1981 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament

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1981 Atlantic Coast Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatEight-team double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions Clemson  (4th title)
Winning coach Bill Wilhelm  (4th title)
MVP,
Attendance14,070
1981 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Clemson  y104 .714  3424 .586
NC State  104 .714  3312 .733
Maryland  73 .700  2313 .639
Virginia  85 .615  2820 .583
Duke  66 .500  2910 .744
North Carolina  67 .462  3815 .717
Wake Forest  39 .250  1713 .567
Georgia Tech  113 .071  1424 .368
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1981 [1] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1981 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament was held in Chapel Hill, NC from April 22nd through April 26th. Clemson won the tournament and earned the Atlantic Coast Conference's automatic bid to the 1981 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

Contents

Tournament

 1st Round  2nd Round  3rd Round
              
 Winner's Bracket
 8 Georgia Tech 6 
 1 Clemson 7  
   1Clemson0 
   5Duke1  
 5 Duke 4     
 4 Virginia 3    
   5Duke5
   6North Carolina8
 6 North Carolina 9    
 3 Maryland 2     
   2NC State1  
   6North Carolina7 
 7 Wake Forest 0  
 2 NC State 2 
 Loser's Bracket
 4Virginia2 
 8Georgia Tech5  8Georgia Tech6
  2NC State9
 3Maryland2 
 7Wake Forest3  7Wake Forest5
  1Clemson6
 Semifinals  Championship  Championship (if-needed)
              
 Re-ordered Semi-finals
 6North Carolina4   1Clemson7
 1Clemson7     6North Carolina5
   1Clemson9  
   5Duke2 
 2NC State7  
 5Duke11 

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References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1981". Boyd's World. Retrieved October 6, 2014.