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1955-56 NC State Wolfpack Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 24-4 (11-3, 1st in ACC MBB)

Rank: 2nd in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Everett Case

PS/G: 82.8 (16th of 175)

PA/G: 70.5 (59th of 175)

SRS: 15.23 (5th of 166)

SOS: 3.38 (43rd of 166)

NCAA Tournament:
Lost East First Round (79-78) versus Canisius

ACC Reg Season Champ
ACC Tourney Champ

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
NC State	3	2	2	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	5	6	5	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 3, 1955	REG		Penn State	Ind	-10.34	W	78	42		1	0	W 1	Reynolds Coliseum
2	Tue, Dec 6, 1955	REG	@	Wake Forest	ACC	9.97	W	90	81		2	0	W 2	Gore Gymnasium
3	Sat, Dec 10, 1955	REG		Eastern Kentucky	OVC	-1.27	W	83	74		3	0	W 3	Reynolds Coliseum
4	Tue, Dec 13, 1955	REG	@	Clemson	ACC	-5.97	W	100	83		4	0	W 4	Clemson Field House
5	Wed, Dec 14, 1955	REG	N	South Carolina	ACC	-3.85	W	90	66		5	0	W 5
6	Sat, Dec 17, 1955	REG		West Virginia (15)	Southern	-1.26	W	92	71		6	0	W 6	Reynolds Coliseum
7	Wed, Dec 21, 1955	REG		Brigham Young (5)	MSAC	11.67	W	95	81		7	0	W 7	Reynolds Coliseum
8	Thu, Dec 29, 1955	REG	N	Oregon State	PCC	-2.96	W	59	54		8	0	W 8
9	Fri, Dec 30, 1955	REG	N	Wake Forest	ACC	9.97	W	70	58		9	0	W 9
10	Sat, Dec 31, 1955	REG	N	North Carolina (4)	ACC	12.35	W	82	60		10	0	W 10
11	Sat, Jan 7, 1956	REG	@	Duke (11)	ACC	15.26	L	58	68		10	1	L 1	Cameron Indoor Stadium
12	Thu, Jan 12, 1956	REG	@	Maryland	ACC	5.13	W	73	64		11	1	W 1	Cole Fieldhouse
13	Wed, Jan 18, 1956	REG	@	North Carolina (9)	ACC	12.35	L	69	73		11	2	L 1	Woollen Gymnasium
14	Sat, Jan 21, 1956	REG		William & Mary	Southern	-10.46	W	90	71		12	2	W 1	Reynolds Coliseum
15	Sat, Jan 28, 1956	REG		St. John's (NY)	Metro NY	-0.57	W	82	70		13	2	W 2	Reynolds Coliseum
16	Tue, Jan 31, 1956	REG		Virginia	ACC	-5.31	W	99	54		14	2	W 3	Reynolds Coliseum
17	Sat, Feb 4, 1956	REG		Clemson	ACC	-5.97	W	105	88		15	2	W 4	Reynolds Coliseum
18	Tue, Feb 7, 1956	REG	@	Virginia	ACC	-5.31	W	77	76		16	2	W 5	Memorial Gymnasium
19	Sat, Feb 11, 1956	REG		South Carolina	ACC	-3.85	W	95	68		17	2	W 6	Reynolds Coliseum
20	Tue, Feb 14, 1956	REG		Duke (11)	ACC	15.26	W	90	81		18	2	W 7	Reynolds Coliseum
21	Sat, Feb 18, 1956	REG		Maryland	ACC	5.13	L	62	71		18	3	L 1	Reynolds Coliseum
22	Tue, Feb 21, 1956	REG		North Carolina (9)	ACC	12.35	W	79	73		19	3	W 1	Reynolds Coliseum
23	Sat, Feb 25, 1956	REG		Wake Forest	ACC	9.97	W	80	78		20	3	W 2	Reynolds Coliseum
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
24	Thu, Mar 1, 1956	CTOURN		Clemson	ACC	-5.97	W	88	84		21	3	W 3	Reynolds Coliseum
25	Fri, Mar 2, 1956	CTOURN		Duke (11)	ACC	15.26	W	91	79		22	3	W 4	Reynolds Coliseum
26	Sat, Mar 3, 1956	CTOURN		Wake Forest (20)	ACC	9.97	W	76	64		23	3	W 5	Reynolds Coliseum
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
27	Mon, Mar 12, 1956	NCAA	N	Canisius	WNY3	9.74	L	78	79	4OT	23	4	L 1	Madison Square Garden (III)