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ACC Tournament History
The ACC Men's Basketball Tournament was first played
in 1954, one year after the Atlantic Coast Conference was founded.
NC State won the inaugural tournament by defeating Wake Forest at
Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Over the decades, the tournament has been played throughout the ACC
region and beyond, including Raleigh, Greensboro, Charlotte, Atlanta,
Washington, D.C., Tampa and Brooklyn.
Duke owns the most ACC Tournament championships,
winning its 24th title in 2026 with a 74-70 victory over Virginia at
Spectrum Center in Charlotte.
ACC Men's Basketball Tournament Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Runner-Up |
Venue |
| 1954 | NC State | Wake Forest | Reynolds Coliseum (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| 1955 | NC State | Duke | Reynolds Coliseum (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| 1956 | NC State | Wake Forest | Reynolds Coliseum (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| 1957 | North Carolina | South Carolina | Reynolds Coliseum (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| 1958 | Maryland | North Carolina | Reynolds Coliseum (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| 1959 | NC State | North Carolina | Reynolds Coliseum (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| 1960 | Duke | Wake Forest | Reynolds Coliseum (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| 1961 | Wake Forest | Duke | Reynolds Coliseum (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| 1962 | Wake Forest | Clemson | Reynolds Coliseum (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| 1963 | Duke | Wake Forest | Reynolds Coliseum (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| 1964 | Duke | Wake Forest | Reynolds Coliseum (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| 1965 | NC State | Duke | Reynolds Coliseum (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| 1966 | Duke | NC State | Reynolds Coliseum (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| 1967 | North Carolina | Duke | Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina) |
| 1968 | North Carolina | NC State | Charlotte Coliseum (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
| 1969 | North Carolina | Duke | Charlotte Coliseum (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
| 1970 | NC State | South Carolina | Charlotte Coliseum (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
| 1971 | South Carolina | North Carolina | Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina) |
| 1972 | North Carolina | Maryland | Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina) |
| 1973 | NC State | Maryland | Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina) |
| 1974 | NC State | Maryland | Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina) |
| 1975 | North Carolina | NC State | Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina) |
| 1976 | Virginia | North Carolina | Capital Centre (Landover, Maryland) |
| 1977 | North Carolina | Virginia | Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina) |
| 1978 | Duke | Wake Forest | Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina) |
| 1979 | North Carolina | Duke | Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina) |
| 1980 | Duke | Maryland | Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina) |
| 1981 | North Carolina | Maryland | Capital Centre (Landover, Maryland) |
| 1982 | North Carolina | Virginia | Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina) |
| 1983 | NC State | Virginia | The Omni (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| 1984 | Maryland | Duke | Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina) |
| 1985 | Georgia Tech | North Carolina | The Omni (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| 1986 | Duke | Georgia Tech | Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina) |
| 1987 | NC State | North Carolina | Capital Centre (Landover, Maryland) |
| 1988 | Duke | North Carolina | Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina) |
| 1989 | North Carolina | Duke | The Omni (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| 1990 | Georgia Tech | Virginia | Charlotte Coliseum (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
| 1991 | North Carolina | Duke | Charlotte Coliseum (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
| 1992 | Duke | North Carolina | Charlotte Coliseum (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
| 1993 | Georgia Tech | North Carolina | Charlotte Coliseum (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
| 1994 | North Carolina | Virginia | Charlotte Coliseum (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
| 1995 | Wake Forest | North Carolina | Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina) |
| 1996 | Wake Forest | Georgia Tech | Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina) |
| 1997 | North Carolina | NC State | Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina) |
| 1998 | North Carolina | Duke | Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina) |
| 1999 | Duke | North Carolina | Charlotte Coliseum (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
| 2000 | Duke | Maryland | Charlotte Coliseum (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
| 2001 | Duke | North Carolina | Georgia Dome (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| 2002 | Duke | NC State | Charlotte Coliseum (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
| 2003 | Duke | NC State | Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina) |
| 2004 | Maryland | Duke | Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina) |
| 2005 | Duke | Georgia Tech | MCI Center (Washington, D.C.) |
| 2006 | Duke | Boston College | Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina) |
| 2007 | North Carolina | NC State | St. Pete Times Forum (Tampa, Florida) |
| 2008 | North Carolina | Clemson | Charlotte Bobcats Arena (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
| 2009 | Duke | Florida State | Georgia Dome (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| 2010 | Duke | Georgia Tech | Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina) |
| 2011 | Duke | North Carolina | Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina) |
| 2012 | Florida State | North Carolina | Philips Arena (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| 2013 | Miami | North Carolina | Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina) |
| 2014 | Virginia | Duke | Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina) |
| 2015 | Notre Dame | North Carolina | Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina) |
| 2016 | North Carolina | Virginia | Verizon Center (Washington, D.C.) |
| 2017 | Duke | Notre Dame | Barclays Center (Brooklyn, New York) |
| 2018 | Virginia | North Carolina | Barclays Center (Brooklyn, New York) |
| 2019 | Duke | Florida State | Spectrum Center (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
| 2020 |
Tournament canceled |
No runner-up |
Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina) |
| 2021 | Georgia Tech | Florida State | Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina) |
| 2022 | Virginia Tech | Duke | Barclays Center (Brooklyn, New York) |
| 2023 | Duke | Virginia | Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina) |
| 2024 | NC State | North Carolina | Capital One Arena (Washington, D.C.) |
| 2025 | Duke | Louisville | Spectrum Center (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
| 2026 | Duke | Virginia | Spectrum Center (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
ACC Tournament Championships by School
| School |
Titles |
Championship Years |
| Duke |
24 |
1960, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1978, 1980, 1986, 1988, 1992,
1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010,
2011, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2025, 2026
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| North Carolina |
18 |
1957, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981,
1982, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2007, 2008, 2016
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| NC State |
11 |
1954, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1965, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1983,
1987, 2024
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| Wake Forest |
4 |
1961, 1962, 1995, 1996 |
| Georgia Tech |
4 |
1985, 1990, 1993, 2021 |
| Maryland |
3 |
1958, 1984, 2004 |
| Virginia |
3 |
1976, 2014, 2018 |
| Florida State |
1 |
2012 |
| Miami |
1 |
2013 |
| Notre Dame |
1 |
2015 |
| South Carolina |
1 |
1971 |
| Virginia Tech |
1 |
2022 |
| Boston College | 0 | — |
| California | 0 | — |
| Clemson | 0 | — |
| Louisville | 0 | — |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | — |
| SMU | 0 | — |
| Stanford | 0 | — |
| Syracuse | 0 | — |
Former ACC members: Maryland won three tournament
titles before leaving the conference after the 2013-14 season.
South Carolina won the 1971 tournament before leaving the ACC later
that year.
The 2020 tournament was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Florida State was recognized by the conference for automatic NCAA
Tournament qualification purposes, but no ACC Tournament champion
was determined through tournament play.
ACC Tournament Facts
Most championships: Duke — 24.
Second-most championships: North Carolina — 18.
Third-most championships: NC State — 11.
First champion: NC State defeated Wake Forest to win
the inaugural tournament in 1954.
Latest champion: Duke defeated Virginia 74-70 at
Spectrum Center in Charlotte to win the 2026 championship.
Duke won consecutive tournament championships in 2025 and 2026,
giving head coach Jon Scheyer three ACC Tournament titles in four
seasons: 2023, 2025 and 2026.
NC State's 2024 championship was its first ACC Tournament title since
1987. The Wolfpack entered as the No. 10 seed and won five games in
five days to claim the title.
Virginia Tech captured its first ACC Tournament championship in 2022,
defeating Duke 82-67 in the championship game at Barclays Center.
Georgia Tech ended a 28-year championship drought in 2021 by defeating
Florida State 80-75 for its fourth ACC Tournament title.
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