1955–56 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team

1955–56 San Francisco Dons men's basketball
NCAA tournament National champions
CBA regular season champions
National Championship Game,
W 83–71 vs. Iowa
ConferenceCalifornia Basketball Association
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
Record29–0 (14–0 CBA)
Head coach
Assistant coachRoss Giudice
Home arenaKezar Pavilion
1955–56 California Basketball Association men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 San Francisco 14 0   1.000 29 0   1.000
Pacific 9 5   .643 15 11   .577
Loyola (Calif.) 9 5   .643 13 12   .520
Saint Mary's 8 6   .571 16 10   .615
San Jose State 8 6   .571 15 10   .600
Santa Clara 6 8   .429 8 16   .333
Fresno State 2 12   .143 9 17   .346
Pepperdine 0 14   .000 2 23   .080
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955–56 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team represented the University of San Francisco as a member of the California Basketball Association during the 1955–56 NCAA men's basketball season. The Dons ended the season undefeated, becoming the first NCAA tournament champion to record a perfect season and the first team to go wire-to-wire as No. 1 in the AP and UP polls. San Francisco finished the season with a 29–0 record (14–0 CBA) and had won 55 consecutive games.