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
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 San Francisco140 1.000290  1.000
Pacific95 .6431511  .577
Loyola (Calif.)95 .6431312  .520
Saint Mary's86 .5711610  .615
San Jose State86 .5711510  .600
Santa Clara68 .429816  .333
Fresno State212 .143917  .346
Pepperdine014 .000223  .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.