2006 ACC men's basketball tournament

The 2006 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 9–12 in Greensboro, North Carolina, at the Greensboro Coliseum. Duke won the tournament for the 16th time. Duke's J.J. Redick won the tournament's Most Valuable Player Award for the second year in a row.

2006 ACC men's basketball tournament
2006 ACC Tournament logo
Classification	Division I
Season	2005–06
Teams	12
Site	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
Champions	Duke (16th title)
Winning coach	Mike Krzyzewski (10th title)
MVP	J. J. Redick (Duke)
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The 2006 ACC Tournament was the first tournament with 12 teams participating. Boston College made its first appearance in the tournament, reaching the championship game before losing to Duke. 12th-seeded Wake Forest made a Cinderella run, beating 5th-seeded Florida State and 4th-seeded NC State on their way to the semifinal round, before losing to eventual champions Duke.

Miami and Boston College won their first ACC Tournament games in 2006. Miami defeated Clemson in the first round. Boston College defeated Maryland in the quarterfinal round.

2005–06 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Duke†	14	–	2		.875			32	–	4		.889
No. 10 North Carolina	12	–	4		.750			23	–	8		.742
No. 7 Boston College	11	–	5		.688			28	–	8		.778
NC State	10	–	6		.625			22	–	10		.688
Florida State	9	–	7		.563			20	–	10		.667
Maryland	8	–	8		.500			19	–	13		.594
Virginia	7	–	9		.438			15	–	15		.500
Miami (FL)	7	–	9		.438			18	–	16		.529
Clemson	7	–	9		.438			19	–	13		.594
Virginia Tech	4	–	12		.250			14	–	16		.467
Georgia Tech	4	–	12		.250			11	–	17		.393
Wake Forest	3	–	13		.188			17	–	17		.500
† 2006 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket

	First round March 9, 2006					Quarterfinals March 10, 2006					Semifinals March 11, 2006					Championship Game March 12, 2006
						1	#1 Duke	80
						8	Miami	76
	8	Miami	66
	9	Clemson	63
											1	#1 Duke	78
											12	Wake Forest	66
						4	NC State	71
						12	Wake Forest	82
	5	Florida State	66
	12	Wake Forest	78
																1	#1 Duke	78
																3	#7 Boston College	76
						2	#10 North Carolina	79
						7	Virginia	67
	7	Virginia	60
	10	Virginia Tech	56
											2	#10 North Carolina	82
											3	#7 Boston College	85
						3	#7 Boston College	80
						6	Maryland	66
	6	Maryland	82
	11	Georgia Tech	64

AP Rankings at time of tournament

External links

• . Atlantic Coast Conference. 2008. p. 111. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved April 11, 2020.