1955–56 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

1955–56 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
National Championship Game,
L 71-83 vs. San Francisco
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
Record20–6 (13–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPCarl Cain
Home arenaIowa Field House
1955–56 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Iowa 13 1   .929 20 6   .769
No. 10 Illinois 11 3   .786 18 4   .818
Ohio State 9 5   .643 16 6   .727
Purdue 9 5   .643 16 6   .727
Michigan State 7 7   .500 13 9   .591
Indiana 6 8   .429 13 9   .591
Minnesota 6 8   .429 11 11   .500
Michigan 4 10   .286 9 13   .409
Wisconsin 4 10   .286 6 16   .273
Northwestern 1 13   .071 2 20   .091
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955–56 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in intercollegiate basketball during the 1955–56 season. After opening the season 3–5, the team won 17 consecutive games to finish with a 20–6 record (13–1 in Big Ten), and won their second straight Big Ten title. The Hawkeyes also made their second consecutive trip to the Final Four, defeating Temple before falling to the unbeaten, back-to-back National champion San Francisco Dons in the title game.