View source for 1947 Professional Basketball League of America season

{| class="wikitable"
|+Seasons
|Inaugural season
|'''1947'''
|Final season
|}

== Teams and Alignment ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Division
!Team
!Primary Venue
!Municipality
|-
| rowspan="8" |Northern Division
|Chicago American Gears
|International Amphitheatre
|Chicago
|-
|Grand Rapids Rangers
|George Welsh Civic Auditorium
|Grand Rapids, Michigan
|-
|Kansas City Blues
|Memorial Hall
|Kansas City, Kansas
|-
|Louisville Colonels
|Louisville Gardens
|Louisville, Kentucky
|-
|Omaha Omahawks
|Vinardi Center
|Omaha, Nebraska
|-
|St. Joseph Outlaws
|City Auditorium
|St. Joseph, Missouri
|-
|St. Paul Saints
|Roy Wilkins Auditorium
|St. Paul, Minnesota
|-
|Waterloo Pro-Hawks
|The Hippodrome
|Waterloo, Iowa
|-
| rowspan="8" |Southern Division
|Atlanta Crackers
|Sports Arena
|Atlanta
|-
|Birmingham Skyhawks
|Main Arena at Boutwell Auditorium
|Birmingham, Alabama
|-
|Chattanooga Majors
|Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium
|Chattanooga, Tennessee
|-
|Houston Mavericks
|Houston City Auditorium
|Houston
|-
|New Orleans Hurricanes
|Coliseum Arena
|New Orleans
|-
|Oklahoma City Drillers
|Municipal Auditorium
|Oklahoma City
|-
|Springfield Squires
|Abo Ben Adhem Shrine Mosque
|Springfield, Missouri
|-
|Tulsa Ranchers
|Expo Square Pavilion
|Tulsa, Oklahoma
|}

=== Changes ===

* League established and aligned into Northern Division and Southern Division.
* Atlanta Crackers enfranchised in Southern Division, playing at Sports Arena in Atlanta.
* Birmingham Skyhawks enfranchised in Southern Division, playing at Main Arena at Boutwell Auditorium in Birmingham, Alabama.
* Chattanooga Majors enfranchised in Southern Division, playing at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
* Chicago American Gears transfer from National Basketball League and aligned into Northern Division, playing at International Amphitheatre in Chicago.
* Grand Rapids Rangers enfranchised in Northern Division, playing at George Welsh Civic Auditorium in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
* Houston Mavericks enfranchised in Southern Division, playing at Houston City Auditorium in Houston.
* Kansas City Blues enfranchised in Northern Division, playing at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas.
* Louisville Colonels enfranchised in Northern Division, playing at Louisville Gardens in Louisville, Kentucky.
* New Orleans Hurricanes enfranchised in Southern Division, playing at Coliseum Arena in New Orleans.
* Oklahoma City Drillers enfranchised in Southern Division, playing at Municipal Auditorium in Oklahoma City.
* Omaha Omahawks enfranchised in Northern Division, playing at Vinardi Center in Omaha, Nebraska.
* Springfield Squires enfranchised in Southern Division, playing at Abo Ben Adhem Shrine Mosque in Springfield, Missouri.
* St. Joseph Outlaws enfranchised in Northern Division, playing at City Auditorium in St. Joseph, Missouri.
* St. Paul Saints enfranchised in Northern Division, playing at Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul, Minnesota.
* Tulsa Ranchers enfranchised in Southern Division, playing at Expo Square Pavilion in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
* Waterloo Pro-Hawks enfranchised in Northern Division, playing at The Hippodrome in Waterloo, Iowa.

== Regular Season Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Division
!Team
!W
!L
!GB
|-
| rowspan="8" |Northern Division
|'''Chicago American Gears'''
|'''8'''
|'''0'''
|
|-
|St. Paul Saints
|6
|3
|2.5
|-
|Grand Rapids Rangers
|3
|3
|4
|-
|Louisville Colonels
|2
|4
|5
|-
|Omaha Omahawks
|2
|4
|5
|-
|Kansas City Blues
|1
|5
|6
|-
|Waterloo Pro-Hawks
|1
|5
|6
|-
|St. Joseph Outlaws
|1
|6
|6.5
|-
| rowspan="8" |Southern Division
|'''Atlanta Crackers'''
|'''7'''
|'''1'''
|'''0'''
|-
|Tulsa Ranchers
|7
|3
|1
|-
|Birmingham Skyhawks
|5
|2
|1.5
|-
|Houston Mavericks
|2
|0
|2
|-
|Chattanooga Majors
|3
|3
|3
|-
|Oklahoma City Drillers
|2
|3
|3.5
|-
|New Orleans Hurricanes
|3
|5
|4
|-
|Springfield Squires
|1
|7
|6
|}

== Markets and Venues ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Combined Statistical Area
!Metropolitan / Micropolitan Statistical Area
!Metropolitan Division
!County / Equivalent
!Municipality
!Venue
!Team / Event
!Regular
!Total
|-
|Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL Combined Statistical Area
|Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Division
|Fulton County, Georgia
|Atlanta
|Sports Arena
|Atlanta Crackers
|Three
|Three
|-
| rowspan="2" |Birmingham-Cullman-Talladega, AL Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Birmingham, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Jefferson County, Alabama
| rowspan="2" |Birmingham, Alabama
|Main Arena at Boutwell Auditorium
|Birmingham Skyhawks
|Four
|Four
|-
|National Guard Armory
|Birmingham Skyhawks
|One
|One
|-
|Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Hamilton County, Tennessee
|Chattanooga, Tennessee
|Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium
|Chattanooga Majors
|Four
|Four
|-
| rowspan="2" |Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division
| rowspan="2" |Cook County, Illinois
| rowspan="2" |Chicago
| rowspan="2" |International Amphitheatre
|Chicago American Gears
|One
|One
|-
|Louisville Colonels
|One
|One
|-
|Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Kent County, Michigan
|Grand Rapids, Michigan
|George Welsh Civic Auditorium
|Grand Rapids Rangers
|Three
|Three
|-
|Houston-Pasadena, TX Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Harris County, Texas
|Houston
|Houston City Auditorium
|Houston Mavericks
|Two
|Two
|-
| colspan="3" |Hutchinson, KS Micropolitan Statistical Area
|Reno County, Kansas
|Hutchison, Kansas
|Hutchison High School Gym (1910)
|Atlanta Crackers
|One
|One
|-
| rowspan="2" |Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Wyandotte County, Kansas
|Kansas City, Kansas
|Memorial Hall
|Kansas City Blues
|Three
|Three
|-
| colspan="2" |St. Joseph, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Buchanan County, Missouri
|St. Joseph, Missouri
|City Auditorium
|St. Joseph Outlaws
|Four
|Four
|-
|Louisville/Jefferson County--Elizabethtown, KY-IN Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Jefferson County, Kentucky
|Louisville, Kentucky
|Louisville Gardens
|Louisville Colonels
|Three
|Three
|-
|Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Ramsey County, Minnesota
|St. Paul, Minnesota
|Roy Wilkins Auditorium
|St. Paul Saints
|Two
|Two
|-
|New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Orleans Parish, Louisiana
|New Orleans
|Coliseum Arena
|New Orleans Hurricanes
|One
|One
|-
|Oklahoma City-Shawnee, OK Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
|Oklahoma City
|Municipal Auditorium
|Oklahoma City Drillers
|Two
|Two
|-
|Omaha-Fremont, NE-IA Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Omaha, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Douglas County, Nebraska
|Omaha, Nebraska
|Vinardi Center
|Omaha Omahawks
|Four
|Four
|-
| colspan="3" |Salina, KS Micropolitan Statistical Area
|Saline County, Kansas
|Salina, Kansas
|King Gym
|Atlanta Crackers
|One
|One
|-
| colspan="3" |Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Greene County, Missouri
|Springfield, Missouri
|Abo Ben Adhem Shrine Mosque
|Springfield Squires
|Three
|Three
|-
|Tulsa-Bartlesville-Muskogee, OK Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Tulsa County, Oklahoma
|Tulsa, Oklahoma
|Expo Square Pavilion
|Tulsa Ranchers
|Four
|Four
|-
| colspan="3" |Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Black Hawk County, Iowa
|Waterloo, Iowa
|The Hippodrome
|Waterloo Pro-Hawks
|Five
|Five
|-
|Wichita-Arkansas City-Winfield, KS Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Sedgwick County, Kansas
|Wichita, Kansas
|The Forum
|Atlanta Crackers
|Two
|Two
|-
| colspan="7" |'''Total'''
|'''54'''
|'''54'''
|}