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1956-57 UNC Tar Heels Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 32-0 (14-0, 1st in ACC MBB)

Rank: 1st in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Frank McGuire

PS/G: 79.3 (28th of 176)

PA/G: 65.6 (36th of 176)

SRS: 14.70 (5th of 167)

SOS: 1.12 (70th of 167)

NCAA Tournament:
Won East First Round (90-74) versus Yale
Won East Regional Semifinal (87-75) versus Canisius
Won East Regional Final (67-58) versus Syracuse
Won National Semifinal (74-70) versus Michigan State
Won National Final (54-53) versus Kansas

NCAA Champion
ACC Reg Season Champ
ACC Tourney Champ

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AP Poll Summary

1956-57 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	12/10	12/17	12/26	1/2	1/7	1/14	1/21	1/28	2/4	2/11	2/18	2/25	3/4	Final
UNC	6	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

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 4, 1956	REG		Furman	Southern	-9.32	W	94	66		1	0	W 1	Woollen Gymnasium
2	Sat, Dec 8, 1956	REG	N	Clemson	ACC	-9.38	W	94	75		2	0	W 2
3	Wed, Dec 12, 1956	REG	N	George Washington	Southern	-11.86	W	82	55		3	0	W 3
4	Sat, Dec 15, 1956	REG	@	South Carolina	ACC	1.41	W	90	86		4	0	W 4	Carolina Fieldhouse
5	Mon, Dec 17, 1956	REG		Maryland	ACC	2.48	W	70	61		5	0	W 5	Woollen Gymnasium
6	Thu, Dec 20, 1956	REG	@	New York University	Metro NY	-2.36	W	64	59		6	0	W 6	Alumni Gymnasium
7	Fri, Dec 21, 1956	REG	N	Dartmouth	Ivy	1.73	W	89	61		7	0	W 7
8	Sat, Dec 22, 1956	REG	@	Holy Cross	Ind	-4.47	W	83	70		8	0	W 8	Boston Garden
9	Thu, Dec 27, 1956	REG	N	Utah	MSAC	6.15	W	97	76		9	0	W 9
10	Fri, Dec 28, 1956	REG	N	Duke (9)	ACC	5.05	W	87	71		10	0	W 10	Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
11	Sat, Dec 29, 1956	REG	N	Wake Forest	ACC	7.11	W	63	55		11	0	W 11
12	Tue, Jan 8, 1957	REG	@	William & Mary	Southern	-9.60	W	71	61		12	0	W 12	Blow Gym
13	Fri, Jan 11, 1957	REG		Clemson	ACC	-9.38	W	86	54		13	0	W 13	Woollen Gymnasium
14	Sat, Jan 12, 1957	REG		Virginia	ACC	-6.27	W	102	90		14	0	W 14	Woollen Gymnasium
15	Tue, Jan 15, 1957	REG	@	NC State	ACC	2.43	W	83	57		15	0	W 15	Reynolds Coliseum
16	Tue, Feb 5, 1957	REG	@	Maryland	ACC	2.48	W	65	61		16	0	W 16	Cole Fieldhouse
17	Sat, Feb 9, 1957	REG		Duke	ACC	5.05	W	75	73		17	0	W 17	Woollen Gymnasium
18	Mon, Feb 11, 1957	REG	@	Virginia	ACC	-6.27	W	68	59		18	0	W 18	Memorial Gymnasium
19	Wed, Feb 13, 1957	REG		Wake Forest (11)	ACC	7.11	W	72	69		19	0	W 19	Woollen Gymnasium
20	Tue, Feb 19, 1957	REG		NC State	ACC	2.43	W	86	57		20	0	W 20	Woollen Gymnasium
21	Fri, Feb 22, 1957	REG		South Carolina	ACC	1.41	W	75	62		21	0	W 21	Woollen Gymnasium
22	Tue, Feb 26, 1957	REG	@	Wake Forest (13)	ACC	7.11	W	69	64		22	0	W 22	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum
23	Fri, Mar 1, 1957	REG	@	Duke	ACC	5.05	W	86	72		23	0	W 23	Cameron Indoor Stadium
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
24	Thu, Mar 7, 1957	CTOURN		Clemson	ACC	-9.38	W	81	61		24	0	W 24	Reynolds Coliseum
25	Fri, Mar 8, 1957	CTOURN		Wake Forest (20)	ACC	7.11	W	61	59		25	0	W 25	Reynolds Coliseum
26	Sat, Mar 9, 1957	CTOURN		South Carolina	ACC	1.41	W	95	75		26	0	W 26	Reynolds Coliseum
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
27	Tue, Mar 12, 1957	NCAA	N	Yale	Ivy	-0.59	W	90	74		27	0	W 27	Madison Square Garden (III)
28	Fri, Mar 15, 1957	NCAA	N	Canisius (20)	WNY3	8.52	W	87	75		28	0	W 28	The Palestra
29	Sat, Mar 16, 1957	NCAA	N	Syracuse	Ind	6.90	W	67	58		29	0	W 29	The Palestra
30	Fri, Mar 22, 1957	NCAA	N	Michigan State (11)	Big Ten	11.65	W	74	70	3OT	30	0	W 30	Municipal Auditorium
31	Sat, Mar 23, 1957	NCAA	N	Kansas (2)	Big 7	20.94	W	54	53	3OT	31	0	W 31	Municipal Auditorium