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1954-55 Big Ten Conference Season Summary

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Record: 127-97, .567 W-L% (7th of 18)
*Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games.

Regular Season Champion: Iowa

NCAA Tournament: 1 (Iowa)

Ranked in First AP Poll: 3 (Illinois, Indiana and Iowa)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 3 (Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota)

Standings

Conference Overall
Rk School W L W-L% W L W-L%
1 Iowa* RF 11 3 .786 19 7 .731
2 Illinois  10 4 .714 17 5 .773
2 Minnesota  10 4 .714 15 7 .682
4 Michigan State  8 6 .571 13 9 .591
5 Northwestern  7 7 .500 12 10 .545
6 Purdue  5 9 .357 12 10 .545
6 Michigan  5 9 .357 11 11 .500
6 Wisconsin  5 9 .357 10 12 .455
6 Indiana  5 9 .357 8 14 .364
10 Ohio State  4 10 .286 10 12 .455

AP Poll Summary

School 12/7 12/14 12/21 12/28 1/4 1/11 1/18 1/25 2/1 2/8 2/15 2/22 3/1 Final
Iowa 4 13 20 19 14 19 19 19   15 15 16 12 5
Minnesota         13 14 14   11 12 8 7 6 11
Illinois 14 3 3 6 12 7 7 10 10 10 14 13 17 18
Indiana 6 7                        
Northwestern               16            
Ohio State   14 11 20                    
Purdue           17                

NCAA Tournament

National Third Place
Iowa lost (75-54) versus Colorado

Regional Semifinal
Iowa won (82-53) versus Penn State (East Regional)

Regional Final
Iowa won (86-81) versus Marquette (East Regional)

National Semifinal
Iowa lost (76-73) versus La Salle (East Regional)