1991 ACC men's basketball tournament

1991 ACC men's basketball tournament
1991 ACC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1990–91
Teams	7
Site	Charlotte, North Carolina; Charlotte Coliseum
Champions	North Carolina (12th title)
Winning coach	Dean Smith (11th title)
MVP	Rick Fox (North Carolina)
Television	Raycom-JP Sports, CBS (Championship Game)
	ACC men's basketball tournaments ← 1990 1992 →

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.

1990–91 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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

External links

"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.