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1956-57 Kentucky Wildcats Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 23-5 (12-2, 1st in SEC MBB)

Rank: 3rd in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Adolph Rupp

PS/G: 84.2 (7th of 176)

PA/G: 69.4 (61st of 176)

SRS: 16.92 (2nd of 167)

SOS: 2.49 (37th of 167)

NCAA Tournament:
Won Mideast Regional Semifinal (98-92) versus Pittsburgh
Lost Mideast Regional Final (80-68) versus Michigan State

SEC 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
Kentucky	3	7	3	3	3	4	5	4	3	3	3	3	3	3

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 1, 1956	REG		Washington & Lee	Southern	-0.85	W	94	66		1	0	W 1	Memorial Coliseum
2	Mon, Dec 3, 1956	REG		Miami (FL)	Ind	-10.17	W	114	75		2	0	W 2	Memorial Coliseum
3	Sat, Dec 8, 1956	REG	@	Temple	Ind	5.04	W	73	58		3	0	W 3	The Palestra
4	Mon, Dec 10, 1956	REG		Saint Louis	MVC	9.63	L	70	71		3	1	L 1	Memorial Coliseum
5	Sat, Dec 15, 1956	REG		Maryland	ACC	2.48	W	76	55		4	1	W 1	Memorial Coliseum
6	Tue, Dec 18, 1956	REG	@	Duke (13)	ACC	5.05	L	84	85		4	2	L 1	Cameron Indoor Stadium
7	Fri, Dec 21, 1956	REG		Southern Methodist (4)	SWC	14.21	W	73	67		5	2	W 1	Memorial Coliseum
8	Sat, Dec 22, 1956	REG		Illinois (5)	Big Ten	12.27	W	91	70		6	2	W 2	Memorial Coliseum
9	Fri, Dec 28, 1956	REG	N	Virginia Tech	Southern	-1.81	W	56	55		7	2	W 3	The Field House
10	Sat, Dec 29, 1956	REG	N	Houston	MVC	-3.01	W	111	76		8	2	W 4	The Field House
11	Sat, Jan 5, 1957	REG		Georgia Tech	SEC	4.28	W	95	72		9	2	W 5	Memorial Coliseum
12	Mon, Jan 7, 1957	REG		Loyola (IL)	Ind	-6.69	W	81	62		10	2	W 6	Memorial Coliseum
13	Sat, Jan 12, 1957	REG	@	Louisiana State	SEC	-9.02	W	51	46		11	2	W 7	John Parker Memorial Coliseum
14	Mon, Jan 14, 1957	REG	@	Tulane	SEC	1.18	L	60	68		11	3	L 1	Avron B. Fogelman Arena
15	Sat, Jan 19, 1957	REG	@	Tennessee	SEC	3.45	W	97	72		12	3	W 1	Alumni Memorial Gymnasium
16	Sat, Jan 26, 1957	REG	@	Vanderbilt (13)	SEC	13.17	W	91	83		13	3	W 2	Memorial Gymnasium
17	Mon, Jan 28, 1957	REG	@	Georgia Tech	SEC	4.28	W	76	65		14	3	W 3	Alexander Memorial Coliseum
18	Wed, Jan 30, 1957	REG		Georgia	SEC	-7.51	W	84	53		15	3	W 4	Memorial Coliseum
19	Sat, Feb 2, 1957	REG		Florida	SEC	4.88	W	88	61		16	3	W 5	Memorial Coliseum
20	Fri, Feb 8, 1957	REG	@	Mississippi	SEC	-4.84	W	75	69		17	3	W 6	Ellis Auditorium
21	Mon, Feb 11, 1957	REG	@	Mississippi State	SEC	3.08	L	81	89		17	4	L 1	McCarthy Gymnasium
22	Fri, Feb 15, 1957	REG	@	Loyola (IL)	Ind	-6.69	W	115	65		18	4	W 1	Chicago Stadium
23	Mon, Feb 18, 1957	REG		Vanderbilt (10)	SEC	13.17	W	80	78		19	4	W 2	Memorial Coliseum
24	Sat, Feb 23, 1957	REG		Alabama	SEC	-0.71	W	79	60		20	4	W 3	Memorial Coliseum
25	Mon, Feb 25, 1957	REG		Auburn	SEC	7.68	W	103	85		21	4	W 4	Memorial Coliseum
26	Sat, Mar 2, 1957	REG		Tennessee	SEC	3.45	W	93	75		22	4	W 5	Memorial Coliseum
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
27	Fri, Mar 15, 1957	NCAA	N	Pittsburgh	Ind	2.14	W	98	92		23	4	W 6	Memorial Coliseum
28	Sat, Mar 16, 1957	NCAA	N	Michigan State (11)	Big Ten	11.65	L	68	80		23	5	L 1	Memorial Coliseum