1979 ACC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season197879
Teams7
SiteGreensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, North Carolina
ChampionsNorth Carolina (8th title)
Winning coachDean Smith (7th title)
MVPJohn Kuester (North Carolina)
TelevisionThe C.D. Chesley Company
1978–79 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 9 North Carolina93 .750236  .793
No. 11 Duke93 .750228  .733
Virginia75 .5831910  .655
Maryland66 .5001911  .633
Clemson57 .4171910  .655
NC State39 .2501812  .600
Wake Forest39 .2501215  .444
1979 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was held in Greensboro, North Carolina, at the Greensboro Coliseum from March 1–3. North Carolina defeated Duke, 71–63, to win the championship. Dudley Bradley of North Carolina was named the tournament MVP.

With the exception of the 1991 tournament, when Maryland was ineligible to participate due to NCAA sanctions, the 1979 event was the final ACC Tournament scheduled as a seven-team event and the final time the top seed received an automatic bye into the semifinals.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 1
Semifinals
March 2
Championship Game
March 3
         
1 #7 North Carolina 102
4 Maryland 79
4 Maryland 75
5 Clemson 67
1 #7 North Carolina 71
2 #5 Duke 63
2 #5 Duke 58
7 Wake Forest 56
2 #5 Duke 62
6 NC State 59
3 Virginia 78
6 NC State 82

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