2014 ACC men's basketball tournament explained

Year:2014
Conference:ACC
Gender:Men's
Teams:15
Arena:Greensboro Coliseum
City:Greensboro, North Carolina
Champions:Virginia
Titlecount:2nd
Coach:Tony Bennett
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Joe Harris
Mvpteam:Virginia

The 2014 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Atlantic Coast Conference held from March 12 to 16 in Greensboro, North Carolina, at the Greensboro Coliseum.[1] This was the first ACC Tournament to include 15 teams, a result of the conference adding Syracuse, Pitt, and Notre Dame, and also the last to feature Maryland, which left after the season for the Big Ten Conference. Seeds #5 through #9 received a first-round bye, and the top four seeds received a first- and second-round "double bye".

Top-seeded Virginia won the tournament under the guidance of Tony Bennett, defeating Florida State, Pittsburgh, and then Duke in the championship game. It was their second ACC tournament championship and first since 1976. Virginia had lost its most recent five appearances in the tournament championship game, losing to North Carolina in 1977, 1982, and 1994, to NC State in 1983, and to Georgia Tech in 1990. The Cavaliers placed four players on the all-tournament teams, and their leading scorer, Joe Harris, was named tournament MVP.

Seeds

SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreakers
1Virginia†‡16–2
2Syracuse14–4
3Duke13–51–1 vs North Carolina; 1–0 vs Virginia
4North Carolina13–51–1 vs Duke; 0–1 vs Virginia
5Pittsburgh#11–7
6Clemson#10–8
7NC State#9–92–0 vs Maryland & Florida St
8Maryland#9–91–2 vs NC State & Florida St; 1–1 vs Virginia
9Florida State#9–91–2 vs NC State & Maryland; 0–2 vs Virginia
10Miami7–11
11Georgia Tech6–122–1 vs Wake Forest & Notre Dame
12Wake Forest6–121–1 vs Georgia Tech & Notre Dame
13Notre Dame6–121–2 vs Georgia Tech & Wake Forest
14Boston College4–14
15Virginia Tech2–16
‡ – ACC regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed.
† – Received a first and second-round bye in the conference tournament.
# – Received a first-round bye in the conference tournament.
Overall records include all games played in the ACC Tournament.

Schedule

SessionGameTime*Matchup#TelevisionAttendance
First round – Wednesday, March 12
Opening
day
11 pm
  1. 12 Wake Forest vs #13 Notre Dame
ESPN2
ACC Network
10,945
23 pm
  1. 10 Miami vs #15 Virginia Tech
37 pm
  1. 11 Georgia Tech vs #14 Boston College
Second round – Thursday, March 13
14noon
  1. 8 Maryland vs #9 Florida State
ESPN
ACC Network
21,533
52 pm
  1. 5 Pittsburgh vs #12 Wake Forest
267 pm
  1. 7 NC State vs #10 Miami
21,533
79 pm
  1. 6 Clemson vs #11 Georgia Tech
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 14
38noon
  1. 1 Virginia vs #9 Florida State
ESPN2
ACC Network
21,533
92 pm
  1. 4 North Carolina vs #5 Pittsburgh
4107 pm
  1. 2 Syracuse vs #7 NC State
ESPN
ACC Network
21,533
119 pm
  1. 3 Duke vs #6 Clemson
Semifinals – Saturday, March 15
5121 pm
  1. 1 Virginia vs #5 Pittsburgh
ESPN
ACC Network
21,533
133 pm
  1. 7 NC State vs #3 Duke
Championship – Sunday, March 16
6141 pm
  1. 1 Virginia vs #3 Duke
ESPN/ACCN21,533
  • Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

* Denotes Overtime Game

AP Rankings at time of tournament

Awards and honors

Tournament MVP: Joe Harris, Virginia

All-Tournament Teams:

First Team

Second Team

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ACC 2013-2014 Men's Basketball Schedule. Atlantic Coast Conference Conference. 6 October 2013.