2008 ACC men's basketball tournament

2008 ACC men's basketball tournament
2008 ACC Tournament logo
Classification	Division I
Season	2007–08
Teams	12
Site	Charlotte Bobcats Arena Charlotte, North Carolina
Champions	North Carolina (17th title)
Winning coach	Roy Williams (2nd title)
MVP	Tyler Hansbrough (North Carolina)
Television	ESPN, Raycom Sports
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The 2008 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 13 to 16, 2008, at the Charlotte Bobcats Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina. The tournament was broadcast on the ESPN family of networks, along with Raycom Sports in the ACC footprint. Both broadcasters had the games available in HD.

Florida State and Miami (FL) won their first-round games for the second year in a row. Miami became the first #5 seed to win an ACC tournament game since the conference expanded to 12 teams. The past two seasons, the #12 seed pulled off the upset.

Tyler Hansbrough of North Carolina was named tournament MVP. ^[1]

2007–08 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 North Carolina †	14	–	2		.875			36	–	3		.923
No. 9 Duke	13	–	3		.813			28	–	6		.824
No. 22 Clemson	10	–	6		.625			24	–	10		.706
Virginia Tech	9	–	7		.563			21	–	14		.600
Miami (FL)	8	–	8		.500			23	–	11		.676
Maryland	8	–	8		.500			19	–	15		.559
Georgia Tech	7	–	9		.438			15	–	17		.469
Wake Forest	7	–	9		.438			17	–	13		.567
Florida State	7	–	9		.438			19	–	15		.559
Virginia	5	–	11		.313			17	–	16		.515
Boston College	4	–	12		.250			14	–	17		.452
NC State	4	–	12		.250			15	–	16		.484
† 2008 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket

	First round March 13, 2008					Quarterfinals March 14, 2008					Semifinals March 15, 2008					Championship Game March 16, 2008
						1	#1 North Carolina [2]	82
						9	Florida State	70
	8	Wake Forest	60
	9	Florida State [3]	70
											1	#1 North Carolina [4]	68
											4	Virginia Tech	66
						4	Virginia Tech [5]	63
						5	Miami	49
	5	Miami (FL) [6]	63
	12	NC State	50
																1	#1 North Carolina [7]	86
																3	#22 Clemson	81
						2	#9 Duke [8]	82
						7	Georgia Tech	70
	7	Georgia Tech [9]	94
	10	Virginia	76
											2	#9 Duke	74
											3	#22 Clemson [10]	78
						3	#22 Clemson [11]	82
						11	Boston College	48
	6	Maryland	68
	11	Boston College [12]	71

AP Rankings at time of tournament

References

1. "No. 1 North Carolina Claims ACC Crown". Archived from the original on December 31, 2010. Retrieved March 18, 2008.
2. No. 1 Tar Heels Top Seminoles, 82-70 :: Hansbrough scores 22 points, Ellington adds 19 in quarterfinal win over FSU.
3. Florida State Beats Wake Forest, 70-60 :: Seminoles will face Tar Heels in the quarterfinals Friday.
4. No. 1 UNC Holds Off Tech, 68-66 :: Hansbrough's fadeaway jumper lifts Tar Heels into ACC Championship.
5. Virginia Tech Beats Miami, 63-49 :: Vassallo and Delaney score 15 points apiece in Tech's quarterfinal win.
6. Hurricanes Roll Past Wolfpack, 63-50 :: Dews scores 14 points to help Miami advance to quarterfinals.
7. No. 1 North Carolina Claims ACC Crown :: UNC earns a record 17th ACC title in 86-81 win over Clemson.
8. No. 7 Duke Downs Georgia Tech, 82-70 :: Scheyer scores 18 points for the Blue Devils.
9. Georgia Tech Routs Virginia, 94-76 :: Morrow scores 18 points for the Yellow Jackets.
10. Clemson Stuns No. 7 Duke, 78-74 :: Booker scores 18 points, Hammonds adds 17 in semifinal win.
11. Tigers Topple Eagles, 82-48 :: Clemson advances to ACC Semifinals to face Duke.
12. Boston College Pulls Past Maryland, Advances to ACC Quarterfinals :: The Eagles capture the upset and secure their fate for tomorrow against Clemson.