1988 ACC men's basketball tournament

The 1988 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament took place in Greensboro, North Carolina, at the Greensboro Coliseum. Duke defeated North Carolina, 65–61, to win the championship. North Carolina lost their second championship game in a row. Danny Ferry of Duke was named tournament MVP.

1988 ACC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1987–88
Teams	8
Site	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
Champions	Duke (8th title)
Winning coach	Mike Krzyzewski (2nd title)
MVP	Danny Ferry (Duke)
Television	Raycom Sports/Jefferson Pilot Teleproductions (inside the ACC footprint) ESPN (Quarterfinals and Semifinals outside the ACC footprint) NBC (Finals outside the ACC footprint)
ACC men's basketball tournaments

1987–88 ACC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 7 North Carolina	11	–	3		.786			27	–	7		.794
No. 14 NC State	10	–	4		.714			24	–	8		.750
No. 5 Duke †	9	–	5		.643			28	–	7		.800
Georgia Tech	8	–	6		.571			22	–	10		.688
Maryland	6	–	8		.429			18	–	13		.581
Virginia	5	–	9		.357			13	–	18		.419
Clemson	4	–	10		.286			14	–	15		.483
Wake Forest	3	–	11		.214			10	–	18		.357
† 1988 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket

	Quarterfinals March 11					Semifinals March 12					Championship Game March 13
	1	#9 North Carolina	83
	8	Wake Forest	62
						1	#9 North Carolina	74
						5	Maryland	64
	4	#18 Georgia Tech	67
	5	Maryland	84
											1	#9 North Carolina	61
											3	#8 Duke	65
	2	#11 NC State	79
	7	Clemson	77
						2	#11 NC State	71
						3	#8 Duke	73
	3	#8 Duke	60
	6	Virginia	48