2009_ACC_Men's_Basketball_Tournament

2009 ACC men's basketball tournament

2009 ACC men's basketball tournament

College basketball tournament


The 2009 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 12 to 15 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. The tournament was broadcast on the ESPN family of networks, along with Raycom Sports in the ACC footprint.

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The championship game matched Duke against Florida State, who made their first appearance in the ACC championship game since joining the league in 1992.[1] Duke won 79–69 for their 8th conference title in 11 years.[2]

Schedule

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Seeding

Teams were seeded based on the final regular-season standings, with ties broken under an ACC policy.[3]

Wake Forest and Duke split their regular-season games, each winning one. Wake Forest was awarded the second seed for its better record against top-seeded North Carolina: Wake won its only game, while Duke lost both games.

By finishing fourth in the conference, Florida State joined North Carolina, Duke and Wake Forest as teams that received a first-round bye in the tournament. It was the first time that the Seminoles had earned a bye since joining the conference in time for the 1991-92 season.[4]

Clemson received the fifth seed because it beat Boston College in their only meeting.

The three-way tie among Maryland, Virginia Tech, and Miami was broken based on the record of games played among the three teams. Maryland received the seventh seed for having the best winning percentage (2–1), Virginia Tech received the eighth seed (1–1), and Miami received the ninth seed (1–2).

Bracket

First round
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 13, 2009
Semifinals
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Championship Game
Sunday, March 15, 2009
            
1 North Carolina (#1) 79
8 Virginia Tech 76
8 Virginia Tech 65
9 Miami 47
1 North Carolina (#1) 70
4 Florida State (#22) 73
4 Florida State (#22) 64
12 Georgia Tech 62
5 Clemson (#17) 81
12 Georgia Tech 86
4 Florida State (#22) 69
3 Duke (#9) 79
2 Wake Forest (#8) 64
7 Maryland 75
7 Maryland 74
10 NC State 69
7 Maryland 61
3 Duke (#9) 67
3 Duke (#9) 66
6 Boston College 65
6 Boston College 76
11 Virginia 63

Awards and honors

Tournament MVP

All-Tournament Team



References

  1. Historic: Florida State in first ACC Tournament final, Winston-Salem Journal, March 15, 2009. Accessed 2009-03-15. Archived 2009-06-11.
  2. Duke Wins ACC Championship; Defeat Florida St. 79-69, Atlantic Coast Conference, March 15, 2009. Accessed 2009-03-15. Archived 2009-06-11.
  3. "ACC Basketball Tournament Seeding Procedures". TheACC.com. February 26, 2007. Archived from the original on March 10, 2007. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
  4. "Pairings Announced for the 56th Annual ACC Tournament". Men's Basketball. TheACC.com. Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved March 9, 2009.

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