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1955-56 Kentucky Wildcats Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 20-6 (12-2, 2nd in SEC MBB)

Rank: 9th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Adolph Rupp

PS/G: 84.5 (11th of 175)

PA/G: 69.3 (49th of 175)

SRS: 14.95 (6th of 166)

SOS: -0.05 (84th of 166)

NCAA Tournament:
Won Midwest Regional Semifinal (84-64) versus Wayne State (MI)
Lost Midwest Regional Final (89-77) versus Iowa

AP Poll Summary

1955-56 Season AP Poll summary

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
Kentucky	2	12	9	13	6	5	4	3	8	7	7	8	12	9	9

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 3, 1955	REG	@	Louisiana State	SEC	-12.59	W	62	52		1	0	W 1	John Parker Memorial Coliseum
2	Sat, Dec 10, 1955	REG		Temple	Ind	9.41	L	61	73		1	1	L 1	Memorial Coliseum
3	Mon, Dec 12, 1955	REG		DePaul	Ind	7.69	W	71	69		2	1	W 1	Memorial Coliseum
4	Thu, Dec 15, 1955	REG	@	Maryland	ACC	5.13	W	62	61		3	1	W 2	Cole Fieldhouse
5	Sat, Dec 17, 1955	REG		Idaho	PCC	-7.16	W	91	49		4	1	W 3	Memorial Coliseum
6	Tue, Dec 20, 1955	REG		Minnesota	Big Ten	8.07	W	72	65		5	1	W 4	Memorial Coliseum
7	Wed, Dec 21, 1955	REG		Dayton (4)	Ind	19.79	L	74	89		5	2	L 1	Memorial Coliseum
8	Wed, Dec 28, 1955	REG	@	Saint Louis	MVC	12.37	W	101	80		6	2	W 1	Kiel Auditorium
9	Sat, Jan 7, 1956	REG		Georgia Tech	SEC	-5.84	W	104	51		7	2	W 2	Memorial Coliseum
10	Thu, Jan 12, 1956	REG		Tulane	SEC	-5.70	W	85	63		8	2	W 3	Memorial Coliseum
11	Sat, Jan 14, 1956	REG		Louisiana State	SEC	-12.59	W	107	65		9	2	W 4	Memorial Coliseum
12	Sat, Jan 21, 1956	REG	@	Tennessee	SEC	-10.27	W	95	68		10	2	W 5	Alumni Memorial Gymnasium
13	Sat, Jan 28, 1956	REG	@	Vanderbilt (7)	SEC	5.70	L	73	81		10	3	L 1	Memorial Gymnasium
14	Mon, Jan 30, 1956	REG	@	Georgia Tech	SEC	-5.84	W	84	62		11	3	W 1	Heisman Gymnasium
15	Wed, Feb 1, 1956	REG		Duke (10)	ACC	15.26	W	81	76		12	3	W 2	Memorial Coliseum
16	Sat, Feb 4, 1956	REG	@	Auburn	SEC	-4.28	W	82	81		13	3	W 3	Garrett Coliseum
17	Mon, Feb 6, 1956	REG	@	Florida	SEC	-6.71	W	81	70		14	3	W 4	Florida Gymnasium
18	Sat, Feb 11, 1956	REG		Mississippi	SEC	-10.19	W	88	49		15	3	W 5	Memorial Coliseum
19	Mon, Feb 13, 1956	REG		Mississippi State	SEC	-11.60	W	86	65		16	3	W 6	Memorial Coliseum
20	Sat, Feb 18, 1956	REG	@	DePaul	Ind	7.69	L	79	81		16	4	L 1	Chicago Stadium
21	Mon, Feb 20, 1956	REG		Vanderbilt (5)	SEC	5.70	W	76	55		17	4	W 1	Memorial Coliseum
22	Sat, Feb 25, 1956	REG	@	Alabama (7)	SEC	10.39	L	77	101		17	5	L 1	Garrett Coliseum
23	Mon, Feb 27, 1956	REG		Georgia	SEC	-19.97	W	143	66		18	5	W 1	Jefferson County Armory
24	Sat, Mar 3, 1956	REG		Tennessee	SEC	-10.27	W	101	77		19	5	W 2	Memorial Coliseum
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
25	Fri, Mar 16, 1956	NCAA	N	Wayne State (MI)	Ind		W	84	64		20	5	W 3	Iowa Field House
26	Sat, Mar 17, 1956	NCAA	N	Iowa (4)	Big Ten	14.61	L	77	89		20	6	L 1	Iowa Field House