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 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".

2014 ACC men's basketball tournament
2014 ACC Tournament logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season2013–14
Teams15
SiteGreensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, North Carolina
ChampionsVirginia (2nd title)
Winning coachTony Bennett (1st title)
MVPJoe Harris (Virginia)
TelevisionESPN, ACCN
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2015 →
2013–14 ACC men's basketball standings
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
NC 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

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Seed School Conference Tiebreakers
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

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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

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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 Virginia64
8Maryland659Florida State51
9Florida State671#6 Virginia51
5Pittsburgh48
4#15 North Carolina75
5Pittsburgh845Pittsburgh80
12Wake Forest8112Wake Forest551#6 Virginia72
13Notre Dame693#7 Duke63
2#11 Syracuse63
7NC State677NC State66
10Miami5710Miami587NC State67
15Virginia Tech533#7 Duke75
3#7 Duke63
6Clemson69*6Clemson62
11Georgia Tech73*11Georgia Tech65
14Boston College70

* Denotes Overtime Game

AP Rankings at time of tournament

Awards and honors

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Tournament MVP: Joe Harris, Virginia

All-Tournament Teams:

See also

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References

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