1991 ACC men's basketball tournament

1991 ACC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1990–91
Teams7
SiteCharlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte Coliseum
ChampionsNorth Carolina (12th title)
Winning coachDean Smith (11th title)
MVPRick Fox (North Carolina)
TelevisionRaycom-JP Sports, CBS (Championship Game)
← 1990
1992 →
1990–91 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Duke 11 – 3   .786 32 – 7   .821
No. 4 North Carolina † 10 – 4   .714 29 – 6   .829
Wake Forest 8 – 6   .571 19 – 11   .633
NC State 8 – 6   .571 20 – 11   .645
Georgia Tech 6 – 8   .429 17 – 13   .567
Virginia 6 – 8   .429 21 – 12   .636
Maryland 5 – 9   .357 16 – 12   .571
Clemson 2 – 12   .143 11 – 17   .393
† 1991 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1991 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament took place in Charlotte, North Carolina, at the second Charlotte Coliseum. North Carolina won the tournament, defeating Duke, 96–74, in the championship game. Rick Fox of North Carolina was named tournament MVP.

Maryland did not participate in the tournament because the program was on probation. Top seed Duke received a first-round bye into the semifinals. The only other times an ACC team opted out of the tournament were North Carolina in 1961, Syracuse in 2015, and Louisville in 2016 for similar reasons.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 8 		Semifinals
March 9 		Championship Game
March 10
         
1 #6 Duke 93
4 NC State 72
4 NC State 82
5 Georgia Tech 68
1 #6 Duke 74
2 #7 North Carolina 96
2 #7 North Carolina 67
7 Clemson 59
2 #7 North Carolina 76
6 Virginia 71
3 Wake Forest 66
6 Virginia 70

AP rankings at time of tournament

  • "2008–09 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide". Atlantic Coast Conference. 2008. p. 103. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved April 11, 2020.