The Eastern Intercollegiate Conference (EIC) was an athletic conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States. The conference sponsored men's college basketball and existed from 1932 to 1939, with teams in the District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

The 1937–1938 conference champion, Temple, went on to win the 1938 National Invitation Tournament.College Hoopedia: 1937-38

Although the Associated Press described the conference as "one of the best in the nation,"College Hoopedia: 1938-39 its members agreed to disband it at the end of the 1938–1939 season because geographical problems had made scheduling difficult.

Member schools Over its seven seasons of existence, the conferences membership varied between five and six schools each season.sports-reference.com Eastern Intercollegiate Conference

Final members Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Left Currentconference Carnegie Institute of Technology Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1900 Nonsectarian 10,875 Tartans 1932 University (UAA) Georgetown University Washington, D.C. 1789 Catholic 19,371 Hoyas 1932 1939 Big East Pennsylvania State University State College, Pennsylvania 1855 Public 45,901 Nittany Lions 1935 1939 Big Ten (B1G) University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1787 Public 28,664 Panthers 1932 1939 Atlantic Coast (ACC) Temple University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1884 State related 39,755 Owls 1932 1939 The American West Virginia University Morgantown, West Virginia 1867 Public 26,839 Mountaineers 1932 1939 Big 12

Notes

Other members Institution Location Founded Affiliation Enrollment Nickname Joined Left Currentconference Bucknell University Lewisburg, Pennsylvania 1846 Nonsectarian 3,650 Bison 1933 1934 Patriot

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Membership timeline

Champions

The conference championships were determined by the best regular season conference records except in the event of teams having identical conference records. In the case of such ties, the conference championship was decided by a one-game playoff championship game at the conclusion of the regular conference season. Conference championships were decided by this playoff game in 1935, 1936, and 1937. However, following the 1938–1939 season, no playoff game was held despite identical records held by Carnegie Tech and Georgetown, and the two schools were declared co-champions for the season.

Pittsburgh dominated the conference results with four championships in the conferences seven seasons, winning the first two seasons by having the best regular-season record and winning championship playoff games in 1935 and 1937, but losing the 1936 championship playoff game.

1932–1933 Pittsburgh 1933–1934 Pittsburgh 1934–1935 Pittsburgh* 1935–1936 Carnegie Tech* 1936–1937 Pittsburgh* 1937–1938 Temple 1938–1939 Carnegie Tech/Georgetown**

* Conference title decided by a playoff game ** No playoff game held. The two teams were declared co-champions based on identical regular-season conference records.

Scoring record

During the 1937–1938 season, Carnegie Tech′s Melvin Cratsley set the league′s single-game scoring record in men's basketball with 34 points against West Virginia. He scored 12 field goals during the game, ten of them on tip-ins or by shooting from directly beneath the hoop and the other two on set shots from inside the free throw line.

Season standings Each team played each other team in the conference twice each season in a home-and-home schedule except for the 1933–1934 season, when Bucknell, Carnegie Tech, and Pittsburgh did not play a complete 10-game home-and-home schedule for the season.

1932–1933 1932-33 Conference Overall   W-L     Pct.   GB     W-L     Pct. Pittsburgh 7–1 .875 – 17–5 .773 Temple 5–3 .625 2 15–6 .714 Carnegie Tech 4–4 .500 3 4–5 .444 Georgetown 3–5 .375 4 6–11 .353 West Virginia 1–7 .125 6 10–14 .417

1933–1934 1933-34 Conference Overall   W-L     Pct.   GB     W-L     Pct. Pittsburgh 8–0 1.000 – 18–4 .818 West Virginia 7–3 .700 2 14–5 .737 Georgetown 5–5 .500 4 12–11 .522 Temple 5–5 .500 4 9–12 .429 Carnegie Tech 2–7 .222 6½ 1–8 .111 Bucknell 0–7 .000 7½ 2–16 .111

1934–1935 1934-35 Conference Overall   W-L     Pct.   GB     W-L     Pct. Pittsburgh* 6–2 .750 – 18–6 .750 West Virginia* 6–2 .750 – 16–6 .727 Temple 5–3 .625 1 17–7 .708 Carnegie Tech 2–6 .250 4 3–6 .333 Georgetown 1–7 .125 5 6–13 .316

*Conference playoff championship game, March 18, 1935, in Morgantown, West Virginia. Pittsburgh 35, West Virginia 22

1935–1936 1935-36 Conference Overall   W-L     Pct.   GB     W-L     Pct. Carnegie Tech* 7–3 .700 – 8–3 .727 Pittsburgh* 7–3 .700 – 18–9 .667 Temple 6–4 .600 1 18–6 .750 West Virginia 6–4 .600 1 16–8 .667 Georgetown 4–6 .400 3 7–11 .389 Penn State 0–10 .000 7 6–11 .353

*Conference playoff championship game, March 14, 1936, at Pitt Stadium Pavilion, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Carnegie Tech 32, Pittsburgh 27

1936–1937 1936-37 Conference Overall   W-L     Pct.   GB     W-L     Pct. Temple* 7–3 .700 – 17–6 .739 Pittsburgh* 7–3 .700 – 14–7 .667 Penn State 6–4 .600 1 10–7 .588 Carnegie Tech 4–6 .400 3 9–11 .450 Georgetown 3–7 .300 4 9–8 .529 West Virginia 3–7 .300 4 9–14 .391

*Conference playoff championship game, March 22, 1937, at Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh 35, Temple 29

1937–1938 1937-38 Conference Overall   W-L     Pct.   GB     W-L     Pct. Temple 9–1 .900 – 23–2 .920 Penn State 6–4 .600 3 13–5 .722 Pittsburgh 5–5 .500 4 9–12 .429 Georgetown 5–5 .500 4 7–11 .389 Carnegie Tech 3–7 .300 6 3–7 .300 West Virginia 2–8 .200 7 6–13 .316

1938–1939 1938-39 Conference Overall   W-L     Pct.   GB     W-L     Pct. Carnegie Tech* 6–4 .600 – 12–7 .632 Georgetown* 6–4 .600 – 13–9 .591 Penn State 5–5 .500 1 13–10 .565 Pittsburgh 5–5 .500 1 10–8 .556 West Virginia 4–6 .400 2 10–9 .526 Temple 4–6 .400 2 10–12 .455

*No conference championship playoff game was held, so Carnegie Tech and Georgetown finished as co-champions.

Overall team results

Eastern Intercollegiate Conference Team Resultsduring conference membershipsports-reference.com Eastern Intercollegiate Conference Coaches Accessed 19 December 2020 Team Sea-sons Years EICRecord* EICWinning Pct. EICChampion-ships OverallRecord OverallWinning Pct. Postseason** Bucknell N/A 1–0 in EIC playoff games Georgetown none Penn State none Pittsburgh 2–1 in EIC playoff games Temple 0–1 in EIC playoff games;Won 1938 NIT West Virginia 0–1 in EIC playoff games Totals One NIT championship *Includes conference playoff games. **The National Invitation Tournament did not begin play until 1938. The NCAA tournament did not begin play until 1939. "N/A" (not applicable) indicates neither tournament existed during the school's membership in the conference. ***Includes a conference co-championship Carnegie Tech and Georgetown shared in the 1938–1939 season.

Head coaches

Eleven men served as head coaches of EIC teams during the conference's seven seasons of play. Only three of them — Pittsburgh's Doc Carlson, Carnegie Tech's Max E. Hannum, and Temple's James Usilton — coached their teams throughout the EIC's existence.

Eastern Intercollegiate Conference Head Coachesduring Eastern Intercollegiate Conference membershipathletics.cmu.edu Carnegie Mellon University Men's Basketball Year-by-Year Coaching Records Coach Team Sea-sons Years Confer-enceRecord* EICWinning Pct. EICChampion-ships OverallRecord OverallWinning Pct. Postseason** Pittsburgh 2–1 in EIC playoff games 0–1 in EIC playoff games 1–0 in EIC playoff games Penn State none Penn State N/A Georgetown none Bucknell N/A West Virginia none Georgetown none West Virginia N/A Temple 0–1 in EIC playoff games; *Includes conference playoff games. **The National Invitation Tournament did not begin play until 1938. The NCAA tournament did not begin play until 1939. "N/A" (not applicable) indicates coaching tenures in the conference during which neither tournament existed. ***Includes a conference co-championship Carnegie Tech and Georgetown shared in the 1938–1939 season.

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