By 1946, the American Basketball League was losing players and teams to both the NBL and BAA, and was no longer considered a major league. It folded entirely after the 1953 season.
Northern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| TEAM | W | L | Pct | GB | |||||||||||||||
| y |  | Bkn. Gothams | 24 | 10 | .706 | - | |||||||||||||
| x |  | Jersey City | 14 | 22 | .389 | 11.0 | |||||||||||||
 | Troy | 13 | 22 | .371 | 11.5 | ||||||||||||||
 | Paterson | 11 | 23 | .324 | 13.0 | ||||||||||||||
| | Yonkers | 7 | 17 | .292 | 12.0 | ||||||||||||||
Southern Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| y |  | Baltimore | 31 | 3 | .912 | - | |||||||||||||
| x |  | Philadelphia | 19 | 14 | .576 | 11.5 | |||||||||||||
| x |  | Trenton | 17 | 17 | .500 | 14.0 | |||||||||||||
| x | | Hartford | 15 | 18 | .455 | 15.5 | |||||||||||||
 | Wilmington | 15 | 20 | .429 | 16.5 | ||||||||||||||