2009 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2009 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 12–15 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. The tournament was broadcast on the ESPN family of networks, along with Raycom Sports in the ACC footprint.

2009 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
2009 ACC Tournament logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season2008–09
Teams12
SiteGeorgia Dome
Atlanta, Georgia
ChampionsDuke (17th title)
Winning coachMike Krzyzewski (11th title)
MVPJon Scheyer (Duke)
TelevisionESPN, Raycom Sports
2008–09 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 North Carolina13–3 .813  34–4  .895
No. 6 Duke†11–5 .688  30–7  .811
No. 12 Wake Forest11–5 .688  24–7  .774
No. 16 Florida State10–6 .625  25–10  .714
No. 24 Clemson9–7 .563  23–9  .719
Boston College9–7 .563  22–12  .647
Maryland7–9 .438  21–14  .600
Virginia Tech7–9 .438  19–15  .559
Miami (FL)7–9 .438  19–13  .594
NC State6–10 .375  16–14  .533
Virginia4–12 .250  10–18  .357
Georgia Tech2–14 .125  12–19  .387
† 2009 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The championship game matched Duke against Florida State, who made their first appearance in the ACC championship game since joining the league in 1992.[1] Duke won 79–69 for their 8th conference title in 11 years.[2]

Schedule
Session Game Time Matchup# Television Attendance
First Round - Thursday, March 12
1
1
 Noon #8 Virginia Tech vs #9 Miami Raycom
26,352
2
 2:00PM #5 Clemson vs #12 Georgia Tech Raycom
2
3
 7:00PM #7 Maryland vs #10 NC State Raycom/ESPN2
26,352
4
 9:00PM #6 Boston College vs #11 Virginia Raycom
Quarterfinals - Friday, March 13
3
5
 Noon #1 North Carolina vs #8 Virginia Tech Raycom/ESPN2
6
 2:00PM #4 Florida State vs #12 Georgia Tech Raycom/ESPN2
4
7
 7:00PM #2 Wake Forest vs #7 Maryland Raycom/ESPN2
8
 9:00PM #3 Duke vs #6 Boston College Raycom/ESPN2
Semifinals - Saturday, March 14
5
9
 1:30PM #1 North Carolina vs #4 Florida State Raycom/ESPN
10
 4:00PM #7 Maryland vs #3 Duke Raycom/ESPN
Championship Game - Sunday, March 15
6
11
 1:00PM #4 Florida State vs #3 Duke Raycom/ESPN
Game Times in EDT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Seeding

Teams were seeded based on the final regular-season standings, with ties broken under an ACC policy.[3]

Wake Forest and Duke split their regular-season games, each winning one. Wake Forest was awarded the second seed for its better record against top-seeded North Carolina: Wake won its only game, while Duke lost both games.

By finishing fourth in the conference, Florida State joined North Carolina, Duke and Wake Forest as teams that received a first-round bye in the tournament. It was the first time that the Seminoles had earned a bye since joining the conference in time for the 1991-92 season.[4]

Clemson received the fifth seed because it beat Boston College in their only meeting.

The three-way tie among Maryland, Virginia Tech, and Miami was broken based on the record of games played among the three teams. Maryland received the seventh seed for having the best winning percentage (2–1), Virginia Tech received the eighth seed (1–1), and Miami received the ninth seed (1–2).

Bracket
  First Round
Thursday, March 12, 2009		 Quarterfinals
Friday, March 13, 2009		 Semifinals
Saturday, March 14, 2009		 Championship Game
Sunday, March 15, 2009
                                     
       
  1 North Carolina (#1) 79  
    8 Virginia Tech 76  
8 Virginia Tech 65
9 Miami 47  
  1 North Carolina (#1) 70  
  4 Florida State (#22) 73  
       
       
  4 Florida State (#22) 64
    12 Georgia Tech 62  
5 Clemson (#17) 81
12 Georgia Tech 86  
  4 Florida State (#22) 69
  3 Duke (#9) 79
       
       
  2 Wake Forest (#8) 64
    7 Maryland 75  
7 Maryland 74
10 NC State 69  
  7 Maryland 61
  3 Duke (#9) 67  
       
       
  3 Duke (#9) 66
    6 Boston College 65  
6 Boston College 76
11 Virginia 63  

Awards and honors

Tournament MVP

All-Tournament Team


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References
  1. Historic: Florida State in first ACC Tournament final, Winston-Salem Journal, March 15, 2009. Accessed 2009-03-15. Archived 2009-06-11.
  2. Duke Wins ACC Championship; Defeat Florida St. 79-69, Atlantic Coast Conference, March 15, 2009. Accessed 2009-03-15. Archived 2009-06-11.
  3. "ACC Basketball Tournament Seeding Procedures". TheACC.com. February 26, 2007. Archived from the original on June 11, 2009. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
  4. "Pairings Announced for the 56th Annual ACC Tournament". Men's Basketball. TheACC.com. Archived from the original on June 11, 2009. Retrieved March 9, 2009.
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