1979 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament

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.

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
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 9 North Carolina93 .750  236  .793
No. 11 Duke93 .750  228  .733
Virginia75 .583  1910  .655
Maryland66 .500  1911  .633
Clemson57 .417  1910  .655
NC State39 .250  1812  .600
Wake Forest39 .250  1215  .444
1979 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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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