# ACC men's basketball tournament

The ACC men's basketball tournament (popularly known as the ACC tournament) is the conference championship tournament in men's basketball for the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). It has been held every year since the ACC's first basketball season concluded in 1954 (with the 2020 tournament only being partially completed due to the COVID-19 pandemic). The ACC tournament 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 tournament.

## 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.
| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Tournament MVP | Location | City |
| 1954 | NC State | 82–80 (OT) | Wake Forest | Dickie Hemric | Reynolds Coliseum | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 1955 | NC State | 87–77 | Duke | 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 | Lennie Rosenbluth | Reynolds Coliseum | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 1958 | Maryland | 86–75 | North Carolina | Nick Davis | Reynolds Coliseum | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 1959 | NC State | 80–56 | North Carolina | Lou Pucillo | Reynolds Coliseum | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 1960 | Duke | 64–59 | Wake Forest | Doug Kistler | Reynolds Coliseum | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 1961 | Wake Forest | 96–81 | Duke | Len Chappell | Reynolds Coliseum | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 1962 | Wake Forest | 77–68 | Clemson | Len Chappell | Reynolds Coliseum | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 1963 | Duke | 71–66 | Wake Forest | Art Heyman | Reynolds Coliseum | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 1964 | Duke | 80–59 | Wake Forest | Jeff Mullins | Reynolds Coliseum | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 1965 | NC State | 91–85 | Duke | Larry Worsley | Reynolds Coliseum | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 1966 | Duke | 71–66 | NC State | Steve Vacendak | Reynolds Coliseum | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 1967 | North Carolina | 82–73 | Duke | Larry Miller | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 1968 | North Carolina | 87–50 | NC State | Larry Miller | Charlotte Coliseum (Independence) | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 1969 | North Carolina | 85–74 | Duke | Charlie Scott | Charlotte Coliseum (Independence) | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 1970 | NC State | 42–39 (2OT) | South Carolina | Vann Williford | Charlotte Coliseum (Independence) | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 1971 | South Carolina | 52–51 | North Carolina | John Roche | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 1972 | North Carolina | 73–64 | Maryland | Bob McAdoo | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 1973 | NC State | 76–74 | Maryland | Tommy Burleson | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 1974 | NC State | 103–100 (OT) | Maryland | Tommy Burleson | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 1975 | North Carolina | 70–66 | NC State | Phil Ford | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 1976 | Virginia | 67–62 | North Carolina | Wally Walker | Capital Centre | Landover, Maryland |
| 1977 | North Carolina | 75–69 | Virginia | John Kuester | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 1978 | Duke | 85–77 | Wake Forest | Jim Spanarkel | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 1979 | North Carolina | 71–63 | Duke | Dudley Bradley | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 1980 | Duke | 73–72 | Maryland | Albert King | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 1981 | North Carolina | 61–60 | Maryland | Sam Perkins | Capital Centre | Landover, Maryland |
| 1982 | North Carolina | 47–45 | Virginia | James Worthy | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 1983 | NC State | 81–78 | Virginia | Sidney Lowe | The Omni | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 1984 | Maryland | 74–62 | Duke | Len Bias | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 1985 | Georgia Tech | 57–54 | North Carolina | Mark Price | The Omni | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 1986 | Duke | 68–67 | Georgia Tech | Johnny Dawkins | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 1987 | NC State | 68–67 | North Carolina | Vinny Del Negro | Capital Centre | Landover, Maryland |
| 1988 | Duke | 65–61 | North Carolina | Danny Ferry | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 1989 | North Carolina | 77–74 | Duke | J.R. Reid | The Omni | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 1990 | Georgia Tech | 70–61 | Virginia | Brian Oliver | Charlotte Coliseum (Tyvola) | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 1991 | North Carolina | 96–74 | Duke | Rick Fox | Charlotte Coliseum (Tyvola) | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 1992 | Duke | 94–74 | North Carolina | 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 | Jerry Stackhouse | Charlotte Coliseum (Tyvola) | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 1995 | Wake Forest | 82–80 (OT) | North Carolina | Randolph Childress | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 1996 | Wake Forest | 75–74 | Georgia Tech | Tim Duncan | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 1997 | North Carolina | 64–54 | NC State | Shammond Williams | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 1998 | North Carolina | 83–68 | Duke | Antawn Jamison | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 1999 | Duke | 96–73 | North Carolina | Elton Brand | Charlotte Coliseum (Tyvola) | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 2000 | Duke | 81–68 | Maryland | Jay Williams | Charlotte Coliseum (Tyvola) | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 2001 | Duke | 79–53 | North Carolina | Shane Battier | Georgia Dome | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 2002 | Duke | 91–61 | NC State | Carlos Boozer | Charlotte Coliseum (Tyvola) | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 2003 | Duke | 84–77 | NC State | Daniel Ewing | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 2004 | Maryland | 95–87 (OT) | Duke | John Gilchrist | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 2005 | Duke | 69–64 | Georgia Tech | JJ Redick | MCI Center | Washington, D.C. |
| 2006 | Duke | 78–76 | Boston College | JJ Redick | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 2007 | North Carolina | 89–80 | NC State | Brandan Wright | St. Pete Times Forum | Tampa, Florida |
| 2008 | North Carolina | 86–81 | Clemson | Tyler Hansbrough | Charlotte Bobcats Arena | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 2009 | Duke | 79–69 | Florida State | Jon Scheyer | Georgia Dome | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 2010 | Duke | 65–61 | Georgia Tech | Kyle Singler | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 2011 | Duke | 75–58 | North Carolina | Nolan Smith | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 2012 | Florida State | 85–82 | North Carolina | Michael Snaer | Philips Arena | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 2013 | Miami | 87–77 | North Carolina | Shane Larkin | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 2014 | Virginia | 72–63 | Duke | Joe Harris | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 2015 | Notre Dame | 90–82 | North Carolina | Jerian Grant | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 2016 | North Carolina | 61–57 | Virginia | Joel Berry II | Verizon Center | Washington, D.C. |
| 2017 | Duke | 75–69 | Notre Dame | Luke Kennard | Barclays Center | Brooklyn, New York |
| 2018 | Virginia | 71–63 | North Carolina | Kyle Guy | Barclays Center | Brooklyn, New York |
| 2019 | Duke | 73–63 | Florida State | Zion Williamson | Spectrum Center | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 2020 | Tournament not completed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Number 1 seed Florida State appointed ACC champion. | Tournament not completed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Number 1 seed Florida State appointed ACC champion. | Tournament not completed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Number 1 seed Florida State appointed ACC champion. | Tournament not completed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Number 1 seed Florida State appointed ACC champion. | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 2021 | Georgia Tech | 80–75 | Florida State | Michael Devoe | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 2022 | Virginia Tech | 82–67 | Duke | Hunter Cattoor | Barclays Center | Brooklyn, New York |
| 2023 | Duke | 59–49 | Virginia | Kyle Filipowski | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 2024 | NC State | 84–76 | North Carolina | D. J. Burns | Capital One Arena | Washington, D.C. |
| 2025 | Duke | 73–62 | Louisville | Kon Knueppel | Spectrum Center | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 2026 | | | | | Spectrum Center | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 2027 | | | | | First Horizon Coliseum | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 2028 | | | | | Spectrum Center | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 2029 | | | | | First Horizon Coliseum | Greensboro, North Carolina |
* ↑ 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.
* 1 2 3 The Charlotte Coliseum on Tyvola Road opened in 1988 and closed in 2005, demolished in 2007.

## Venues

| Venue | City | State | Appearances | Last | Years |
| First Horizon Coliseum | Greensboro | North Carolina | 30 | 2023 | 1967, 1971–75, 1977–80, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1995–98, 2003–04, 2006, 2010–11, 2013–15, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2027*, 2029* |
| 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 |
| Spectrum Center | Charlotte | North Carolina | 4 | 2025 | 2008, 2019, 2025, 2026*, 2028* |
| Charlotte Coliseum (Independence) | Charlotte | North Carolina | 3 | 1970 | 1968, 1969, 1970 |
| Capital Centre | Landover | Maryland | 3 | 1987 | 1976, 1981, 1987 |
| Omni Coliseum | Atlanta | Georgia | 3 | 1989 | 1983, 1985, 1989 |
| Capital One Arena | Washington | D.C. | 3 | 2024 | 2005, 2016, 2024 |
| Barclays Center | Brooklyn | New York | 3 | 2022 | 2017, 2018, 2022 |
| Georgia Dome | Atlanta | Georgia | 2 | 2009 | 2001, 2009 |
| Amalie Arena | Tampa | Florida | 1 | 2007 | 2007 |
| State Farm Arena | Atlanta | Georgia | 1 | 2012 | 2012 |