The 2019 ACC men's basketball tournament was the 66th annual postseason men's basketball tournament for the Atlantic Coast Conference, held March 12–16, 2019 at the

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. The

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and

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entered the tournament as the top two seeds, both with 16–2 conference, and ranked #2 and #3 in the country respectively. Both teams were defeated in the semifinals, by the #4

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(ranked #12 nationally) and the #3

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(ranked #5 nationally). Duke defeated Florida State, 73–63, in the championship game, claiming their 21st ACC Tournament title and 15th during head coach

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's tenure. Duke's

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was named the tournament's MVP.

Seeds

All 15 ACC teams participated in the tournament, seeded by their record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top 4 seeds (Virginia, North Carolina, Duke, and Florida State) received a double bye. Virginia Tech, Syracuse, NC State, Louisville, and Clemson receive single byes. Boston College, Miami, Georgia Tech, Wake Forest, Pittsburgh, and Notre Dame played in the first round.

Schedule

Games were shown on over-the-air television in local media markets by the

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. Games also aired nationally on various

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cable networks with separate telecasts and commentators. The tournament marked the formal end of

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' long-term association with the conference; its event rights will now be held by ESPN as part of its new cable channel

Bracket

* denotes overtime period Source:

Game summaries

First round

Second round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Awards and honors

Tournament MVP:

All-Tournament Teams: :First Team :*

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, Duke :*

, Duke :* Mfiondu Kabengele, Florida State :* Cameron Johnson, North Carolina :* Kyle Guy, Virginia :Second Team :* Tre Jones, Duke :* Terance Mann, Florida State :* Luke Maye, North Carolina :*

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, North Carolina :* Frank Howard, Syracuse

References

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