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1955-56 UNC Tar Heels Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 18-5 (11-3, 2nd in ACC MBB)

Rank: 13th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Frank McGuire

PS/G: 80.0 (31st of 175)

PA/G: 71.0 (70th of 175)

SRS: 12.35 (14th of 166)

SOS: 3.39 (42nd of 166)

ACC Reg Season Champ

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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
UNC	-	16	6	4	5	9	9	8	9	12	10	9	8	15	13

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	Sat, Dec 3, 1955	REG		Clemson	ACC	-5.97	W	73	58		1	0	W 1	Woollen Gymnasium
2	Fri, Dec 9, 1955	REG	@	Georgia Tech	SEC	-5.84	W	88	76		2	0	W 2	Heisman Gymnasium
3	Sat, Dec 10, 1955	REG		South Carolina	ACC	-3.85	W	92	75		3	0	W 3	Woollen Gymnasium
4	Wed, Dec 14, 1955	REG		Alabama (5)	SEC	10.39	W	99	77		4	0	W 4	Woollen Gymnasium
5	Sat, Dec 17, 1955	REG	@	Maryland	ACC	5.13	W	68	62		5	0	W 5	Cole Fieldhouse
6	Thu, Dec 29, 1955	REG	N	Villanova	Ind	0.32	W	86	63		6	0	W 6
7	Fri, Dec 30, 1955	REG	N	Duke (8)	ACC	15.26	W	74	64		7	0	W 7	Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
8	Sat, Dec 31, 1955	REG	N	NC State (3)	ACC	15.23	L	60	82		7	1	L 1
9	Tue, Jan 3, 1956	REG		Louisiana State	SEC	-12.59	W	95	69		8	1	W 1	Woollen Gymnasium
10	Sat, Jan 7, 1956	REG	@	Wake Forest	ACC	9.97	L	71	76		8	2	L 1	Gore Gymnasium
11	Tue, Jan 10, 1956	REG		Virginia	ACC	-5.31	W	101	65		9	2	W 1	Woollen Gymnasium
12	Fri, Jan 13, 1956	REG	N	South Carolina	ACC	-3.85	W	75	73		10	2	W 2
13	Sat, Jan 14, 1956	REG	@	Clemson	ACC	-5.97	W	103	99		11	2	W 3	Clemson Field House
14	Mon, Jan 16, 1956	REG		Maryland	ACC	5.13	W	64	55		12	2	W 4	Woollen Gymnasium
15	Wed, Jan 18, 1956	REG		NC State (3)	ACC	15.23	W	73	69		13	2	W 5	Woollen Gymnasium
16	Sat, Feb 4, 1956	REG	@	Duke (10)	ACC	15.26	L	59	64		13	3	L 1	Cameron Indoor Stadium
17	Tue, Feb 7, 1956	REG		William & Mary	Southern	-10.46	W	115	63		14	3	W 1	Woollen Gymnasium
18	Sat, Feb 11, 1956	REG	@	Virginia	ACC	-5.31	W	83	72		15	3	W 2	Memorial Gymnasium
19	Wed, Feb 15, 1956	REG		Wake Forest	ACC	9.97	W	77	73		16	3	W 3	Woollen Gymnasium
20	Tue, Feb 21, 1956	REG	@	NC State (6)	ACC	15.23	L	73	79		16	4	L 1	Reynolds Coliseum
21	Fri, Feb 24, 1956	REG		Duke (11)	ACC	15.26	W	73	65		17	4	W 1	Woollen Gymnasium
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
22	Thu, Mar 1, 1956	CTOURN		Virginia	ACC	-5.31	W	81	77		18	4	W 2	Reynolds Coliseum
23	Fri, Mar 2, 1956	CTOURN		Wake Forest (20)	ACC	9.97	L	56	77		18	5	L 1	Reynolds Coliseum