The 2012 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament, part of the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place from March 8 to 11 at the Philips Arena in Atlanta. The Florida State Seminoles gave the state of Florida its first-ever ACC tournament win, capturing their first ACC championship in their 21st season in the league.
Seeding
Teams are seeded based on the final regular season standings, with ties broken under an ACC policy.
2012 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament seedsSeedSchoolConf.Over.Tiebreaker1†‡ North Carolina 14–2 27–4 2† Duke 13–3 26–5 3† Florida State 12–4 21–9 4† Virginia 9–7 22–8 2–0 vs NC State and Miami5 NC State 9–7 20–11 2–1 vs Virginia and Miami6 Miami 9–7 18–11 0–3 vs Virginia and NC State7 Clemson 8–8 16–14 8 Maryland 6–10 16–14 9 Wake Forest 4–12 13–17 4–1 vs VT, GT, and BC10 Virginia Tech 4–12 15–16 2–2 vs WF, GT, and BC11 Georgia Tech 4–12 12–18 2–3 vs WF, VT, and BC12 Boston College 4–12 9–21 2–4 vs WF, VT, and GT‡ – ACC regular season champions.† – Received a bye in the conference tournament.Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.
Schedule
SessionGameTime*Matchup#TelevisionAttendance First round – Thursday, March 811Noon#8 Maryland vs. No. 9 Wake ForestESPNU/ACC Network19,52022:00 pm#5 NC State vs. No. 12 Boston CollegeESPNU/ACC Network19,520237:00 pm#7 Clemson vs. #10 Virginia TechESPNU/ACC Network19,52049:00 pm#6 Miami vs. No. 11 Georgia TechESPNU/ACC Network19,520 Quarterfinals – Friday, March 935Noon#1 North Carolina vs. No. 8 MarylandESPN2/ACC Network19,52062:00 pm#4 Virginia vs. #5 NC StateESPN2/ACC Network19,520477:00 pm#2 Duke vs. No. 10 Virginia TechESPN2/ACC Network19,52089:00 pm#3 Florida State vs. No. 6 MiamiESPN2/ACC Network19,520 Semifinals – Saturday, March 10591:00 pm#1 North Carolina vs. No. 5 NC StateESPN/ACC Network19,520103:00 pm#2 Duke vs. #3 Florida StateESPN/ACC Network19,520 Championship Game – Sunday, March 116111:00 pm#1 North Carolina vs. #3 Florida StateESPN/ACC Network19,520 *Game Times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.
Bracket
AP Rankings at time of tournament
Game summaries
References