2019 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament


The 2019 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament was the 66th annual postseason men's basketball tournament for the Atlantic Coast Conference, held March 12–16, 2019 at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The Virginia Cavaliers and North Carolina Tar Heels entered the tournament as the top two seeds, both with 16–2 conference, and ranked #2 and #3 in the country respectively. Both teams were defeated in the semifinals, by the #4 Florida State Seminoles and the #3 Duke Blue Devils. Duke defeated Florida State, 73–63, in the championship game, claiming their 21st ACC Tournament title and 15th during head coach Mike Krzyzewski's tenure. Duke's Zion Williamson was named the tournament's MVP.

Seeds

All 15 ACC teams participated in the tournament, seeded by their record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top 4 seeds received a double bye. Virginia Tech, Syracuse, NC State, Louisville, and Clemson receive single byes. Boston College, Miami, Georgia Tech, Wake Forest, Pittsburgh, and Notre Dame played in the first round.
SeedSchoolConference
Record		Tiebreaker
1Virginia16–21–0 vs. North Carolina
2North Carolina16–20–1 vs. Virginia
3Duke14–4
4Florida State13–5
5Virginia Tech12–6
6Syracuse10–81–0 vs. Louisville
7Louisville10–80–1 vs. Syracuse
8NC State9–91–0 vs. Clemson
9Clemson9–90–1 vs. NC State
10Georgia Tech6–12
11Boston College5–131–0 vs. Miami
12Miami5–130–1 vs. Boston College
13Wake Forest4–14
14Pittsburgh3–151–0 vs. Notre Dame
15Notre Dame3–150–1 vs. Pittsburgh

Schedule

Games were shown on over-the-air television in local media markets by the syndicated ACC Network. Games also aired nationally on various ESPN cable networks with separate telecasts and commentators. The tournament marked the formal end of Raycom Sports' long-term association with the conference; its event rights will now be held by ESPN as part of its new cable channel ACC Network.

Bracket

* denotes overtime period
Source:

Game summaries

First round

Second Round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Awards and honors

Tournament MVP: Zion Williamson
All-Tournament Teams: