1998 ACC men's basketball tournament

The 1998 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 5 to 8 in Greensboro, North Carolina, at the Greensboro Coliseum. North Carolina won the tournament for the second year in a row, defeating Duke in the championship game.

1998 ACC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1997–98
Teams9
SiteGreensboro, North Carolina
Greensboro Coliseum
ChampionsNorth Carolina (15th title)
Winning coachBill Guthridge (1st title)
MVPAntawn Jamison (North Carolina)
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1997–98 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Duke 15 1   .938 32 4   .889
No. 1 North Carolina 13 3   .813 34 4   .895
No. 20 Maryland 10 6   .625 21 11   .656
Wake Forest 7 9   .438 16 14   .533
Clemson 7 9   .438 18 14   .563
Georgia Tech 6 10   .375 19 14   .576
Florida State 6 10   .375 18 4   .818
NC State 5 11   .313 17 15   .531
Virginia 3 13   .188 11 19   .367
1998 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

From 1998 to 2000, the ACC Tournament adopted a format that in which the top-seeded team played the last-place team in the first round. The winner of this game received a bye into the semifinals. A second first-round game pitted the #7 seed versus the #8 seed. The winner of that game played the #2 seed in the quarterfinals.

Antawn Jamison of North Carolina was named tournament MVP.

Bracket

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First round
March 5
Quarterfinals
March 6
Semifinals
March 7
Championship Game
March 8
            
1 #1 Duke 63
9 Virginia 41
1 #1 Duke
(bye)
1 #1 Duke 66
5 Clemson 64
4 Wake Forest 56
5 Clemson 75
1 #1 Duke 68
2 #4 North Carolina 83
2 #4 North Carolina 73
8 NC State 46
7 Florida State 63
8 NC State 65
2 #4 North Carolina 83OT
3 #21 Maryland 73
3 #21 Maryland 83
6 Georgia Tech 65

AP rankings at time of tournament

Awards and honors

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Everett Case Award

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Player School
Antawn Jamison North Carolina

All Tournament Teams

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  • "2008–09 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide". Atlantic Coast Conference. 2008. p. 107. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved April 11, 2020.