2004 ACC men's basketball tournament

2004 ACC men's basketball tournament
2004 ACC Tournament logo
Classification	Division I
Season	2003–04
Teams	9
Site	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
Champions	Maryland (3rd title)
Winning coach	Gary Williams (1st title)
MVP	John Gilchrist (Maryland)
ACC men's basketball tournaments

The 2004 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 11–14 in Greensboro, North Carolina, at the Greensboro Coliseum. The Maryland Terrapins won the tournament as the #6 seed, upsetting #3 seed Wake Forest, #2 seed NC State, and top seed Duke in succession on their way to the championship. It was Maryland's third tournament title, and their first since 1984. Maryland's John Gilchrist won the Most Valuable Player award. Maryland's championship ended Duke's streak of five straight ACC championships.

The 2004 ACC Tournament was the final event with nine participating teams. Virginia Tech and University of Miami from the Big East Conference joined the ACC for the 2004–2005 season.

2003–04 ACC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 6 Duke	13	–	3		.813			31	–	6		.838
No. 15 NC State	11	–	5		.688			21	–	10		.677
No. 17 Wake Forest	9	–	7		.563			21	–	10		.677
No. 14 Georgia Tech	9	–	7		.563			28	–	10		.737
No. 18 North Carolina	8	–	8		.500			19	–	11		.633
No. 19 Maryland†	7	–	9		.438			20	–	12		.625
Florida State	6	–	10		.375			19	–	14		.576
Virginia	6	–	10		.375			18	–	13		.581
Clemson	3	–	13		.188			10	–	18		.357
† 2004 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket

	First round March 11, 2004					Quarterfinals March 12, 2004					Semifinals March 13, 2004					Championship Game March 14, 2004
						1	#5 Duke	84
						8	Virginia	74
	8	Virginia	83*
	9	Clemson	79
											1	#5 Duke	85
											4	#14 Georgia Tech	71
						4	#14 Georgia Tech	83
						5	#16 North Carolina	82
																1	#5 Duke	87
																6	Maryland	95*
						2	#17 NC State	78
						7	Florida State	71
											2	#17 NC State	82
											6	Maryland	85
						3	#15 Wake Forest	86
						6	Maryland	87

* Denotes overtime game

AP Rankings at time of tournament

External links

• "2008–09 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide". Atlantic Coast Conference. 2008. p. 110. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved April 11, 2020.