2001 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2001 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 8–11 in Atlanta, Georgia, at the Georgia Dome. Duke won the tournament for the third year in a row, defeating North Carolina in the championship game. Duke's Shane Battier won the tournament's Most Valuable Player award.

2001 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
2001 ACC Tournament logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season200001
Teams9
SiteGeorgia Dome
Atlanta, Georgia
ChampionsDuke (12th title)
Winning coachMike Krzyzewski (6th title)
MVPShane Battier (Duke)
2000–01 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 North Carolina133 .813  267  .788
No. 1 Duke133 .813  354  .897
No. 11 Maryland106 .625  2511  .694
No. 16 Virginia97 .563  209  .690
Georgia Tech88 .500  1713  .567
No. 23 Wake Forest88 .500  1911  .633
NC State511 .313  1316  .448
Florida State412 .250  921  .300
Clemson214 .125  1219  .387
2001 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Duke went on to win the 2001 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in the following weeks. It was their third national championship. Duke defeated ACC rival Maryland in the Final Four. Duke also defeated Maryland in the ACC semifinal round.

The 2001 ACC Tournament Championship Game pitted the #1 and #2 seeds against each other for the second consecutive year.

The 2001 edition of the ACC Tournament was the first one held in the Georgia Dome. The tournament had previously been held in Atlanta at the Omni. The tournament returned to the Georgia Dome in 2009.

Bracket

  First Round
March 8
Quarterfinals
March 9
Semifinals
March 10
Championship Game
March 11
                                     
       
  1 #6 North Carolina 99  
    9 Clemson 81  
8 Florida State 64
9 Clemson 66  
  1 #6 North Carolina 70  
  5 Georgia Tech 63  
       
       
  4 #12 Virginia 69
    5 Georgia Tech 74  
     
       
  1 #6 North Carolina 53
  2 #3 Duke 79
       
       
  2 #3 Duke 76
    7 NC State 61  
     
       
  2 #3 Duke 84
  3 #11 Maryland 82  
       
       
  3 #11 Maryland 71
    6 #22 Wake Forest 53  
     

AP rankings at time of tournament

References

  • "2008–09 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide". Atlantic Coast Conference. 2008. p. 108. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
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