1985 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1985 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held in Atlanta, Georgia, at the Omni Coliseum from March 8–10. Georgia Tech defeated North Carolina, 57–54, to win the championship, the first for the Yellow Jackets. Mark Price of Georgia Tech was named the tournament MVP.

1985 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198485
Teams8
SiteOmni Coliseum
Atlanta, Georgia
ChampionsGeorgia Tech (1st title)
Winning coachBobby Cremins (1st title)
MVPMark Price (Georgia Tech)
TelevisionRaycom/Jefferson Pilot (within the ACC Footprint;Entire Tournament)
ESPN (outside the ACC Footprint; quarterfinals and Semifinals)
NBC Sports (Outside the ACC Footprint; Finals)
1984–85 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Georgia Tech95 .643  278  .771
No. 7 North Carolina95 .643  279  .750
No. 16 NC State95 .643  2310  .697
No. 10 Duke86 .571  238  .742
Maryland86 .571  2512  .676
Clemson59 .357  1613  .552
Wake Forest59 .357  1514  .517
Virginia311 .214  1716  .515
1985 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 8
Raycom/JP, ESPN
Semifinals
March 9
Raycom/JP, ESPN
Championship Game
March 10
Raycom JP, NBC
         
1 #9 Georgia Tech 55
8 Virginia 48
1 #9 Georgia Tech 75
4 #7 Duke 64
4 #7 Duke 86
5 Maryland 73
1 #9 Georgia Tech 57
2 #6 North Carolina 54
2 #6 North Carolina 72OT
7 Wake Forest 61
2 #6 North Carolina 57
3 #18 NC State 51
3 #18 NC State 70
6 Clemson 63

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