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.[1] 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
Tiebreakers
1
Virginia†‡
16–2
2
Syracuse†
14–4
3
Duke†
13–5
1–1 vs North Carolina; 1–0 vs Virginia
4
North Carolina†
13–5
1–1 vs Duke; 0–1 vs Virginia
5
Pittsburgh#
11–7
6
Clemson#
10–8
7
NC State#
9–9
2–0 vs Maryland & Florida St
8
Maryland#
9–9
1–2 vs NC State & Florida St; 1–1 vs Virginia
9
Florida State#
9–9
1–2 vs NC State & Maryland; 0–2 vs Virginia
10
Miami
7–11
11
Georgia Tech
6–12
2–1 vs Wake Forest & Notre Dame
12
Wake Forest
6–12
1–1 vs Georgia Tech & Notre Dame
13
Notre Dame
6–12
1–2 vs Georgia Tech & Wake Forest
14
Boston College
4–14
15
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#
Television
Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 12
Opening day
1
1 pm
#12 Wake Forest vs #13 Notre Dame
ESPN2 ACC Network
10,945
2
3 pm
#10 Miami vs #15 Virginia Tech
3
7 pm
#11 Georgia Tech vs #14 Boston College
Second round – Thursday, March 13
1
4
noon
#8 Maryland vs #9 Florida State
ESPN ACC Network
21,533
5
2 pm
#5 Pittsburgh vs #12 Wake Forest
2
6
7 pm
#7 NC State vs #10 Miami
21,533
7
9 pm
#6 Clemson vs #11 Georgia Tech
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 14
3
8
noon
#1 Virginia vs #9 Florida State
ESPN2 ACC Network
21,533
9
2 pm
#4 North Carolina vs #5 Pittsburgh
4
10
7 pm
#2 Syracuse vs #7 NC State
ESPN ACC Network
21,533
11
9 pm
#3 Duke vs #6 Clemson
Semifinals – Saturday, March 15
5
12
1 pm
#1 Virginia vs #5 Pittsburgh
ESPN ACC Network
21,533
13
3 pm
#7 NC State vs #3 Duke
Championship – Sunday, March 16
6
14
1 pm
#1 Virginia vs #3 Duke
ESPN/ACCN
21,533
*Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seed
