The 1939–40 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University. Dutch Trautwein was the head coach for Ohio. The Bobcats played their home games at the Men's Gymnasium. They finished the season 19–6
Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
Marietta
W71–22
1–0
Western Michigan
W60–40
2–0
Wabash
W42–29
3–0
Xavier
W48–37
4–0
Ohio Wesleyan
L35–40
4–1
Western Reserve
W50–33
5–1
Cincinnati
W60–48
6–1
Muskingum
W49–37
7–1
Miami
W41–32
8–1
Dayton
W62–44
9–1
at Buffalo
W78–23
10–1
at Scranton
W50–45
11–1
at Baltimore
W67–44
12–1
at Villanova
L44–49
12–2
at St. Joseph’s
W59–39
13–2
at Dayton
W42–34
14–2
at Toledo
L50–63
14–3
at Western Michigan
L42–43
14–4
at Marietta
W52–28
15–4
at Miami
W51–31
16–4
at Xavier
W39–34
17–4
at Ohio Wesleyan
W50–40
18–4
at Cincinnati
W60–38
19–4
at Duquesne
L40–52
19–5
at Washington & Jefferson
L46–49
19–6
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.