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1955-56 Men's Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary

Record: 111-70, .613 W-L% (2nd of 18) (Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games)

SRS: 8.40 (2nd of 18)

SOS: 5.57 (3rd of 18)

Regular Season Champion: Houston

Coach of the Year: Alden Pasche

Conference Tournament Champion: None

NCAA Tournament: 1 teams (Houston)

Ranked in First AP Poll: None

Ranked in Final AP Poll: 1 teams (Oklahoma State)

Standings

Standings Table
		Conference			Overall			PTS/G		SRS
Rk	School	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	Own	Opp	SRS	SOS	Notes
1	Houston	9	3	.750	19	7	.731	73.4	64.6	11.3	5.1	NCAA Tournament; Reg. Season Champion
2	Saint Louis	8	4	.667	18	7	.720	82.7	76.7	12.4	7.1
2	Oklahoma State	8	4	.667	18	9	.667			11.8	4.5
4	Wichita State	7	5	.583	14	12	.538	73.2	70.5	9.0	6.9
5	Tulsa	4	8	.333	16	10	.615	59.6	59.1	5.4	5.0
6	Detroit Mercy	3	9	.250	13	12	.520	79.2	76.7	5.0	6.0
6	Bradley	3	9	.250	13	13	.500	72.3	71.0	4.0	4.5

AP Poll Summary Table
School	12/5	12/12	12/19	12/26	1/2	1/9	1/16	1/23	1/30	2/6	2/13	2/20	2/27	3/5	Final
Wichita State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Saint Louis	-	17	-	-	-	-	17	17	11	11	17	-	19	-	-
Houston	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	14	18	17	-
Bradley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tulsa	-	-	-	-	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oklahoma State	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	20	-	-	-	-	-	-	19
Detroit Mercy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

School Stats Table
		Overall				Conf.		Home		Away		Ratings			Per Game																			Advanced
Rk	School	G	W	L	W%	W	L	W	L	W	L	ORtg	DRtg	NRtg	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	PTS	SRS	SOS	Pace
1	Houston	26	19	7	.731	9	3	9	1	5	3				26.9	64.7	.415					19.7	29.0	.678		45.2					17.7	73.4	64.6	11.27	5.09
2	Oklahoma State	27	18	9	.667	8	4	11	2	5	6																							11.83	4.54
3	Saint Louis	25	18	7	.720	8	4	6	5	10	1				32.7	78.6	.416					17.3	27.2	.634		60.1					17.0	82.7	76.7	12.37	7.06
4	Wichita State	26	14	12	.538	7	5	9	7	4	5				25.8	68.0	.380					21.6	32.1	.674		42.2					19.0	73.2	70.5	8.99	6.87
5	Tulsa	26	16	10	.615	4	8	9	4	5	6				21.5	56.3	.382					16.6	27.2	.610		33.2					17.2	59.6	59.1	5.39	4.95
6	Bradley	26	13	13	.500	3	9	8	4	3	9				26.3	72.5	.363					19.6	33.4	.587		50.6					21.5	72.3	71.0	3.96	4.46
7	Detroit Mercy	25	13	12	.520	3	9	6	5	3	7				28.7	77.2	.372					21.8	35.2	.620		49.5					20.7	79.2	76.7	5.02	6.02

Statistical coverage for seasons prior to 1992-93 is mostly complete, however there are a small number of unknown player records.