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1954-55 Kentucky Wildcats Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 23-3 (12-2, 1st in SEC MBB)

Rank: 2nd in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Adolph Rupp

PS/G: 76.4 (66th of 175)

PA/G: 61.1 (11th of 175)

SRS: 16.39 (7th of 162)

SOS: 1.05 (64th of 162)

NCAA Tournament:
Lost East Regional Semifinal (79-71) versus Marquette
Won East Regional Third Place (84-59) versus Penn State

SEC Reg Season Champ

AP Poll Summary

1954-55 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
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	Final
Kentucky	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	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	Sat, Dec 4, 1954	REG		Louisiana State	SEC	-11.58	W	74	58		1	0	W 1	Memorial Coliseum
2	Sat, Dec 11, 1954	REG	@	Xavier	Ind	2.66	W	73	69		2	0	W 2	Schmidt Fieldhouse
3	Sat, Dec 18, 1954	REG		Temple	Ind	1.70	W	79	61		3	0	W 3	Memorial Coliseum
4	Tue, Dec 21, 1954	REG		Utah (2)	MSAC	12.08	W	70	65		4	0	W 4	Memorial Coliseum
5	Wed, Dec 22, 1954	REG		La Salle (4)	Ind	18.40	W	63	54		5	0	W 5	Memorial Coliseum
6	Thu, Dec 30, 1954	REG		Saint Louis	MVC	8.88	W	82	65		6	0	W 6	Memorial Coliseum
7	Sat, Jan 1, 1955	REG	@	Temple	Ind	1.70	W	101	69		7	0	W 7	Convention Hall
8	Sat, Jan 8, 1955	REG		Georgia Tech	SEC	-3.13	L	58	59		7	1	L 1	Memorial Coliseum
9	Mon, Jan 10, 1955	REG		DePaul	Ind	6.11	W	92	59		8	1	W 1	Memorial Coliseum
10	Sat, Jan 15, 1955	REG	@	Tulane	SEC	0.99	W	58	44		9	1	W 2	Avron B. Fogelman Arena
11	Mon, Jan 17, 1955	REG	@	Louisiana State	SEC	-11.58	W	64	62		10	1	W 3	John Parker Memorial Coliseum
12	Sat, Jan 22, 1955	REG	@	Tennessee	SEC	3.21	W	84	66		11	1	W 4	Alumni Memorial Gymnasium
13	Sat, Jan 29, 1955	REG	@	Vanderbilt (18)	SEC	6.92	W	75	71		12	1	W 5	Memorial Gymnasium
14	Mon, Jan 31, 1955	REG	@	Georgia Tech	SEC	-3.13	L	59	65		12	2	L 1	Heisman Gymnasium
15	Thu, Feb 3, 1955	REG		Florida	SEC	-9.11	W	87	63		13	2	W 1	Memorial Coliseum
16	Sat, Feb 5, 1955	REG	@	Mississippi	SEC	-6.01	W	84	66		14	2	W 2	Ellis Auditorium
17	Mon, Feb 7, 1955	REG	@	Mississippi State	SEC	-16.63	W	61	56		15	2	W 3	McCarthy Gymnasium
18	Wed, Feb 9, 1955	REG		Georgia	SEC	-11.98	W	86	40		16	2	W 4	Memorial Coliseum
19	Mon, Feb 14, 1955	REG		Xavier	Ind	2.66	W	66	55		17	2	W 5	Memorial Coliseum
20	Sat, Feb 19, 1955	REG	@	DePaul	Ind	6.11	W	76	72		18	2	W 6	Chicago Stadium
21	Mon, Feb 21, 1955	REG		Vanderbilt (14)	SEC	6.92	W	77	59		19	2	W 7	Memorial Coliseum
22	Sat, Feb 26, 1955	REG		Auburn	SEC	-3.79	W	93	59		20	2	W 8	Memorial Coliseum
23	Mon, Feb 28, 1955	REG		Alabama (11)	SEC	7.51	W	66	52		21	2	W 9	Memorial Coliseum
24	Sat, Mar 5, 1955	REG		Tennessee	SEC	3.21	W	104	61		22	2	W 10	Memorial Coliseum
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
25	Fri, Mar 11, 1955	NCAA	N	Marquette (8)	Ind	10.33	L	71	79		22	3	L 1	Welsh-Ryan Arena
26	Sat, Mar 12, 1955	NCAA	N	Penn State	Ind	4.72	W	84	59		23	3	W 1	Welsh-Ryan Arena