ACC Men 's Basketball tournament - wikipedia ACC Men 's Basketball tournament `` ACC Tournament '' redirects here. For the women 's basketball tournament, see ACC Women 's Basketball Tournament. For the baseball tournament, see ACC Baseball Tournament. ACC Men 's Basketball Tournament Conference basketball championship Sport Basketball Conference Atlantic Coast Conference Number of teams 15 Format Single - elimination tournament Current stadium Barclays Center Current location Brooklyn, New York Played 1954 -- present Last contest 2018 Current champion Virginia Cavaliers Most championships Duke Blue Devils ( 20 ) TV partner ( s ) ESPN, ACC Network, Official website TheACC.com Men 's Basketball The ACC Men 's Basketball Tournament ( popularly known as the ACC Tournament ) is the conference championship tournament in basketball for the Atlantic Coast Conference ( ACC ). The tournament has been held every year since 1954, the ACC 's first season. It is a single - elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records. The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference 's automatic bid to the NCAA men 's basketball tournament. Contents 1 Tournament Champions 2 Venues 2.1 Notes 3 Tournament championships by school 4 Footnotes 5 References Tournament champions Since July 1, 1961, the ACC 's bylaws have included the phrase `` and the winner shall be the conference champion '' in referring to the tournament, meaning that the conference tournament winner is the only champion of the ACC. The ACC is unique in college basketball in that it does not recognize a regular season champion in any way, although it does permit the regular season winner to hang a banner if it wishes, so long as the banner makes it clear that the title is not official. Year Champion Score Runner - up Tournament MVP Venue City State 1954 NC State 82 -- 80 ( OT ) Wake Forest Hemric, Dickie Dickie Hemric Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh North Carolina 1955 NC State 87 -- 77 Duke Shavlik, Ron Ron Shavlik Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh North Carolina 1956 NC State 76 -- 54 Wake Forest Vic Molodet Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh North Carolina 1957 North Carolina 95 -- 75 South Carolina Rosenbluth, Lennie Lennie Rosenbluth Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh North Carolina 1958 Maryland 86 -- 75 North Carolina Davis, Nick Nick Davis Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh North Carolina 1959 NC State 80 -- 56 North Carolina Pucillo, Lou Lou Pucillo Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh North Carolina 1960 Duke 64 -- 59 Wake Forest Kistler, Doug Doug Kistler Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh North Carolina 1961 Wake Forest 96 -- 81 Duke Chappell, Len Len Chappell Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh North Carolina 1962 Wake Forest 77 -- 68 Clemson Chappell, Len Len Chappell Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh North Carolina 1963 Duke 71 -- 66 Wake Forest Heyman, Art Art Heyman Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh North Carolina 1964 Duke 80 -- 59 Wake Forest Mullins, Jeff Jeff Mullins Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh North Carolina 1965 NC State 91 -- 85 Duke Worsley, Larry Larry Worsley Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh North Carolina 1966 Duke 71 -- 66 NC State Vacendak, Steve Steve Vacendak Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh North Carolina 1967 North Carolina 82 -- 73 Duke Miller, Larry Larry Miller Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro North Carolina 1968 North Carolina 87 -- 50 NC State Miller, Larry Larry Miller Charlotte Coliseum ( Independence ) Charlotte North Carolina 1969 North Carolina 85 -- 74 Duke Scott, Charlie Charlie Scott Charlotte Coliseum ( Independence ) Charlotte North Carolina 1970 NC State 42 -- 39 ( 2OT ) South Carolina Williford, Vann Vann Williford Charlotte Coliseum ( Independence ) Charlotte North Carolina 1971 South Carolina 52 -- 51 North Carolina Roche, John John Roche Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro North Carolina 1972 North Carolina 73 -- 64 Maryland McAdoo, Bob Bob McAdoo Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro North Carolina 1973 NC State 76 -- 74 Maryland Burleson, Tommy Tommy Burleson Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro North Carolina NC State 103 -- 100 ( OT ) Maryland Burleson, Tommy Tommy Burleson Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro North Carolina North Carolina 70 -- 66 NC State Ford, Phil Phil Ford Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro North Carolina 1976 Virginia 67 -- 62 North Carolina Walker, Wally Wally Walker Capital Centre Landover Maryland 1977 North Carolina 75 -- 69 Virginia Kuester, John John Kuester Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro North Carolina 1978 Duke 85 -- 77 Wake Forest Spanarkel, Jim Jim Spanarkel Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro North Carolina 1979 North Carolina 71 -- 63 Duke Bradley, Dudley Dudley Bradley Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro North Carolina 1980 Duke 73 -- 72 Maryland King, Albert Albert King Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro North Carolina 1981 North Carolina 61 -- 60 Maryland Perkins, Sam Sam Perkins Capital Centre Landover Maryland 1982 North Carolina 47 -- 45 Virginia Worthy, James James Worthy Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro North Carolina NC State 81 -- 78 Virginia Lowe, Sidney Sidney Lowe The Omni Atlanta Georgia 1984 Maryland 74 -- 62 Duke Bias, Len Len Bias Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro North Carolina 1985 Georgia Tech 57 -- 54 North Carolina Price, Mark Mark Price The Omni Atlanta Georgia 1986 Duke 68 -- 67 Georgia Tech Dawkins, Johnny Johnny Dawkins Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro North Carolina NC State 68 -- 67 North Carolina Del Negro, Vinny Vinny Del Negro Capital Centre Landover Maryland 1988 Duke 65 -- 61 North Carolina Ferry, Danny Danny Ferry Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro North Carolina 1989 North Carolina 77 -- 74 Duke Reid, J.R. 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Reid The Omni Atlanta Georgia 1990 Georgia Tech 70 -- 61 Virginia Oliver, Brian Brian Oliver Charlotte Coliseum ( Tyvola ) Charlotte North Carolina 1991 North Carolina 96 -- 74 Duke Fox, Rick Rick Fox Charlotte Coliseum ( Tyvola ) Charlotte North Carolina 1992 Duke 94 -- 74 North Carolina Laettner, Christian Christian Laettner Charlotte Coliseum ( Tyvola ) Charlotte North Carolina 1993 Georgia Tech 77 -- 75 North Carolina James Forrest Charlotte Coliseum ( Tyvola ) Charlotte North Carolina 1994 North Carolina 73 -- 66 Virginia Stackhouse, Jerry Jerry Stackhouse Charlotte Coliseum ( Tyvola ) Charlotte North Carolina 1995 Wake Forest 82 -- 80 ( OT ) North Carolina Childress, Randolph Randolph Childress Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro North Carolina Wake Forest 75 -- 74 Georgia Tech Duncan, Tim Tim Duncan Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro North Carolina 1997 North Carolina 64 -- 54 NC State Williams, Shammond Shammond Williams Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro North Carolina 1998 North Carolina 83 -- 68 Duke Jamison, Antawn Antawn Jamison Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro North Carolina 1999 Duke 96 -- 73 North Carolina Brand, Elton Elton Brand Charlotte Coliseum ( Tyvola ) Charlotte North Carolina 2000 Duke 81 -- 68 Maryland Williams, Jason Jason Williams Charlotte Coliseum ( Tyvola ) Charlotte North Carolina 2001 Duke 79 -- 53 North Carolina Battier, Shane Shane Battier Georgia Dome Atlanta Georgia 2002 Duke 91 -- 61 NC State Boozer, Carlos Carlos Boozer Charlotte Coliseum ( Tyvola ) Charlotte North Carolina 2003 Duke 84 -- 77 NC State Ewing, Daniel Daniel Ewing Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro North Carolina Maryland 95 -- 87 ( OT ) Duke Gilchrist, John John Gilchrist Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro North Carolina 2005 Duke 69 -- 64 Georgia Tech Redick, J.J. J.J. Redick MCI Center Washington D.C. 2006 Duke 78 -- 76 Boston College Redick, J.J. J.J. Redick Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro North Carolina 2007 North Carolina 89 -- 80 NC State Wright, Brandan Brandan Wright St. Pete Times Forum Tampa Florida 2008 North Carolina 86 -- 81 Clemson Hansbrough, Tyler Tyler Hansbrough Charlotte Bobcats Arena Charlotte North Carolina 2009 Duke 79 -- 69 Florida State Scheyer, Jon Jon Scheyer Georgia Dome Atlanta Georgia Duke 65 -- 61 Georgia Tech Singler, Kyle Kyle Singler Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro North Carolina 2011 Duke 75 -- 58 North Carolina Smith, Nolan Nolan Smith Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro North Carolina 2012 Florida State 85 -- 82 North Carolina Snaer, Michael Michael Snaer Philips Arena Atlanta Georgia 2013 Miami 87 -- 77 North Carolina Larkin, Shane Shane Larkin Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro North Carolina 2014 Virginia 72 -- 63 Duke Harris, Joe Joe Harris Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro North Carolina 2015 Notre Dame 90 -- 82 North Carolina Grant, Jerian Jerian Grant Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro North Carolina 2016 North Carolina 61 -- 57 Virginia Berry II, Joel Joel Berry II Verizon Center Washington D.C. 2017 Duke 75 -- 69 Notre Dame Kennard, Luke Luke Kennard Barclays Center Brooklyn New York 2018 Virginia 71 -- 63 North Carolina Guy, Kyle Kyle Guy Barclays Center Brooklyn New York 2019 Spectrum Center Charlotte North Carolina 2020 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro North Carolina ^ Jump up to : The Charlotte Coliseum on Independence Boulevard opened in 1956, closed in 1988 when the Charlotte Coliseum on Tyvola Road opened ( that arena was demolished 2007 ), reopened in 1993 as Independence Arena. Cricket Wireless held naming rights from 2001 to 2006, and Bojangles ' has held naming rights since 2008. Venues Venue City State Appearances Last Years Notes Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro North Carolina 27 2015 1967, 1971 -- 75, 1977 -- 80, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1995 -- 98, 2003 -- 04, 2006, 2010 -- 11, 2013 -- 15, 2020 * Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh North Carolina 13 1966 1954 -- 66 Charlotte Coliseum ( Tyvola Road, demolished 2007 ) Charlotte North Carolina 8 2002 1990 -- 94, 1999 -- 2000, 2002 Charlotte Coliseum ( Independence ) Charlotte North Carolina 1970 1968, 1969, 1970 Capital Centre Landover Maryland 1976, 1981, 1987 Omni Coliseum Atlanta Georgia 1989 1983, 1985, 1989 Georgia Dome Atlanta Georgia 2009 2001, 2009 Capital One Arena Washington D.C. 2016 2005, 2016 Barclays Center Brooklyn New York 2017 2017, 2018 Spectrum Center Charlotte North Carolina 2008 2008, 2019 * Amalie Arena Tampa Florida 2007 2007 Philips Arena Atlanta Georgia 2012 2012 Notes * Denotes the venue for a future ACC Men 's Basketball Tournament. Jump up ^ The Greensboro Coliseum is next scheduled to host the tournament in 2020. Jump up ^ Charlotte Coliseum ( Independence ) adopted its current name of Bojangles ' Coliseum in 2008, but after reopening in 1993, it was also known as Independence Arena and Cricket Arena, but never hosted an ACC men 's tournament under any of its later names. ( It hosted the ACC Women 's Tournament from 1997 -- 1999 as Independence Arena. ) Jump up ^ The Capital One Arena was known as MCI Center when it hosted in 2005, and the Verizon Center in 2016. Jump up ^ Spectrum Center was known as Charlotte Bobcats Arena when it served as the 2008 host. It was later known as Time Warner Cable Arena, but never hosted under that name. Jump up ^ Amalie Arena was known as the St. Pete Times Forum when it hosted in 2007. It was originally known as the Ice Palace, and later as the Tampa Bay Times Forum, but never hosted under either name. Tournament championships by school School Year joined Winners Years Duke 1953 20 1960, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1978, 1980, 1986, 1988, 1992, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2017 North Carolina 1953 18 1957, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2007, 2008, 2016 NC State 1953 10 1954, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1965, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1983, 1987 Wake Forest 1953 1961, 1962, 1995, 1996 Maryland 1953 1958, 1984, 2004 Georgia Tech 1978 1985, 1990, 1993 Virginia 1953 1976, 2014, 2018 Florida State 1991 2012 Miami 2013 Notre Dame 2013 2015 South Carolina 1953 1971 Clemson 1953 0 -- Virginia Tech 0 -- Boston College 2005 0 -- Syracuse 2013 0 -- Pittsburgh 2013 0 -- Louisville 2014 0 -- Footnotes The 1972 -- 73 NC State Wolfpack team was forced to skip postseason play due to an NCAA recruiting infraction. Assistant coach Eddie Biedenbach had played in a pick - up ( impromptu ) basketball game with David Thompson on a recruiting visit to Raleigh, North Carolina. The Wolfpack finished the season undefeated at 27 -- 0 but forfeited the opportunity to compete for the national championship. The University of Maryland, College Park, left the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2014 and is now a member of the Big Ten Conference. The University of South Carolina left the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1971, and it is now a member of the Southeastern Conference. Since the tournament began, through the 2017 tournament, the lowest seeded team to win the championship is the sixth seed. This has happened five times : Virginia in 1976, Duke in 1980, NC State in 1987, Georgia Tech in 1993, and Maryland in 2004. Before 2005, when the league had 8 or 9 members, the lowest seeded team to reach the finals was the NC State team in 1997 which was the 8th seed. Following the expansion to 12 teams for the 2005 tournament, the lowest seeded team to reach the finals was the 2007 NC State squad as a 10th seed. References ACC portal College basketball portal General `` 2009 -- 10 Atlantic Coast Conference Men 's Basketball Media Guide ''. Atlantic Coast Conference. 2009. p. 82. Retrieved March 10, 2010. `` NCAA Coaching Records '' ( PDF ). National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2009. pp. 158 -- 159 stating Coach of the year awards. Retrieved March 10, 2010. Specific Jump up ^ ( 1 ) ^ Jump up to : The Charlotte Coliseum on Tyvola Road opened in 1988 and closed in 2005, demolished in 2007. ^ Jump up to : `` Future ACC Tournament Sites Announced ''. The Atlantic Coast Conference. May 17, 2006. Retrieved May 24, 2012. Jump up ^ ESPN. `` Source : ACC, Barclays have deal ''. Retrieved March 25, 2014. ^ Jump up to : 2009 -- 10 Atlantic Coast Conference Men 's Basketball Media Guide 2009, p. 82 ^ Jump up to : Crawford, Jacob ( December 26, 2003 ). `` Complete History of NC State Basketball ''. NorthCarolinaState.scout.com. Retrieved March 10, 2010. Jump up ^ `` University of Maryland and Rutgers University Become Official Members of Big Ten Conference '' ( Press release ). Big Ten Conference. July 1, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2015. Jump up ^ `` SEC Men 's Basketball ''. secsports.com. Southeastern Conference. 2010. Archived from the original on 21 May 2010. Retrieved May 31, 2010. ACC Men 's Basketball Tournament 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Champions Broadcasters Atlantic Coast Conference men 's basketball Teams Boston College Eagles Clemson Tigers Duke Blue Devils Florida State Seminoles Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Louisville Cardinals Miami Hurricanes NC State Wolfpack North Carolina Tar Heels Notre Dame Fighting Irish Pittsburgh Panthers Syracuse Orange Virginia Cavaliers Virginia Tech Hokies Wake Forest Demon Deacons Championships & awards Regular season champions ACC Men 's Basketball Tournament Coach of the Year Player of the Year Rookie of the Year 50th Anniversary Team Seasons 1953 -- 54 1954 -- 55 1955 -- 56 1956 -- 57 1957 -- 58 1958 -- 59 1959 -- 60 1960 -- 61 1961 -- 62 1962 -- 63 1963 -- 64 1964 -- 65 1965 -- 66 1966 -- 67 1967 -- 68 1968 -- 69 1969 -- 70 1970 -- 71 1971 -- 72 1972 -- 73 1973 -- 74 1974 -- 75 1975 -- 76 1976 -- 77 1977 -- 78 1978 -- 79 1979 -- 80 1980 -- 81 1981 -- 82 1982 -- 83 1983 -- 84 1984 -- 85 1985 -- 86 1986 -- 87 1987 -- 88 1988 -- 89 1989 -- 90 1990 -- 91 1991 -- 92 1992 -- 93 1993 -- 94 1994 -- 95 1995 -- 96 1996 -- 97 1997 -- 98 1998 -- 99 1999 -- 00 2000 -- 01 2001 -- 02 2002 -- 03 2003 -- 04 2004 -- 05 2005 -- 06 2006 -- 07 2007 -- 08 2008 -- 09 2009 -- 10 2010 -- 11 2011 -- 12 2012 -- 13 2013 -- 14 2014 -- 15 2015 -- 16 2016 -- 17 2017 -- 18 Atlantic Coast Conference championships Baseball Men 's Basketball Women 's Basketball Football Men 's Soccer Women 's Soccer Softball NCAA men 's college basketball tournaments Division I Pre-season 2K Sports Classic Puerto Rico Tip - Off Charleston Classic The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase Paradise Jam Hall of Fame Tip Off Legends Classic CBE Hall of Fame Classic Maui Invitational MGM Resorts Main Event Cayman Islands Classic Gulf Coast Showcase Cancún Challenge Battle 4 Atlantis Savannah Invitational NIT Season Tip - Off Las Vegas Invitational AdvoCare Invitational Phil Knight Invitational Wooden Legacy Emerald Coast Classic Barclays Center Classic Jimmy V Classic Las Vegas Classic Diamond Head Classic Vancouver Showcase Conference postseason ACC America East The American American South American West Atlantic 10 Atlantic Sun Big 12 Big East Big Eight Big Sky Big South Big Ten Big West CAA Conference USA East Coast Great Midwest Great West Horizon Ivy League MAAC MEAC Metro Mid-American Missouri Valley Mountain West Northeast Ohio Valley Pac - 12 Patriot SEC Southern Southland Southwest SWAC Sun Belt Summit WAC West Coast Postseason NCAA Division I Men 's Basketball Tournament National Invitation Tournament Vegas 16 College Basketball Invitational CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament National Commissioners Invitational Tournament 1922 National Intercollegiate Basketball Tournament Division II Conference postseason CCAA CACC Carolinas East Coast GLIAC GLVC G - MAC Great Northwest Gulf South Heartland Lone Star Mountain East Northeast - 10 Northern Sun Pacific West Peach Belt PSAC RMAC South Atlantic Sunshine State Postseason NCAA Division II Men 's Basketball Tournament Division III Conference postseason Allegheny Mountain American Southwest Capital Centennial CCIW CSAC HCAC Landmark Little East Middle Atlantic NEWMAC NJAC Northwest OAC ODAC SAA SCIAC SCAC USA South WIAC Postseason NCAA Division III Men 's Basketball Tournament ECAC Tournaments Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=ACC_Men%27s_Basketball_Tournament&oldid=833524467 '' Categories : ACC Men 's Basketball Tournament Recurring sporting events established in 1954 Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 1 April 2018, at 03 : 04. 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