1972 ACC men's basketball tournament

1972 ACC men's basketball tournament
1972 ACC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	7
Site	Greensboro Coliseum; Greensboro, North Carolina
Champions	North Carolina (5th title)
Winning coach	Dean Smith (4th title)
MVP	Bob McAdoo (North Carolina)
	ACC men's basketball tournaments ← 1971 1973 →

1971–72 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 North Carolina †	9	–	3	.750	26	–	5	.839
No. 14 Maryland	8	–	4	.667	27	–	5	.844
No. 20 Virginia	8	–	4	.667	21	–	7	.750
Duke	6	–	6	.500	14	–	12	.538
NC State	6	–	6	.500	16	–	10	.615
Wake Forest	3	–	9	.250	8	–	18	.308
Clemson	2	–	10	.167	10	–	16	.385

† 1972 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was held in Greensboro, North Carolina, at the Greensboro Coliseum from March 9–11. North Carolina defeated Maryland, 73–64, to win the championship. Bob McAdoo of North Carolina was named the tournament MVP. With the departure of South Carolina, the ACC was left with seven members, so the top seed received a bye into the semifinals from 1972 through and including 1979.

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