2004 ACC men's basketball tournament

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2004 ACC men's basketball tournament
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2004 ACC Tournament logo
Classification Division I
Season 200304
Teams9
Site Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, North Carolina
Champions Maryland (3rd title)
Winning coach Gary Williams (1st title)
MVP John Gilchrist (Maryland)
  2003
2005  

The 2004 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 11 to 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
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Duke 133 .813316  .838
No. 15 NC State 115 .6882110  .677
No. 17 Wake Forest 97 .5632110  .677
No. 14 Georgia Tech 97 .5632810  .737
No. 18 North Carolina 88 .5001911  .633
No. 19 Maryland79 .4382012  .625
Florida State 610 .3751914  .576
Virginia 610 .3751813  .581
Clemson 313 .1881018  .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 Duke84
8 Virginia 74
8 Virginia83*
9 Clemson 79
1 #5 Duke85
4 #14 Georgia Tech 71
4 #14 Georgia Tech83
5 #16 North Carolina 82
1 #5 Duke 87
6 Maryland95*
2 #17 NC State78
7 Florida State 71
2 #17 NC State 82
6 Maryland85
3 #15 Wake Forest 86
6 Maryland87

* Denotes overtime game

AP Rankings at time of tournament