1981 ACC men's basketball tournament
Appearance
The 1981 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held in Landover, Maryland, at the Capital Centre from March 5–7. North Carolina defeated Maryland 61–60 to win the championship. Sam Perkins was named the tournament MVP.
Bracket
Quarterfinals March 5, 1981 | Semifinals March 6, 1981 | Championship Game March 7, 1981 | ||||||||||||
1 | Virginia | 76 | ||||||||||||
8 | Georgia Tech | 47 | ||||||||||||
1 | Virginia | 62 | ||||||||||||
4 | Maryland | 85 | ||||||||||||
4 | Maryland | 56 | ||||||||||||
5 | Duke | 53 | ||||||||||||
4 | Maryland | 60 | ||||||||||||
2 | North Carolina | 61 | ||||||||||||
2 | North Carolina | 69 | ||||||||||||
7 | NC State | 54 | ||||||||||||
2 | North Carolina | 58 | ||||||||||||
3 | Wake Forest | 57 | ||||||||||||
3 | Wake Forest | 80 | ||||||||||||
6 | Clemson | 71 |