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, took place from March 11 to March 14 at the

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. This tournament was notable for the high number of upsets, with the higher seed winning only twice in the first two rounds, and the 11 and 12 seeds progressing to the semifinals. The championship game matched

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. It was the third time a team has played 4 games (NC State in

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). Duke won the championship game, 65–61, to win its 9th ACC championship in 12 years. Duke went on to win the

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Seeding

Teams are seeded based on the final regular season standings, with ties broken under an ACC policy.

Bracket

AP Rankings at time of tournament

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Local radio

References

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