1992 ACC men's basketball tournament

The 1992 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament took place in Charlotte, North Carolina, at the second Charlotte Coliseum. Duke won the tournament, defeating North Carolina, 94–74, in the championship game. Christian Laettner of Duke was named tournament MVP. Florida State played in the ACC Tournament for the first time. The expansion to nine teams forced the addition of what would eventually become known as the "Les Robinson Invitational" because of NC State's multiple appearances in the Thursday game under coach Les Robinson.[1] The 1992 tournament was the only time under Robinson the Wolfpack did not participate in the new "first-round" game.

1992 ACC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1991–92
Teams9
SiteCharlotte Coliseum
Charlotte, North Carolina
ChampionsDuke (9th title)
Winning coachMike Krzyzewski (3rd title)
MVPChristian Laettner (Duke)
TelevisionRaycom-Jefferson Pilot Sports (within ACC footprint)
ESPN (outside ACC footprint)
← 1991
1993 →
1991–92 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Duke 14 2   .875 34 2   .944
No. 20 Florida State 11 5   .688 22 10   .688
No. 18 North Carolina 9 7   .563 23 10   .697
Georgia Tech 8 8   .500 23 12   .657
Virginia 8 8   .500 20 13   .606
Wake Forest 7 9   .438 17 12   .586
NC State 6 10   .375 12 18   .400
Maryland 5 11   .313 14 15   .483
Clemson 4 12   .250 14 14   .500
1992 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket

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First round
March 12
Quarterfinals
March 13
Semifinals
March 14
Championship Game
March 15
            
1 #1 Duke 94
8 Maryland 87
8 Maryland 81
9 Clemson 75
1 #1 Duke 89
4 Georgia Tech 76
4 Georgia Tech 68
5 Virginia 56
1 #1 Duke 94
3 #20 North Carolina 74
2 #18 Florida State 93
7 NC State 80
2 #18 Florida State 76
3 #20 North Carolina 80
3 #20 North Carolina 80
6 Wake Forest 65

AP rankings at time of tournament

References

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General
  • "2008–09 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide". Atlantic Coast Conference. 2008. p. 104. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
Specific
  1. ^ Gillespie, Bob (March 9, 2000). "ACC should return play-in format". The State. p. C5. Retrieved May 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.