1966 ACC men's basketball tournament

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1966 ACC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1965–66
Teams8
SiteReynolds Coliseum
Raleigh, North Carolina
ChampionsDuke (4th title)
Winning coachVic Bubas (4th title)
MVPSteve Vacendak (Duke)
← 1965
1967 →
1965–66 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Duke 12 2   .857 26 4   .867
NC State 9 5   .643 18 9   .667
Clemson 8 6   .571 15 10   .600
North Carolina 8 6   .571 16 11   .593
Maryland 7 7   .500 14 11   .560
South Carolina 4 10   .286 11 13   .458
Virginia 4 10   .286 7 15   .318
Wake Forest 4 10   .286 8 18   .308
1966 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Duke defeated all three of their in-state rivals on their way to the tournament championship, beating Wake Forest in the quarterfinal round, North Carolina in the semifinal, and NC State in the championship game.

Bracket[edit]

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