1966 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1966 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held in Raleigh, North Carolina, at Reynolds Coliseum from March 3–5, 1966. Duke defeated NC State, 71–66, to win the championship for the fourth time. Steve Vacendak of Duke was named tournament MVP. This was the last ACC Tournament held at Reynolds Coliseum.

1966 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
SiteReynolds Coliseum
Raleigh, North Carolina
ChampionsDuke (4th title)
Winning coachVic Bubas (4th title)
MVPSteve Vacendak (Duke)
1965–66 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Duke122 .857  264  .867
NC State95 .643  189  .667
Clemson86 .571  1510  .600
North Carolina86 .571  1611  .593
Maryland77 .500  1411  .560
South Carolina410 .286  1113  .458
Virginia410 .286  715  .318
Wake Forest410 .286  818  .308
1966 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 3
Semifinals
March 4
Championship Game
March 5
         
1 #3 Duke 103
8 Wake Forest 73
1 #3 Duke 21
4 North Carolina 20
4 North Carolina 77
5 Maryland 70
1 #3 Duke 71
2 NC State 66
2 NC State 86
7 Virginia 77
2 NC State 75
6 South Carolina 62
3 Clemson 52
6 South Carolina 60

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