Other basketball leagues in 1940:    
NBL  ·  ABL
First Round
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
WPBT Champ.
HGT 50
KEN 26
NY 42
CAN 21
SYR Bye
ROC 32
x SBY 44
CHI 45
FW 27
BH 21
x OSH 42
x WAS Bye
WAT 41
CLK 32
HGT 37
NY 36
SYR 39
x SBY 30
CHI 36
x OSH 29
WAT 23
x WAS 35
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 Washington Brewers beat the Syracuse Reds 31-29

First Round

DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
??? (indep.) Waterloo 41-32 Clarksburg (indep.) WAT 1-0
??? (NBL) Oshkosh 42-21 Benton Harbor (indep.) OSH 1-0
??? (NBL) Chi. Bruins 45-27 Fort Wayne (indep.) CHI 1-0
??? (NBL) Sheboygan 44-32 Rochester (indep.) SBY 1-0
??? (indep.) NY Rens 42-21 Canton (indep.) NY 1-0
??? (indep.) Globetrotters 50-26 Kenosha (indep.) HGT 1-0

Quarter Finals

DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
??? (ABL) Washington 35-23 Waterloo (indep.) WAS 1-0
??? (NBL) Chi. Bruins 36-29 Oshkosh (NBL) CHI 1-0
??? (indep.) Syracuse 39-30 Sheboygan (NBL) SYR 1-0
??? (indep.) Globetrotters 37-36 NY Rens (indep.) HGT 1-0

Semi Finals

DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
??? (NBL) Chi. Bruins 46-38 Washington (ABL) CHI 1-0
??? (indep.) Globetrotters 34-25 Syracuse (indep.) HGT 1-0

WPBT Championship

DateAwayScoreHomeSeries
??? (indep.) Globetrotters 41-30 Chi. Bruins (NBL) HGT 1-0

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