2015 ACC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2014–15
Teams14
SiteGreensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, North Carolina
ChampionsNotre Dame (1st title)
Winning coachMike Brey (1st title)
MVPJerian Grant (Notre Dame)
Attendance141,159
TelevisionESPN, ACCN
2014–15 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Virginia16–2 .88930–4  .882
No. 4 Duke15–3 .83335–4  .897
No. 8 Notre Dame †14–4 .77832–6  .842
No. 15 North Carolina11–7 .61126–12  .684
Miami (FL)10–8 .55625–13  .658
NC State10–8 .55622–14  .611
Syracuse9–9 .50018–13  .581
Clemson8–10 .44416–15  .516
Florida State8–10 .44417–16  .515
Pittsburgh8–10 .44419–15  .559
Wake Forest5–13 .27813–19  .406
Boston College4–14 .22213–19  .406
Georgia Tech3–15 .16712–19  .387
Virginia Tech2–16 .11111–22  .333
No. 17 Louisville*0–6 .0000–8  .000
† ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*Louisville: 24 reg. season games, 4 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed Record-(27-9)(12-6)

The 2015 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Atlantic Coast Conference, held at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina, from March 10–14, 2015. The tournament included fourteen of the fifteen ACC teams, as Syracuse did not compete due to a self-imposed postseason ban.[1] Seeds 5 through 10 received a first-round bye, and the top four seeds received a "double bye" through the first round and second rounds. The 2015 tournament was the first to begin on a Tuesday and the first since 1981 to finish on a Saturday. The semifinals and championship game were played in the evening instead of their traditional afternoon timeslot. It was the fourth time a team has played 4 games (NC State in 1997 and 2007, Georgia Tech in 2010). ESPN and the ACC Network televised all games, and the championship game was moved to Saturday to facilitate a prime-time broadcast on ESPN.[2]

Seeds

Seeds for the tournament are determined by teams' conference records, with tiebreakers determined according to ACC tiebreaker rules.

Seed School Conf Tiebreaker
1 Virginia†‡ 16–2
2 Duke† 15–3
3 Notre Dame† 14–4
4 Louisville† 12–6
5 North Carolina# 11–7
6 Miami# 10–8 1–0 vs. NC State
7 NC State# 10–8 0–1 vs. Miami
8 Clemson# 8–10 2–1 vs. Florida State, Pittsburgh
9 Florida State# 8–10 2–2 vs. Clemson, Pittsburgh
10 Pittsburgh# 8–10 1–2 vs. Clemson, Florida State
11 Wake Forest 5–13
12 Boston College 4–14
13 Georgia Tech 3–15
14 Virginia Tech 2–16
‡ – 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

Session Game Time* Matchup# Final score Television Attendance
First round – Tuesday, March 10
Opening
day		 1 1:00 pm #12 Boston College vs #13 Georgia Tech 66–65 ESPN2
ACC Network		 9,003
2 3:00 pm #11 Wake Forest vs #14 Virginia Tech 80–81
Second round – Wednesday, March 11
1 3 Noon #8 Clemson vs #9 Florida State 73–76 ESPN
ACC Network		 22,026
4 2:00 pm #5 North Carolina vs #12 Boston College 81–63
2 5 7:00 pm #7 NC State vs #10 Pittsburgh 81–70 ESPN2
ACC Network		 22,026
6 9:00 pm #6 Miami vs #14 Virginia Tech 59–49
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 12
3 7 Noon #1 Virginia vs #9 Florida State 58–44 ESPN
ACC Network		 22,026
8 2:00 pm #4 Louisville vs #5 North Carolina 60–70
4 9 7:00 pm #2 Duke vs #7 NC State 77–53 22,026
10 9:00 pm #3 Notre Dame vs #6 Miami 70–63
Semifinals – Friday, March 13
5 11 7:00 pm #1 Virginia vs #5 North Carolina 67–71 ESPN
ACC Network		 22,026
12 9:00 pm #2 Duke vs #3 Notre Dame 64–74
Championship – Saturday, March 14
6 13 8:30 pm #5 North Carolina vs #3 Notre Dame 82–90 ESPN/ACCN 22,026
*Game times in EDT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

First round
Tuesday March 10		Second round
Wednesday March 11		Quarterfinals
Thursday March 12		Semifinals
Friday March 13		Championship Game
Saturday March 14
1#3 Virginia58
8Clemson739Florida State44
9Florida State761#3 Virginia67
5#19 North Carolina71
4#14 Louisville60
5#19 North Carolina815#19 North Carolina70
12Boston College6612Boston College635#19 North Carolina82
13Georgia Tech653#11 Notre Dame90
2#2 Duke77
7NC State817NC State53
10Pittsburgh702#2 Duke64
3Notre Dame74
3#11 Notre Dame70
6Miami596Miami63
11Wake Forest8014Virginia Tech49
14Virginia Tech81

Awards and honors

Tournament MVP: Jerian Grant, Notre Dame

All-Tournament Teams:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Syracuse University Announces Self-Imposed Post-Season Ban" (Press release). Syracuse Orange. February 4, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  2. ↑ "ACC Men's Tournament to Feature Saturday Championship Game". ACC. May 13, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
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