1962 ACC men's basketball tournament

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The 1962 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was held in Raleigh, North Carolina, at Reynolds Coliseum from March 1–3, 1962. Wake Forest defeated Clemson, 77–66, to win the championship for the second consecutive year. Len Chappell of Wake Forest was named tournament MVP.

1962 ACC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1961–62
Teams8
SiteReynolds Coliseum
Raleigh, North Carolina
ChampionsWake Forest (2nd title)
Winning coachBones McKinney (2nd title)
MVPLen Chappell (Wake Forest)
← 1961
1963 →
1961–62 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wake Forest 12 2   .857 22 9   .710
No. 10 Duke 11 3   .786 20 5   .800
NC State 10 4   .714 11 6   .647
North Carolina 7 7   .500 8 9   .471
South Carolina 7 7   .500 15 12   .556
Clemson 4 10   .286 12 15   .444
Maryland 3 11   .214 8 17   .320
Virginia 2 12   .143 5 18   .217
1962 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
March 1
Semifinals
March 2
Championship Game
March 3
         
1 Wake Forest 81
8 Virginia 58
1 Wake Forest 88
5 South Carolina 75
4 North Carolina 55
5 South Carolina 57
1 Wake Forest 77
6 Clemson 66
2 #8 Duke 71
7 Maryland 58
2 #8 Duke 72
6 Clemson 77
3 NC State 46
6 Clemson 67

References

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