2001 ACC men's basketball tournament

The 2001 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 8 to 11 in Atlanta, Georgia, at the Georgia Dome. Duke won the tournament for the third year in a row, defeating North Carolina in the championship game. Duke's Shane Battier won the tournament's Most Valuable Player award.

2001 ACC men's basketball tournament
2001 ACC Tournament logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season2000–01
Teams9
SiteGeorgia Dome
Atlanta, Georgia
ChampionsDuke (12th title)
Winning coachMike Krzyzewski (6th title)
MVPShane Battier (Duke)
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Duke went on to win the 2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in the following weeks. It was their third national championship. Duke defeated ACC rival Maryland in the Final Four. Duke also defeated Maryland in the ACC semifinal round.

The 2001 ACC Tournament Championship Game pitted the #1 and #2 seeds against each other for the second consecutive year.

The 2001 edition of the ACC Tournament was the first one held in the Georgia Dome. The tournament had previously been held in Atlanta at the Omni. The tournament returned to the Georgia Dome in 2009. The tournament format reverted to the format last used in 1997, featuring a first round game between the two lowest seeds, with the remaining teams receiving byes to the quarterfinals. The previous format had the #1 seed facing the #9 seed in the first round, with the winner receiving a bye to the semifinals, while the #7 and #8 seeds played in the first round to determine which would join the #2 to #6 seeds in quarterfinals.

2000–01 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 North Carolina 13 3   .813 26 7   .788
No. 1 Duke 13 3   .813 35 4   .897
No. 11 Maryland 10 6   .625 25 11   .694
No. 16 Virginia 9 7   .563 20 9   .690
Georgia Tech 8 8   .500 17 13   .567
No. 23 Wake Forest 8 8   .500 19 11   .633
NC State 5 11   .313 13 16   .448
Florida State 4 12   .250 9 21   .300
Clemson 2 14   .125 12 19   .387
2001 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Bracket

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First round
March 8
Quarterfinals
March 9
Semifinals
March 10
Championship Game
March 11
            
1 #6 North Carolina 99
9 Clemson 81
8 Florida State 64
9 Clemson 66
1 #6 North Carolina 70
5 Georgia Tech 63
4 #12 Virginia 69
5 Georgia Tech 74
1 #6 North Carolina 53
2 #3 Duke 79
2 #3 Duke 76
7 NC State 61
2 #3 Duke 84
3 #11 Maryland 82
3 #11 Maryland 71
6 #22 Wake Forest 53

AP rankings at time of tournament

References

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  • "2008–09 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide". Atlantic Coast Conference. 2008. p. 108. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved April 11, 2020.