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- 1946: the Eastern Division was formed with six inaugural members.
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| 1946–47 | Washington* (49–11) | Philadelphia^ (35–25) | New York* (33–27) | Providence (28–32) | Boston (22–38) | Toronto (22–38) | |
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| 1947–48 | Philadelphia+ (27–21) | New York* (26–22) | Boston* (20–28) | Providence (6–42) | | | |
- 1948: the Washington Capitols re-joined the division, while theBaltimore Bullets joined from the Western Division.
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| 1948–49 | Washington+ (38–22) | New York* (32–28) | Baltimore* (29–31) | Philadelphia* (28–32) | Boston (25–35) | Providence (12–48) | |
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| 1949–50 | Syracuse+ (51–13) | New York* (40–28) | Washington* (32–36) | Philadelphia* (26–42) | Baltimore (25–43) | Boston (22–46) | |
| 1950–51 | Philadelphia* (40–26) | Boston* (39–30) | New York+ (36–30) | Syracuse* (32–34) | Baltimore (24–42) | Washington (10–25) | |
- 1951: the Washington Capitols folded midway through the 1950–51 season.
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| 1951–52 | Syracuse* (40–26) | Boston* (39–27) | New York+ (37–29) | Philadelphia* (33–33) | Baltimore (20–46) | | |
| 1952–53 | New York+ (47–23) | Syracuse* (47–24) | Boston* (46–25) | Baltimore* (16–54) | Philadelphia (12–57) | | |
| 1953–54 | New York* (47–23) | Boston* (42–30) | Syracuse+ (42–30) | Philadelphia (29–43) | Baltimore (16–56) | | |
- 1954: the Baltimore Bullets folded during the 1954–55 season.
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| 1954–55 | Syracuse^ (43–29) | New York* (38–34) | Boston* (36–36) | Philadelphia (33–39) | | | |
| 1955–56 | Philadelphia^ (45–27) | Boston* (39–33) | Syracuse* (35–37) | New York (35–37) | | | |
| 1956–57 | Boston^ (44–28) | Syracuse* (38–34) | Philadelphia* (37–35) | New York (36–36) | | | |
| 1957–58 | Boston+ (49–23) | Syracuse* (41–31) | Philadelphia* (37–35) | New York (35–37) | | | |
| 1958–59 | Boston^ (52–20) | New York* (40–32) | Syracuse* (35–37) | Philadelphia (32–40) | | | |
| 1959–60 | Boston^ (59–16) | Philadelphia* (49–26) | Syracuse* (45–30) | New York (27–48) | | | |
| 1960–61 | Boston^ (57–22) | Philadelphia* (46–33) | Syracuse* (38–41) | New York (21–58) | | | |
| 1961–62 | Boston^ (60–20) | Philadelphia* (49–31) | Syracuse* (41–39) | New York (29–51) | | | |
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| 1962–63 | Boston^ (58–22) | Syracuse* (48–32) | Cincinnati* (42–38) | New York (21–59) | | | |
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| 1963–64 | Boston^ (59–21) | Cincinnati* (55–25) | Philadelphia* (34–46) | New York (22–58) | | | |
| 1964–65 | Boston^ (62–18) | Cincinnati* (48–32) | Philadelphia* (40–40) | New York (31–49) | | | |
| 1965–66 | Philadelphia* (55–25) | Boston^ (54–26) | Cincinnati* (45–35) | New York (30–50) | | | |
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| 1966–67 | Philadelphia^ (68–13) | Boston* (60–21) | Cincinnati* (39–42) | New York* (36–45) | Baltimore (20–61) | | |
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| 1967–68 | Philadelphia* (62–20) | Boston^ (54–28) | New York* (43–39) | Detroit* (40–42) | Cincinnati (39–43) | Baltimore (36–46) | |
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| 1968–69 | Baltimore* (57–25) | Philadelphia* (55–27) | New York* (54–28) | Boston^ (48–34) | Cincinnati (41–41) | Detroit (32–50) | Milwaukee (27–55) |
| 1969–70 | New York^ (60–22) | Milwaukee* (56–26) | Baltimore* (50–32) | Philadelphia* (42–40) | Cincinnati (36–46) | Boston (34–48) | Detroit (31–51) |
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