ACC Tournament

The winner of the ACC tournament, which has been held since 1954, wins an automatic birth in the NCAA tournament. In addition, the ACC virtually always wins a handful of the 34 at-large bids to the 65-team NCAA tournament. In 2009, for instance, the ACC sent seven teams to the NCAA, including the eventual winner (the University of North Carolina). http://ncaatournament.fanhouse.com/viewbracket The 2009 champ was Duke http://www.theacc.com/championships/09-mbk-tournament.html, which followed two consecutive titles by North Carolina. Duke has been the most successful team in the ACC tournament over the past decade, winning eight of the last 11 tournaments.

2008 was the 25th anniversary of NC State's conference championship victory, which gained them entrance into the NCAA Tournament. The Wolfpack, led by head coach Jimmy Valvano, made one the great surprise runs in NCAA Tournament history, winning the national championship on a last second dunk by Lorenzo Charles.

The 2010 ACC tournament in men's basketball will be held from March 11 to March 14, in the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. The opening-round games, which will kick the tournament off on the 11th, pit the eighth and ninth-seeded teams against each other at noon; the fifth and the twelfth-seeded teams at 2 p.m.; the seventh and tenth-seeded teams at 7 p.m.; and the sixth and eleventh-seeded teams at 9 p.m. The four quarterfinal games will be played at the same times the following day. The two semifinal match-ups will be 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 13, with the final tipping off on March 14 at 1 p.m. http://www.theacc.com/championships/10-acc-mens-basketball-tournament.html

In 2010, the top seed in tournament will be Duke. Other hopefuls include Maryland, Virginia Tech, and Wake Forest. The only remaining teams that are above .500 are Clemson and Florida State. Notably, defending national champ is one of the conferences worst squads, well below .500 and with little hope of making the NCAA.

• 2008: North Carolina Tar HeelsOfficial Site: ACC Basketball Media Guide
• 2007: North Carolina Tar HeelsOfficial Site: ACC Basketball Media Guide
• 2006: Duke Blue DevilsOfficial Site: ACC Basketball Media Guide
• 2005: Duke Blue DevilsOfficial Site: ACC Basketball Media Guide
• 2004: Maryland TerrapinsOfficial Site: ACC Basketball Media Guide
• 2003: Duke Blue DevilsOfficial Site: ACC Basketball Media Guide
• 2002: Duke Blue DevilsOfficial Site: ACC Basketball Media Guide
• 2001: Duke Blue DevilsOfficial Site: ACC Basketball Media Guide
• 2000: Duke Blue DevilsOfficial Site: ACC Basketball Media Guide
• 1999: Duke Blue DevilsOfficial Site: ACC Basketball Media Guide
• 1998: North Carolina Tar HeelsOfficial Site: ACC Basketball Media Guide
• 1997: North Carolina Tar HeelsOfficial Site: ACC Basketball Media Guide
• 1996: Wake Forest Demon DeaconsOfficial Site: ACC Basketball Media Guide
• 1995: Wake Forest Demon DeaconsOfficial Site: ACC Basketball Media Guide
• 1994: North Carolina Tar HeelsOfficial Site: ACC Basketball Media Guide
• 1993: Georgia Tech Yellow JacketsOfficial Site: ACC Basketball Media Guide
• 1992: Duke Blue DevilsOfficial Site: ACC Basketball Media Guide
• 1991: North Carolina Tar HeelsOfficial Site: ACC Basketball Media Guide
• 1990: Georgia Tech Yellow JacketsOfficial Site: ACC Basketball Media Guide
• 1989: North Carolina Tar HeelsOfficial Site: ACC Basketball Media Guide