1983 ACC men's basketball tournament

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1983 ACC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1982–83
Teams8
SiteOmni Coliseum
Atlanta, Georgia
ChampionsNC State (9th title)
Winning coachJim Valvano (1st title)
MVPSidney Lowe (NC State)
TelevisionRaycom/Jefferson Productions(Entire Tournament)
NBC (Championship game coverage outside the ACC footprint)
← 1982
1984 →
1982–83 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 North Carolina 12 2   .857 28 8   .778
No. 4 Virginia 12 2   .857 29 5   .853
Maryland 8 6   .571 20 10   .667
No. 16 NC State 8 6   .571 26 10   .722
Wake Forest 7 7   .500 20 10   .667
Georgia Tech 4 10   .286 13 15   .464
Duke 3 11   .214 11 17   .393
Clemson 2 12   .143 11 20   .355
1983 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll


The 1983 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was held in Atlanta, Georgia, at the Omni Coliseum from March 11–13. NC State defeated Virginia, 81–78, to win the championship. Sidney Lowe of NC State was named MVP. It was the first time the event was held in Atlanta.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 11
Semifinals
March 12
Championship Game
March 13
         
1 #5 North Carolina 105
8 Clemson 79
1 #5 North Carolina 84
4 NC State 91OT
4 NC State 71
5 Wake Forest 70
4 NC State 81
2 #2 Virginia 78
2 #2 Virginia 109
7 Duke 66
2 #2 Virginia 96
6 Georgia Tech 67
6 Georgia Tech 64OT
3 Maryland 58

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