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2020 ACC men's basketball tournament
2020 ACC Tournament logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season2019–20
Teams14
SiteGreensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, North Carolina
ChampionsTournament canceled
TelevisionESPN, ESPN2, ACCN
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2019–20 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Florida State 16 – 4   .800 26 – 5   .839
No. 16 Virginia 15 – 5   .750 23 – 7   .767
No. 14 Louisville 15 – 5   .750 24 – 7   .774
No. 11 Duke 15 – 5   .750 25 – 6   .806
Georgia Tech* 11 – 9   .550 17 – 14   .548
NC State 10 – 10   .500 20 – 12   .625
Syracuse 10 – 10   .500 18 – 14   .563
Notre Dame 10 – 10   .500 20 – 12   .625
Clemson 9 – 11   .450 16 – 15   .516
Miami (FL) 7 – 13   .350 15 – 16   .484
Boston College 7 – 13   .350 13 – 18   .419
Virginia Tech 7 – 13   .350 16 – 16   .500
Wake Forest 6 – 14   .300 13 – 18   .419
Pittsburgh 6 – 14   .300 16 – 17   .485
North Carolina 6 – 14   .300 14 – 19   .424
*Ineligible for postseason due to NCAA violations.
Note: The 2020 ACC tournament was cancelled before the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020 ACC men's basketball tournament presented by New York Life was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Atlantic Coast Conference and was held at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina, from March 10–11, 2020.[1] It was the 67th annual edition of the tournament.

This was the first edition of the tournament to not be available free-to-air at all, as the syndicated ACC package was shut down in favor of the launch of the cable-only ACCN, which exclusively carried the first round of the tournament, with the ESPN networks carrying the remainder of the tournament.

Due to ongoing concerns with the COVID-19 pandemic, officials announced that, initially, the tournament would only be played in front of essential tournament personnel, limited school administrators and student-athlete guests, broadcast television, and credentialed media members present, starting with the quarterfinals; however, shortly before the tipoff of the quarterfinal matchup between Florida State and Clemson, the ACC announced the tournament was canceled and Florida State, the regular season champions, would receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, though that decision became moot with the NCAA Tournament's cancellation later the same day.[2][3] Florida State was awarded the conference championship along with the trophy for the 2020 tournament.

Seeds[edit]

Fourteen of the 15 ACC teams would have participated in the tournament; the other team, Georgia Tech, was banned from postseason play, including the conference tournament, due to NCAA rules violations.[4] Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.[5] The top four seeds received double byes, while seeds 5 through 10 received single byes.[6] Ultimately, the tournament being canceled shortly before the quarterfinal games were to have begun resulted in the top four seeds not playing at all.

Seed School Conference
Record 		Tiebreaker 1 Tiebreaker 2 Tiebreaker 3 Tiebreaker 4
1 Florida State 16–4
2 Virginia 15–5 2–1 vs Duke/Louisville 1–1 vs Louisville 1–1 vs Florida State
3 Louisville 15–5 2–1 vs Duke/Virginia 1–1 vs Virginia 0–2 vs Florida State
4 Duke 15–5 0–2 vs Louisville/Virginia
5 NC State 10–10 2–0 vs Notre Dame/Syracuse
6 Syracuse 10–10 1–2 vs NC State/Notre Dame 1–1 vs Notre Dame 0–1 vs Florida State 1–3 vs Virginia/Louisville/Duke
7 Notre Dame 10–10 1–2 vs NC State/Syracuse 1–1 vs Syracuse 0–2 vs Florida State 0–3 vs Virginia/Louisville/Duke
8 Clemson 9–11
9 Miami 7–13 3–0 vs Boston College/Virginia Tech
10 Boston College 7–13 2–1 vs Miami/Virginia Tech
11 Virginia Tech 7–13 0–4 vs Miami/Boston College
12 Wake Forest 6–14 2–1 vs North Carolina/Pittsburgh 1–0 vs Pittsburgh
13 Pittsburgh 6–14 2–1 vs North Carolina/Wake Forest 0–1 vs Wake Forest
14 North Carolina 6–14 1–3 vs Pittsburgh/Wake Forest

Schedule[edit]

Session Game Time Matchup Score Television Attendance
First round – Tuesday, March 10
Opening
day 		1 4:30 pm No. 12 Wake Forest vs No. 13 Pittsburgh 72–81 ACCN 13,310
2 7:00 pm No. 11 Virginia Tech vs No. 14 North Carolina 56–78
Second round – Wednesday, March 11
1 3 12:00 pm No. 8 Clemson vs No. 9 Miami 69–64 ESPN n/a
4 2:00 pm* No. 5 NC State vs No. 13 Pittsburgh 73–58
2 5 7:00 pm No. 7 Notre Dame vs No. 10 Boston College 80–58 ESPN2 20,809
6 9:00 pm* No. 6 Syracuse vs No. 14 North Carolina 81–53
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 12
3 7 12:30 pm No. 1 Florida State vs No. 8 Clemson canceled ESPN
8 2:30 pm* No. 4 Duke vs No. 5 NC State
4 9 7:00 pm No. 2 Virginia vs No. 7 Notre Dame
10 9:00 pm* No. 3 Louisville vs No. 6 Syracuse
Semifinals – Friday, March 13
5 11 7:00 pm Florida State/Clemson vs Duke/NC State canceled ESPN
12 9:00 pm* Virginia/Notre Dame vs Louisville/Syracuse
Championship – Saturday, March 14
6 13 8:30 pm Winner of game 11 vs Winner of game 12 canceled ESPN
*Denotes approximate time. Game times in EDT. Rankings denote tournament seed.

Bracket[edit]

First round
Tuesday, March 10
ACCN		Second round
Wednesday, March 11
ESPN/ESPN2		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 12
ESPN		Semifinals
Friday, March 13
ESPN		Championship
Saturday, March 14
ESPN
1Florida State
8Clemson698Clemson
9Miami64Canceled due to
COVID-19 pandemic
4Duke
5NC State735NC State
12Wake Forest7213Pittsburgh58Canceled due to
13Pittsburgh81COVID-19 pandemic
2Virginia
7Notre Dame807Notre Dame
10Boston College58Canceled due to
COVID-19 pandemic
3Louisville
6Syracuse816Syracuse
11Virginia Tech5614North Carolina53
14North Carolina78

Game summaries[edit]

First round[edit]

ACCN
March 10
4:30 p.m.
No. 12 Wake Forest 72, No. 13 Pittsburgh 81
Scoring by half: 41–40, 31–41
Pts: Sarr (20)
Rebs: Sarr (13)
Asts: Neath (6)		 Pts: Champagnie (31)
Rebs: Coulibaly (7)
Asts: Johnson (8)
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
Attendance: 13,310
Referees: Tony Henderson, Jerry Heater, Lee Cassell
ACCN
March 10
7:00 p.m.
No. 11 Virginia Tech 56, No. 14 North Carolina 78
Scoring by half: 26–32, 30–46
Pts: Cattoor (14)
Rebs: Ojiako (7)
Asts: Bede (5)		 Pts: Brooks (20)
Rebs: Bacot (11)
Asts: Anthony/Black (4)
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
Attendance: 13,310
Referees: Mark Schnur, Raymond Styons, Burt Smith

Second round[edit]

ESPN
March 11
12:00 p.m.
No. 8 Clemson 69, No. 9 Miami 64
Scoring by half: 21–23, 48–41
Pts: Dawes (18)
Rebs: Simms (10)
Asts: Simms (4)		 Pts: Lykes (21)
Rebs: Waardenburg (8)
Asts: Wong (3)
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
Referees: Ron Groover, Brian Dorsey, Mark Schnur
ESPN
March 11
2:00 p.m.
No. 5 NC State 73, No. 13 Pittsburgh 58
Scoring by half: 35–32, 38–26
Pts: Daniels (23)
Rebs: Bryce (10)
Asts: Johnson (11)		 Pts: Johnson (15)
Rebs: Hamilton (9)
Asts: McGowens (3)
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
Referees: Roger Ayers, Jamie Luckie, Clarence Armstrong
ESPN2
March 11
7:00 p.m.
No. 7 Notre Dame 80, No. 10 Boston College 58
Scoring by half: 36–21, 44–37
Pts: Gibbs (16)
Rebs: Mooney (11)
Asts: Hubb (9)		 Pts: Mitchell (20)
Rebs: Mitchell (13)
Asts: Heath (4)
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
Attendance: 20,809
Referees: Mike Eades, Tony Henderson, Jerry Heater
ESPN2
March 11
9:00 p.m.
No. 6 Syracuse 81, No. 14 North Carolina 53
Scoring by half: 43–22, 38–31
Pts: Hughes (27)
Rebs: Sidibe (13)
Asts: Girard III (8)		 Pts: Brooks (18)
Rebs: Bacot (7)
Asts: Bacot/Anthony (3)
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
Attendance: 20,809
Referees: Ted Valentine, Bill Covington, AJ Desai

Quarterfinals[edit]

ESPN
March 12
12:30 p.m.
Not played
No. 1 Florida State vs. No. 8 Clemson
Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
ESPN
March 12
2:30 p.m.
Not played
No. 4 Duke vs. No. 5 NC State
Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
ESPN
March 12
7:00 p.m.
Not played
No. 2 Virginia vs. No. 7 Notre Dame
Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
ESPN
March 12
9:00 p.m.
Not played
No. 3 Louisville vs. No. 6 Syracuse
Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC

Semifinals[edit]

ESPN
March 13
7:00 p.m.
Not played
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
ESPN
March 13
9:00 p.m.
Not played
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC

Final[edit]

ESPN
March 14
8:30 p.m.
Not played
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC

Awards and honors[edit]

Tournament MVP: not awarded

All-Tournament Teams: not awarded

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2019–20 ACC Championship Dates and Sites Announced". Atlantic Coast Conference. May 30, 2019. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  2. ^ Carter, Andrew (March 12, 2020). "ACC tournament will keep fans out of its remaining games amid coronavirus outbreak". The News & Observer. The McClatchy Company. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "Statement from ACC on Men's Basketball Tournament". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  4. ^ Geisinger, Brian (September 26, 2019). "Georgia Tech Basketball Banned from 2020 Postseason by NCAA". accsports.com. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  5. ^ "New York Life ACC Tournament Tiebreaker and Seedings Procedure". TheACC.com. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  6. ^ Friedlander, Brett (September 26, 2019). "Georgia Tech postseason ban forces change to ACC tourney format". North State Journal. Raleigh, NC. Retrieved February 5, 2020.

External links[edit]

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