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1954-55 Bradley Braves Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 9-20 (Independent)

Coach: Bob Vanatta

PS/G: 72.6 (93rd of 175)

PA/G: 80.7 (136th of 175)

SRS: -2.79 (93rd of 162)

SOS: 4.96 (34th of 162)

NCAA Tournament:
Won West First Round (69-65) versus Oklahoma City
Won West Regional Semifinal (81-79) versus Southern Methodist
Lost West Regional Final (93-81) versus Colorado

AP Poll Summary

1954-55 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	12/6	12/13	12/20	12/27	1/3	1/10	1/17	1/24	1/31	2/7	2/14	2/21	2/28	Final
Bradley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Schedules prior to the 1994-95 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Sat, Dec 4, 1954	REG		Cincinnati	Ind	8.72	L	76	96		0	1	L 1	Robertson Memorial Field House
2	Tue, Dec 7, 1954	REG		Alabama	SEC	7.51	L	65	84		0	2	L 2	Robertson Memorial Field House
3	Thu, Dec 9, 1954	REG		TCU	SWC	-3.80	L	83	85		0	3	L 3	Robertson Memorial Field House
4	Sat, Dec 11, 1954	REG		Iowa State	Big 7	5.01	W	79	67		1	3	W 1	Robertson Memorial Field House
5	Mon, Dec 13, 1954	REG	@	Oklahoma City	Ind	0.32	W	63	62		2	3	W 2	Oklahoma City Municipal Auditorium
6	Sat, Dec 18, 1954	REG		Nebraska	Big 7	2.99	L	68	93		2	4	L 1	Robertson Memorial Field House
7	Wed, Dec 22, 1954	REG		Southern Methodist	SWC	0.40	W	82	73		3	4	W 1	Robertson Memorial Field House
8	Wed, Dec 29, 1954	REG	N	Holy Cross	Ind	9.66	L	81	89		3	5	L 1
9	Thu, Dec 30, 1954	REG	@	Loyola (LA)	Ind	-0.84	W	77	71		4	5	W 1	The Field House
10	Mon, Jan 3, 1955	REG		Purdue	Big Ten	9.61	L	92	109		4	6	L 1	Robertson Memorial Field House
11	Sat, Jan 8, 1955	REG	@	Marquette	Ind	10.33	L	73	97		4	7	L 2	Milwaukee Arena
12	Sat, Jan 15, 1955	REG	@	Saint Louis	MVC	8.88	L	75	98		4	8	L 3	Kiel Auditorium
13	Wed, Jan 19, 1955	REG		DePaul	Ind	6.11	L	62	65		4	9	L 4	Robertson Memorial Field House
14	Sat, Jan 29, 1955	REG	@	Louisville	Ind	13.80	L	51	68		4	10	L 5	Jefferson County Armory
15	Mon, Jan 31, 1955	REG	@	Tulsa	MVC	5.16	L	70	72		4	11	L 6	Expo Square Pavillion
16	Wed, Feb 2, 1955	REG	@	Arizona	BIAA	-11.01	L	77	88		4	12	L 7	Bear Down Gym
17	Sat, Feb 5, 1955	REG	@	Houston	MVC	4.52	L	55	64		4	13	L 8	Jeppesen Field House
18	Thu, Feb 10, 1955	REG	@	Notre Dame	Ind	7.76	L	63	87		4	14	L 9	Notre Dame Fieldhouse
19	Sat, Feb 12, 1955	REG	@	DePaul	Ind	6.11	L	70	82		4	15	L 10	DePaul Auditorium
20	Wed, Feb 16, 1955	REG		Marquette (6)	Ind	10.33	L	83	93		4	16	L 11	Robertson Memorial Field House
21	Sat, Feb 19, 1955	REG		Louisville	Ind	13.80	L	59	79		4	17	L 12	Robertson Memorial Field House
22	Wed, Feb 23, 1955	REG		Saint Louis	MVC	8.88	L	74	82		4	18	L 13	Robertson Memorial Field House
23	Sat, Feb 26, 1955	REG		Oklahoma City	Ind	0.32	L	66	70		4	19	L 14	Robertson Memorial Field House
24	Mon, Feb 28, 1955	REG		Wichita State	MVC	4.19	W	69	67		5	19	W 1	Robertson Memorial Field House
25	Wed, Mar 2, 1955	REG		Drake	Ind	-3.60	W	90	73		6	19	W 2	Robertson Memorial Field House
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
26	Tue, Mar 8, 1955	NCAA	N	Oklahoma City	Ind	0.32	W	69	65		7	19	W 3	Thunderbird Coliseum
27	Fri, Mar 11, 1955	NCAA	N	Southern Methodist	SWC	0.40	W	81	79		8	19	W 4	Ahearn Field House
28	Sat, Mar 12, 1955	NCAA	N	Colorado (15)	Big 7	13.02	L	81	93		8	20	L 1	Ahearn Field House