1964 ACC men's basketball tournament

The 1964 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was held in Raleigh, North Carolina, at Reynolds Coliseum from March 5–7, 1964. Duke defeated Wake Forest, 80–59, to win their second straight championship, and third in five years. Jeff Mullins of Duke was named tournament MVP.

1964 ACC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1963–64
Teams8
SiteReynolds Coliseum
Raleigh, North Carolina
ChampionsDuke (3rd title)
Winning coachVic Bubas (3rd title)
MVPJeff Mullins (Duke)
← 1963
1965 →
1963–64 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Duke 13 1   .929 26 5   .839
Wake Forest 9 5   .643 16 11   .593
Clemson 8 6   .571 13 12   .520
South Carolina 7 7   .500 10 14   .417
North Carolina 6 8   .429 12 12   .500
Maryland 5 9   .357 9 17   .346
Virginia 4 10   .286 8 16   .333
NC State 4 10   .286 8 11   .421
1964 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

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

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
March 5
Semifinals
March 6
Championship Game
March 7
         
1 #4 Duke 75
8 NC State 44
1 #4 Duke 65
5 North Carolina 49
4 South Carolina 63
5 North Carolina 80
1 #4 Duke 80
2 Wake Forest 59
2 Wake Forest 79
7 Virginia 60
2 Wake Forest 86
6 Clemson 64
3 Maryland 67
6 Clemson 81

References

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