1980 ACC men's basketball tournament

The 1980 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was held in Greensboro, North Carolina, at the Greensboro Coliseum from February 28 through March 1. Duke defeated Maryland, 73–72, to win the championship. Maryland's Albert King was named the tournament MVP, becoming the last player to date (as of the 2018 tournament) to have been named MVP without playing on the tournament winners. Georgia Tech played in this event for the first time as the ACC returned to an eight-team configuration for the first time since the departure of South Carolina in 1971.

1980 ACC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1979–80
Teams8
SiteGreensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, North Carolina
ChampionsDuke (6th title)
Winning coachBill Foster (2nd title)
MVPAlbert King (Maryland)
TelevisionThe C.D. Chesley Company
← 1979
1981 →
1979–80 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Maryland 11 3   .786 24 7   .774
No. 15 North Carolina 9 5   .643 21 8   .724
NC State 9 5   .643 20 8   .714
Clemson 8 6   .571 23 9   .719
Virginia 7 7   .500 24 10   .706
No. 14 Duke 7 7   .500 24 9   .727
Wake Forest 4 10   .286 13 14   .481
Georgia Tech 1 13   .071 8 18   .308
1980 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
February 28
Semifinals
February 29
Championship Game
March 1
         
1 #7 Maryland 51OT
8 Georgia Tech 49
1 #7 Maryland 91
4 #17 Clemson 85
4 #17 Clemson 57
5 Virginia 49
1 #7 Maryland 72
6 Duke 73
2 #10 North Carolina 75
7 Wake Forest 62
2 #10 North Carolina 61
6 Duke 75
3 #19 NC State 62
6 Duke 68

References

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