Season:
Standings / Streaks
NBA 1955-56 Regular Season Standings
This page features the complete 1955-1956 NBA season standings, including conference and division ranks, wins, losses, percentage, games behind and teams that qualified for the playoffs
= NBA Champion
p = the team qualified for the Playoffs
NBA 1955-56 Division Standings
Western Division | ||||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
| 1 | Fort Wayne Pistons | 37 | 35 | .514 | - | p |
| 2 | Minneapolis Lakers | 33 | 39 | .458 | 4.0 | p |
| 3 | St. Louis Hawks | 33 | 39 | .458 | 4.0 | p |
| 4 | Rochester Royals | 31 | 41 | .431 | 6.0 | |
Eastern Division | ||||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
| 1 | Philadelphia Warriors |
45 | 27 | .625 | - | p |
| 2 | Boston Celtics | 39 | 33 | .542 | 6.0 | p |
| 3 | Syracuse Nationals | 35 | 37 | .486 | 10.0 | p |
| 4 | New York Knicks | 35 | 37 | .486 | 10.0 | p |
* The Lakers defeated the Hawks in a tiebreaker game for the 2nd seed in the West.
* The Nationals defeated the Knicks in a tiebreaker game for the 3rd seed in the East.
Note: from 1946-47 to 1969-70 there were no conferences. The league was divided in two divisions (Eastern and Western) with the only exception of the 1949-50 season when there were 3 divisions.
Abbreviations: W = Wins / L = Losses / Pct = Winning Percentage / GB = Games behind