1982 ACC men's basketball tournament

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1982 ACC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1981–82
Teams8
SiteGreensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, North Carolina
ChampionsNorth Carolina (10th title)
Winning coachDean Smith (9th title)
MVPJames Worthy (North Carolina)
TelevisionMetrosports, NBC (Championship Game)
← 1981
1983 →
1981–82 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 North Carolina 12 2   .857 32 2   .941
No. 7 Virginia 12 2   .857 30 4   .882
No. 16 Wake Forest 9 5   .643 21 9   .700
No. 10 NC State 7 7   .500 22 10   .688
Maryland 5 9   .357 16 13   .552
Duke 4 10   .286 10 17   .370
Clemson 4 10   .286 14 14   .500
Georgia Tech 3 11   .214 10 16   .385
1982 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1982 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was held in Greensboro, North Carolina, at the Greensboro Coliseum from March 5–7. North Carolina defeated Virginia, 47–45, to win the championship. James Worthy of North Carolina was named the tournament MVP. Beginning with this tournament, the quarterfinals were played on Friday and the championship was held on Sunday. The finals continued to be held on Sunday until the 2015 tournament, which began with first-round games on Tuesday and ended with the final on Saturday night.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 5
Semifinals
March 6
Championship Game
March 7
         
1 #1 North Carolina 55
8 Georgia Tech 39
1 #1 North Carolina 58
4 NC State 46
4 NC State 40
5 Maryland 28
1 #1 North Carolina 47
2 #3 Virginia 45
2 #3 Virginia 56
7 Clemson 54
2 #3 Virginia 51OT
3 #16 Wake Forest 49
3 #16 Wake Forest 88
6 Duke 53

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