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 | |
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 2014 ACC Tournament logo | |
| 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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| 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
edit| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreakers | |
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| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
editTournament MVP: Joe Harris, Virginia
All-Tournament Teams:
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Second Team
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "ACC 2013-2014 Men's Basketball Schedule" (PDF). Atlantic Coast Conference Conference. Retrieved October 6, 2013.