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{| class="wikitable"
|+Seasons
|[[1936-37 Midwest Basketball Conference season|1936-37 Midwest Basketball Conference]]
|'''1937-38'''
|[[1938-39 National Basketball League season|1938-39]]
|}

== Teams and Alignment ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Division
!Team
!Primary Venue
!Municipality
|-
| rowspan="6" |Eastern Division
|Akron Firestone Nonskids
|Firestone Clubhouse
|Akron, Ohio
|-
|Akron Goodyear Wingfoots
|Goodyear Gym
|Akron, Ohio
|-
|Buffalo Bisons
|Buffalo Broadway Auditorium
|Buffalo, New York
|-
|Columbus Athletic Supply
|Taft Coliseum
|Columbus, Ohio
|-
|Pittsburgh Pirates
|Duquesne University Gym
|Pittsburgh
|-
|Warren Penns
|Beaty-Warren Middle School Gym
|Warren, Pennsylvania
|-
| rowspan="7" |Western Division
|Cincinnati Comellos (''began season as Richmond King Clothiers'')
|Freeman Avenue Armory
|Cincinnati
|-
|Dayton Metropolitan Clothes
|Montgomery County Fairgrounds Coliseum
|Dayton, Ohio
|-
|Fort Wayne General Electrics
|North Side High School Gym
|Fort Wayne, Indiana
|-
|Indianapolis Kautsky A.C.
|Tyndall Armory
|Indianapolis
|-
|Kankakee Gallagher Trojans
|Kankakee National Guard Armory (1923)
|Kankakee, Illinois
|-
|Oshkosh All-Stars (''joined during season'')
|Recreational Gymnasium
|Oshkosh, Wisconsin
|-
|Whiting Ciesars
|Whiting Memorial Community House
|Whiting, Indiana
|}

=== Changes ===

* League renamed National Basketball League.
* Akron Goodyear Regulars renamed Akron Goodyear Wingfoots.
* Buffalo Bisons join from independent play and aligned into Eastern Division, playing at Buffalo Broadway Auditorium in Buffalo, New York.
* Chicago Duffy Florals fold.
* Dayton London Bobbies renamed Dayton Metropolitan Clothes and realigned from Eastern Division to Western Division.
* Detroit Altes Lagers fold.
* Indianapolis Kautsky A.C. relocate from Pennsy Gym to Tyndall Armory.
* Indianapolis U.S. Tires merge into Indianapolis Kautsky A.C.
* Kankakee Gallagher Trojans enfranchised in Western Division, playing at Kankakee National Guard Armory (1923) in Kankakee, Illinois.
* Pittsburgh Y.M.H.A. relocate from Y.M.H.A. Gymnasium to Duquesne University Gym and renamed Pittsburgh Pirates.
* Richmond King Clothiers enfranchised in Western Division, playing at Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Indiana.
* Warren HyVis Oils renamed Warren Penns.
* Oshkosh All-Stars join during season from independent play and aligned into Western Division, playing at Recreational Gymnasium in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
* Richmond King Clothiers relocate during season from Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Indiana to Freeman Avenue Armory in Cincinnati and renamed Cincinnati Comellos.

== Regular Season Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Division
!Team
!W
!L
!GB
|-
| rowspan="6" |Eastern Division
|'''Akron Firestone Nonskids'''
|'''14'''
|'''4'''
|
|-
|'''Akron Goodyear Wingfoots'''
|'''13'''
|'''5'''
|'''1'''
|-
|Pittsburgh Pirates
|8
|5
|3.5
|-
|Buffalo Bisons
|3
|6
|6.5
|-
|Warren Penns
|3
|9
|8
|-
|Columbus Athletic Supply
|1
|12
|10.5
|-
| rowspan="7" |Western Division
|'''Oshkosh All-Stars'''
|'''12'''
|'''2'''
|
|-
|'''Whiting Ciesars'''
|'''12'''
|'''3'''
|'''0.5'''
|-
|Fort Wayne General Electrics
|13*
|7
|2
|-
|Indianapolis Kautsky A.C.
|4
|9
|7.5
|-
|''Cincinnati Comellos*''
|''3''
|''7*''
|''7''
|-
|Kankakee Gallagher Trojans
|3
|11
|9
|-
|Dayton Metropolitan Clothes
|2
|11
|9.5
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki>1-2 as Richmond King Clothiers, 2-5 as Cincinnati Comellos. Includes one forfeit by Cincinnati Comellos to Fort Wayne General Electrics.

== Postseason Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Three)
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Three)
!Champions
|-
|Akron Firestone Nonskids
|0
| rowspan="2" |'''Akron Goodyear Wingfoots'''
| rowspan="2" |'''2'''
| rowspan="4" |'''Akron Goodyear Wingfoots'''
|-
|'''Akron Goodyear Wingfoots'''
|'''2'''
|-
|'''Oshkosh All-Stars'''
|'''2'''
| rowspan="2" |Oshkosh All-Stars
| rowspan="2" |1
|-
|Whiting Ciesars
|0
|}

== Markets and Venues ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Combined Statistical Area
!Metropolitan / Micropolitan Statistical Area
!Metropolitan Division
!County / Equivalent
!Municipality
!Venue
!Team / Event
!Regular
!Postseason
!Total
|-
| rowspan="3" |Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |Appleton-Oshkosh, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="3" |Winnebago County, Wisconsin
|Menasha, Wisconsin
|Butte des Morts Gym
|Oshkosh All-Stars
|One
|
|One
|-
| rowspan="2" |Oshkosh, Wisconsin
|Oshkosh Vocational School Gym
|Oshkosh All-Stars
|Three
|
|Three
|-
|Recreational Gymnasium
|Oshkosh All-Stars
|Five
|Two
|Seven
|-
|Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Erie County, New York
|Buffalo, New York
|Buffalo Broadway Auditorium
|Buffalo Bisons
|Four
|
|Four
|-
| rowspan="3" |Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Lake County-Porter County-Jasper County, IN Metropolitan Division
| rowspan="2" |Lake County, Indiana
|Hammond, Indiana
|Hammond Civic Center
|Whiting Ciesars
|One
|One
|Two
|-
|Whiting, Indiana
|Whiting Memorial Community House
|Whiting Ciesars
|Six
|
|Six
|-
| colspan="2" |Kankakee, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Kankakee County, Illinois
|Kankakee, Illinois
|Kankakee National Guard Armory (1923)
|Kankakee Gallagher Trojans
|Six
|
|Six
|-
|Cincinnati-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Hamilton County, Ohio
|Cincinnati
|Freeman Avenue Armory
|Cincinnati Comellos
|Three
|
|Three
|-
| rowspan="2" |Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Summit County, Ohio
| rowspan="2" |Akron, Ohio
|Firestone Clubhouse
|Akron Firestone Nonskids
|10
|One
|11
|-
|Goodyear Gym
|Akron Goodyear Wingfoots
|Eight
|Three
|11
|-
|Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Franklin County, Ohio
|Columbus, Ohio
|Taft Coliseum
|Columbus Athletic Supply
|Five
|
|Five
|-
|Dayton-Springfield-Kettering, OH Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Montgomery County, Ohio
|Dayton, Ohio
|Montgomery County Fairgrounds Coliseum
|Dayton Metropolitan Clothes
|Five
|
|Five
|-
|Fort Wayne-Huntington-Auburn, IN Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Allen County, Indiana
|Fort Wayne, Indiana
|North Side High School Gym
|Fort Wayne General Electrics
|Nine
|
|Nine
|-
|Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Marion County, Indiana
|Indianapolis
|Tyndall Armory
|Indianapolis Kautsky A.C.
|Four
|
|Four
|-
|Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
|Milwaukee
|Milwaukee Auditorium
|Oshkosh All-Stars
|One
|
|One
|-
|Pittsburgh-Weirton-Steubenville, PA-OH-WV Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
|Pittsburgh
|Duquesne University Gym
|Pittsburgh Pirates
|Seven
|
|Seven
|-
|Richmond-Connersville, IN Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Richmond, IN Micropolitan Statistical Area
|Wayne County, Indiana
|Richmond, Indiana
|Richmond Coliseum
|Richmond King Clothiers
|Two
|
|Two
|-
| colspan="3" |Warren, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area
|Warren County, Pennsylvania
|Warren, Pennsylvania
|Beaty-Warren Middle School Gym
|Warren Penns
|Six
|
|Six
|-
| colspan="4" |Waushara County, Wisconsin
|Plainfield, Wisconsin
|Plainfield Community Hall
|Oshkosh All-Stars
|One
|
|One
|-
| colspan="7" |'''Total'''
|'''87'''
|'''Seven'''
|'''94'''
|}
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1937-38 National Basketball League season - Revision history