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1956-57 Kansas Jayhawks Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 24-3 (11-1, 1st in Big 7 MBB)

Rank: 2nd in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Dick Harp

PS/G: 72.0 (90th of 176)

PA/G: 58.6 (6th of 176)

SRS: 20.94 (1st of 167)

SOS: 7.53 (5th of 167)

NCAA Tournament:
Won Midwest Regional Semifinal (73-65) versus Southern Methodist
Won Midwest Regional Final (81-61) versus Oklahoma City
Won National Semifinal (80-56) versus San Francisco
Lost National Final (54-53) versus North Carolina

Big 7 Reg Season Champ

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
Kansas	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

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	Mon, Dec 3, 1956	REG		Northwestern	Big Ten	1.10	W	87	69		1	0	W 1	Allen Fieldhouse
2	Sat, Dec 8, 1956	REG		Marquette	Ind	-2.14	W	78	61		2	0	W 2	Allen Fieldhouse
3	Fri, Dec 14, 1956	REG	@	Washington	PCC	5.83	W	77	63		3	0	W 3	Hec Edmundson Pavilion
4	Sat, Dec 15, 1956	REG	@	Washington	PCC	5.83	W	92	78		4	0	W 4	Hec Edmundson Pavilion
5	Tue, Dec 18, 1956	REG	@	California	PCC	10.41	W	66	56		5	0	W 5	Harmon Gym
6	Sat, Dec 22, 1956	REG		Wisconsin	Big Ten	-2.10	W	83	62		6	0	W 6	Allen Fieldhouse
7	Wed, Dec 26, 1956	REG	N	Iowa State (14)	Big 7	13.15	W	58	57		7	0	W 7
8	Fri, Dec 28, 1956	REG		Oklahoma	Big 7	3.19	W	74	56		8	0	W 8	Municipal Auditorium
9	Sat, Dec 29, 1956	REG	N	Colorado	Big 7	6.57	W	80	54		9	0	W 9
10	Sat, Jan 5, 1957	REG		Missouri	Big 7	8.11	W	92	79		10	0	W 10	Allen Fieldhouse
11	Mon, Jan 7, 1957	REG	@	Oklahoma	Big 7	3.19	W	59	51		11	0	W 11	Field House
12	Sat, Jan 12, 1957	REG		Kansas State	Big 7	16.26	W	51	45		12	0	W 12	Allen Fieldhouse
13	Mon, Jan 14, 1957	REG	@	Iowa State (9)	Big 7	13.15	L	37	39		12	1	L 1	The Armory
14	Sat, Feb 2, 1957	REG		Iowa State (8)	Big 7	13.15	W	75	64		13	1	W 1	Allen Fieldhouse
15	Sat, Feb 9, 1957	REG	@	Nebraska	Big 7	5.20	W	69	54		14	1	W 2	Nebraska Coliseum
16	Tue, Feb 12, 1957	REG		Oklahoma State	MVC	7.24	W	62	52		15	1	W 3	Allen Fieldhouse
17	Sat, Feb 16, 1957	REG	@	Missouri	Big 7	8.11	W	91	58		16	1	W 4	Brewer Fieldhouse
18	Mon, Feb 18, 1957	REG		Oklahoma	Big 7	3.19	W	76	56		17	1	W 5	Allen Fieldhouse
19	Thu, Feb 21, 1957	REG	@	Oklahoma State	MVC	7.24	L	54	56		17	2	L 1	Gallagher-Iba Arena
20	Sat, Feb 23, 1957	REG		Nebraska	Big 7	5.20	W	87	60		18	2	W 1	Allen Fieldhouse
21	Sat, Mar 2, 1957	REG	@	Colorado	Big 7	6.57	W	68	57		19	2	W 2	Balch Fieldhouse
22	Wed, Mar 6, 1957	REG	@	Kansas State	Big 7	16.26	W	64	57		20	2	W 3	Ahearn Field House
23	Sat, Mar 9, 1957	REG		Colorado	Big 7	6.57	W	78	63		21	2	W 4	Allen Fieldhouse
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
24	Fri, Mar 15, 1957	NCAA	N	Southern Methodist (4)	SWC	14.21	W	73	65	OT	22	2	W 5	Moody Coliseum
25	Sat, Mar 16, 1957	NCAA	N	Oklahoma City (9)	Ind	8.85	W	81	61		23	2	W 6	Moody Coliseum
26	Fri, Mar 22, 1957	NCAA	N	San Francisco	WCAC	4.35	W	80	56		24	2	W 7	Municipal Auditorium
27	Sat, Mar 23, 1957	NCAA	N	North Carolina (1)	ACC	14.70	L	53	54	3OT	24	3	L 1	Municipal Auditorium