1985 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1985 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held in Atlanta, Georgia, at the Omni Coliseum from March 8–10. Georgia Tech defeated North Carolina, 57–54, to win the championship, the first for the Yellow Jackets. Mark Price of Georgia Tech was named the tournament MVP.

1985 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1984–85
Teams8
SiteOmni Coliseum
Atlanta, Georgia
ChampionsGeorgia Tech (1st title)
Winning coachBobby Cremins (1st title)
MVPMark Price (Georgia Tech)
TelevisionRaycom/Jefferson Pilot (within the ACC Footprint;Entire Tournament)
ESPN (outside the ACC Footprint; quarterfinals and Semifinals)
NBC Sports (Outside the ACC Footprint; Finals)
1984–85 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Georgia Tech †9–5 .643  27–8  .771
No. 7 North Carolina9–5 .643  27–9  .750
No. 16 NC State9–5 .643  23–10  .697
No. 10 Duke8–6 .571  23–8  .742
Maryland8–6 .571  25–12  .676
Clemson5–9 .357  16–13  .552
Wake Forest5–9 .357  15–14  .517
Virginia3–11 .214  17–16  .515
† 1985 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 8
Raycom/JP, ESPN
Semifinals
March 9
Raycom/JP, ESPN
Championship Game
March 10
Raycom JP, NBC
         
1 #9 Georgia Tech 55
8 Virginia 48
1 #9 Georgia Tech 75
4 #7 Duke 64
4 #7 Duke 86
5 Maryland 73
1 #9 Georgia Tech 57
2 #6 North Carolina 54
2 #6 North Carolina 72OT
7 Wake Forest 61
2 #6 North Carolina 57
3 #18 NC State 51
3 #18 NC State 70
6 Clemson 63

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