# 2020 ACC men's basketball tournament

The 2020 ACC men's basketball tournament presented by New York Life was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Atlantic Coast Conference and was held at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina, from March 10 to 11, 2020. It was the 67th annual edition of the tournament.
This was the first edition of the tournament to not be available free-to-air at all, as the syndicated ACC package was shut down in favor of the launch of the cable-only ACCN, which exclusively carried the first round of the tournament, with the ESPN networks carrying the remainder of the tournament.
Due to ongoing concerns with the COVID-19 pandemic, officials announced that, initially, the tournament would only be played in front of essential tournament personnel, limited school administrators and student-athlete guests, broadcast television, and credentialed media members present, starting with the quarterfinals; however, shortly before the tipoff of the quarterfinal matchup between Florida State and Clemson, the ACC announced the tournament was canceled and Florida State, the regular season champions, would receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, though that decision became moot with the NCAA Tournament's cancellation later the same day. Florida State was awarded the conference championship along with the trophy for the 2020 tournament.

## Seeds

Fourteen of the 15 ACC teams would have participated in the tournament; the other team, Georgia Tech, was banned from postseason play, including the conference tournament, due to NCAA rules violations. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top four seeds received double byes, while seeds 5 through 10 received single byes. Ultimately, the tournament being canceled shortly before the quarterfinal games were to have begun resulted in the top four seeds not playing at all.
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Tiebreaker 1 | Tiebreaker 2 | Tiebreaker 3 | Tiebreaker 4 |
| 1 | Florida State | 16–4 | | | | |
| 2 | Virginia | 15–5 | 2–1 vs Duke/Louisville | 1–1 vs Louisville | 1–1 vs Florida State | |
| 3 | Louisville | 15–5 | 2–1 vs Duke/Virginia | 1–1 vs Virginia | 0–2 vs Florida State | |
| 4 | Duke | 15–5 | 0–2 vs Louisville/Virginia | | | |
| 5 | NC State | 10–10 | 2–0 vs Notre Dame/Syracuse | | | |
| 6 | Syracuse | 10–10 | 1–2 vs NC State/Notre Dame | 1–1 vs Notre Dame | 0–1 vs Florida State | 1–3 vs Virginia/Louisville/Duke |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 10–10 | 1–2 vs NC State/Syracuse | 1–1 vs Syracuse | 0–2 vs Florida State | 0–3 vs Virginia/Louisville/Duke |
| 8 | Clemson | 9–11 | | | | |
| 9 | Miami | 7–13 | 3–0 vs Boston College/Virginia Tech | | | |
| 10 | Boston College | 7–13 | 2–1 vs Miami/Virginia Tech | | | |
| 11 | Virginia Tech | 7–13 | 0–4 vs Miami/Boston College | | | |
| 12 | Wake Forest | 6–14 | 2–1 vs North Carolina/Pittsburgh | 1–0 vs Pittsburgh | | |
| 13 | Pittsburgh | 6–14 | 2–1 vs North Carolina/Wake Forest | 0–1 vs Wake Forest | | |
| 14 | North Carolina | 6–14 | 1–3 vs Pittsburgh/Wake Forest | | | |

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television | Attendance |
| First round – Tuesday, March 10 |||||||
| Opening day | 1 | 4:30 pm | No. 12 Wake Forest vs No. 13 Pittsburgh | 72–81 | ACCN | 13,310 |
| Opening day | 2 | 7:00 pm | No. 11 Virginia Tech vs No. 14 North Carolina | 56–78 | ACCN | 13,310 |
| Second round – Wednesday, March 11 |||||||
| 1 | 3 | 12:00 pm | No. 8 Clemson vs No. 9 Miami | 69–64 | ESPN | n/a |
| 1 | 4 | 2:00 pm* | No. 5 NC State vs No. 13 Pittsburgh | 73–58 | ESPN | n/a |
| 2 | 5 | 7:00 pm | No. 7 Notre Dame vs No. 10 Boston College | 80–58 | ESPN2 | 20,809 |
| 2 | 6 | 9:00 pm* | No. 6 Syracuse vs No. 14 North Carolina | 81–53 | ESPN2 | 20,809 |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 12 |||||||
| 3 | 7 | 12:30 pm | No. 1 Florida State vs No. 8 Clemson | canceled | ESPN | |
| 3 | 8 | 2:30 pm* | No. 4 Duke vs No. 5 NC State | canceled | ESPN | |
| 4 | 9 | 7:00 pm | No. 2 Virginia vs No. 7 Notre Dame | canceled | ESPN | |
| 4 | 10 | 9:00 pm* | No. 3 Louisville vs No. 6 Syracuse | canceled | ESPN | |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 13 |||||||
| 5 | 11 | 7:00 pm | Florida State/Clemson vs Duke/NC State | canceled | ESPN | |
| 5 | 12 | 9:00 pm* | Virginia/Notre Dame vs Louisville/Syracuse | canceled | ESPN | |
| Championship – Saturday, March 14 |||||||
| 6 | 13 | 8:30 pm | Winner of game 11 vs Winner of game 12 | canceled | ESPN | |
| *Denotes approximate time. Game times in EDT. Rankings denote tournament seed. |||||||

## Bracket

| First round Tuesday, March 10 ACCN | First round Tuesday, March 10 ACCN | First round Tuesday, March 10 ACCN | Second round Wednesday, March 11 ESPN/ESPN2 | Second round Wednesday, March 11 ESPN/ESPN2 | Second round Wednesday, March 11 ESPN/ESPN2 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 12 ESPN | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 12 ESPN | | Semifinals Friday, March 13 ESPN | Semifinals Friday, March 13 ESPN | | Championship Saturday, March 14 ESPN | Championship Saturday, March 14 ESPN |
| | | | | | | 1 | Florida State | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Clemson | 69 | 8 | Clemson | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Miami | 64 | | | | Canceled due to | Canceled due to | | |
| | | | | | | | | COVID-19 pandemic | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Duke | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | NC State | 73 | 5 | NC State | | | | | | |
| 12 | Wake Forest | 72 | 13 | Pittsburgh | 58 | | | | | | Canceled due to | Canceled due to | |
| 13 | Pittsburgh | 81 | | | | | | | | | | COVID-19 pandemic | COVID-19 pandemic |
| | | | | | | 2 | Virginia | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Notre Dame | 80 | 7 | Notre Dame | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Boston College | 58 | | | | Canceled due to | Canceled due to | | | |
| | | | | | | | | COVID-19 pandemic | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Louisville | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Syracuse | 81 | 6 | Syracuse | | | | | | |
| 11 | Virginia Tech | 56 | 14 | North Carolina | 53 | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | North Carolina | 78 | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Game summaries
### First round

* ACCN
* March 10 4:30 p.m.
* Report
No. 12 Wake Forest 72, No. 13 Pittsburgh 81 :
| Scoring by half: 41–40, 31–41 |||
| Pts: Sarr (20) Rebs: Sarr (13) Asts: Neath (6) | Pts: Champagnie (31) Rebs: Coulibaly (7) Asts: Johnson (8) |
* Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 13,310 Referees: Tony Henderson, Jerry Heater, Lee Cassell
* ACCN
* March 10 7:00 p.m.
* Report
No. 11 Virginia Tech 56, No. 14 North Carolina 78 :
| Scoring by half: 26–32, 30–46 |||
| Pts: Cattoor (14) Rebs: Ojiako (7) Asts: Bede (5) | Pts: Brooks (20) Rebs: Bacot (11) Asts: Anthony/Black (4) |
* Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 13,310 Referees: Mark Schnur, Raymond Styons, Burt Smith

### Second round

* ESPN
* March 11 12:00 p.m.
* Report
No. 8 Clemson 69, No. 9 Miami 64 :
| Scoring by half: 21–23, 48–41 |||
| Pts: Dawes (18) Rebs: Simms (10) Asts: Simms (4) | Pts: Lykes (21) Rebs: Waardenburg (8) Asts: Wong (3) |
* Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Referees: Ron Groover, Brian Dorsey, Mark Schnur
* ESPN
* March 11 2:00 p.m.
* Report
No. 5 NC State 73, No. 13 Pittsburgh 58 :
| Scoring by half: 35–32, 38–26 |||
| Pts: Daniels (23) Rebs: Bryce (10) Asts: Johnson (11) | Pts: Johnson (15) Rebs: Hamilton (9) Asts: McGowens (3) |
* Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Referees: Roger Ayers, Jamie Luckie, Clarence Armstrong
* ESPN2
* March 11 7:00 p.m.
* Report
No. 7 Notre Dame 80, No. 10 Boston College 58 :
| Scoring by half: 36–21, 44–37 |||
| Pts: Gibbs (16) Rebs: Mooney (11) Asts: Hubb (9) | Pts: Mitchell (20) Rebs: Mitchell (13) Asts: Heath (4) |
* Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 20,809 Referees: Mike Eades, Tony Henderson, Jerry Heater
* ESPN2
* March 11 9:00 p.m.
* Report
No. 6 Syracuse 81, No. 14 North Carolina 53 :
| Scoring by half: 43–22, 38–31 |||
| Pts: Hughes (27) Rebs: Sidibe (13) Asts: Girard III (8) | Pts: Brooks (18) Rebs: Bacot (7) Asts: Bacot/Anthony (3) |
* Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 20,809 Referees: Ted Valentine, Bill Covington, AJ Desai

### Quarterfinals

* ESPN
* March 12 12:30 p.m.
* Not played
* Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
* ESPN
* March 12 2:30 p.m.
* Not played
* Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
* ESPN
* March 12 7:00 p.m.
* Not played
* Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
* ESPN
* March 12 9:00 p.m.
* Not played
* Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC

### Semifinals

* ESPN
* March 13 7:00 p.m.
* Not played
* Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
* ESPN
* March 13 9:00 p.m.
* Not played
* Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC

### Final

* ESPN
* March 14 8:30 p.m.
* Not played
* Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC

## Awards and honors

Tournament MVP: not awarded
All-Tournament Teams: not awarded