2010 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2010 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, a part of the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place from March 11–March 14 at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina.

2010 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
2010 ACC Tournament logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season200910
Teams12
SiteGreensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, North Carolina
ChampionsDuke (18th title)
Winning coachMike Krzyzewski (12th title)
MVPKyle Singler (Duke)
TelevisionESPN/Raycom Sports

This tournament was notable for the high number of upsets, with the higher seed winning only twice in the first two rounds, and the 11 and 12 seeds progressing to the semifinals. The championship game matched Duke against Georgia Tech. It was the third time a team has played 4 games (NC State in 1997 and 2007). Duke won the championship game, 65–61, to win its 9th ACC championship in 12 years. Duke went on to win the national championship.

Seeding

2009–10 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Duke133 .813  355  .875
No. 20 Maryland133 .813  249  .727
Florida State106 .625  2210  .688
Virginia Tech106 .625  259  .735
Wake Forest97 .563  2010  .667
Clemson97 .563  2111  .656
Georgia Tech79 .438  2313  .639
Boston College610 .375  1516  .484
Virginia511 .313  1516  .484
North Carolina511 .313  2017  .541
NC State511 .313  2016  .556
Miami (FL)412 .250  2013  .606
2010 ACC Tournament winner
As of March 19, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll

Teams are seeded based on the final regular season standings, with ties broken under an ACC policy.[1]

2009–10 ACC men's basketball standings
Seed School Conf Overall Tiebreaker
#1 Duke 13-3 26-5 3-0 vs. WF and CLEM
#2 Maryland 13-3 23-7 1-2 vs. WF and CLEM
#3 Florida State 10-6 22-8 1-0 vs. VT
#4 Virginia Tech 10-6 23-7 0-1 vs. FSU
#5 Wake Forest 9-7 19-9 1-0 vs. CLEM
#6 Clemson 9-7 21-9 0-1 vs. WF
#7 Georgia Tech 7-9 19-11
#8 Boston College 6-10 15-15
#9 Virginia 5-11 14-15 2-0 vs. UNC and NCSU
#10 North Carolina 5-11 16-15 2-1 vs. UVA and NCSU
#11 NC State 5-11 17-14 0-3 vs. UVA and UNC
#12 Miami 4-12 18-12

Bracket

  First Round
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 12, 2010
Semifinals
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Championship Game
Sunday, March 14, 2010
                                     
       
  1 #4 Duke 57  
    9 Virginia 46  
8 Boston College 62
9 Virginia 68  
  1 #4 Duke 77  
  12 Miami 74  
       
       
  4 Virginia Tech 65
    12 Miami 70  
5 Wake Forest 62
12 Miami 83  
  1 #4 Duke 65
  7 Georgia Tech 61
       
       
  2 #19 Maryland 64
    7 Georgia Tech 69  
7 Georgia Tech 62
10 North Carolina 58  
  7 Georgia Tech 57
  11 NC State 54  
       
       
  3 Florida State 52
    11 NC State 58  
6 Clemson 57
11 NC State 59  

AP Rankings at time of tournament

Quarterfinals


Semifinals


Local radio

Date Teams Flagship station Play-by-play announcer Color analyst(s)
2010 Duke WDNC Bob Harris John Roth


References

  1. "ACC Basketball Tournament Seeding Procedures". TheACC.com. February 26, 2007. Archived from the original on June 11, 2009. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
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