# 1955–56 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1955–56 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1955–56 NCAA men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Bill Strannigan, who was in his second season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.
They finished the season 18–5, 8–4 in Big Seven play to finish in a tie for second place. They won the Big Seven Holiday Tournament, defeating Kansas State, Colorado and Kansas.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| December 3, 1955* 7:35 pm | | North Dakota State | W 86–60 | 1–0 | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| December 8, 1955* 7:35 pm | | Texas Tech | W 72–52 | 2–0 | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| December 10, 1955* 7:35 pm | | Tulsa | W 62–50 | 3–0 | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| December 19, 1955* 9:00 pm | | at Colorado A&M (Colorado State) | W 72–60 | 4–0 | South College Gymnasium Fort Collins, Colorado |
| December 21, 1955* 9:45 pm | | at Denver | L 62–65 | 4–1 | DU Fieldhouse Denver, Colorado |
| December 23, 1955* 8:45 pm | | No. 8 Vanderbilt | W 87–76 | 5–1 | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| December 27, 1955* 9:30 pm | | vs. Kansas State Big Seven Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals | W 79–71 | 6–1 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| December 29, 1955* 7:30 pm | | vs. Colorado Big Seven Holiday Tournament Semifinals | W 55–52 | 7–1 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| December 30, 1955* 9:45 pm | | vs. Kansas Big Seven Holiday Tournament Championship | W 67–56 | 8–1 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| January 7, 1956 7:35 pm, WOI | No. 8 | Kansas State | L 64–68 | 8–2 (0–1) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| January 14, 1956 7:30 pm | No. 15 | at Oklahoma | W 58–55 | 9–2 (1–1) | OU Field House Norman, Oklahoma |
| January 16, 1956 7:35 pm | | at Kansas | L 63–68 | 9–3 (1–2) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| January 20, 1956* 8:05 pm, WOI | | Drake Iowa Big Four | W 81–60 | 10–3 | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| January 23, 1956 7:35 pm, WOI | | Colorado | W 70–68 | 11–3 (2–2) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| January 28, 1956 7:35 pm, WOI | | Oklahoma | W 71–59 | 12–3 (3–2) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| February 4, 1956 7:35 pm, WOI | | Kansas | W 79–63 | 13–3 (4–2) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| February 7, 1956* 8:15 pm | | at Drake Iowa Big Four | W 87–70 | 14–3 | Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines, Iowa |
| February 11, 1956 8:00 pm | | at Missouri | W 88–85 $^{OT}$ | 15–3 (5–2) | Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, Missouri |
| February 18, 1956 8:05 pm | | at Nebraska | W 71–69 $^{OT}$ | 16–3 (6–2) | Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska |
| February 20, 1956 7:35 pm, WOI | | Missouri | L 66–73 | 16–4 (6–3) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| February 25, 1956 7:35 pm | | at Kansas State | L 62–82 | 16–5 (6–4) | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| February 27, 1956 9:05 pm | | at Colorado | W 79–62 | 17–5 (7–4) | Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado |
| March 8, 1956 7:35 pm, WOI | | Nebraska | W 94–74 | 18–5 (8–4) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||