1956 Olympic Games: Baskeball Final Standings
National Teams standings from the basketball tournament of the 1956 Olympics with games played, won, lost, stages, points, winning percentage and other stats.
| Standing | National Team | Stage | GP | W | L | W.Perc | PTS | ||||
| 1. |  USA |
 Gold |
Final Game | 8 | 8 | 0 | (1.000) | 16 | |||
| 2. |  Soviet Union |
 Silver |
Final Game | 8 | 5 | 3 | (.625) | 13 | |||
| 3. |  Uruguay |
 Bronze |
Third Place Game | 8 | 6 | 2 | (.750) | 14 | |||
| 4. |  France |
Third Place Game | 8 | 5 | 3 | (.625) | 13 | ||||
| 5. |  Bulgaria |
Classification 5-8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | (.625) | 13 | ||||
| 6. |  Brazil |
Classification 5-8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | (.429) | 10 | ||||
| 7. |  Philippines |
Classification 5-8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | (.500) | 12 | ||||
| 8. |  Chile |
Classification 5-8 | 7 | 2 | 5 | (.286) | 9 | ||||
| 9. |  Canada |
Classification 9-12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | (.714) | 12 | ||||
| 10. |  Japan |
Classification 9-12 | 7 | 3 | 4 | (.429) | 10 | ||||
| 11. |  Formosa |
Classification 9-12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | (.625) | 13 | ||||
| 12. |  Australia |
Classification 9-12 | 7 | 2 | 5 | (.286) | 9 | ||||
| 13. |  Singapore |
Classification 13-15 | 7 | 2 | 5 | (.286) | 9 | ||||
| 14. |  South Korea |
Classification 13-15 | 7 | 1 | 6 | (.143) | 8 | ||||
| 15. |  Thailand |
Classification 13-15 | 7 | 0 | 7 | (.000) | 7 | ||||
Abbreviations:
GP = Games played / W = Wins / L = Losses / W.Perc = Winning Percentage
Note: until the 1990 World Cup each win was worth 2 points, after that each win is worth 3 points.