2014 ACC men's basketball tournament

The 2014 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Atlantic Coast Conference held from March 12–16 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".

2014 ACC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2013–14
Teams	15
Site	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
Champions	Virginia (2nd title)
Winning coach	Tony Bennett (1st title)
MVP	Joe Harris (Virginia)
Television	ESPN, ACCN
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2013–14 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Virginia †	16	–	2		.889			30	–	7		.811
No. 14 Syracuse	14	–	4		.778			28	–	6		.824
No. 8 Duke	13	–	5		.722			26	–	9		.743
No. 19 North Carolina	13	–	5		.722			24	–	10		.706
Pittsburgh	11	–	7		.611			26	–	10		.722
Clemson	10	–	8		.556			23	–	13		.639
North Carolina State	9	–	9		.500			22	–	14		.611
Maryland	9	–	9		.500			17	–	15		.531
Florida State	9	–	9		.500			22	–	14		.611
Miami (FL)	7	–	11		.389			17	–	16		.515
Wake Forest	6	–	12		.333			17	–	16		.515
Georgia Tech	6	–	12		.333			16	–	17		.485
Notre Dame	6	–	12		.333			15	–	17		.469
Boston College	4	–	14		.222			8	–	24		.250
Virginia Tech	2	–	16		.111			9	–	22		.290
† 2014 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

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

Seed	School	Conference	Tiebreaker	Tiebreaker 2
1	Virginia^†‡	16–2
2	Syracuse^†	14–4
3	Duke^†	13–5	1–1 vs North Carolina	1–0 vs Virginia
4	North Carolina^†	13–5	1–1 vs Duke	0–1 vs Virginia
5	Pittsburgh^#	11–7
6	Clemson^#	10–8
7	NC State^#	9–9	2–0 vs Maryland, Florida St
8	Maryland^#	9–9	1–2 vs NC State, Florida St	1–1 vs Virginia
9	Florida State^#	9–9	1–2 vs NC State, Maryland	0–2 vs Virginia
10	Miami	7–11
11	Georgia Tech	6–12	2–1 vs Wake Forest, Notre Dame
12	Wake Forest	6–12	1–1 vs Georgia Tech, Notre Dame
13	Notre Dame	6–12	1–2 vs Georgia Tech, Wake Forest
14	Boston College	4–14
15	Virginia Tech	2–16
‡ – 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

Session	Game	Time*	Matchup^#	Television	Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 12
Opening day	1	1 pm	#12 Wake Forest vs #13 Notre Dame	ESPN2 ACC Network	10,945
	2	3 pm	#10 Miami vs #15 Virginia Tech
	3	7 pm	#11 Georgia Tech vs #14 Boston College
Second round – Thursday, March 13
1	4	noon	#8 Maryland vs #9 Florida State	ESPN ACC Network	21,533
	5	2 pm	#5 Pittsburgh vs #12 Wake Forest
2	6	7 pm	#7 NC State vs #10 Miami		21,533
	7	9 pm	#6 Clemson vs #11 Georgia Tech
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 14
3	8	noon	#1 Virginia vs #9 Florida State	ESPN2 ACC Network	21,533
	9	2 pm	#4 North Carolina vs #5 Pittsburgh
4	10	7 pm	#2 Syracuse vs #7 NC State	ESPN ACC Network	21,533
	11	9 pm	#3 Duke vs #6 Clemson
Semifinals – Saturday, March 15
5	12	1 pm	#1 Virginia vs #5 Pittsburgh	ESPN ACC Network	21,533
	13	3 pm	#7 NC State vs #3 Duke
Championship – Sunday, March 16
6	14	1 pm	#1 Virginia vs #3 Duke	ESPN/ACCN	21,533
*Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

	First round Wednesday, March 12 ESPN2/ACCN					Second round Thursday, March 13 ESPN/ACCN					Quarterfinals Friday, March 14 ESPN/ACCN					Semifinals Saturday, March 15 ESPN/ACCN					Championship Sunday, March 16 ESPN/ACCN
											1	#6 Virginia	64
						8	Maryland	65			9	Florida State	51
						9	Florida State	67								1	#6 Virginia	51
																5	Pittsburgh	48
											4	#15 North Carolina	75
						5	Pittsburgh	84			5	Pittsburgh	80
	12	Wake Forest	81			12	Wake Forest	55													1	#6 Virginia	72
	13	Notre Dame	69																		3	#7 Duke	63
											2	#11 Syracuse	63
						7	NC State	67			7	NC State	66
	10	Miami	57			10	Miami	58								7	NC State	67
	15	Virginia Tech	53													3	#7 Duke	75
											3	#7 Duke	63
						6	Clemson	69*			6	Clemson	62
	11	Georgia Tech	73*			11	Georgia Tech	65
	14	Boston College	70

* Denotes Overtime Game

AP Rankings at time of tournament

Awards and honors

Tournament MVP: Joe Harris, Virginia

All-Tournament Teams:

First Team Joe Harris, Virginia Malcolm Brogdon, Virginia Jabari Parker, Duke T. J. Warren, NC State Talib Zanna, Pitt

Second Team Anthony Gill, Virginia Akil Mitchell, Virginia Rodney Hood, Duke Amile Jefferson, Duke Lamar Patterson, Pitt

See also

• 2014 ACC women's basketball tournament

References

1. "ACC 2013-2014 Men's Basketball Schedule" (PDF). Atlantic Coast Conference Conference. Retrieved October 6, 2013.