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1956-57 Syracuse Orange Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 18-7 (Independent)

Coach: Marcel Guley

PS/G: 78.8 (34th of 176)

PA/G: 70.7 (72nd of 176)

SRS: 6.89 (33rd of 167)

SOS: -0.77 (96th of 167)

NCAA Tournament:
Won East First Round (82-76) versus Connecticut
Won East Regional Semifinal (75-71) versus Lafayette
Lost East Regional Final (67-58) versus North Carolina

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
Syracuse	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	@	Canisius	WNY3	8.52	L	64	79		0	1	L 1	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
2	Sat, Dec 8, 1956	REG		Columbia	Ivy	2.72	L	70	71		0	2	L 2	Onondaga County War Memorial
3	Wed, Dec 12, 1956	REG		Niagara (16)	WNY3	0.10	W	82	79		1	2	W 1	Onondaga County War Memorial
4	Sat, Dec 15, 1956	REG	@	Manhattan	Metro NY	3.55	W	72	69		2	2	W 2	Alumni Gym
5	Wed, Dec 19, 1956	REG		Cornell	Ivy	-15.35	W	86	59		3	2	W 3	Onondaga County War Memorial
6	Fri, Dec 21, 1956	REG	@	Holy Cross	Ind	-4.47	W	95	66		4	2	W 4	Worcester Auditorium
7	Sat, Dec 22, 1956	REG	N	Dartmouth	Ivy	1.73	W	86	63		5	2	W 5
8	Mon, Jan 7, 1957	REG	@	Connecticut	Yankee	-2.20	W	79	78		6	2	W 6	UConn/Hugh S. Greer Fieldhouse
9	Wed, Jan 9, 1957	REG	@	Fordham	Metro NY	-1.58	W	93	76		7	2	W 7	Rose Hill Gymnasium
10	Mon, Jan 14, 1957	REG	@	Pittsburgh	Ind	2.14	L	64	76		7	3	L 1	Fitzgerald Fieldhouse
11	Wed, Jan 16, 1957	REG	@	Penn State	Ind	-1.84	W	75	45		8	3	W 1	Rec Hall
12	Fri, Jan 18, 1957	REG		La Salle	Ind	2.60	W	94	82		9	3	W 2	Onondaga County War Memorial
13	Sat, Feb 2, 1957	REG		New York University	Metro NY	-2.36	W	94	90		10	3	W 3	Onondaga County War Memorial
14	Fri, Feb 8, 1957	REG		Holy Cross	Ind	-4.47	W	82	66		11	3	W 4	Onondaga County War Memorial
15	Sat, Feb 9, 1957	REG		Army	Ind	-9.24	W	74	72		12	3	W 5	Onondaga County War Memorial
16	Sat, Feb 16, 1957	REG	@	Colgate	Ind	-2.89	L	83	84		12	4	L 1	Huntington Gymnasium
17	Wed, Feb 20, 1957	REG		Canisius	WNY3	8.52	L	65	67		12	5	L 2	Onondaga County War Memorial
18	Sat, Feb 23, 1957	REG		Penn State	Ind	-1.84	W	66	55		13	5	W 1	Onondaga County War Memorial
19	Wed, Feb 27, 1957	REG	@	Niagara	WNY3	0.10	L	74	79		13	6	L 1	Gallagher Center
20	Sat, Mar 2, 1957	REG		Colgate	Ind	-2.89	W	100	70		14	6	W 1	Onondaga County War Memorial
21	Wed, Mar 6, 1957	REG	@	Cornell	Ivy	-15.35	W	69	58		15	6	W 2	Barton Hall
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
22	Tue, Mar 12, 1957	NCAA	N	Connecticut	Yankee	-2.20	W	82	76		16	6	W 3	Madison Square Garden (III)
23	Fri, Mar 15, 1957	NCAA	N	Lafayette	Ind	3.44	W	75	71		17	6	W 4	The Palestra
24	Sat, Mar 16, 1957	NCAA	N	North Carolina (1)	ACC	14.70	L	58	67		17	7	L 1	The Palestra