1976 ACC men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 1976 ACC Men's 7 Capital Centre Landover, Maryland 1975 Virginia Cavaliers Virginia 1st Terry Holland 1st Wally Walker Virginia The 1976 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was held in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Landover, Maryland, at the Capital Centre from March 4–6. 1975 Virginia Cavaliers Virginia defeated North Carolina, 67–62, to win the championship.Sparks Dave 1976-03-07 Sports with Sparks https://www.newspapers.com/article/bristol-herald-courier-sports-with-spark/193750341/ 2026-03-19 Bristol Herald Courier 21 In doing so, Virginia became the first ACC Tournament champion to defeat three teams ranked by the AP poll on their way to the championship. This was the first ACC Tournament to be held outside the state of North Carolina, and only the third time that a team from outside that state won the tournament (Maryland in 1958, South Carolina in 1971). Wally Walker of Virginia was named the tournament MVP.Graves Pete 1976-03-11 Great Year for Walker https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-advance-great-year-for-walk/193750577/ 2026-03-19 The News and Advance 17 Bracket QuarterfinalsMarch 4 SemifinalsMarch 5 Championship GameMarch 6 1 4 Clemson 76 5 1975 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest 63 2 #9 Maryland 80OT 7 Duke 78Seppy Tom 1976-03-05 Crowd Concerns Smith, but Says 'We Beat Bye' https://www.newspapers.com/article/washington-daily-news-crowd-concerns-smi/193750957/ 2026-03-19 Washington Daily News 8 3 #17 1975 NC State Wolfpack NC State 63 6 1975 Virginia Cavaliers Virginia 75 1 #4 North Carolina 82 4 Clemson 74 2 #9 Maryland 65 6 Virginia 73 1 #4 North Carolina 62 6 Virginia 67 References Tournament Category:ACC men's basketball tournament Category:College basketball tournaments in Maryland Category:Organized events in Landover, Maryland ACC men's basketball tournament ACC men's basketball tournament Category:Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball