1956–57 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season
The following contains a list of games within the 1956-57 season.
Final standings
Team | ACC Regular Season | Regular Season % | All Games | All Games % | Nonconference Games | Ranked AP All | Ranked AP Nonconference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
North Carolina | 14–0 | 1.000 | 32–0 | 1.000 | |||
Maryland | 9–5 | .643 | 16–10 | .615 | |||
Duke | 8–6 | .571 | 13–11 | .542 | |||
Wake Forest | 7–7 | .500 | 19–9 | .679 | |||
NC State | 7–7 | .500 | 15–11 | .577 | |||
South Carolina | 5–9 | .357 | 17–12 | .586 | |||
Clemson | 3–11 | .214 | 7–17 | .292 | |||
Virginia | 3–11 | .214 | 6–19 | .240 | |||
Total | 125–89 | .584 |
ACC tournament
See 1957 ACC men's basketball tournament
NCAA tournament
Round of 23
North Carolina 90, Yale 74
Regional semi-finals
North Carolina 87, Canisius 75
Regional final
North Carolina 67, Syracuse 58
National semi-finals
North Carolina 74, Michigan St 70 (3ot)
National championship
North Carolina 54, Kansas 53 (3ot)
ACC's NCAA record
6–0
NIT
League rules prevented ACC teams from playing in the NIT, 1954–1966