1982 ACC men's basketball tournament

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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)
ACC men's basketball tournaments← 1981 1983 →

1981–82 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	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

Tiede, Joe (March 8, 1982). "Slowly but surely, Heels win it". The News & Observer. p. 11. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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Champions

v t e 1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournaments
Conference	ACC Big East Big Eight Big Sky East Coast ECAC Metro ECAC North ECAC South EAA Metro MAAC MCC MEAC Mid-American Missouri Valley Ohio Valley PCAA SEC Southern Southland Southwest SWAC Sun Belt TAAC
National	NCAA NIT

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Commentators

Play-by-play	Marv Albert Len Berman Bob Costas Don Criqui Dick Enberg Frank Fallon Frank Glieber Curt Gowdy Tom Hammond Merle Harmon Charlie Jones Joel Meyers Andy Musser Jay Randolph Jim Simpson Dick Stockton Barry Tompkins Fred White
Color commentators	John Andariese Elgin Baylor James Brown Quinn Buckner Dave Cowens Joe Dean Bill Enis Jack Givens Matt Guokas Don Haskins Tom Hawkins Steve Jones Jerry Lucas Pete Maravich Al McGuire Ann Meyers Billy Packer Ross Porter Lynn Shackelford Jim Simpson Fred Taylor Gary Thompson Jim Valvano Bill Walton Bucky Waters John Wooden
Studio hosts	Bryant Gumbel Lee Leonard Tim Ryan Hannah Storm

Men's Championship Game	1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981