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1955-56 Southwest Conference Season Summary

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Record: 83-86, .491 W-L% (15th of 18)
*Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games.

Regular Season Champion: Southern Methodist

NCAA Tournament: 1 (Southern Methodist)

Ranked in First AP Poll: 0
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 1 (Southern Methodist)

Standings

Conference Overall
Rk School W L W-L% W L W-L%
1 Southern Methodist* RF 12 0 1.000 25 4 .862
2 Arkansas  9 3 .750 11 12 .478
3 Rice  8 4 .667 19 5 .792
4 Texas  5 7 .417 12 10 .545
5 Baylor  3 9 .250 6 17 .261
5 Texas A&M  3 9 .250 6 18 .250
7 Texas Christian  2 10 .167 4 20 .167

AP Poll Summary

School 12/6 12/13 12/20 12/27 1/3 1/10 1/17 1/24 1/31 2/7 2/14 2/21 2/28 3/6 Final
Southern Methodist             19 18 17 15 12 12 9 8 7
Rice       17 18                    

NCAA Tournament

National Third Place
Southern Methodist lost (90-81) versus Temple

First Round
Southern Methodist won (68-67) versus Texas Tech (West Regional)

Regional Semifinal
Southern Methodist won (89-74) versus Houston (West Regional)

Regional Final
Southern Methodist won (84-63) versus Oklahoma City (West Regional)

National Semifinal
Southern Methodist lost (86-68) versus San Francisco