1982 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1982 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held in Greensboro, North Carolina, at the Greensboro Coliseum from March 5–7. North Carolina defeated Virginia, 47–45, to win the championship. James Worthy of North Carolina was named the tournament MVP. Beginning with this tournament, the quarterfinals were played on Friday and the championship was held on Sunday. The finals continued to be held on Sunday until the 2015 tournament, which began with first-round games on Tuesday and ended with the final on Saturday night.

1982 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1981–82
Teams8
SiteGreensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, North Carolina
ChampionsNorth Carolina (10th title)
Winning coachDean Smith (9th title)
MVPJames Worthy (North Carolina)
TelevisionMetrosports
1981–82 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 North Carolina †12–2 .857  32–2  .941
No. 7 Virginia12–2 .857  30–4  .882
No. 16 Wake Forest9–5 .643  21–9  .700
No. 10 NC State7–7 .500  22–10  .688
Maryland5–9 .357  16–13  .552
Duke4–10 .286  10–17  .370
Clemson4–10 .286  14–14  .500
Georgia Tech3–11 .214  10–16  .385
† 1982 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket
Quarterfinals
March 5 		Semifinals
March 6 		Championship Game
March 7
         
1 #1 North Carolina 55
8 Georgia Tech 39
1 #1 North Carolina 58
4 NC State 46
4 NC State 40
5 Maryland 28
1 #1 North Carolina 47
2 #3 Virginia 45
2 #3 Virginia 56
7 Clemson 54
2 #3 Virginia 51OT
3 #16 Wake Forest 49
3 #16 Wake Forest 88
6 Duke 53

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