# 1956–57 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1956–57 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky. The head coach was Adolph Rupp. The team was a member of the Southeast Conference and played their home games at Memorial Coliseum. This squad, led by a core of juniors, was often nicknamed the "Fiddlin' Five".

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Dec 1, 1956* | | Washington & Lee | W 94–66 | 1–0 | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky |
| Dec 3, 1956* | | Miami (FL) | W 114–75 | 2–0 | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky |
| Dec 8, 1956* | | at Temple | W 73–58 | 3–0 | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 10, 1956* | No. 3 | Saint Louis | L 70–71 | 3–1 | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky |
| Dec 15, 1956* | No. 3 | Maryland | W 76–55 | 4–1 | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky |
| Dec 18, 1956* | No. 7 | at No. 13 Duke | L 84–85 | 4–2 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| Dec 21, 1956* | No. 7 | No. 4 Southern Methodist UK Invitation Tournament | W 73–67 | 5–2 | Memorial Coliseum (9,500) Lexington, Kentucky |
| Dec 22, 1956* | No. 7 | No. 5 Illinois UK Invitation Tournament | W 91–70 | 6–2 | Memorial Coliseum (9,500) Lexington, Kentucky |
| Dec 28, 1956* | No. 3 | vs. Virginia Tech Sugar Bowl Tournament | W 56–55 | 7–2 | The Field House (3,800) New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Dec 29, 1956* | No. 3 | vs. Houston Sugar Bowl Tournament | W 111–76 | 8–2 | The Field House (3,500) New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Jan 5, 1957 | No. 3 | Georgia Tech | W 95–72 | 9–2 (1–0) | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky |
| Jan 7, 1957* | No. 3 | Loyola–Chicago | W 81–62 | 10–2 | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky |
| Jan 12, 1957 | No. 3 | at Louisiana State | W 51–46 | 11–2 (2–0) | John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Jan 14, 1957 | No. 4 | at Tulane | L 60–68 | 11–3 (2–1) | Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Jan 19, 1957 | No. 4 | at Tennessee | W 97–72 | 12–3 (3–1) | Alumni Memorial Gymnasium Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Jan 26, 1957 | No. 5 | at No. 13 Vanderbilt | W 91–83 | 13–3 (4–1) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Jan 28, 1957 | No. 4 | at Georgia Tech | W 76–65 | 14–3 (5–1) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Jan 30, 1957 | No. 4 | Georgia | W 84–53 | 15–3 (6–1) | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky |
| Feb 2, 1957 | No. 4 | Florida | W 88–61 | 16–3 (7–1) | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky |
| Feb 8, 1957 | No. 3 | vs. Ole Miss | W 75–69 | 17–3 (8–1) | Ellis Auditorium Memphis, Tennessee |
| Feb 11, 1957 | No. 3 | at Mississippi State | L 81–89 | 17–4 (8–2) | McCarthy Gymnasium Starkville, Mississippi |
| Feb 15, 1957* | No. 3 | at Loyola–Chicago | W 115–65 | 18–4 | Chicago Stadium Chicago, Illinois |
| Feb 18, 1957 | No. 3 | No. 10 Vanderbilt | W 80–78 | 19–4 (9–2) | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky |
| Feb 23, 1957 | No. 3 | Alabama | W 79–60 | 20–4 (10–2) | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky |
| Feb 25, 1957 | No. 3 | Auburn | W 103–85 | 21–4 (11–2) | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky |
| Mar 2, 1957 | No. 3 | Tennessee | W 93–75 | 22–4 (12–2) | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 1957* | No. 3 | vs. Pittsburgh Mideast Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 98–92 | 23–4 | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky |
| Mar 16, 1957* | No. 3 | vs. No. 11 Michigan State Mideast Regional Final – Elite Eight | L 68–80 | 23–5 | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
| AP | Not released | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| UP | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |