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1955-56 Men's Southern Conference Season Summary

Record: 122-139, .467 W-L% (18th of 18) (Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games)

SRS: -12.55 (18th of 18)

SOS: -8.41 (18th of 18)

Regular Season Champion: George Washington and West Virginia

Player of the Year: Darrell Floyd

Coach of the Year: Chuck Noe

Conference Tournament Champion: West Virginia

NCAA Tournament: 1 teams (West Virginia)

Ranked in First AP Poll: 2 teams (George Washington and West Virginia)

Ranked in Final AP Poll: 1 teams (West Virginia)

Standings

Standings Table
		Conference			Overall			PTS/G		SRS
Rk	School	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	Own	Opp	SRS	SOS	Notes
1	George Washington	10	2	.833	19	7	.731	80.4	71.8	4.5	-4.0	Reg. Season Champion
1	West Virginia	10	2	.833	21	9	.700	78.9	74.3	-1.3	-5.7	NCAA Tournament; Reg. Season Champion; Conf. Tournament Champion
3	Virginia Tech	10	7	.588	14	11	.560	76.2	69.2	-7.9	-11.8
4	Richmond	8	6	.571	16	13	.552	79.9	73.2	-0.4	-4.7
5	William & Mary	9	7	.563	12	14	.462	75.2	80.5	-10.5	-5.1
6	Furman	7	7	.500	12	16	.429	89.0	85.8	-8.5	-8.4
7	Davidson	5	7	.417	10	15	.400	72.6	75.6	-21.5	-15.1
8	Washington & Lee	5	8	.385	12	16	.429	74.9	75.9	-11.2	-6.0
9	Virginia Military Institute	3	11	.214	4	19	.174	68.7	81.8	-24.6	-11.2
10	The Citadel	0	10	.000	2	19	.095	62.9	92.9	-44.0	-11.9

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
William & Mary	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
West Virginia	14	15	-	-	19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	20
Furman	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Washington & Lee	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
George Washington	13	13	11	12	7	14	-	-	-	19	-	19	-	-	-
VMI	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Virginia Tech	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Richmond	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
The Citadel	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Davidson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	George Washington	26	19	7	.731	10	2	11	1	6	5				27.9	55.8	.500					24.6	35.2	.700		55.8					17.6	80.4	71.8	4.48	-3.98
2	Virginia Tech	25	14	11	.560	10	7	8	2	3	6				26.9	72.0	.374					22.5	34.8	.646		45.2					16.2	76.2	69.2	-7.88	-11.84
3	West Virginia	30	21	9	.700	10	2	8	2	5	6				28.5	73.8	.386					21.7	33.7	.645		56.0					19.2	78.9	74.3	-1.26	-5.67
4	William & Mary	26	12	14	.462	9	7	7	1	4	11				27.7	64.3	.431					19.7	31.1	.635		38.5					22.2	75.2	80.5	-10.46	-5.15
5	Richmond	29	16	13	.552	8	6	11	6	3	5				27.5	75.1	.367					24.9	36.0	.690		51.2					19.2	79.9	73.2	-0.43	-4.74
6	Furman	28	12	16	.429	7	7	3	5	4	8				32.8	84.0	.390					23.5	36.5	.643		53.7					21.3	89.0	85.8	-8.55	-8.42
7	Davidson	25	10	15	.400	5	7	2	4	3	3				25.7	70.7	.364					21.2	34.0	.624		41.9					20.1	72.6	75.6	-21.54	-15.10
8	Washington & Lee	28	12	16	.429	5	8	3	3	2	11				26.5	74.0	.358					21.9	32.6	.670		52.6					18.1	74.9	75.9	-11.24	-6.01
9	VMI	23	4	19	.174	3	11	1	6	2	7				23.5	65.2	.361					21.7	32.9	.658		40.1					23.0	68.7	81.8	-24.57	-11.24
10	The Citadel	21	2	19	.095	0	10	0	8	0	6				16.8	50.8	.331					15.5	25.4	.610		20.7					23.6	62.9	92.9	-44.01	-11.94

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