1986 ACC men's basketball tournament

The 1986 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament took place in Greensboro, North Carolina, at the Greensboro Coliseum from March 7–9. Duke won the championship, defeating Georgia Tech, 68–67. Johnny Dawkins of Duke was named the tournament MVP.

1986 ACC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1985–86
Teams	8
Site	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
Champions	Duke (7th title)
Winning coach	Mike Krzyzewski (1st title)
MVP	Johnny Dawkins (Duke)
Television	Raycom/Jefferson Pilot, NBC
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1985–86 ACC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Duke†	12	–	2		.857			37	–	3		.925
No. 6 Georgia Tech	11	–	3		.786			27	–	7		.794
No. 8 North Carolina	10	–	4		.714			28	–	6		.824
NC State	7	–	7		.500			21	–	13		.618
Virginia	7	–	7		.500			19	–	11		.633
Maryland	6	–	8		.429			19	–	14		.576
Clemson	3	–	11		.214			19	–	15		.559
Wake Forest	0	–	14		.000			8	–	21		.276
† 1986 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket

	Quarterfinals March 7					Semifinals March 8					Championship Game March 9
	1	#1 Duke	68
	8	Wake Forest	60
						1	#1 Duke	75
						5	Virginia	70
	4	#20 NC State	62
	5	Virginia	64
											1	#1 Duke	68
											2	#6 Georgia Tech	67
	2	#6 Georgia Tech	79
	7	Clemson	61
						2	#6 Georgia Tech	64
						6	Maryland	62
	3	#4 North Carolina	75
	6	Maryland	85