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1955-56 Holy Cross Crusaders Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 22-5 (Independent)

Rank: 14th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Roy Leenig

PS/G: 79.9 (33rd of 175)

PA/G: 65.6 (24th of 175)

SRS: 11.14 (23rd of 166)

SOS: -1.44 (101st of 166)

NCAA Tournament:
Lost East First Round (74-72) versus Temple

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
Holy Cross	11	10	7	14	14	11	12	11	14	13	16	17	15	12	14

Schedules prior to the 1994-95 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 10, 1955	REG	@	Yale	Ivy	-5.94	W	99	84		1	0	W 1	John J. Lee Ampitheater
2	Sat, Dec 17, 1955	REG	@	New York University	Metro NY	-10.30	W	85	50		2	0	W 2	Alumni Gymnasium
3	Mon, Dec 19, 1955	REG		Alabama (16)	SEC	10.39	L	84	89		2	1	L 1	Worcester Auditorium
4	Mon, Dec 26, 1955	REG	N	Syracuse	Ind	2.59	W	87	74		3	1	W 1
5	Wed, Dec 28, 1955	REG	N	San Francisco (1)	CBA	18.03	L	51	67		3	2	L 1
6	Fri, Dec 30, 1955	REG	N	Duquesne	Ind	5.94	W	61	57		4	2	W 1
7	Wed, Jan 4, 1956	REG	@	Connecticut	Yankee	-6.70	W	85	68		5	2	W 2	UConn/Hugh S. Greer Fieldhouse
8	Sat, Jan 7, 1956	REG		Fordham	Metro NY	-1.91	W	59	53		6	2	W 3	Worcester Auditorium
9	Tue, Jan 10, 1956	REG		Rhode Island	Yankee	-17.99	W	105	61		7	2	W 4	Worcester Auditorium
10	Tue, Jan 17, 1956	REG		Dartmouth	Ivy	-0.27	W	81	67		8	2	W 5	Worcester Auditorium
11	Mon, Jan 30, 1956	REG		Georgetown	Ind	-4.71	W	88	68		9	2	W 6	Worcester Auditorium
12	Wed, Feb 1, 1956	REG		Creighton	Ind	-12.89	W	97	60		10	2	W 7	Worcester Auditorium
13	Fri, Feb 3, 1956	REG		Niagara	WNY3	6.22	W	77	76		11	2	W 8	Worcester Auditorium
14	Wed, Feb 8, 1956	REG		Syracuse	Ind	2.59	W	100	85		12	2	W 9	Worcester Auditorium
15	Sat, Feb 11, 1956	REG	@	Dartmouth	Ivy	-0.27	L	67	83		12	3	L 1	Alumni Gym
16	Sun, Feb 12, 1956	REG		Notre Dame	Ind	4.50	W	84	72		13	3	W 1	Worcester Auditorium
17	Fri, Feb 17, 1956	REG	@	Colgate	Ind	-5.08	W	86	63		14	3	W 2	Huntington Gymnasium
18	Sat, Feb 18, 1956	REG	@	Canisius	WNY3	9.74	L	60	71		14	4	L 1	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
19	Mon, Feb 27, 1956	REG		Connecticut	Yankee	-6.70	W	103	81		15	4	W 1	Worcester Auditorium
20	Thu, Mar 1, 1956	REG		Boston College	Ind	-26.80	W	111	75		16	4	W 2	Worcester Auditorium
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
21	Mon, Mar 12, 1956	NCAA	N	Temple (15)	Ind	9.41	L	72	74		16	5	L 1	Madison Square Garden (III)