2006 ACC men's basketball tournament

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2006 ACC men's basketball tournament
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2006 ACC Tournament logo
Classification Division I
Season 200506
Teams12
Site Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, North Carolina
Champions Duke (16th title)
Winning coach Mike Krzyzewski (10th title)
MVP J. J. Redick (Duke)
  2005
2007  

The 2006 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 9 to 12 in Greensboro, North Carolina, at the Greensboro Coliseum. Duke won the tournament for the 16th time. Duke's J.J. Redick won the tournament's Most Valuable Player Award for the second year in a row.

The 2006 ACC Tournament was the first tournament with 12 teams participating. Boston College made its first appearance in the tournament, reaching the championship game before losing to Duke. 12th-seeded Wake Forest made a Cinderella run, beating 5th-seeded Florida State and 4th-seeded NC State on their way to the semifinal round, before losing to eventual champions Duke.

Miami and Boston College won their first ACC Tournament games in 2006. Miami defeated Clemson in the first round. Boston College defeated Maryland in the quarterfinal round.

2005–06 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Duke142 .875324  .889
No. 10 North Carolina 124 .750238  .742
No. 7 Boston College 115 .688288  .778
NC State 106 .6252210  .688
Florida State 97 .5632010  .667
Maryland 88 .5001913  .594
Virginia 79 .4381515  .500
Miami (FL) 79 .4381816  .529
Clemson 79 .4381913  .594
Virginia Tech 412 .2501416  .467
Georgia Tech 412 .2501117  .393
Wake Forest 313 .1881717  .500
2006 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket

First round
March 9, 2006
Quarterfinals
March 10, 2006
Semifinals
March 11, 2006
Championship Game
March 12, 2006
            
1 #1 Duke80
8 Miami 76
8 Miami66
9 Clemson 63
1 #1 Duke78
12 Wake Forest 66
4 NC State 71
12 Wake Forest82
5 Florida State 66
12 Wake Forest78
1 #1 Duke78
3 #7 Boston College 76
2 #10 North Carolina79
7 Virginia 67
7 Virginia60
10 Virginia Tech 56
2 #10 North Carolina 82
3 #7 Boston College85
3 #7 Boston College80
6 Maryland 66
6 Maryland82
11 Georgia Tech 64

AP Rankings at time of tournament