1982 ACC men's basketball tournament

1982 ACC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1981–82
Teams	8
Site	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
Champions	North Carolina (10th title)
Winning coach	Dean Smith (9th title)
MVP	James Worthy (North Carolina)
Television	Metrosports, NBC (Championship Game)
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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