2008 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2008 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 13–16, 2008, at the Charlotte Bobcats Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina. The tournament was broadcast on the ESPN family of networks, along with Raycom Sports in the ACC footprint. Both broadcasters had the games available in HD.

2008 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
2008 ACC Tournament logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season2007–08
Teams12
SiteCharlotte Bobcats Arena
Charlotte, North Carolina
ChampionsNorth Carolina (17th title)
Winning coachRoy Williams (2nd title)
MVPTyler Hansbrough (North Carolina)
TelevisionESPN, Raycom Sports
2007–08 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 North Carolina†14–2 .875  36–3  .923
No. 9 Duke13–3 .813  28–6  .824
No. 22 Clemson10–6 .625  24–10  .706
Virginia Tech9–7 .563  21–14  .600
Miami (FL)8–8 .500  23–11  .676
Maryland8–8 .500  19–15  .559
Georgia Tech7–9 .438  15–17  .469
Wake Forest7–9 .438  17–13  .567
Florida State7–9 .438  19–15  .559
Virginia5–11 .313  17–16  .515
Boston College4–12 .250  14–17  .452
NC State4–12 .250  15–16  .484
† 2008 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Florida State and Miami won their first-round games for the second year in a row. Miami became the first #5 seed to win an ACC tournament game since the conference expanded to 12 teams. The past two seasons, the #12 seed pulled off the upset.

Tyler Hansbrough of North Carolina was named tournament MVP.[1]

Bracket
  First Round
March 13, 2008		 Quarterfinals
March 14, 2008		 Semifinals
March 15, 2008		 Championship Game
March 16, 2008
                                     
       
  1 #1 North Carolina[2] 82  
    9 Florida State 70  
8 Wake Forest 60
9 Florida State[3] 70  
  1 #1 North Carolina[4] 68  
  4 Virginia Tech 66  
       
       
  4 Virginia Tech[5] 63
    5 Miami 49  
5 Miami[6] 63
12 NC State 50  
  1 #1 North Carolina[7] 86
  3 #22 Clemson 81
       
       
  2 #9 Duke[8] 82
    7 Georgia Tech 70  
7 Georgia Tech[9] 94
10 Virginia 76  
  2 #9 Duke 74
  3 #22 Clemson[10] 78  
       
       
  3 #22 Clemson[11] 82
    11 Boston College 48  
6 Maryland 68
11 Boston College[12] 71  

AP Rankings at time of tournament


References
  1. "No. 1 North Carolina Claims ACC Crown". Archived from the original on 2010-12-31. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
  2. No. 1 Tar Heels Top Seminoles, 82-70 :: Hansbrough scores 22 points, Ellington adds 19 in quarterfinal win over FSU.
  3. Florida State Beats Wake Forest, 70-60 :: Seminoles will face Tar Heels in the quarterfinals Friday.
  4. No. 1 UNC Holds Off Tech, 68-66 :: Hansbrough's fadeaway jumper lifts Tar Heels into ACC Championship.
  5. Virginia Tech Beats Miami, 63-49 :: Vassallo and Delaney score 15 points apiece in Tech's quarterfinal win.
  6. Hurricanes Roll Past Wolfpack, 63-50 :: Dews scores 14 points to help Miami advance to quarterfinals.
  7. No. 1 North Carolina Claims ACC Crown :: UNC earns a record 17th ACC title in 86-81 win over Clemson.
  8. No. 7 Duke Downs Georgia Tech, 82-70 :: Scheyer scores 18 points for the Blue Devils.
  9. Georgia Tech Routs Virginia, 94-76 :: Morrow scores 18 points for the Yellow Jackets.
  10. Clemson Stuns No. 7 Duke, 78-74 :: Booker scores 18 points, Hammonds adds 17 in semifinal win.
  11. Tigers Topple Eagles, 82-48 :: Clemson advances to ACC Semifinals to face Duke.
  12. Boston College Pulls Past Maryland, Advances to ACC Quarterfinals :: The Eagles capture the upset and secure their fate for tomorrow against Clemson.
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