The 1998 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 5–8 in

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, at the

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won the tournament for the second year in a row, defeating

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in the championship game. From 1998 to 2000, the ACC Tournament adopted a format that in which the top-seeded team played the last-place team in the first round. The winner of this game received a bye into the semifinals. A second first-round game pitted the #7 seed versus the #8 seed. The winner of that game played the #2 seed in the quarterfinals.

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of North Carolina was named tournament MVP.

Bracket

AP rankings at time of tournament

Awards and honors

Everett Case Award

All Tournament Teams

First Team

Second Team

External links

* {{1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament navbox

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