1 | 80 | 98 | 0.397 | 59.28 |
| 80 | 1940 | Gonzaga | 2 | 3 | 1 | 62 | 57 | 0.372 | 57.88 |
| 81 | 1940 | West Virginia | 2 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 87 | 0.366 | 57.54 |
| 82 | 1940 | Richmond | 4 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 59 | 0.364 | 57.44 |
| 83 | 1940 | Creighton | 3 | 2 | 2 | 76 | 79 | 0.348 | 56.56 |
| 84 | 1940 | Marquette | 2 | 6 | 1 | 162 | 206 | 0.345 | 56.41 |
| 85 | 1940 | Army | 0 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 159 | 0.340 | 56.12 |
| 86 | 1940 | North Carolina St. | 3 | 6 | 0 | 120 | 161 | 0.340 | 56.10 |
| 87 | 1940 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 4 | 0 | 89 | 114 | 0.337 | 55.94 |
| 88 | 1940 | Arizona St. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 74 | 36 | 0.336 | 55.91 |
| 89 | 1940 | San Francisco | 1 | 5 | 1 | 67 | 118 | 0.328 | 55.46 |
| 90 | 1940 | Iowa St. | 3 | 5 | 0 | 91 | 132 | 0.321 | 55.08 |
| 91 | 1940 | Montana | 2 | 3 | 0 | 60 | 111 | 0.318 | 54.88 |
| 92 | 1940 | Yale | 1 | 7 | 0 | 43 | 162 | 0.316 | 54.77 |
| 93 | 1940 | Rhodes | 0 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 107 | 0.311 | 54.50 |
| 94 | 1940 | Centenary | 3 | 5 | 0 | 83 | 162 | 0.304 | 54.14 |
| 95 | 1940 | Virginia | 3 | 5 | 0 | 85 | 103 | 0.294 | 53.57 |
| 96 | 1940 | Manhattan | 1 | 6 | 0 | 100 | 149 | 0.291 | 53.40 |
| 97 | 1940 | South Carolina | 3 | 6 | 0 | 107 | 146 | 0.274 | 52.44 |
| 98 | 1940 | UTEP | 3 | 2 | 1 | 96 | 80 | 0.267 | 52.08 |
| 99 | 1940 | Kansas St. | 1 | 7 | 0 | 52 | 129 | 0.234 | 50.25 |
| 100 | 1940 | BYU | 2 | 4 | 1 | 73 | 87 | 0.228 | 49.91 |
| 101 | 1940 | St. Louis | 3 | 6 | 0 | 88 | 113 | 0.226 | 49.79 |
| 102 | 1940 | New Mexico | 4 | 4 | 0 | 139 | 96 | 0.215 | 49.17 |
| 103 | 1940 | Carnegie Tech | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 99 | 0.197 | 48.19 |
| 104 | 1940 | Kansas | 2 | 7 | 0 | 75 | 183 | 0.196 | 48.12 |
| 105 | 1940 | Utah St. | 2 | 4 | 1 | 48 | 85 | 0.187 | 47.62 |
| 106 | 1940 | Colorado St. | 2 | 4 | 2 | 60 | 131 | 0.185 | 47.53 |
| 107 | 1940 | Davidson | 3 | 5 | 0 | 107 | 186 | 0.175 | 46.96 |
| 108 | 1940 | NYU | 0 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 170 | 0.151 | 45.64 |
| 109 | 1940 | Loyola Marymount | 0 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 145 | 0.145 | 45.32 |
| 110 | 1940 | Drake | 2 | 5 | 0 | 51 | 101 | 0.138 | 44.94 |
| 111 | 1940 | Idaho | 0 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 214 | 0.136 | 44.78 |
| 112 | 1940 | Washington & Lee | 2 | 7 | 1 | 88 | 171 | 0.128 | 44.34 |
| 113 | 1940 | Washington (MO) | 1 | 5 | 0 | 81 | 115 | 0.121 | 43.98 |
| 114 | 1940 | Wichita St. | 2 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 52 | 0.117 | 43.78 |
| 115 | 1940 | Miami (FL) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 163 | 0.116 | 43.70 |
| 116 | 1940 | Sewanee | 1 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 99 | 0.114 | 43.59 |
| 117 | 1940 | Citadel | 1 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 114 | 0.107 | 43.20 |
| 118 | 1940 | Wyoming | 1 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 178 | 0.090 | 42.26 |
| 119 | 1940 | Maryland | 0 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 164 | 0.071 | 41.19 |
| 120 | 1940 | New Mexico St. | 1 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 162 | 0.055 | 40.30 |
| 121 | 1940 | Hampden-Sydney | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 138 | 0.051 | 40.11 |
| 122 | 1940 | Washburn | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 131 | 0.039 | 39.45 |
| 123 | 1940 | Northern Arizona | 0 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 140 | 0.029 | 38.86 |