2016 ACC men's basketball tournament

The 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament is the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Atlantic Coast Conference and was held at the Verizon Center in Washington D.C. from March 8 to 12, 2016.[1] The winner of the tournament receives the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA tournament. The tournament included 14 of the 15 ACC teams due to Louisville's self-imposed postseason ban.[2] This was the 20th consecutive ACC Tournament that featured Duke or UNC in the championship game.

2016 ACC men's basketball tournament
2016 ACC Tournament logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season2015–16
Teams14
SiteVerizon Center
Washington D.C.
ChampionsNorth Carolina (18th title)
Winning coachRoy Williams (3rd title)
MVPJoel Berry II (North Carolina)
Attendance125,142
TelevisionESPN, ACCN
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2015–16 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 North Carolina144 .778337 .825
No. 4 Virginia135 .722298 .784
No. 10 Miami (FL)135 .722278 .771
No. 16 Louisville*126 .667238 .742
Notre Dame117 .6112412 .667
No. 19 Duke117 .6112511 .694
Virginia Tech108 .5562015 .571
Clemson108 .5561714 .548
Pittsburgh99 .5002112 .636
Syracuse99 .5002314 .622
Georgia Tech810 .4442115 .583
Florida State810 .4442014 .588
NC State513 .2781617 .485
Wake Forest216 .1111120 .355
Boston College018 .000725 .219
*Ineligible for both the 2016 ACC tournament and the 2016 NCAA tournament due to self-imposed postseason ban.
2016 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Seeds

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The top 10 teams received first round byes and the top 4 teams received double byes to the Quarterfinals.

Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreakerTiebreaker 2
1North Carolina14–4
2Virginia13–51–1 vs. Miami (FL)1–0 vs. North Carolina
3Miami (FL)13–51–1 vs. Virginia0–1 vs. North Carolina
4Notre Dame11–71–0 vs. Duke
5Duke11–70–1 vs. Notre Dame
6Virginia Tech10–81–0 vs. Clemson
7Clemson10–80–1 vs. Virginia Tech
8Pittsburgh9–92–0 vs. Syracuse
9Syracuse9–90–2 vs. Pittsburgh
10Georgia Tech8–101–0 vs. Florida State
11Florida State8–100–1 vs. Georgia Tech
12NC State5–13
13Wake Forest2–16
14Boston College0–18

Schedule

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SessionGameTime*Matchup#TelevisionAttendance
First round – Tuesday, March 8
Opening Day112:00 pm#12 NC State 75 vs #13 Wake Forest 72ESPN2
ACC Network
7,302
22:00 pm#11 Florida State 88 vs #14 Boston College 66
Second round – Wednesday, March 9
1312:00 pm#8 Pittsburgh 72 vs #9 Syracuse 71ESPN
ACC Network
18,561
42:00 pm#5 Duke 92 vs #12 NC State 89
257:00 pm#7 Clemson 85 vs #10 Georgia Tech 88 (OT)ESPN2
ACC Network
18,561
69:00 pm#6 Virginia Tech 96 vs #11 Florida State 85
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 10
3712:00 pm#1 North Carolina 88 vs #8 Pittsburgh 71ESPN
ACC Network
18,561
82:00 pm#4 Notre Dame 84 vs #5 Duke 79 (OT)
497:00 pm#2 Virginia 72 vs #10 Georgia Tech 5220,719
109:00 pm#3 Miami 88 vs #6 Virginia Tech 82
Semifinals – Friday, March 11
5117:00 pm#1 North Carolina 78 vs #4 Notre Dame 47ESPN
ACC Network
20,719
129:00 pm#2 Virginia 73 vs #3 Miami 68
Championship – Saturday, March 12
6139:00 pm#1 North Carolina 61 vs #2 Virginia 57ESPN
ACC Network
20,719
*Game times in ET. #–Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

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First round
Tuesday, March 8
Second round
Wednesday, March 9
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 10
Semifinals
Friday, March 11
Championship
Saturday, March 12
1North Carolina88
8Pittsburgh728Pittsburgh71
9Syracuse711North Carolina78
4Notre Dame47
4Notre Dame84*
5Duke925Duke79
12NC State7512NC State891North Carolina61
13Wake Forest722Virginia57
2Virginia72
7Clemson8510Georgia Tech52
10Georgia Tech88*2Virginia73
3Miami68
3Miami88
6Virginia Tech966Virginia Tech82
11Florida State8811Florida State85
14Boston College66

* denotes overtime period

Awards and honors

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Tournament MVP: Joel Berry II, North Carolina[3]

All-Tournament Teams:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The 2016 New York Life ACC Tournament Bracket is Announced". ACC. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Louisville self-imposes postseason ban for men's hoops in 2016" (Press release). ESPN. February 5, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  3. ^ "Tar Heels, Cavaliers dominate ACC All-Tournament team". March 13, 2016.