2001 ACC men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 2001 ACC Men's 2001acctournament.png 120px 2001 ACC Tournament logo 9 Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia Duke 12th Mike Krzyzewski 6th Shane Battier Duke The 2001 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 8 to 11 in Atlanta, Georgia, at the Georgia Dome. Duke won the tournament for the third year in a row, defeating North Carolina in the championship game. Duke's Shane Battier won the tournament's Most Valuable Player award. Duke went on to win the 2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in the following weeks. It was their third national championship. Duke defeated ACC rival Maryland in the Final Four. Duke also defeated Maryland in the ACC semifinal round. The 2001 ACC Tournament Championship Game pitted the #1 and #2 seeds against each other for the second consecutive year. The 2001 edition of the ACC Tournament was the first one held in the Georgia Dome. The tournament had previously been held in Atlanta at the Omni. The tournament returned to the Georgia Dome in 2009. The tournament format reverted to the format last used in 1997, featuring a first round game between the two lowest seeds, with the remaining teams receiving byes to the quarterfinals. The previous format had the #1 seed facing the #9 seed in the first round, with the winner receiving a bye to the semifinals, while the #7 and #8 seeds played in the first round to determine which would join the #2 to #6 seeds in quarterfinals. Bracket First roundMarch 8 QuarterfinalsMarch 9 SemifinalsMarch 10 Championship GameMarch 11 8 2000 Florida State Seminoles Florida State 64 9 Clemson 66 1 #6 North Carolina 99 9 Clemson 81 4 #12 Virginia 69 5 Georgia Tech 74 2 #3 Duke 76 7 2000 NC State Wolfpack NC State 61 3 #11 Maryland 71 6 #22 Wake Forest 53 1 #6 North Carolina 70 5 Georgia Tech 63 2 #3 Duke 84 3 #11 Maryland 82 1 #6 North Carolina 53 2 #3 Duke 79 AP rankings at time of tournament References External links 2008–09 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide Atlantic Coast Conference 2008 108 http://www.theacc.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/acc/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/09mbkguide083112 April 11, 2020 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110101080207/http://www.theacc.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/acc/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/09mbkguide083112 January 1, 2011 Tournament Category:ACC men's basketball tournament ACC men's basketball tournament ACC men's basketball tournament Category:2001 in Atlanta Category:College basketball tournaments in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:Basketball competitions in Atlanta