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1955–56 Oklahoma City Chiefs men's basketball team

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1955–56 Oklahoma City Chiefs men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 11
Record20–7
Head coach
Home arenaMunicipal Auditorium
Seasons

The 1955–56 Oklahoma City Chiefs men's basketball team represented Oklahoma City University in the 1955–56 NCAA men's basketball season as an independent. They finished the season 20–7 overall record, and made it to the Elite Eight of the 1956 NCAA basketball tournament. They were coached by Abe Lemons in his first season as head coach of the Chiefs. They played their home games at the Municipal Auditorium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.[1]

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season

Emporia State W 63–44  1–0
Municipal Auditorium 
Oklahoma City, OK
December 5, 1955
TCU W 84–56  2–0
Municipal Auditorium 
Oklahoma City, OK
December 15, 1955
No. 20 Wyoming W 65–59  3–0
Municipal Auditorium 
Oklahoma City, OK
December 17, 1955
No. 20 Western Kentucky W 92–87  4–0
Municipal Auditorium 
Oklahoma City, OK
December 20, 1955
No. 15 Auburn W 76–58  5–0
Municipal Auditorium 
Oklahoma City, OK
December 23, 1955
No. 15 TCU W 64–54  6–0
 
Fort Worth, TX
December 27, 1955
No. 10 Penn
All-College Basketball Tournament
W 74–62  7–0
Municipal Auditorium 
Oklahoma City, OK
December 28, 1955
No. 10 Oklahoma A&M
All-College Basketball Tournament
W 48–47  8–0
Municipal Auditorium 
Oklahoma City, OK
December 29, 1955
No. 10 Tulsa
All-College Basketball Tournament
L 58–65  8–1
Municipal Auditorium 
Oklahoma City, OK
January 4, 1956
at No. 15 Tulsa W 58–50  9–1
Municipal Auditorium 
Tulsa, OK
January 9, 1956
at Houston L 64–78  9–2
Public School Field House 
Houston, TX
January 14, 1956
No. 16 at Drake W 78–74  10–2
Drake Fieldhouse 
Des Moines, IA
January 17, 1956
No. 14 at Seattle L 84–89  10–3
 
Seattle, WA
January 18, 1956
No. 14 at Seattle W 74–70  11–3
 
Seattle, WA
January 20, 1956
No. 14 at No. 16 Utah L 58–60  11–4
Nielsen Fieldhouse 
Salt Lake City, UT
January 21, 1956
No. 14 at BYU W 62–60  12–4
Smith Fieldhouse 
Provo, UT
January 24, 1956
No. 16 at Wichita W 56–55  13–4
University of Wichita Field House 
Wichita, KS
January 30, 1956
No. 16 Texas A&M W 76–56  14–4
Municipal Auditorium 
Oklahoma City, OK
February 1, 1956
No. 15 at Loyola (LA) W 81–66  15–4
Loyola Field House 
New Orleans, LA
February 6, 1956
No. 15 Wichita W 63–59  16–4
Municipal Auditorium 
Oklahoma City, OK
February 13, 1956
No. 14 Drake L 66–70  16–5
Municipal Auditorium 
Oklahoma City, OK
February 20, 1956
No. 14 Loyola (LA) W 93–78  17–5
Municipal Auditorium 
Oklahoma City, OK
February 24, 1956
No. 18 Seattle L 63–70  17–6
Municipal Auditorium 
Oklahoma City, OK
February 27, 1956
No. 18 No. 14 Houston W 63–59  18–6
Municipal Auditorium 
Oklahoma City, OK
NCAA Tournament
March 13, 1956
No. 16 vs. Memphis State
First round
W 97–81  19–6
University of Wichita Field House 
Wichita, KS
March 16, 1956
No. 11 vs. Kansas State
West Regional semifinal
W 97–93  20–6
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
March 17, 1956
No. 11 vs. No. 7 SMU
West Regional final
L 63–84  20–7
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West Region.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
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— = Not ranked
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References

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  1. ^ "1955–56 Oklahoma City Chiefs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "1955-56 College Basketball Polls". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 27, 2020.