1955–56 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season explained

Final standings

Team	ACC Regular Season	Regular Season %	All Games	All Games %	Nonconference Games	Ranked AP All	Ranked AP Nonconference
	11–3	.786	24–4	.857
North Carolina	11–3	.786	18–5	.783
	10–4	.714	19–9	.679
Duke	10–4	.714	19–7	.731
	7–7	.500	14–10	.583
	3–11	.214	10–17	.370
	3–11	.214	9–14	.391
	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