1976 ACC men's basketball tournament

1976 ACC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1975–76
Teams7
SiteCapital Centre
Landover, Maryland
ChampionsVirginia (1st title)
Winning coachTerry Holland (1st title)
MVPWally Walker (Virginia)
1975–76 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 North Carolina 11 – 1   .917 25 – 4   .862
No. 11 Maryland 7 – 5   .583 22 – 6   .786
NC State 7 – 5   .583 21 – 9   .700
Clemson 5 – 7   .417 18 – 10   .643
Wake Forest 5 – 7   .417 17 – 10   .630
No. 18 Virginia † 4 – 8   .333 18 – 12   .600
Duke 3 – 9   .250 13 – 14   .481
† 1976 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was held in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Landover, Maryland, at the Capital Centre from March 4–6. Virginia defeated North Carolina, 67–62, to win the championship.[1] In doing so, Virginia became the first ACC Tournament champion to defeat three teams ranked by the AP poll on their way to the championship.

This was the first ACC Tournament to be held outside the state of North Carolina,[1] and only the third time that a team from outside that state won the tournament (Maryland in 1958, South Carolina in 1971).

Wally Walker of Virginia was named the tournament MVP.[2]

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 4 		Semifinals
March 5 		Championship Game
March 6
         
1 #4 North Carolina 82
4 Clemson 74
4 Clemson 76
5 Wake Forest 63[3]
1 #4 North Carolina 62
6 Virginia 67[1]
2 #9 Maryland 80OT
7 Duke 78[3]
2 #9 Maryland 65
6 Virginia 73[1]
3 #17 NC State 63
6 Virginia 75[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Sparks, Dave (March 7, 1976). "Sports with Sparks". Bristol Herald Courier. p. 21. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
  2. ^ Graves, Pete (March 11, 1976). "Great Year for Walker". The News and Advance. p. 17. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
  3. ^ a b Seppy, Tom (March 5, 1976). "Crowd Concerns Smith, but Says 'We Beat Bye'". Washington Daily News. p. 8. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
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