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|Boston Whirlwinds (''folded after first half'')
|Boston Whirlwinds (''folded after first half'')
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|Mt. Benedict Knights of Columbus Hall
|Boston
|Somerville, Massachusetts
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|Brooklyn Arcadians
|Brooklyn Arcadians
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* League established and aligned into single table.
* League established and aligned into single table.
* Boston Whirlwinds enfranchised, playing at Matthews Arena in Boston.
* Boston Whirlwinds enfranchised, playing at Matthews Arena in Boston.
* Brooklyn Arcadians enfranchised, playing at Arcadia Hall in Brooklyn, New York.
* Buffalo Germans join from independent play and renamed Buffalo Bisons, playing at Elmwood Music Hall in Buffalo, New York.
* Chicago Bruins enfranchised, playing at 132nd Regiment Armory in Chicago.
* Cleveland Rosenblums join from independent play, playing at Public Hall at Public Auditorium in Cleveland.
* Detroit Pulaski Post Five enfranchised, playing at Detroit Light Guard Armory in Detroit.
* Fort Wayne Caseys enfranchised, playing at South Side High School Gym in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
* Rochester Centrals enfranchised, playing at Main Street Armory in Rochester, New York.
* Washington Palace Five enfranchised, playing at The Arcade in Washington.
* Boston Whirlwinds relocate during first half from Matthews Arena to Mechanics Hall.
* Boston Whirlwinds relocate during first half from Matthews Arena to Mechanics Hall.
* Boston Whirlwinds relocate during first half from Mechanics Hall in Boston to Knights of Columbus Hall in Somerville, Massachusetts.
* Boston Whirlwinds relocate during first half from Mechanics Hall in Boston to Knights of Columbus Hall in Somerville, Massachusetts.
* Boston Whirlwinds folded after first half.
* Boston Whirlwinds folded after first half.
Boston
# 11/26 at Buffalo
# 11/30 vs Rochester at Matthews Arena
# 12/7 sched vs Buffalo
# 12/13 at Washington (2-1 by 12/5 and 12/12)
# 12/15 at Cleveland (2-2 by 12/14)
# 12/16 at Chicago
# 12/17 at Fort Wayne
# 12/21 vs Washington at Mechanics Building (2-5 by 12/22)
# 12/28 sched vs Brooklyn (2-6 by 12/27)
# 12/30 vs Brooklyn at Mt. Benedict Knights of Columbus Hall in Somerville, Massachusetts
# 1/11 sched vs Detroit
# 1/18 vs Chicago at Mt. Benedict Knights of Columbus Hall in Somerville, Massachusetts
# 1/25 sched vs Cleveland
# 2/1 sched vs Fort Wayne (5-9 by 1/31)
# 2/8 sched vs Cleveland
# one more HG vs Rochester sometime AFTER 12/28?
# ONLY 6-9 final standings? Fort Wayne same? (Both do show on standings posted 2/7)


== Regular Season Results ==
== Regular Season Results ==
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{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+
|+
!Division
!Team
!Team
!W
!W
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!GB
!GB
|-
|-
| rowspan="4" |Eastern Division
|'''Brooklyn Arcadians'''
|'''Cleveland Pipers'''
|'''12'''
|'''24'''
|'''4'''
|'''18'''
|
|
|-
|-
|Pittsburgh Rens
|Washington Palace Five
|23
|11
|19
|5
|1
|1
|-
|-
|Chicago Majors
|Cleveland Rosenblums
|18
|10
|26
|6
|2
|-
|Rochester Centrals
|9
|7
|7
|3
|-
|-
|New York Tapers*
|Fort Wayne Caseys
|14
|7
|28
|9
|5
|-
|Boston Whirlwinds
|6
|10
|10
|6
|-
|-
| rowspan="4" |Western Division
|Chicago Bruins
|'''Kansas City Steers'''
|6
|'''28'''
|10
|'''12'''
|6
|
|-
|-
|Los Angeles Jets
|Detroit Pulaski Post Five
|24
|6
|15
|10
|3.5
|6
|-
|-
|San Francisco Saints
|Buffalo Bisons
|19
|5
|17
|11
|7
|7
|-
|Hawaii Chiefs
|13
|28
|15.5
|}
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki>14-22 as Washington Tapers, 0-6 as New York Tapers.
=== Second Half Results ===
=== Second Half Results ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+
|+
!Division
!Team
!Team
!W
!W
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!GB
!GB
|-
|-
| rowspan="4" |Eastern Division
|'''Cleveland Rosenblums'''
|'''Chicago Majors'''
|'''13'''
|'''21'''
|'''1'''
|'''18'''
|
|
|-
|-
|'''Cleveland Pipers'''
|Washington Palace Five
|'''21'''
|11
|'''18'''
|3
|'''0'''
|2
|-
|Rochester Centrals
|9
|5
|4
|-
|-
|'''Pittsburgh Rens'''
|Brooklyn Arcadians
|'''18'''
|7
|'''21'''
|7
|'''3'''
|6
|-
|-
|'''New York Tapers'''
|Fort Wayne Caseys
|'''17'''
|6
|'''22'''
|8
|'''4'''
|7
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" |Western Division
|Buffalo Bisons
|Kansas City Steers
|5
|26
|9
|13
|8
|
|-
|-
|'''San Francisco Saints'''
|Chicago Bruins
|'''19'''
|3
|'''21'''
|11
|'''7.5'''
|10
|-
|-
|'''Hawaii Chiefs'''
|Detroit Pulaski Post Five
|'''16'''
|2
|'''25'''
|12
|'''11'''
|11
|}
|}


== Postseason Results ==
== Postseason Results ==
=== First Half Postseason Results ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Three)
!Champions
|-
|'''Kansas City Steers'''
|'''2'''
| rowspan="2" |'''Kansas City Steers'''
|-
|Cleveland Pipers
|1
|}
=== Second Half Postseason Results ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! colspan="2" |Team (Single-Game)
! colspan="2" |Team (Single-Game)
! colspan="2" |Team (Single-Game)
!Champions
|-
| colspan="3" |Chicago Majors
|108
| rowspan="3" |New York Tapers
| rowspan="3" |84
| rowspan="6" |'''Cleveland Pipers'''
|-
|'''New York Tapers'''
|'''125'''
| rowspan="2" |'''New York Tapers'''
| rowspan="2" |'''115'''
|-
|Hawaii Chiefs
|116
|-
| colspan="3" |'''Cleveland Pipers'''
|'''117'''
| rowspan="3" |'''Cleveland Pipers'''
| rowspan="3" |'''107'''
|-
|'''San Francisco Saints'''
|'''107'''
| rowspan="2" |San Francisco Saints
| rowspan="2" |112
|-
|Pittsburgh Rens
|103
|}
=== Finals Results ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+
|+
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!Champions
!Champions
|-
|-
|Kansas City Steers
|'''Cleveland Rosenblums'''
|2
|'''3'''
| rowspan="2" |'''Cleveland Pipers'''
| rowspan="2" |'''Cleveland Rosenblums'''
|-
|-
|'''Cleveland Pipers'''
|Brooklyn Arcadians
|'''3'''
|0
|}
|}


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!Total
!Total
|-
|-
| rowspan="4" |Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="3" |Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="4" |Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="3" |Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="3" |Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division
| rowspan="2" |Boston, MA Metropolitan Division
| rowspan="3" |Cook County, Illinois
| rowspan="2" |Suffolk County, Massachusetts
| rowspan="3" |Chicago
| rowspan="2" |Boston
| rowspan="3" |Chicago Stadium
|Matthews Arena
|Chicago Majors
|Boston Whirlwinds
|Eight
|Seven
|
|15
|-
|Kansas City Steers
|One
|One
|
|
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|One
|One
|-
|-
|Pittsburgh Rens
|Mechanics Hall
|Boston Whirlwinds
|One
|One
|
|
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|One
|One
|-
|-
|Lake County, IL Metropolitan Division
|Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA Metropolitan Division
|Lake County, Illinois
|Middlesex County, Massachusetts
|Waukegan, Illinois
|Somerville, Massachusetts
|Waukegan High School Washington Campus Gym
|Mt. Benedict Knights of Columbus Hall of Fame
|Chicago Majors
|Boston Whirlwinds
|
|Six
|One
|
|One
|-
| rowspan="13" |Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Akron, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Summit County, Ohio
|Akron, Ohio
|Memorial Hall
|Cleveland Pipers
|One
|
|
|One
|-
| colspan="2" |Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Stark County, Ohio
|Canton, Ohio
|Canton Memorial Civic Center
|Cleveland Pipers
|
|One
|
|One
|-
| colspan="2" rowspan="10" |Cleveland, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Ashtabula County, Ohio
|Ashtabula, Ohio
|Ashtabula High School Gym (1916)
|Cleveland Pipers
|
|One
|
|One
|-
| rowspan="8" |Cuyahoga County, Ohio
|Berea, Ohio
|Ursprung Gymnasium
|Cleveland Pipers
|One
|
|
|
|
|One
|-
| rowspan="7" |Cleveland
| rowspan="3" |Cleveland Arena
|Cleveland Pipers
|Three
|Six
|Six
|Three
|12
|-
|-
|Chicago Majors
|Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Erie County, New York
|Buffalo, New York
|Elmwood Music Hall
|Buffalo Bisons
|Eight
|Seven
|
|
|One
|15
|One
|Two
|-
|-
|Pittsburgh Rens
|Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area
|One
|Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division
|Cook County, Illinois
|Chicago
|132nd Regiment Armory
|Chicago Bruins
|Eight
|Seven
|
|
|
|15
|One
|-
|-
| rowspan="4" |Public Hall at Public Auditorium
|Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area
|Cleveland Pipers
| colspan="2" |Cleveland, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
|12
|Cuyahoga County, Ohio
|Cleveland
|Public Hall at Public Auditorium
|Cleveland Rosenblums
|Eight
|Eight
|One
|Seven
|21
|-
|Pittsburgh Rens
|One
|Two
|
|Three
|-
|Chicago Majors
|
|One
|
|One
|-
|New York Tapers
|
|One
|
|One
|-
|Lorain County, Ohio
|Lorain, Ohio
|Lorain Admiral King High School Gym
|Cleveland Pipers
|One
|
|
|One
|-
| colspan="2" |Sandusky, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Erie County, Ohio
|Sandusky, Ohio
|Sandusky High School Gym
|Cleveland Pipers
|
|One
|
|One
|-
|Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Franklin County, Ohio
|Columbus, Ohio
|Taft Coliseum
|Cleveland Pipers
|Two
|
|
|Two
|Two
|17
|-
|-
|Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI Combined Statistical Area
|Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI Combined Statistical Area
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|Wayne County, Michigan
|Wayne County, Michigan
|Detroit
|Detroit
|Olympia Stadium
|Detroit Light Guard Armory
|Chicago Majors
|Detroit Pulaski Post Five
|One
|Eight
|Seven
|
|
|
|15
|One
|-
|-
|Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI Combined Statistical Area
|Fort Wayne-Huntington-Auburn, IN Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Muskegon County, Michigan
|Allen County, Indiana
|Muskegon, Michigan
|Fort Wayne, Indiana
|Trinity Health Arena
|South Side High School Gym
|Chicago Majors
|Fort Wayne Caseys
|One
|Eight
|Seven
|
|
|
|15
|One
|-
|-
| colspan="3" |Hilo-Kailua, HI Micropolitan Statistical Area
|New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area
|Hawaiʻi County, Hawaiʻi
|New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Hilo, Hawaiʻi
|New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division
|Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium
|Kings County, New York
|Hawaii Chiefs
|Brooklyn, New York
|One
|Arcadia Hall
|One
|Brooklyn Arcadians
|
|Eight
|Two
|Seven
|-
|Jacksonville-Kingsland-Palatka, FL-GA Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Arena
|Duval County, Florida
|Jacksonville, Florida
|Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum
|Chicago Majors
|
|Two
|
|Two
|-
| rowspan="3" |Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="3" |Jackson County, Missouri
| rowspan="3" |Kansas City, Missouri
| rowspan="3" |Municipal Auditorium
|Kansas City Steers
|18
|17
|Five
|40
|-
|Chicago Majors
|Two
|
|
|Two
|-
|Cleveland Pipers
|
|
|One
|One
|-
|Lansing-East Lansing-Owosso, MI Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Ingham County, Michigan
|Lansing, Michigan
|Lansing Civic Center
|Chicago Majors
|One
|
|
|One
|-
| rowspan="6" |Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="6" |Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="6" |Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division
| rowspan="6" |Los Angeles County, California
| rowspan="6" |Los Angeles
| rowspan="3" |Grand Olympic Auditorium
|Los Angeles Jets
|13
|
|
|13
|-
|Hawaii Chiefs
|One
|
|
|One
|-
|San Francisco Saints
|One
|
|
|One
|-
| rowspan="3" |Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
|Los Angeles Jets
|Three
|
|
|Three
|-
|Hawaii Chiefs
|
|One
|
|One
|-
|San Francisco Saints
|One
|
|
|One
|-
|Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL Combined Statistical Area
|Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division
|Miami-Dade County, Florida
|Miami Beach, Florida
|The Fillmore Miami Beach
|Chicago Majors
|
|Two
|
|Two
|-
|Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
|Milwaukee
|UWM Panther Arena
|Chicago Majors
|Four
|One
|
|Five
|-
|New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |New Haven, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area
|South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut
|New Haven, Connecticut
|New Haven Arena (1927)
|New York Tapers
|
|One
|
|One
|-
| rowspan="2" |New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metropolitan Division
| rowspan="2" |Suffolk County, New York
| rowspan="2" |Commack, New York
| rowspan="2" |Long Island Arena
|New York Tapers
|
|16
|
|16
|-
|Kansas City Steers
|
|One
|One
|
|One
|-
|Oklahoma City-Shawnee, OK Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
|Oklahoma City
|Municipal Auditorium
|New York Tapers
|
|One
|
|One
|-
| rowspan="12" |Pittsburgh-Weirton-Steubenville, PA-OH-WV Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Hermitage, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area
|Mercer County, Pennsylvania
|Farrell, Pennsylvania
|Farrell High School Gym
|Pittsburgh Rens
|
|One
|
|One
|-
| colspan="2" rowspan="10" |Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="8" |Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
| rowspan="8" |Pittsburgh
| rowspan="8" |Civic Arena
|Pittsburgh Rens
|18
|16
|16
|One
|35
|-
|Cleveland Pipers
|Two
|Three
|
|Five
|-
|Washington Tapers
|One
|
|
| rowspan="2" |Three
|-
|New York Tapers
|
|One
|One
|-
|Chicago Majors
|One
|
|
|One
|-
|Kansas City Steers
|One
|
|
|One
|-
|Los Angeles Jets
|One
|
|
|One
|-
|San Francisco Saints
|
|One
|
|One
|-
| rowspan="2" |Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
| rowspan="2" |New Castle, Pennsylvania
| rowspan="2" |New Castle High School Gym (1911)
|Cleveland Pipers
|
|One
|
|One
|-
|Pittsburgh Rens
|
|One
|
|One
|-
| colspan="2" |Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Jefferson County, Ohio
|Steubenville, Ohio
|St. John Arena
|Pittsburgh Rens
|One
|
|
|One
|-
| colspan="3" |Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Richmond, Virginia
|Richmond Arena
|Washington Tapers
|One
|
|
|One
|-
|-
|Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY Combined Statistical Area
|Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY Combined Statistical Area
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|Monroe County, New York
|Monroe County, New York
|Rochester, New York
|Rochester, New York
|Blue Cross Arena at The War Memorial
|Main Street Armory
|Pittsburgh Rens
|Rochester Centrals
|Eight
|Seven
|
|
|One
|15
|
|One
|-
|-
|Rockford-Freeport-Rochelle, IL Combined Statistical Area
|Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Rockford, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Winnebago County, Illinois
|Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division
|Rockford, Illinois
| colspan="2" |District of Columbia
|Boylan Catholic High School Gym
|The Arcade
|Chicago Majors
|Washington Palace Five
|One
|Eight
|
|Seven
|
|One
|-
|Sacramento-Roseville, CA Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Sacramento County, California
|Sacramento, California
|Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
|San Francisco Saints
|One
|
|
|One
|-
| colspan="3" |San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|San Diego County, California
|San Diego
|Peterson Gym
|Hawaii Chiefs
|
|One
|
|One
|-
| rowspan="4" |San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="4" |San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley, CA Metropolitan Division
|Alameda County, California
|Oakland, California
|HJK Arena at Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts
|San Francisco Saints
|One
|One
|
|Two
|-
| rowspan="3" |San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division
|San Francisco County, California
|San Francisco
|Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
|San Francisco Saints
|11
|14
|
|25
|-
| rowspan="2" |San Mateo County, California
| rowspan="2" |Daly City, California
| rowspan="2" |Cow Palace
|San Francisco Saints
|Four
|Five
|
|Nine
|-
|Los Angeles Jets
|Two
|
|
|Two
|-
|St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |St. Louis
|Kiel Auditorium
|Kansas City Steers
|
|One
|
|One
|-
|Tulsa-Bartlesville-Muskogee, OK Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Tulsa County, Oklahoma
|Tulsa, Oklahoma
|Expo Square Pavilion
|New York Tapers
|
|One
|
|One
|-
| colspan="3" rowspan="2" |Urban Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Honolulu County, Hawaiʻi
|Schofield Barracks, Hawaiʻi
|Conroy Bowl
|Hawaii Chiefs
|Three
|One
|
|Four
|-
|Urban Honolulu
|Civic Auditorium
|Hawaii Chiefs
|16
|16
|
|32
|-
|Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Norfolk, Virginia
|Norfolk Municipal Auditorium
|Washington Tapers
|Two
|
|
|Two
|-
| rowspan="2" |Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |District of Columbia
| rowspan="2" |Uline Arena
|Washington Tapers
|15
|
|
|
|15
|15
|-
|Chicago Majors
|One
|
|
|One
|-
|Wichita-Arkansas City-Winfield, KS Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Sedgwick County, Kansas
|Wichita, Kansas
|Charles Koch Arena
|Chicago Majors
|One
|
|
|One
|-
|-
| colspan="7" |'''Total'''
| colspan="7" |'''Total'''
|'''163'''
|'''72'''
|'''138'''
|'''56'''
|'''13'''
|'''Three'''
|'''314'''
|'''131'''
|}
|}
[[Category:1925-26]]
[[Category:American Basketball League (1925-1931) seasons]]

Latest revision as of 03:13, 28 October 2026

Seasons
Inaugural season 1925-26 1926-27

Teams and Alignment

Team Primary Venue Municipality
Boston Whirlwinds (folded after first half) Mt. Benedict Knights of Columbus Hall Somerville, Massachusetts
Brooklyn Arcadians Arcadia Hall Brooklyn, New York
Buffalo Bisons Elmwood Music Hall Buffalo, New York
Chicago Bruins 132nd Regiment Armory Chicago
Cleveland Rosenblums Public Hall at Public Auditorium Cleveland
Detroit Pulaski Post Five Detroit Light Guard Armory Detroit
Fort Wayne Caseys South Side High School Gym Fort Wayne, Indiana
Rochester Centrals Main Street Armory Rochester, New York
Washington Palace Five The Arcade Washington

Changes

  • League established and aligned into single table.
  • Boston Whirlwinds enfranchised, playing at Matthews Arena in Boston.
  • Brooklyn Arcadians enfranchised, playing at Arcadia Hall in Brooklyn, New York.
  • Buffalo Germans join from independent play and renamed Buffalo Bisons, playing at Elmwood Music Hall in Buffalo, New York.
  • Chicago Bruins enfranchised, playing at 132nd Regiment Armory in Chicago.
  • Cleveland Rosenblums join from independent play, playing at Public Hall at Public Auditorium in Cleveland.
  • Detroit Pulaski Post Five enfranchised, playing at Detroit Light Guard Armory in Detroit.
  • Fort Wayne Caseys enfranchised, playing at South Side High School Gym in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
  • Rochester Centrals enfranchised, playing at Main Street Armory in Rochester, New York.
  • Washington Palace Five enfranchised, playing at The Arcade in Washington.
  • Boston Whirlwinds relocate during first half from Matthews Arena to Mechanics Hall.
  • Boston Whirlwinds relocate during first half from Mechanics Hall in Boston to Knights of Columbus Hall in Somerville, Massachusetts.
  • Boston Whirlwinds folded after first half.

Regular Season Results

First Half Results

Team W L GB
Brooklyn Arcadians 12 4
Washington Palace Five 11 5 1
Cleveland Rosenblums 10 6 2
Rochester Centrals 9 7 3
Fort Wayne Caseys 7 9 5
Boston Whirlwinds 6 10 6
Chicago Bruins 6 10 6
Detroit Pulaski Post Five 6 10 6
Buffalo Bisons 5 11 7

Second Half Results

Team W L GB
Cleveland Rosenblums 13 1
Washington Palace Five 11 3 2
Rochester Centrals 9 5 4
Brooklyn Arcadians 7 7 6
Fort Wayne Caseys 6 8 7
Buffalo Bisons 5 9 8
Chicago Bruins 3 11 10
Detroit Pulaski Post Five 2 12 11

Postseason Results

Team (Best-of-Five) Champions
Cleveland Rosenblums 3 Cleveland Rosenblums
Brooklyn Arcadians 0

Markets and Venues

Combined Statistical Area Metropolitan / Micropolitan Statistical Area Metropolitan Division County / Equivalent Municipality Venue Team / Event First Half Second Half Postseason Total
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area Boston, MA Metropolitan Division Suffolk County, Massachusetts Boston Matthews Arena Boston Whirlwinds One One
Mechanics Hall Boston Whirlwinds One One
Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA Metropolitan Division Middlesex County, Massachusetts Somerville, Massachusetts Mt. Benedict Knights of Columbus Hall of Fame Boston Whirlwinds Six Six
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Olean, NY Combined Statistical Area Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area Erie County, New York Buffalo, New York Elmwood Music Hall Buffalo Bisons Eight Seven 15
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division Cook County, Illinois Chicago 132nd Regiment Armory Chicago Bruins Eight Seven 15
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area Cleveland, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area Cuyahoga County, Ohio Cleveland Public Hall at Public Auditorium Cleveland Rosenblums Eight Seven Two 17
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI Combined Statistical Area Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Division Wayne County, Michigan Detroit Detroit Light Guard Armory Detroit Pulaski Post Five Eight Seven 15
Fort Wayne-Huntington-Auburn, IN Combined Statistical Area Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area Allen County, Indiana Fort Wayne, Indiana South Side High School Gym Fort Wayne Caseys Eight Seven 15
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division Kings County, New York Brooklyn, New York Arcadia Hall Brooklyn Arcadians Eight Seven One 16
Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY Combined Statistical Area Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area Monroe County, New York Rochester, New York Main Street Armory Rochester Centrals Eight Seven 15
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division District of Columbia The Arcade Washington Palace Five Eight Seven 15
Total 72 56 Three 131
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