Other basketball leagues in 1941:    
NBL  ·  ABL
First Round
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
WPBT Champ.
FW 41
y OSH 47
PHI 48
BIS 30
TOL 36
x SBY 28
CHI 53
DAV 17
IND 43
x DET 58
HGT 39
NEW 38
NY 43
DAY 20
KEN 43
ROC 36
PHI 31
y OSH 38
TOL 43
CHI 33
HGT 36
x DET 37
NY 43
KEN 15
 
y OSH 37
x DET 39
Champ
DET
1940-41 WPBT Tournament Bracket Champion Detroit Eagles
z: best record, c: conference winner, y: division winner, w: wildcard, x: clinched playoff spot

All games were played in Chicago, Illinois and sponsored by the Chicago Herald American. Games were played at various sites including Chicago Coliseum, International Amphitheater and Chicago Stadium. Teams would also sometimes change their names when entering the tournament because of a new sponsor.

In the "Third Place" consolation game, the New York Rens beat the Toledo White Huts 57-42

First Round

DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
3/16 (indep.) Kenosha 43-36 Rochester (indep.) KEN 1-0
3/16 (indep.) NY Rens 43-20 Dayton (indep.) NY 1-0
3/15 (indep.) Globetrotters 39-38 Newark (indep.) HGT 1-0
3/15 (NBL) Det. Eagles 58-43 Indianapolis (indep.) DET 1-0
3/15 (NBL) Chi. Bruins 53-17 Davenport (indep.) CHI 1-0
3/16 (indep.) Toledo 36-28 Sheboygan (NBL) TOL 1-0
3/16 (ABL) Philadelphia 48-30 Bismark (indep.) PHI 1-0
3/15 (NBL) Oshkosh 47-41 Fort Wayne (indep.) OSH 1-0

Quarter Finals

DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
3/17 (indep.) NY Rens 43-15 Kenosha (indep.) NY 1-0
3/17 (NBL) Det. Eagles 37-36 Globetrotters (indep.) DET 1-0
3/17 (indep.) Toledo 43-33 Chi. Bruins (NBL) TOL 1-0
3/17 (NBL) Oshkosh 38-31 Philadelphia (ABL) OSH 1-0

Semi Finals

DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
3/18 (NBL) Det. Eagles 43-42 NY Rens (indep.) DET 1-0
3/18 (NBL) Oshkosh 40-37 Toledo (indep.) OSH 1-0

WPBT Championship

DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
3/19 (NBL) Det. Eagles 39-37 Oshkosh (NBL) DET 1-0

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