1953–54 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season

1953–54 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Duke 9 1   .900 21 6   .778
No. 20 Maryland 7 2   .778 23 7   .767
Wake Forest 8 4   .667 17 12   .586
NC State 5 3   .625 26 7   .788
North Carolina 5 6   .455 11 10   .524
South Carolina 2 8   .200 10 16   .385
Virginia 1 4   .200 16 11   .593
Clemson 0 9   .000 5 18   .217
1954 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


Player of the year

Wake Forest junior center Dickie Hemric

ACC tournament

See 1954 ACC men's basketball tournament

NCAA tournament

Round of 24

NC State 75 George Washington 73

Regional semi-finals

La Salle 88 NC State 81

Regional third place

NC State 65 Cornell 54

Tournament record

2-1

NIT

League rules prevented ACC teams from playing in NIT, 1954–1966