# 2016 ACC men's basketball tournament

The 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament is the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Atlantic Coast Conference and was held at the Verizon Center in Washington D.C. from March 8 to 12, 2016. The winner of the tournament receives the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA tournament. The tournament included 14 of the 15 ACC teams due to Louisville's self-imposed postseason ban. This was the 20th consecutive ACC Tournament that featured Duke or UNC in the championship game.

## Seeds

The top 10 teams received first round byes and the top 4 teams received double byes to the Quarterfinals.
Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker | Tiebreaker 2 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 14–4 | | |
| 2 | Virginia | 13–5 | 1–1 vs. Miami (FL) | 1–0 vs. North Carolina |
| 3 | Miami (FL) | 13–5 | 1–1 vs. Virginia | 0–1 vs. North Carolina |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 11–7 | 1–0 vs. Duke | |
| 5 | Duke | 11–7 | 0–1 vs. Notre Dame | |
| 6 | Virginia Tech | 10–8 | 1–0 vs. Clemson | |
| 7 | Clemson | 10–8 | 0–1 vs. Virginia Tech | |
| 8 | Pittsburgh | 9–9 | 2–0 vs. Syracuse | |
| 9 | Syracuse | 9–9 | 0–2 vs. Pittsburgh | |
| 10 | Georgia Tech | 8–10 | 1–0 vs. Florida State | |
| 11 | Florida State | 8–10 | 0–1 vs. Georgia Tech | |
| 12 | NC State | 5–13 | | |
| 13 | Wake Forest | 2–16 | | |
| 14 | Boston College | 0–18 | | |

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Television | Attendance |
| First round – Tuesday, March 8 ||||||
| Opening Day | 1 | 12:00 pm | #12 NC State 75 vs #13 Wake Forest 72 | ESPN2 ACC Network | 7,302 |
| Opening Day | 2 | 2:00 pm | #11 Florida State 88 vs #14 Boston College 66 | ESPN2 ACC Network | 7,302 |
| Second round – Wednesday, March 9 ||||||
| 1 | 3 | 12:00 pm | #8 Pittsburgh 72 vs #9 Syracuse 71 | ESPN ACC Network | 18,561 |
| 1 | 4 | 2:00 pm | #5 Duke 92 vs #12 NC State 89 | ESPN ACC Network | 18,561 |
| 2 | 5 | 7:00 pm | #7 Clemson 85 vs #10 Georgia Tech 88 (OT) | ESPN2 ACC Network | 18,561 |
| 2 | 6 | 9:00 pm | #6 Virginia Tech 96 vs #11 Florida State 85 | ESPN2 ACC Network | 18,561 |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 10 ||||||
| 3 | 7 | 12:00 pm | #1 North Carolina 88 vs #8 Pittsburgh 71 | ESPN ACC Network | 18,561 |
| 3 | 8 | 2:00 pm | #4 Notre Dame 84 vs #5 Duke 79 (OT) | ESPN ACC Network | 18,561 |
| 4 | 9 | 7:00 pm | #2 Virginia 72 vs #10 Georgia Tech 52 | ESPN ACC Network | 20,719 |
| 4 | 10 | 9:00 pm | #3 Miami 88 vs #6 Virginia Tech 82 | ESPN ACC Network | 20,719 |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 11 ||||||
| 5 | 11 | 7:00 pm | #1 North Carolina 78 vs #4 Notre Dame 47 | ESPN ACC Network | 20,719 |
| 5 | 12 | 9:00 pm | #2 Virginia 73 vs #3 Miami 68 | ESPN ACC Network | 20,719 |
| Championship – Saturday, March 12 ||||||
| 6 | 13 | 9:00 pm | #1 North Carolina 61 vs #2 Virginia 57 | ESPN ACC Network | 20,719 |
| *Game times in ET. #–Rankings denote tournament seed ||||||

## Bracket

| First round Tuesday, March 8 | First round Tuesday, March 8 | First round Tuesday, March 8 | Second round Wednesday, March 9 | Second round Wednesday, March 9 | Second round Wednesday, March 9 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 10 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 10 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 10 | | | Semifinals Friday, March 11 | Semifinals Friday, March 11 | Semifinals Friday, March 11 | Championship Saturday, March 12 | Championship Saturday, March 12 | Championship Saturday, March 12 |
| | | | | | | 1 | North Carolina | 88 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Pittsburgh | 72 | 8 | Pittsburgh | 71 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Syracuse | 71 | | | | | | 1 | North Carolina | 78 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Notre Dame | 47 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Notre Dame | 84$^{OT}$ | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Duke | 92 | 5 | Duke | 79 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | NC State | 75 | 12 | NC State | 89 | | | | | | | | 1 | North Carolina | 61 |
| 13 | Wake Forest | 72 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 2 | Virginia | 57 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Virginia | 72 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Clemson | 85 | 10 | Georgia Tech | 52 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Georgia Tech | 88$^{OT}$ | | | | | | 2 | Virginia | 73 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Miami | 68 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Miami | 88 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Virginia Tech | 96 | 6 | Virginia Tech | 82 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Florida State | 88 | 11 | Florida State | 85 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Boston College | 66 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Awards and honors

Tournament MVP: Joel Berry II, North Carolina
All-Tournament Teams: