1954–55 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

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Ranking
AP	No. 5

1954–55 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Iowa	11	–	3	.786	19	–	7	.731
No. 18 Illinois	10	–	4	.714	17	–	5	.773
No. 11 Minnesota	10	–	4	.714	15	–	7	.682
Michigan State	8	–	6	.571	13	–	9	.591
Northwestern	7	–	7	.500	12	–	10	.545
Purdue	5	–	9	.357	12	–	10	.545
Michigan	5	–	9	.357	11	–	11	.500
Wisconsin	5	–	9	.357	10	–	12	.455
Indiana	5	–	9	.357	8	–	14	.364
Ohio State	4	–	10	.286	10	–	12	.455

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954–55 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in intercollegiate basketball during the 1954–55 season. The team finished the season with a 19–7 record (11-3 in Big Ten), won the Big Ten title, and made the school's first trip to the Final Four.

Roster

The group of juniors on this team – Sharm Scheuerman, Bill Logan, Carl Cain, Bill Seaberg and Bill Schoof – are known to Hawkeye fans as the “Fabulous Five.”^[1]

Schedule/results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
12/6/1954*	No. 4	Nebraska	W 84-61^[2]	3-0	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
NCAA Tournament
3/11/1955*	No. 5	vs. Penn State Regional Semifinal	W 82-53^[3]	18-5 (11-3)	McGaw Hall Evanston, IL
3/12/1955*	No. 5	vs. No. 8 Marquette Regional Final	W 86-81^[4]	19-5 (11-3)	McGaw Hall Evanston, IL
3/18/1955*	No. 5	vs. No. 3 La Salle National Semifinal	L 73-76^[5]	19-6 (11-3)	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
3/19/1955*	No. 5	vs. No. 15 Colorado National Third Place Game	L 54-75	19-7 (11-3)	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors

Carl Cain – Honorable Mention AP All-American

References

^ "Iowa basketball: A look back at the Fabulous Five". Hawk Central. August 31, 2010. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
^ "Hawk Cagers Whip Green Nebraska, 84-61" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 7, 1954. p. 1. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
^ "Hot Hawkeyes Humiliate Penn State, 82-53" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 12, 1955. p. 1. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
^ "Iowa Trips Marquette, 86-81". Des Moines Register. March 13, 1955. p. 25. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
^ "Hawkeyes Lose to La Salle, 76-73" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 19, 1955. p. 1. Retrieved January 24, 2016.

[1] "Iowa basketball: A look back at the Fabulous Five". Hawk Central. August 31, 2010. Retrieved January 15, 2016.

[2] "Hawk Cagers Whip Green Nebraska, 84-61" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 7, 1954. p. 1. Retrieved January 24, 2016.

[3] "Hot Hawkeyes Humiliate Penn State, 82-53" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 12, 1955. p. 1. Retrieved January 24, 2016.

[4] "Iowa Trips Marquette, 86-81". Des Moines Register. March 13, 1955. p. 25. Retrieved January 24, 2016.

[5] "Hawkeyes Lose to La Salle, 76-73" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. March 19, 1955. p. 1. Retrieved January 24, 2016.

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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics