1976 ACC men's basketball tournament

1976 ACC men's basketball tournament
1976 ACC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1975–76
Teams	7
Site	Capital Centre; Landover, Maryland
Champions	Virginia (1st title)
Winning coach	Terry Holland (1st title)
MVP	Wally Walker (Virginia)
	ACC men's basketball tournaments ← 1975 1977 →

The 1976 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was held in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Landover, Maryland, at the Capital Centre from March 4–6. Virginia defeated North Carolina, 67–62, to win the championship.^[1] In doing so, Virginia became the first ACC Tournament champion to defeat three teams ranked by the AP poll on their way to the championship.

1975–76 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 8 North Carolina	11	–	1	.917	25	–	4	.862
No. 11 Maryland	7	–	5	.583	22	–	6	.786
NC State	7	–	5	.583	21	–	9	.700
Clemson	5	–	7	.417	18	–	10	.643
Wake Forest	5	–	7	.417	17	–	10	.630
No. 18 Virginia †	4	–	8	.333	18	–	12	.600
Duke	3	–	9	.250	13	–	14	.481

† 1976 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

This was the first ACC Tournament to be held outside the state of North Carolina,^[1] and only the third time that a team from outside that state won the tournament (Maryland in 1958, South Carolina in 1971).

Wally Walker of Virginia was named the tournament MVP.^[2]

Bracket

Quarterfinals March 4			Semifinals March 5			Championship Game March 6

			1	#4 North Carolina	82

			4	Clemson	74
4	Clemson	76

5	Wake Forest	63^[3]
						1	#4 North Carolina	62

						6	Virginia	67^[1]
2	#9 Maryland	80^OT

7	Duke	78^[3]
			2	#9 Maryland	65

			6	Virginia	73^[1]
3	#17 NC State	63

6	Virginia	75^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 5 Sparks, Dave (March 7, 1976). "Sports with Sparks". Bristol Herald Courier. p. 21. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
↑ Graves, Pete (March 11, 1976). "Great Year for Walker". The News and Advance. p. 17. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
1 2 Seppy, Tom (March 5, 1976). "Crowd Concerns Smith, but Says 'We Beat Bye'". Washington Daily News. p. 8. Retrieved March 19, 2026.

[:0-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Sparks, Dave (March 7, 1976). "Sports with Sparks". Bristol Herald Courier. p. 21. Retrieved March 19, 2026.

[2] Graves, Pete (March 11, 1976). "Great Year for Walker". The News and Advance. p. 17. Retrieved March 19, 2026.

[:1-3] 1 2 Seppy, Tom (March 5, 1976). "Crowd Concerns Smith, but Says 'We Beat Bye'". Washington Daily News. p. 8. Retrieved March 19, 2026.

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