1967 ACC men's basketball tournament

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1967 ACC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1966–67
Teams8
SiteGreensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, North Carolina
ChampionsNorth Carolina (2nd title)
Winning coachDean Smith (1st title)
MVPLarry Miller (North Carolina)
← 1966
1968 →
1966–67 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 North Carolina 12 2   .857 26 6   .813
Duke 9 3   .750 18 9   .667
South Carolina 8 4   .667 16 7   .696
Clemson 9 5   .643 17 8   .680
Wake Forest 5 9   .357 9 18   .333
Maryland 5 9   .357 11 14   .440
Virginia 4 10   .286 9 17   .346
NC State 2 12   .143 7 19   .269
1967 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1967 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was held in Greensboro, North Carolina, at the Greensboro Coliseum, the first of 22 to be held at that venue, from March 9–11, 1967. North Carolina defeated Duke, 82–73, to win the championship. Larry Miller of North Carolina was named tournament MVP. This was the first ACC Tournament not held at Reynolds Coliseum.

North Carolina defeated all three of their in-state rivals on their way to the tournament championship, beating NC State in the quarterfinal round, Wake Forest in the semifinal, and Duke in the championship game.

Bracket[edit]

Quarterfinals
March 9
Semifinals
March 10
Championship Game
March 11
         
1 #3 North Carolina 56
8 NC State 53
1 #3 North Carolina 89
5 Wake Forest 79
4 Clemson 61
5 Wake Forest 63OT
1 #3 North Carolina 82
2 Duke 73
2 Duke 99
7 Virginia 78
2 Duke 69
3 South Carolina 66
3 South Carolina 57
6 Maryland 54

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