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1955-56 Standings

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National Champion: San Francisco
Final Four: Iowa, San Francisco, Southern Methodist and Temple

Consensus Player of the Year: Bill Russell

AP First #1: San Francisco ▪ AP Final #1: San Francisco

166 Schools

Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
1 North Carolina State* RT ACC 24 4 .857 11 3 .786 2 2
2 North Carolina R ACC 18 5 .783 11 3 .786 4 13
3 Wake Forest  ACC 19 9 .679 10 4 .714 16 16
4 Duke  ACC 19 7 .731 10 4 .714 6 17
5 Maryland  ACC 14 10 .583 7 7 .500
6 South Carolina  ACC 9 14 .391 3 11 .214
7 Virginia  ACC 10 17 .370 3 11 .214
8 Clemson  ACC 9 17 .346 1 13 .071
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
9 Kansas State* R Big 7 17 8 .680 9 3 .750 17
10 Iowa State  Big 7 18 5 .783 8 4 .667 8
11 Missouri  Big 7 15 7 .682 8 4 .667
12 Colorado  Big 7 11 10 .524 7 5 .583
13 Kansas  Big 7 14 9 .609 6 6 .500 18
14 Nebraska  Big 7 7 16 .304 3 9 .250
15 Oklahoma  Big 7 4 19 .174 1 11 .083
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
16 Iowa* RF Big Ten 20 6 .769 13 1 .929 4 4
17 Illinois  Big Ten 18 4 .818 11 3 .786 2 10
18 Ohio State  Big Ten 16 6 .727 9 5 .643 7
19 Purdue  Big Ten 16 6 .727 9 5 .643
20 Michigan State  Big Ten 13 9 .591 7 7 .500 16
21 Indiana  Big Ten 13 9 .591 6 8 .429 12
22 Minnesota  Big Ten 11 11 .500 6 8 .429 20
23 Michigan  Big Ten 9 13 .409 4 10 .286
24 Wisconsin  Big Ten 6 16 .273 4 10 .286
25 Northwestern  Big Ten 2 20 .091 1 13 .071
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
26 Texas Tech* R BIAA 13 12 .520 8 4 .667
27 New Mexico State  BIAA 16 7 .696 7 5 .583
28 Texas-El Paso  BIAA 12 10 .545 7 5 .583
29 West Texas A&M  BIAA 12 10 .545 6 6 .500
30 Arizona  BIAA 11 15 .423 6 6 .500
31 Arizona State  BIAA 11 15 .423 5 7 .417
32 Hardin-Simmons  BIAA 7 18 .280 3 9 .250
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
33 Louisville  Ind 26 3 .897 3 6
34 Temple* RF Ind 27 4 .871 6 15
35 Dayton  Ind 25 4 .862 2 3
36 Holy Cross*  Ind 22 5 .815 7 14
37 Seton Hall  Ind 20 5 .800
38 Saint Joseph's  Ind 23 6 .793
39 Washington (MO)  Ind 17 5 .773
40 Lafayette  Ind 20 7 .741
41 Memphis*  Ind 20 7 .741 12
42 Oklahoma City*  Ind 20 7 .741 10 11
43 Portland  Ind 20 8 .714
44 Cincinnati  Ind 17 7 .708 14
45 DePaul*  Ind 16 8 .667
46 Colgate  Ind 17 9 .654
47 Syracuse  Ind 14 8 .636
48 Duquesne  Ind 17 10 .630 6
49 Seattle*  Ind 18 11 .621
50 Butler  Ind 14 9 .609
51 Xavier  Ind 17 11 .607
52 La Salle  Ind 15 10 .600 18
53 Muhlenburg  Ind 15 10 .600
54 Pittsburgh  Ind 15 10 .600
55 Georgetown  Ind 13 11 .542
56 Marquette  Ind 13 11 .542 13
57 Miami (FL)  Ind 14 12 .538
58 Villanova  Ind 14 12 .538
59 Navy  Ind 10 9 .526
60 Creighton  Ind 11 12 .478
61 Gonzaga  Ind 13 15 .464
62 Penn State  Ind 12 14 .462
63 Valparaiso  Ind 12 14 .462
64 Army  Ind 10 13 .435
65 Bucknell  Ind 10 14 .417
66 Drake  Ind 10 14 .417
67 Loyola (IL)  Ind 10 14 .417
68 Saint Francis (PA)  Ind 10 14 .417
69 Loyola (LA)  Ind 10 15 .400
70 Lehigh  Ind 7 11 .389
71 Notre Dame  Ind 9 15 .375
72 Iona  Ind 8 14 .364
73 Siena  Ind 7 13 .350
74 Boston College  Ind 6 17 .261
75 Rutgers  Ind 3 15 .167
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
76 Dartmouth* R Ivy 18 11 .621 10 4 .714
77 Columbia  Ivy 15 9 .625 9 5 .643
78 Pennsylvania  Ivy 12 13 .480 9 5 .643
79 Cornell  Ivy 11 13 .458 8 6 .571
80 Yale  Ivy 15 11 .577 7 7 .500
81 Princeton  Ivy 11 13 .458 7 7 .500
82 Harvard  Ivy 8 16 .333 3 11 .214
83 Brown  Ivy 7 18 .280 3 11 .214
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
84 Marshall* R MAC 18 5 .783 10 2 .833 18
85 Miami (OH)  MAC 12 8 .600 8 4 .667
86 Western Michigan  MAC 11 9 .550 7 5 .583
87 Toledo  MAC 9 13 .409 6 6 .500
88 Ohio  MAC 13 11 .542 5 7 .417
89 Kent State  MAC 10 11 .476 5 7 .417
90 Bowling Green State  MAC 4 19 .174 1 11 .083
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
91 St. Francis (NY) R Metro NY 21 4 .840 4 0 1.000 13
92 Manhattan*  Metro NY 16 8 .667 4 1 .800
93 New York University  Metro NY 10 8 .556 2 2 .500
94 St. John's (NY)  Metro NY 12 12 .500 3 3 .500
95 Fordham  Metro NY 11 14 .440 2 2 .500
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
96 Utah* R MSAC 22 6 .786 12 2 .857 3 18
97 Brigham Young  MSAC 18 8 .692 10 4 .714 5
98 Utah State  MSAC 13 13 .500 7 7 .500
99 Colorado State  MSAC 12 13 .480 7 7 .500
100 Denver  MSAC 13 12 .520 6 8 .429
101 New Mexico  MSAC 6 16 .273 5 9 .357
102 Wyoming  MSAC 7 19 .269 5 9 .357
103 Montana  MSAC 14 12 .538 4 10 .286
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
104 Houston* R MVC 19 7 .731 9 3 .750 14
105 Saint Louis  MVC 18 7 .720 8 4 .667 11
106 Oklahoma State  MVC 18 9 .667 8 4 .667 19 19
107 Wichita State  MVC 14 12 .538 7 5 .583
108 Tulsa  MVC 16 10 .615 4 8 .333 15
109 Detroit Mercy  MVC 13 12 .520 3 9 .250
110 Bradley  MVC 13 13 .500 3 9 .250
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
111 Tennessee Tech R OVC 14 7 .667 7 3 .700
112 Morehead State* R OVC 19 10 .655 7 3 .700
113 Western Kentucky R OVC 16 12 .571 7 3 .700
114 Murray State  OVC 15 10 .600 6 4 .600
115 Eastern Kentucky  OVC 9 16 .360 3 7 .300
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
116 UCLA* R PCC 22 6 .786 16 0 1.000 8 8
117 Washington  PCC 15 11 .577 11 5 .688
118 Stanford  PCC 18 6 .750 10 6 .625 19
119 California  PCC 17 8 .680 10 6 .625
120 Southern California  PCC 14 12 .538 9 7 .563
121 Oregon  PCC 11 15 .423 5 11 .313
122 Oregon State  PCC 8 18 .308 5 11 .313
123 Idaho  PCC 6 19 .240 4 12 .250
124 Washington State  PCC 4 22 .154 2 14 .125
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
125 Alabama R SEC 21 3 .875 14 0 1.000 4 5
126 Kentucky*  SEC 20 6 .769 12 2 .857 2 9
127 Vanderbilt  SEC 19 4 .826 11 3 .786 3 12
128 Auburn  SEC 11 10 .524 8 6 .571
129 Tulane  SEC 12 12 .500 7 7 .500
130 Georgia Tech  SEC 12 11 .522 6 8 .429
131 Mississippi State  SEC 12 12 .500 6 8 .429
132 Tennessee  SEC 10 14 .417 6 8 .429
133 Louisiana State  SEC 7 17 .292 5 9 .357
134 Florida  SEC 11 12 .478 4 10 .286
135 Mississippi  SEC 10 13 .435 4 10 .286
136 Georgia  SEC 3 21 .125 1 13 .071
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
137 George Washington R Southern 19 7 .731 10 2 .833 7
138 West Virginia* RT Southern 21 9 .700 10 2 .833 14 20
139 Virginia Tech  Southern 14 11 .560 10 7 .588
140 Richmond  Southern 16 13 .552 8 6 .571
141 William & Mary  Southern 12 14 .462 9 7 .563
142 Furman  Southern 12 16 .429 7 7 .500
143 Davidson  Southern 10 15 .400 5 7 .417
144 Washington & Lee  Southern 12 16 .429 5 8 .385
145 Virginia Military Institute  Southern 4 19 .174 3 11 .214
146 Citadel  Southern 2 19 .095 0 10 .000
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
147 Southern Methodist* RF SWC 25 4 .862 12 0 1.000 7 7
148 Arkansas  SWC 11 12 .478 9 3 .750
149 Rice  SWC 19 5 .792 8 4 .667 17
150 Texas  SWC 12 10 .545 5 7 .417
151 Baylor  SWC 6 17 .261 3 9 .250
152 Texas A&M  SWC 6 18 .250 3 9 .250
153 Texas Christian  SWC 4 20 .167 2 10 .167
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
154 San Francisco* RFN WCC 29 0 1.000 14 0 1.000 1 1
155 Pacific  WCC 15 11 .577 9 5 .643
156 Loyola Marymount  WCC 13 12 .520 9 5 .643
157 Saint Mary's (CA)  WCC 16 10 .615 8 6 .571
158 San Jose State  WCC 15 10 .600 8 6 .571
159 Santa Clara  WCC 8 16 .333 6 8 .429
160 Fresno State  WCC 9 17 .346 2 12 .143
161 Pepperdine  WCC 2 23 .080 0 14 .000
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
162 Canisius* R WNY3 19 7 .731 4 0 1.000
163 Niagara  WNY3 20 7 .741 2 2 .500
164 St. Bonaventure  WNY3 11 12 .478 0 4 .000
Overall Conference Polls
Rk School Conf W L W-L% W L W-L% AP Pre AP High AP Final
165 Connecticut* R Yankee 17 11 .607 6 1 .857
166 Rhode Island  Yankee 11 14 .440 6 2 .750