2008 ACC men's basketball tournament

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
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The 2008 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 13 to 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.

Florida State and Miami (FL) 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]

2007–08 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 North Carolina † 14 – 2   .875 36 – 3   .923
No. 9 Duke 13 – 3   .813 28 – 6   .824
No. 22 Clemson 10 – 6   .625 24 – 10   .706
Virginia Tech 9 – 7   .563 21 – 14   .600
Miami (FL) 8 – 8   .500 23 – 11   .676
Maryland 8 – 8   .500 19 – 15   .559
Georgia Tech 7 – 9   .438 15 – 17   .469
Wake Forest 7 – 9   .438 17 – 13   .567
Florida State 7 – 9   .438 19 – 15   .559
Virginia 5 – 11   .313 17 – 16   .515
Boston College 4 – 12   .250 14 – 17   .452
NC State 4 – 12   .250 15 – 16   .484
† 2008 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket

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

AP Rankings at time of tournament

References

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