Final standings Team ACC Regular Season ACC % All Games All Games % Nonconference Games Nonconference Games % Ranked AP All Ranked AP All % Ranked AP Nonconference Ranked AP Nonconference % North Carolina 12–2 .857 19–4 .826 5–2 .714 4–3 .571 0–2 .000 Wake Forest 11–3 .786 19–11 .633 6–7 .462 4–6 .400 2–3 .400 Duke 10–4 .714 22–6 .786 10–0 1.000 3–4 .429 1–0 1.000 NC State 8–6 .571 16–9 .640 6–2 .750 2–6 .250 0–1 .000 Maryland 6–8 .429 14–12 .538 7–1 .875 1–7 .125 0–0 ---- Clemson 5–9 .357 10–16 .385 5–6 .455 0–6 .000 0–0 ---- South Carolina 2–12 .143 9–17 .346 6–4 .600 1–6 .143 0–0 ---- Virginia 2–12 .143 3–23 .115 1–10 .091 0–8 .000 0–1 .000Total 112–98 .533 46–32 .590 3–7 .300
ACC tournament See 1961 ACC men's basketball tournament
NCAA tournament
Round of 24 Wake Forest 97, St John's 74
Regional semi-finals Wake Forest 78, St Bonaventure 73
Regional finals Saint Joseph's 96, Wake Forest 86
ACC's NCAA record 2–1
NIT League rules prevented ACC teams from playing in the NIT, 1954–1966
References
External links https://web.archive.org/web/19990902035557/http://www.sportsstats.com/bball/standings/1961