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. 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".
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 Seed School Conference Tiebreakers1Virginia†‡16–22Syracuse†14–43Duke†13–51–1 vs North Carolina; 1–0 vs Virginia4North Carolina†13–51–1 vs Duke; 0–1 vs Virginia5Pittsburgh#11–76Clemson#10–87NC State#9–92–0 vs Maryland & Florida St8Maryland#9–91–2 vs NC State & Florida St; 1–1 vs Virginia9Florida State#9–91–2 vs NC State & Maryland; 0–2 vs Virginia10Miami7–1111Georgia Tech6–122–1 vs Wake Forest & Notre Dame12Wake Forest6–121–1 vs Georgia Tech & Notre Dame13Notre Dame6–121–2 vs Georgia Tech & Wake Forest14Boston College4–1415Virginia Tech2–16‡ – 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 SessionGameTime*Matchup#TelevisionAttendance First round – Wednesday, March 12Openingday11 pm#12 Wake Forest vs #13 Notre DameESPN2ACC Network10,94523 pm#10 Miami vs #15 Virginia Tech37 pm#11 Georgia Tech vs #14 Boston College Second round – Thursday, March 1314noon#8 Maryland vs #9 Florida StateESPNACC Network21,53352 pm#5 Pittsburgh vs #12 Wake Forest 267 pm#7 NC State vs #10 Miami21,53379 pm#6 Clemson vs #11 Georgia Tech Quarterfinals – Friday, March 1438noon#1 Virginia vs #9 Florida StateESPN2ACC Network21,53392 pm#4 North Carolina vs #5 Pittsburgh 4107 pm#2 Syracuse vs #7 NC State ESPNACC Network21,533119 pm#3 Duke vs #6 Clemson Semifinals – Saturday, March 155121 pm#1 Virginia vs #5 PittsburghESPNACC Network21,533133 pm#7 NC State vs #3 Duke Championship – Sunday, March 166141 pm #1 Virginia vs #3 DukeESPN/ACCN21,533 *Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seed
Bracket
AP Rankings at time of tournament
Awards and honors Tournament MVP: Joe Harris, Virginia
All-Tournament Teams:
First Team Joe Harris, Virginia Malcolm Brogdon, Virginia Jabari Parker, Duke T. J. Warren, NC State Talib Zanna, Pitt
Second Team Anthony Gill, Virginia Akil Mitchell, Virginia Rodney Hood, Duke Amile Jefferson, Duke Lamar Patterson, Pitt
See also 2014 ACC women's basketball tournament
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