1955–56 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

1955–56 SMU Mustangs men's basketball
Southwest Conference champion
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 7
Record25–4 (12–0 SWC)
Head coach
Assistant coachBob Prewitt (7th season)
Home arenaPerkins Gymnasium
1955–56 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 SMU 12 0   1.000 25 4   .862
Arkansas 9 3   .750 11 12   .478
Rice 8 4   .667 19 5   .792
Texas 5 7   .417 12 10   .545
Baylor 3 9   .250 6 17   .261
Texas A&M 3 9   .250 6 18   .250
TCU 2 10   .167 4 20   .167
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955–56 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University as a member of the Southwest Conference during the 1955–56 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Doc Hayes and played their home games at Perkins Gymnasium in Dallas, Texas for the final season (SMU Coliseum opened in December 1956). Playing out of the Midwest region, the Mustangs made a run to the Final Four of the NCAA tournament – the first, and only, in program history. In the National semifinals, SMU lost to the eventual National champions, San Francisco, 86–68, in what was the Dons 54th consecutive victory. The Mustangs closed out the season with a loss to Temple in the consolation game to finish with a record of 25–4 (12–0). Three of the team's four losses came to Final Four participants.