# 1955 Dixie Classic

The 1955 Dixie Classic was a mid-season college basketball tournament held December 29–31, 1955 at NC State's Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. It was the seventh iteration of the Dixie Classic and it was part of the 1955–56 NCAA men's basketball season.
Second-ranked NC State entered the tournament as a clear favorite as the reigning champions who were so far undefeated in the season. NC State defeated North Carolina 82–60 in the final to win their sixth Dixie title.
Ronnie Shavlik of NC State was named the most valuable player of the tournament for the second year in a row. Across the three days of six double-headers, the total attendance was 71,800.

## Teams

Each year, the Dixie Classic included the "Big Four" teams (Duke, NC State, North Carolina, and Wake Forest), as well as four other invited teams. The 1955 teams were:
* Wake Forest Demon Deacons
* Minnesota Golden Gophers
* Oregon State Beavers
* NC State Wolfpack
* Duke Blue Devils
* Wyoming Cowboys
* Villanova Wildcats
* North Carolina Tar Heels

## Bracket

| Consolation final | Consolation final | Consolation final | Consolation semifinals | Consolation semifinals | Consolation semifinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | | | | Dec. 29, 2:00pm | Dec. 29, 2:00pm | Dec. 29, 2:00pm | | | | |
| | | | | | | Wake Forest | Wake Forest | 87 | | | | |
| | | | Dec. 30, 2:00pm | Dec. 30, 2:00pm | Dec. 30, 2:00pm | Minnesota | Minnesota | 83 | Dec. 30, 4:00pm | Dec. 30, 4:00pm | Dec. 30, 4:00pm | | | |
| | | | Minnesota | Minnesota | 64 | | | | Wake Forest | Wake Forest | 58 | |
| | | | Oregon State | Oregon State | 60 | Dec. 29, 4:00pm | Dec. 29, 4:00pm | Dec. 29, 4:00pm | NC State | NC State | 70 | |
| | | | | | | Oregon State | 54 | | | | | | | |
| Dec. 31, 4:00pm | Dec. 31, 4:00pm | Dec. 31, 4:00pm | | | | NC State | NC State | | 59 | | | Dec. 31, 9:30pm | Dec. 31, 9:30pm | Dec. 31, 9:30pm |
| Minnesota | Minnesota | 70 | | | | | | | NC State | NC State | | 82 |
| Wyoming | Wyoming | 66 | | | | Dec. 29, 7:30pm | Dec. 29, 7:30pm | Dec. 29, 7:30pm | NC State | | | North Carolina | 60 |
| | | | | | | Duke | Duke | 71 | | | | | | |
| | | | Dec. 30, 7:30pm | Dec. 30, 7:30pm | Dec. 30, 7:30pm | Wyoming | Wyoming | 54 | Dec. 30, 9:30pm | Dec. 30, 9:30pm | Dec. 30, 9:30pm | | | |
| Seventh place | Seventh place | Seventh place | Wyoming | Wyoming | 69 | | | | Duke | Duke | 64 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| Dec. 31, 2:00pm | Dec. 31, 2:00pm | Dec. 31, 2:00pm | Villanova | Villanova | 68 | Dec. 29, 9:30pm | Dec. 29, 9:30pm | Dec. 29, 9:30pm | North Carolina | North Carolina | 74 | Dec. 31, 7:30pm | Dec. 31, 7:30pm | Dec. 31, 7:30pm |
| Oregon State | Oregon State | 63 | | | | Villanova | Villanova | 63 | | | | Wake Forest | Wake Forest | 52 |
| Villanova | Villanova | 68 | | | | North Carolina | North Carolina | 86 | | | | Duke | Duke | 64 |

## Game log

* December 29 2:00pm
Wake Forest 87, Minnesota 83 :
| Scoring by half: 37–39, 50–44 |||
| Pts: Davis (27) | Pts: Tucker (17) |
* No. 1 Attendance: 12,400
* December 29 4:00pm
Oregon State 54, NC State 59 :
| Scoring by half: 21–34, 33–25 |||
| Pts: Nanson (19) | Pts: Shavlik (19) |
* No. 2 Attendance: 12,400
* December 29 7:30pm
Duke 71, Wyoming 54 :
| Scoring by half: 30–24, 41–30 |||
| Pts: Mayer (24) | Pts: Capua (15) |
* No. 3 Attendance: 12,400
* December 29 9:30pm
Villanova 63, North Carolina 86 :
| Scoring by half: 30–39, 33–47 |||
| Pts: Smith (17) | Pts: Rosenbluth (35) |
* No. 4 Attendance: 12,400
* December 30 2:00pm
Minnesota 64, Oregon State 60 :
| Scoring by half: 28–22, 36–38 |||
| Pts: Tucker (20) | Pts: Nanson (22) |
* No. 5 Attendance: 12,200
* December 30 4:00pm
Wake Forest 58, NC State 70 :
| Scoring by half: 23–38, 35–32 |||
| Pts: Murdock (16) | Pts: Hafer (20) |
* No. 6 Attendance: 12,200
* December 30 7:30pm
Wyoming 69, Villanova 68 :
| Scoring by half: 38–36, 31–32 |||
| Pts: Sharp (16) | Pts: Fahey (18) |
* No. 7 Attendance: 12,400
* December 30 9:30pm
Duke 64, North Carolina 74 :
| Scoring by half: 35–27, 29–47 |||
| Pts: Belmont (24) | Pts: Rosenbluth (19) |
* No. 8 Attendance: 12,400
* December 31 2:00pm
Oregon State 63, Villanova 68 :
| Scoring by half: 29–31, 34–37 |||
| Pts: Gambee (32) | Pts: Weissman, Fahey (20) |
* No. 9 Attendance: 10,000
* December 31 4:00pm
Minnesota 70, Wyoming 66 :
| Scoring by half: 39–40, 31–26 |||
| Pts: Lindsly (29) | Pts: Cupua (26) |
* No. 10 Attendance: 10,000
* December 31 7:30pm
Wake Forest 52, Duke 64 :
| Scoring by half: 24–25, 28–39 |||
| Pts: Davis (28) | Pts: Belmont (23) |
* No. 11 Attendance: 12,400
* December 31 9:30pm
NC State 82, North Carolina 60 :
| Scoring by half: 46–31, 36–29 |||
| Pts: Molodet (21) | Pts: Rosenbluth (19) |
* No. 12 Attendance: 12,400