# 2014–15 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season

The 2014–15 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2014, followed by the start of the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in early January 2015 and concluded in March with the 2015 ACC men's basketball tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. The 2014–15 season marked the first season in conference history without Maryland as a member; they departed the ACC for the Big Ten Conference in July 2014 and the first season for Louisville.

## Rankings

Legend :
* Increase in ranking
* Decrease in ranking
* Not ranked previous week
| | | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Final |
| Boston College | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Boston College | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Clemson | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Clemson | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Duke | AP | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | N/A |
| Duke | C | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Florida State | AP | RV | RV | NR | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Florida State | C | RV | NR | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Georgia Tech | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Georgia Tech | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Louisville | AP | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 17 | N/A |
| Louisville | C | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 10 |
| Miami | AP | | RV | 17 | 15 | 20 | 18 | RV | NR | | | RV | 23 | | | | | | | | |
| Miami | C | RV | RV | 20 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 19 | RV | NR | | RV | 23 | | | | | | | | |
| North Carolina | AP | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 15 | N/A |
| North Carolina | C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 12 |
| NC State | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | | | | RV | | | | | | | | | | N/A |
| NC State | C | | | | RV | RV | NR | | | | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | 24 |
| Notre Dame | AP | RV | RV | NR | RV | 25 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 8 | N/A |
| Notre Dame | C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 21 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
| Pittsburgh | AP | RV | RV | NR | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pittsburgh | C | RV | RV | NR | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Syracuse | AP | 23 | 23 | RV | RV | NR | | | | | RV | | | | | | | | | | |
| Syracuse | C | 24 | 24 | RV | NR | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Virginia | AP | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | N/A |
| Virginia | C | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| Virginia Tech | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Virginia Tech | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wake Forest | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wake Forest | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Regular season
### Conference matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season.
| | Boston College | Clemson | Duke | Florida State | Georgia Tech | Louisville | Miami | North Carolina | NC State | Notre Dame | Pittsburgh | Syracuse | Virginia | Virginia Tech | Wake Forest |
| vs. Boston College | – | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1-0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| vs. Clemson | 0–1 | – | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| vs. Duke | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| vs. Florida State | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | – | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| vs. Georgia Tech | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| vs. Louisville | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| vs. Miami | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | – | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| vs. North Carolina | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | – | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| vs. NC State | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | – | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| vs. Notre Dame | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| vs. Pittsburgh | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | – | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| vs. Syracuse | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | – | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| vs. Virginia | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| vs. Virginia Tech | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | – | 1–0 |
| vs. Wake Forest | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | – |
| Total | 4–14 | 8-10 | 15–3 | 8–10 | 3–15 | 12-6 | 10-8 | 11-7 | 10-8 | 14–4 | 8-10 | 9-9 | 16-2 | 2–16 | 5-13 |

## Postseason
### ACC tournament

* March 10–14, 2015 Atlantic Coast Conference Basketball Tournament, Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro.
| First round Tuesday March 10 | First round Tuesday March 10 | First round Tuesday March 10 | Second round Wednesday March 11 | Second round Wednesday March 11 | Second round Wednesday March 11 | Quarterfinals Thursday March 12 | Quarterfinals Thursday March 12 | Quarterfinals Thursday March 12 | | | Semifinals Friday March 13 | Semifinals Friday March 13 | Semifinals Friday March 13 | Championship Game Saturday March 14 | Championship Game Saturday March 14 | Championship Game Saturday March 14 |
| | | | | | | 1 | Virginia | 58 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Clemson | 73 | 9 | Florida State | 44 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Florida State | 76 | | | | | | 1 | Virginia | 67 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | North Carolina | 71 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Louisville | 60 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | North Carolina | 81 | 5 | North Carolina | 70 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Boston College | 66 | 12 | Boston College | 63 | | | | | | | | 5 | North Carolina | 82 |
| 13 | Georgia Tech | 65 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 3 | Notre Dame | 90 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Duke | 77 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | NC State | 81 | 7 | NC State | 53 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Pittsburgh | 70 | | | | | | 2 | Duke | 64 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Notre Dame | 74 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Notre Dame | 70 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Miami | 59 | 6 | Miami | 63 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Wake Forest | 80 | 14 | Virginia Tech | 49 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Virginia Tech | 81 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### NCAA tournament

| Seed | Region | School | 2nd round | 3rd round | Sweet 16 | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
| 1 | South | Duke | W, 85–56 vs. #16 Robert Morris – (Charlotte) | W, 68–49 vs. #8 San Diego State – (Charlotte) | W, 63–57 vs. #5 Utah – (Houston) | W, 66–52 vs. #2 Gonzaga – (Houston) | W, 81–61 vs. #7 Michigan State – (Indianapolis) | W, 68–63 vs. #1 Wisconsin – (Indianapolis) |
| 2 | East | Virginia | W, 56–53 vs. #15 Belmont – (Charlotte) | L, 54–60 vs. #7 Michigan State – (Charlotte) | | | | |
| 3 | Midwest | Notre Dame | W, 69–65 vs. #14 Northeastern – (Pittsburgh) | W, 67–64 vs. #6 Butler – (Pittsburgh) | W, 81–70vs. #7 Wichita State – (Cleveland) | L, 66–68 vs. #1 Kentucky – (Cleveland) | | |
| 4 | East | Louisville | W, 57–55 vs. #13 UC Irvine – (Seattle) | W, 71–68 vs. #5 Northern Iowa – (Seattle) | W, 75–65 vs. #8 NC State – (Syracuse) | L, 70–76 vs. #7 Michigan State – (Syracuse) | | |
| 4 | West | North Carolina | W, 67–65 vs. #13 Harvard – (Jacksonville) | W, 87–78 vs. #5 Arkansas – (Jacksonville) | L, 72–79 vs. #1 Wisconsin – (Los Angeles) | | | |
| 8 | East | NC State | W, 66–65 vs. #9 LSU – (Pittsburgh) | W, 71–68 vs. #1 Villanova – (Pittsburgh) | L, 65–75 vs. #4 Louisville – (Syracuse) | | | |

### NBA draft
## Honors and awards

2015 ACC Men's Basketball Individual Awards :
| Award | Recipient(s) |
| Player of the Year | Jahlil Okafor, C, DUKE |
| Coach of the Year | Tony Bennett, VIRGINIA |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Darion Atkins, G, VIRGINIA |
| Rookie of the Year | Jahlil Okafor, C, DUKE |
2015 ACC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams :
| First Team | Second Team | Third Team |
| Malcolm Brogdon, Jr., G, VIRGINIA †Jerian Grant, Sr., G, NOTRE DAME Olivier Hanlan, Jr., G, BOSTON COLLEGE †Jahlil Okafor, Fr., C, DUKE Rakeem Christmas, Sr., F, SYRACUSE | Justin Anderson, Jr., G, VIRGINIA Quinn Cook, Sr., G, DUKE Montrezl Harrell, Jr., F, LOUISVILLE Trevor Lacey, Jr., G, NC STATE Terry Rozier, So., G, LOUISVILLE | Pat Connaughton, Sr., G, NOTRE DAME Anthony Gill, Jr., F, VIRGINIA Brice Johnson, Jr., F, NORTH CAROLINA Tyus Jones, Fr., G, DUKE Marcus Paige, Jr., G, NORTH CAROLINA |
| † - denotes unanimous selection |||||