Final standings Team ACC Regular Season Regular season % All Games All Games % Nonconference Games Ranked AP All Ranked AP Nonconference NC State 11–3 .786 24–4 .857 North Carolina 11–3 .786 18–5 .783 Wake Forest 10–4 .714 19–9 .679 Duke 10–4 .714 19–7 .731 Maryland 7–7 .500 14–10 .583 Virginia 3–11 .214 10–17 .370 South Carolina 3–11 .214 9–14 .391 Clemson 1–13 .071 9–17 .346 Total 124–86 .590
ACC tournament See 1956 ACC men's basketball tournament
NCAA tournament
Round of 25 Canisius 79, NC State 78 (4 OT)
NIT League rules prevented ACC teams from playing in the NIT, 1954–1966
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