1979 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1979 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held in Greensboro, North Carolina, at the Greensboro Coliseum from March 1–3. North Carolina defeated Duke, 71–63, to win the championship. Dudley Bradley of North Carolina was named the tournament MVP.

1979 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1978–79
Teams	7
Site	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
Champions	North Carolina (8th title)
Winning coach	Dean Smith (7th title)
MVP	John Kuester (North Carolina)
Television	The C.D. Chesley Company
ACC Men's Basketball Tournaments

1978–79 ACC men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 9 North Carolina †	9	–	3		.750			23	–	6		.793
No. 11 Duke	9	–	3		.750			22	–	8		.733
Virginia	7	–	5		.583			19	–	10		.655
Maryland	6	–	6		.500			19	–	11		.633
Clemson	5	–	7		.417			19	–	10		.655
NC State	3	–	9		.250			18	–	12		.600
Wake Forest	3	–	9		.250			12	–	15		.444
† 1979 ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

With the exception of the 1991 tournament, when Maryland was ineligible to participate due to NCAA sanctions, the 1979 event was the final ACC Tournament scheduled as a seven-team event and the final time the top seed received an automatic bye into the semifinals.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals March 1					Semifinals March 2					Championship Game March 3
						1	#7 North Carolina	102
						4	Maryland	79
	4	Maryland	75
	5	Clemson	67
											1	#7 North Carolina	71
											2	#5 Duke	63
	2	#5 Duke	58
	7	Wake Forest	56
						2	#5 Duke	62
						6	NC State	59
	3	Virginia	78
	6	NC State	82

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