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1955-56 Louisville Cardinals Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 26-3 (Independent)

Rank: 6th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Peck Hickman

PS/G: 86.0 (7th of 175)

PA/G: 72.9 (91st of 175)

SRS: 14.67 (7th of 166)

SOS: 4.54 (30th of 166)

NIT Champion

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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
Louisville	-	-	-	11	-	13	10	9	5	5	4	3	6	6	6

Schedules prior to the 1992-93 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	Tue, Dec 6, 1955	REG		Murray State	OVC	0.95	W	82	76		1	0	W 1	Jefferson County Armory
2	Sat, Dec 10, 1955	REG	@	Canisius	WNY3	9.74	W	98	82		2	0	W 2	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
3	Wed, Dec 21, 1955	REG	@	Marquette (13)	Ind	4.47	W	84	68		3	0	W 3	Milwaukee Arena
4	Tue, Dec 27, 1955	REG		Arizona	BIAA	-14.55	W	103	83		4	0	W 4	Jefferson County Armory
5	Wed, Dec 28, 1955	REG		Western Kentucky	OVC	4.73	L	77	86		4	1	L 1	Jefferson County Armory
6	Thu, Dec 29, 1955	REG		Eastern Kentucky	OVC	-1.27	W	99	70		5	1	W 1	Jefferson County Armory
7	Wed, Jan 4, 1956	REG		Morehead State	OVC	5.76	W	112	94		6	1	W 2	Jefferson County Armory
8	Sat, Jan 7, 1956	REG	@	Toledo	MAC	-4.83	W	86	71		7	1	W 3	The Field House
9	Wed, Jan 11, 1956	REG	@	Notre Dame	Ind	4.50	W	80	75		8	1	W 4	Notre Dame Fieldhouse
10	Sat, Jan 14, 1956	REG	N	Valparaiso	Ind	-1.47	W	79	53		9	1	W 5	Chicago Stadium
11	Wed, Jan 18, 1956	REG		Memphis (15)	Ind	7.35	W	85	75		10	1	W 6	Jefferson County Armory
12	Sat, Jan 21, 1956	REG		Eastern Kentucky	OVC	-1.27	W	100	83		11	1	W 7	Jefferson County Armory
13	Sat, Jan 28, 1956	REG	@	Dayton (2)	Ind	19.79	W	66	64		12	1	W 8	The Frericks Center
14	Thu, Feb 2, 1956	REG		Toledo	MAC	-4.83	W	93	64		13	1	W 9	Jefferson County Armory
15	Sat, Feb 11, 1956	REG		Marquette	Ind	4.47	W	76	65		14	1	W 10	Jefferson County Armory
16	Mon, Feb 13, 1956	REG	@	Xavier	Ind	11.41	L	59	99		14	2	L 1	Schmidt Fieldhouse
17	Fri, Feb 17, 1956	REG		Dayton (2)	Ind	19.79	W	59	56		15	2	W 1	Jefferson County Armory
18	Tue, Feb 21, 1956	REG	@	Eastern Kentucky	OVC	-1.27	L	84	86		15	3	L 1	Weaver Gymnasium
19	Sat, Feb 25, 1956	REG	@	Murray State	OVC	0.95	W	83	70		16	3	W 1	Racer Arena
20	Wed, Feb 29, 1956	REG		Xavier	Ind	11.41	W	83	70		17	3	W 2	Jefferson County Armory
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
21	Mon, Mar 19, 1956	NIT	N	Duquesne	Ind	5.94	W	84	72		18	3	W 3	Madison Square Garden (III)
22	Thu, Mar 22, 1956	NIT	N	Dayton (3)	Ind	19.79	W	93	80		19	3	W 4	Madison Square Garden (III)
23	Sat, Mar 24, 1956	NIT	N	Saint Joseph's	Ind	2.96	W	89	79		20	3	W 5	Madison Square Garden (III)