1961 ACC men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 March 2026 noref (GreenC bot) 1961 ACC Men's 7 Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina Wake Forest 1st Bones McKinney 1st Len Chappell Wake Forest The 1961 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was held in Raleigh, North Carolina, at Reynolds Coliseum from March 2–4, 1961. Wake Forest defeated Duke, 96–81, to win the championship.Schoolfield Hank Len Chappell Powers Wake Forest to 96-81 Win, ACC Championship https://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal/192538856/ 2 March 2026 Winston-Salem Journal 5 March 1961 19 Len Chappell of Wake Forest was named tournament MVP. 1960 North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina did not participate because the program was on NCAA probation. As a result, top seed Wake Forest received a first-round bye. The only other times an ACC team opted out of the tournament were 1990 Maryland Terrapins Maryland in 1991, Syracuse in 2015, and Louisville in 2016 for similar reasons. Bracket QuarterfinalsMarch 2 SemifinalsMarch 3 Championship GameMarch 4 4 1960 Maryland Terrapins Maryland 91 5 Clemson 75 2 #9 Duke 89 7 1960 Virginia Cavaliers Virginia 54 3 1960 NC State Wolfpack NC State 78 6 1960 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina 80 1 Wake Forest 98 4 Maryland 76 2 #9 Duke 92 6 South Carolina 75 1 Wake Forest 96 2 #9 Duke 81 References Tournament Category:ACC men's basketball tournament Category:College basketball tournaments in Raleigh, North Carolina ACC men's basketball tournament Category:20th century in Raleigh, North Carolina