1956 Weekly Standings

1956 Weekly Standings

1956 Season

Final Standings

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	93	69	.574	—		Cleveland	104	58	.642	—
Cincinnati	90	72	.556	3		New York	103	59	.636	1
Milwaukee	86	76	.531	7		Brooklyn	97	65	.599	7
Dallas	75	87	.463	18		Washington	77	85	.475	27
St. Louis	59	103	.364	34		Philadelphia	76	86	.469	28
Kansas City	50	112	.309	43		Pittsburgh	62	100	.383	42

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	107	55	.660	—		New York	102	60	.630	—
Los Angeles	104	58	.642	3		Baltimore	99	63	.611	3
Seattle	77	85	.475	30		Toronto	88	74	.543	14
Twin Cities	74	88	.457	33		Detroit	70	92	.432	32
Chicago	67	95	.414	40		Montreal	70	92	.432	32
Houston	62	100	.383	45		Boston	52	110	.321	50

Standings prior to the games of September 24, 1956

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	88	68	.564	—		Cleveland	102	54	.654	—
Cincinnati	85	71	.545	3		New York	101	55	.647	1
Milwaukee	83	73	.532	5		Brooklyn	92	64	.590	10
Dallas	73	83	.468	15		Washington	75	81	.481	27
St. Louis	56	100	.359	32		Philadelphia	72	84	.462	30
Kansas City	50	106	.321	38		Pittsburgh	59	97	.378	43

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	103	53	.660	—		New York	99	57	.635	—
Los Angeles	101	55	.647	2		Baltimore	96	60	.615	3
Seattle	76	80	.487	27		Toronto	84	72	.538	15
Twin Cities	70	86	.449	33		Detroit	67	89	.429	32
Chicago	63	93	.404	40		Montreal	67	89	.429	32
Houston	60	96	.385	43		Boston	50	106	.321	49

Standings prior to the games of September 17, 1956

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	84	66	.560	—		Cleveland	99	51	.660	—
Milwaukee	81	69	.540	3		New York	98	52	.653	1
Cincinnati	80	70	.533	4		Brooklyn	88	62	.587	11
Dallas	71	79	.473	13		Philadelphia	72	78	.480	27
St. Louis	53	97	.353	31		Washington	71	79	.473	28
Kansas City	48	102	.320	36		Pittsburgh	55	95	.367	44

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	98	52	.653	—		New York	94	56	.627	—
San Francisco	98	52	.653	—		Baltimore	90	60	.600	4
Seattle	75	75	.500	23		Toronto	80	70	.533	14
Twin Cities	64	86	.427	34		Detroit	66	85	.440	28
Chicago	60	90	.400	38		Montreal	65	85	.433	29
Houston	60	90	.400	38		Boston	50	100	.333	44

Standings prior to the games of September 10, 1956

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Milwaukee	79	65	.540	—		Cleveland	96	48	.667	—
Chicago	78	65	.545	.5		New York	95	49	.660	1
Cincinnati	75	68	.524	3.5		Brooklyn	84	59	.587	11.5
Dallas	70	74	.463	9		Washington	69	75	.479	27
St. Louis	50	94	.353	29		Philadelphia	68	76	.472	28
Kansas City	46	98	.316	33		Pittsburgh	52	91	.364	43.5

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	94	50	.652	—		Baltimore	89	55	.618	—
San Francisco	93	51	.646	1		New York	89	55	.618	—
Seattle	73	71	.507	21		Toronto	77	67	.535	12
Twin Cities	62	82	.431	32		Detroit	63	81	.438	26
Chicago	58	86	.403	36		Montreal	62	82	.431	27
Houston	57	87	.396	37		Boston	47	97	.326	42

Standings prior to the games of September 3, 1956

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	75	61	.551	—		New York	92	44	.676	—
Milwaukee	75	61	.551	—		Cleveland	90	46	.662	2
Cincinnati	71	65	.522	4		Brooklyn	80	56	.588	12
Dallas	63	73	.463	12		Washington	66	70	.485	26
St. Louis	48	88	.353	27		Philadelphia	64	72	.471	28
Kansas City	43	93	.316	32		Pittsburgh	49	87	.360	43

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	87	49	.640	—		New York	85	51	.625	—
San Francisco	87	49	.640	—		Baltimore	84	52	.618	1
Seattle	70	66	.515	17		Toronto	70	66	.515	15
Twin Cities	60	76	.441	27		Detroit	60	76	.441	25
Chicago	56	80	.412	31		Montreal	58	78	.426	27
Houston	53	83	.390	34		Boston	46	90	.338	39

Standings prior to the games of August 27, 1956

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	74	56	.569	—		New York	88	42	.677	—
Milwaukee	72	58	.554	2		Cleveland	85	45	.654	3
Cincinnati	66	64	.508	8		Brooklyn	78	52	.600	10
Dallas	61	69	.469	13		Washington	63	67	.485	25
St. Louis	46	84	.354	28		Philadelphia	60	70	.462	28
Kansas City	40	90	.308	34		Pittsburgh	47	83	.362	41

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	83	47	.638	—		Baltimore	81	49	.623	—
Los Angeles	82	48	.631	1		New York	81	49	.623	—
Seattle	67	63	.515	16		Toronto	69	61	.531	12
Twin Cities	58	72	.446	25		Detroit	57	73	.438	24
Chicago	54	76	.415	29		Montreal	55	75	.423	26
Houston	50	80	.385	33		Boston	43	87	.321	38

Standings prior to the games of August 20, 1956

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	70	53	.569	—		New York	83	40	.675	—
Milwaukee	68	55	.553	2		Cleveland	79	44	.642	4
Cincinnati	65	58	.528	5		Brooklyn	75	48	.610	8
Dallas	58	65	.472	12		Washington	58	65	.472	25
St. Louis	44	79	.358	26		Philadelphia	56	67	.455	27
Kansas City	39	84	.317	31		Pittsburgh	43	80	.350	40

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	79	44	.642	—		New York	77	46	.626	—
Los Angeles	78	45	.634	1		Baltimore	75	48	.610	2
Seattle	64	59	.520	15		Toronto	63	60	.512	14
Twin Cities	58	65	.472	21		Detroit	53	70	.431	24
Chicago	52	71	.423	27		Montreal	53	70	.431	24
Houston	48	75	.390	31		Boston	38	85	.309	39

Standings prior to the games of August 13, 1956

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	67	50	.573	—		New York	77	39	.664	—
Milwaukee	66	50	.569	.5		Cleveland	74	43	.632	3.5
Cincinnati	62	55	.530	5		Brooklyn	71	46	.607	6.5
Dallas	57	60	.487	10		Washington	55	62	.470	22.5
St. Louis	43	74	.368	24		Philadelphia	53	64	.453	24.5
Kansas City	37	80	.316	30		Pittsburgh	39	78	.333	38.5

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	75	41	.647	—		New York	74	42	.638	—
Los Angeles	73	43	.629	2		Baltimore	71	45	.612	3
Seattle	62	55	.530	13.5		Toronto	60	57	.513	14.5
Twin Cities	56	60	.483	19		Montreal	50	67	.427	24.5
Chicago	51	66	.436	24.5		Detroit	48	68	.414	26
Houston	45	72	.385	30.5		Boston	34	83	.291	40.5

Standings prior to the games of August 6, 1956

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	63	46	.578	—		New York	73	36	.670	—
Milwaukee	63	47	.573	.5		Cleveland	70	39	.642	3
Cincinnati	59	50	.541	4		Brooklyn	64	45	.587	9
Dallas	53	57	.482	10.5		Washington	51	58	.468	22
St. Louis	39	71	.355	24.5		Philadelphia	49	60	.450	24
Kansas City	35	75	.318	28.5		Pittsburgh	37	72	.339	36

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	73	37	.664	—		New York	70	40	.636	—
Los Angeles	70	40	.636	3		Baltimore	68	42	.618	2
Seattle	56	53	.514	16.5		Toronto	55	54	.505	14.5
Twin Cities	53	57	.482	20		Montreal	46	64	.418	24
Chicago	49	61	.445	24		Detroit	45	65	.409	25
Houston	42	67	.385	30.5		Boston	31	78	.284	38.5

Standings prior to the games of July 30, 1956

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Milwaukee	60	42	.588	—		New York	68	34	.667	—
Chicago	59	43	.578	1		Cleveland	65	37	.637	3
Cincinnati	54	48	.529	6		Brooklyn	60	42	.588	8
Dallas	47	55	.461	13		Washington	49	53	.480	19
St. Louis	38	64	.373	22		Philadelphia	46	56	.451	22
Kansas City	31	71	.304	29		Pittsburgh	35	67	.343	33

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	66	36	.647	—		New York	67	35	.657	—
Los Angeles	64	38	.627	2		Baltimore	62	40	.608	5
Seattle	53	49	.520	13		Toronto	51	51	.500	16
Twin Cities	51	51	.500	15		Montreal	44	58	.431	23
Chicago	46	56	.451	20		Detroit	41	61	.402	26
Houston	40	62	.392	26		Boston	27	75	.265	40

Standings prior to the games of July 23, 1956

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Milwaukee	56	39	.589	—		New York	64	32	.667	—
Chicago	55	41	.573	1.5		Cleveland	59	36	.621	4.5
Cincinnati	50	45	.526	6		Brooklyn	58	38	.604	6
Dallas	45	50	.474	11		Washington	46	50	.479	18
St. Louis	36	60	.375	20.5		Philadelphia	42	53	.442	21.5
Kansas City	28	68	.292	28.5		Pittsburgh	34	61	.358	29.5

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	61	35	.635	—		New York	61	35	.635	—
Los Angeles	60	36	.625	1		Baltimore	59	36	.621	1.5
Seattle	50	45	.526	10.5		Toronto	49	47	.510	12
Twin Cities	46	50	.479	15		Montreal	42	54	.438	19
Chicago	44	51	.463	16.5		Detroit	41	55	.427	20
Houston	36	60	.375	25		Boston	25	70	.263	35.5

Standings prior to the games of July 16, 1956

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	54	34	.614	—		New York	57	31	.648	—
Milwaukee	54	35	.607	.5		Cleveland	55	34	.618	2.5
Cincinnati	47	42	.528	7.5		Brooklyn	51	37	.580	6
Dallas	41	48	.461	13.5		Washington	41	47	.466	16
St. Louis	33	55	.375	21		Philadelphia	40	49	.449	17.5
Kansas City	27	61	.307	27		Pittsburgh	31	58	.348	26.5

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	56	32	.636	—		New York	57	32	.640	—
San Francisco	56	32	.636	—		Baltimore	55	33	.625	1.5
Seattle	48	41	.539	8.5		Toronto	43	45	.489	13.5
Twin Cities	43	45	.489	13		Detroit	38	50	.432	18.5
Chicago	41	48	.461	15.5		Montreal	37	51	.420	19.5
Houston	34	54	.386	22		Boston	22	67	.247	36

Standings prior to the games of July 9, 1956

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	52	32	.619	—		New York	53	31	.631	—
Milwaukee	50	34	.595	2		Cleveland	52	32	.619	1
Cincinnati	46	38	.548	6		Brooklyn	49	35	.583	4
Dallas	38	46	.452	14		Washington	39	45	.464	14
St. Louis	32	52	.381	20		Philadelphia	38	46	.452	15
Kansas City	26	58	.310	26		Pittsburgh	29	55	.345	24

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	56	28	.667	—		New York	52	32	.619	—
San Francisco	52	32	.619	4		Baltimore	51	33	.607	1
Seattle	45	39	.536	11		Toronto	40	44	.476	12
Twin Cities	42	42	.500	14		Detroit	37	47	.440	15
Chicago	39	45	.464	17		Montreal	35	49	.417	17
Houston	33	51	.393	23		Boston	22	62	.262	30

Standings prior to the games of July 2, 1956

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Milwaukee	47	30	.610	—		Cleveland	50	27	.649	—
Chicago	46	31	.597	1		New York	49	28	.636	1
Cincinnati	41	36	.532	6		Brooklyn	45	32	.584	5
Dallas	34	43	.442	13		Philadelphia	35	42	.455	15
St. Louis	30	47	.390	17		Washington	33	44	.429	17
Kansas City	25	52	.325	22		Pittsburgh	27	50	.351	23

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	51	26	.662	—		New York	49	27	.645	—
San Francisco	46	31	.597	5		Baltimore	47	30	.610	2.5
Seattle	41	36	.532	10		Toronto	35	42	.455	14.5
Twin Cities	41	36	.532	10		Detroit	32	45	.416	17.5
Chicago	37	40	.481	14		Montreal	32	45	.416	17.5
Houston	30	47	.390	21		Boston	20	56	.263	29

Standings prior to the games of June 25, 1956

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Milwaukee	42	27	.609	—		Cleveland	46	23	.667	—
Chicago	40	29	.580	2		New York	45	24	.652	1
Cincinnati	36	33	.522	6		Brooklyn	40	29	.580	6
Dallas	32	37	.464	10		Philadelphia	31	38	.449	15
St. Louis	28	41	.406	14		Washington	30	39	.435	16
Kansas City	21	48	.304	21		Pittsburgh	23	46	.333	23

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	45	24	.652	—		New York	43	26	.623	—
San Francisco	43	26	.623	2		Baltimore	40	29	.580	2
Chicago	36	33	.522	9		Toronto	32	37	.464	11
Seattle	36	33	.522	9		Detroit	29	40	.420	14
Twin Cities	36	33	.522	9		Montreal	29	40	.420	14
Houston	26	43	.377	19		Boston	19	50	.275	24

Standings prior to the games of June 18, 1956

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Milwaukee	40	23	.635	—		Cleveland	42	21	.667	—
Chicago	36	27	.571	4		Brooklyn	40	23	.635	2
Cincinnati	31	32	.492	9		New York	40	23	.635	2
Dallas	28	35	.444	12		Washington	29	34	.460	13
St. Louis	25	38	.397	15		Philadelphia	27	36	.429	15
Kansas City	19	44	.302	21		Pittsburgh	21	42	.333	21

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	40	23	.635	—		Baltimore	38	25	.603	—
San Francisco	38	25	.603	2		New York	38	25	.603	—
Twin Cities	34	29	.540	6		Detroit	29	34	.460	9
Chicago	33	30	.524	7		Toronto	28	35	.444	10
Seattle	32	31	.508	8		Montreal	27	36	.429	11
Houston	23	40	.365	17		Boston	18	45	.286	20

Standings prior to the games of June 11, 1956

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Milwaukee	36	21	.632	—		Brooklyn	39	18	.684	—
Chicago	33	24	.579	3		Cleveland	38	19	.667	1
Cincinnati	28	29	.491	8		New York	36	21	.632	3
Dallas	25	32	.439	11		Washington	26	31	.456	13
St. Louis	22	35	.386	14		Philadelphia	23	34	.405	16
Kansas City	16	41	.281	20		Pittsburgh	20	37	.351	19

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	37	20	.649	—		Baltimore	35	22	.614	—
San Francisco	35	22	.614	2		New York	35	22	.614	—
Twin Cities	32	25	.561	5		Montreal	25	32	.439	10
Chicago	31	26	.544	6		Toronto	24	33	.421	11
Seattle	30	27	.526	7		Detroit	24	33	.421	11
Houston	19	38	.333	18		Boston	15	42	.263	20

Standings prior to the games of June 4, 1956

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Milwaukee	33	17	.600	—		Brooklyn	34	16	.680	—
Chicago	26	24	.520	7		Cleveland	33	17	.660	1
Cincinnati	25	25	.500	8		New York	30	20	.600	4
Dallas	24	26	.480	9		Washington	23	27	.460	11
St. Louis	20	30	.400	13		Philadelphia	20	30	.409	14
Kansas City	16	34	.320	17		Pittsburgh	16	34	.320	18

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	32	18	.620	—		Baltimore	31	19	.620	—
Los Angeles	31	19	.600	1		New York	30	20	.600	1
Seattle	28	22	.440	9		Montreal	22	28	.440	9
Twin Cities	28	22	.440	9		Toronto	22	28	.440	9
Chicago	26	24	.420	10		Detroit	21	29	.420	10
Houston	16	34	.260	18		Boston	13	37	.260	18

Standings prior to the games of May 28, 1956

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Milwaukee	27	15	.643	—		Brooklyn	29	13	.690	—
Cincinnati	23	19	.548	4		Cleveland	28	14	.667	1
Chicago	20	22	.476	7		New York	25	17	.595	4
Dallas	20	22	.476	7		Washington	20	22	.476	9
Kansas City	17	25	.405	10		Philadelphia	17	25	.405	12
St. Louis	13	29	.310	14		Pittsburgh	13	29	.310	16

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	29	13	.690	—		Baltimore	27	15	.643	—
Los Angeles	26	16	.619	3		New York	25	17	.595	2
Seattle	22	20	.524	7		Detroit	19	23	.452	8
Twin Cities	22	20	.524	7		Toronto	19	23	.452	8
Chicago	21	21	.500	8		Montreal	16	26	.381	11
Houston	14	28	.333	15		Boston	12	30	.286	15

Standings prior to the games of May 21, 1956

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Milwaukee	23	13	.639	—		Brooklyn	24	12	.667	—
Cincinnati	21	15	.583	2		Cleveland	23	13	.639	1
Chicago	16	20	.444	7		New York	20	16	.556	4
Dallas	16	20	.444	7		Washington	19	17	.528	5
Kansas City	13	23	.361	10		Philadelphia	16	20	.444	8
St. Louis	13	23	.361	10		Pittsburgh	12	24	.333	12

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	26	10	.722	—		Baltimore	23	13	.639	—
Los Angeles	22	14	.611	4		New York	22	14	.611	1
Seattle	20	16	.556	6		Detroit	17	19	.472	6
Chicago	18	18	.500	8		Toronto	17	19	.472	6
Twin Cities	18	18	.500	8		Montreal	12	24	.333	11
Houston	12	24	.333	14		Boston	9	27	.250	14

Standings prior to the games of May 14, 1956

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Milwaukee	18	12	.600	—		Cleveland	20	10	.667	—
Cincinnati	16	14	.533	2		Brooklyn	18	12	.600	2
Chicago	15	15	.500	3		New York	16	14	.533	4
Dallas	13	17	.433	5		Philadelphia	15	15	.500	5
Kansas City	12	18	.400	6		Washington	14	16	.467	6
St. Louis	12	18	.400	6		Pittsburgh	11	19	.367	9

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	22	8	.733	—		Baltimore	20	10	.667	—
Los Angeles	17	13	.567	5		New York	18	12	.600	2
Seattle	17	13	.567	5		Toronto	16	14	.533	4
Twin Cities	16	14	.533	6		Detroit	12	18	.400	8
Chicago	15	15	.500	7		Boston	9	21	.300	11
Houston	9	21	.300	13		Montreal	9	21	.300	11

Standings prior to the games of May 7, 1956

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Cincinnati	14	10	.583	—		Cleveland	17	7	.708	—
Milwaukee	14	10	.583	—		Brooklyn	14	10	.583	3
Chicago	13	11	.542	1		New York	11	13	.458	6
Kansas City	12	12	.500	2		Philadelphia	11	13	.458	6
Dallas	10	14	.417	4		Washington	10	14	.417	7
St. Louis	9	15	.375	5		Pittsburgh	9	15	.375	8

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	16	8	.667	—		New York	17	7	.708	—
Los Angeles	13	11	.542	3		Baltimore	16	8	.667	1
Seattle	13	11	.542	3		Toronto	12	12	.500	5
Chicago	12	12	.500	4		Detroit	10	14	.417	7
Twin Cities	12	12	.500	4		Montreal	8	16	.333	9
Houston	8	16	.333	8		Boston	7	17	.292	10

Standings prior to the games of April 30, 1956

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Kansas City	11	7	.611	—		Cleveland	15	3	.833	—
Milwaukee	11	7	.611	—		Brooklyn	10	8	.556	5
Chicago	10	8	.556	2		Philadelphia	9	9	.500	6
Cincinnati	9	9	.500	2		New York	7	11	.389	8
Dallas	7	11	.389	4		Washington	7	11	.389	8
St. Louis	6	12	.333	5		Pittsburgh	6	12	.333	9

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
San Francisco	13	5	.722	—		Baltimore	14	4	.778	—
Los Angeles	12	6	.667	1		New York	13	5	.722	1
Twin Cities	9	9	.500	4		Detroit	9	9	.500	5
Chicago	8	10	.444	5		Toronto	8	10	.444	6
Seattle	8	10	.444	5		Boston	5	13	.278	9
Houston	4	14	.222	9		Montreal	5	13	.278	9

Standings prior to the games of April 23, 1956

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Milwaukee	9	3	.750	—		Cleveland	10	2	.833	—
Chicago	8	4	.667	1		Brooklyn	7	5	.583	3
Cincinnati	6	6	.500	3		Philadelphia	6	6	.500	4
St. Louis	5	7	.417	4		Washington	6	6	.500	4
Kansas City	5	7	.417	4		New York	4	8	.333	6
Dallas	3	9	.250	6		Pittsburgh	3	9	.250	7

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	9	3	.750	—		Baltimore	10	2	.833	—
San Francisco	8	4	.667	1		New York	10	2	.833	—
Seattle	6	6	.500	3		Toronto	6	6	.500	4
Twin Cities	6	6	.500	3		Detroit	5	7	.417	5
Chicago	5	7	.417	4		Montreal	3	9	.250	7
Houston	2	10	.167	7		Boston	2	10	.167	8

Standings prior to the games of April 16, 1956

NBL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		NBL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Chicago	6	0	1.000	—		Cleveland	5	1	.833	—
Milwaukee	5	1	.833	1		Philadelphia	4	2	.667	1
Cincinnati	3	3	.500	3		Brooklyn	3	3	.500	2
St. Louis	3	3	.500	3		Washington	3	3	.500	2
Kansas City	1	5	.167	5		New York	2	4	.333	3
Dallas	0	6	.000	6		Pittsburgh	1	5	.167	4

ABL West	W	L	Pct.	GBL		ABL East	W	L	Pct.	GBL
Los Angeles	5	1	.833	—		Baltimore	6	0	1.000	—
San Francisco	5	1	.833	—		New York	5	1	.833	1
Chicago	3	3	.500	2		Detroit	4	2	.667	2
Twin Cities	3	3	.500	2		Boston	1	5	.167	5
Seattle	2	4	.333	3		Montreal	1	5	.167	5
Houston	0	6	.000	5		Toronto	1	5	.167	5

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