The 2009 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 12 to 15 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. The tournament was broadcast on the ESPN family of networks, along with Raycom Sports in the ACC footprint.
The championship game matched Duke against Florida State, who made their first appearance in the ACC championship game since joining the league in 1992.Historic: Florida State in first ACC Tournament final, Winston-Salem Journal, March 15, 2009. Accessed 2009-03-15. 2009-06-11. Duke won 79–69 for their 8th conference title in 11 years.Duke Wins ACC Championship; Defeat Florida St. 79-69, Atlantic Coast Conference, March 15, 2009. Accessed 2009-03-15. Archived 2009-06-11.
Schedule SessionGameTimeMatchup#TelevisionAttendance First Round - Thursday, March 12Noon#8 Virginia Tech vs #9 MiamiRaycom2:00PM#5 Clemson vs #12 Georgia TechRaycom7:00PM#7 Maryland vs #10 NC StateRaycom/ESPN29:00PM#6 Boston College vs #11 VirginiaRaycom Quarterfinals - Friday, March 13Noon#1 North Carolina vs #8 Virginia Tech Raycom/ESPN2 2:00PM#4 Florida State vs #12 Georgia TechRaycom/ESPN2 7:00PM#2 Wake Forest vs #7 MarylandRaycom/ESPN2 9:00PM#3 Duke vs #6 Boston CollegeRaycom/ESPN2 Semifinals - Saturday, March 141:30PM#1 North Carolina vs #4 Florida StateRaycom/ESPN 4:00PM#7 Maryland vs #3 DukeRaycom/ESPN Championship Game - Sunday, March 151:00PM#4 Florida State vs #3 DukeRaycom/ESPN Game Times in EDT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.
Seeding Teams were seeded based on the final regular-season standings, with ties broken under an ACC policy.
Wake Forest and Duke split their regular-season games, each winning one. Wake Forest was awarded the second seed for its better record against top-seeded North Carolina: Wake won its only game, while Duke lost both games.
By finishing fourth in the conference, Florida State joined North Carolina, Duke and Wake Forest as teams that received a first-round bye in the tournament. It was the first time that the Seminoles had earned a bye since joining the conference in time for the 1991–92 season.
Clemson received the fifth seed because it beat Boston College in their only meeting.
The three-way tie among Maryland, Virginia Tech, and Miami was broken based on the record of games played among the three teams. Maryland received the seventh seed for having the best winning percentage (2–1), Virginia Tech received the eighth seed (1–1), and Miami received the ninth seed (1–2).
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Awards and honors Tournament MVP Jon Scheyer - Duke All-Tournament Team
First Team Jon Scheyer - Duke Toney Douglas - Florida State Kyle Singler - Duke Tyler Hansbrough - North Carolina Gerald Henderson - Duke
Second Team Solomon Alabi - Florida State Wayne Ellington - North Carolina Eric Hayes - Maryland Greivis Vasquez - Maryland Lewis Clinch - Georgia Tech
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