1976 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament

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. 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.

1976 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	7
Site	Capital Centre Landover, Maryland
Champions	Virginia (1st title)
Winning coach	Terry Holland (1st title)
MVP	Wally Walker (Virginia)
ACC Men's Basketball Tournaments

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

This was the first ACC Tournament ever to be held outside the state of North Carolina, 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.

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
											1	#4 North Carolina	62
											6	Virginia	67
	2	#9 Maryland	80^OT
	7	Duke	78
						2	#9 Maryland	65
						6	Virginia	73
	3	#17 NC State	63
	6	Virginia	75

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