List of all the NBL Teams/Franchises
Franchises
| Franchise | From | To | Yrs | G | W | L | W/L% | Plyfs | Div | Champ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron Firestone Non-Skids | 1938 | 1941 | 4 | 97 | 70 | 27 | .722 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Akron Goodyear Wingfoots | 1938 | 1942 | 5 | 122 | 67 | 55 | .549 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Anderson Duffey Packers | 1947 | 1949 | 3 | 168 | 115 | 53 | .685 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Buffalo Bisons | 1938 | 1938 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago American Gears | 1945 | 1947 | 3 | 108 | 57 | 51 | .528 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Chicago Studebaker Flyers | 1940 | 1943 | 4 | 98 | 41 | 57 | .418 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Studebaker Flyers | 1943 | 1943 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 15 | .348 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chicago Bruins | 1940 | 1942 | 3 | 75 | 33 | 42 | .440 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Comellos | 1938 | 1938 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cleveland Allmen Transfers | 1944 | 1946 | 3 | 81 | 20 | 61 | .247 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cleveland Allmen Transfers | 1945 | 1946 | 2 | 63 | 17 | 46 | .270 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cleveland Chase Brassmen | 1944 | 1944 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 15 | .167 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Columbus Athletic Supply | 1938 | 1938 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 12 | .077 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dayton Metropolitans | 1938 | 1938 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 11 | .154 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dayton Rens | 1949 | 1949 | 1 | 40 | 14 | 26 | .350 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denver Nuggets | 1949 | 1949 | 1 | 62 | 18 | 44 | .290 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Eagles | 1938 | 1941 | 4 | 92 | 46 | 46 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Eagles | 1940 | 1941 | 2 | 52 | 29 | 23 | .558 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cleveland White Horses | 1939 | 1939 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 14 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren Penns | 1938 | 1938 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 9 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Detroit Vagabond Kings | 1949 | 1949 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 17 | .105 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Flint Dow A.C.'s | 1948 | 1948 | 1 | 60 | 8 | 52 | .133 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fort Wayne General Electrics | 1938 | 1938 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 7 | .650 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons | 1942 | 1948 | 7 | 237 | 166 | 71 | .700 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Hammond Calumet Buccaneers | 1949 | 1949 | 1 | 62 | 21 | 41 | .339 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hammond Ciesar All-Americans | 1938 | 1941 | 4 | 95 | 31 | 64 | .326 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hammond Ciesar All-Americans | 1939 | 1941 | 3 | 80 | 19 | 61 | .238 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Whiting Ciesar All-Americans | 1938 | 1938 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | .800 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Indianapolis Kautskys | 1938 | 1948 | 7 | 225 | 99 | 126 | .440 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Kankakee Gallagher Trojans | 1938 | 1938 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 11 | .214 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minneapolis Lakers | 1947 | 1948 | 2 | 104 | 47 | 57 | .452 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Minneapolis Lakers | 1948 | 1948 | 1 | 60 | 43 | 17 | .717 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Detroit Gems | 1947 | 1947 | 1 | 44 | 4 | 40 | .091 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oshkosh All-Stars | 1938 | 1949 | 12 | 395 | 225 | 170 | .570 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 1938 | 1939 | 2 | 40 | 21 | 19 | .525 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Raiders | 1945 | 1945 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 23 | .233 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rochester Royals | 1946 | 1948 | 3 | 138 | 99 | 39 | .717 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Sheboygan Redskins | 1939 | 1949 | 11 | 381 | 199 | 182 | .522 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| Syracuse Nationals | 1947 | 1949 | 3 | 167 | 85 | 82 | .509 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Toledo Jeeps | 1947 | 1948 | 2 | 103 | 43 | 60 | .417 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Toledo Jim White Chevrolets | 1942 | 1943 | 2 | 28 | 3 | 25 | .107 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tri-Cities Blackhawks | 1947 | 1949 | 3 | 168 | 85 | 83 | .506 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Waterloo Hawks | 1949 | 1949 | 1 | 62 | 30 | 32 | .484 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Youngstown Bears | 1946 | 1947 | 2 | 77 | 25 | 52 | .325 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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