1971 ACC men's basketball tournament

The 1971 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was held in Greensboro, North Carolina, at the Greensboro Coliseum from March 11–13. South Carolina defeated North Carolina, 52–51, to win the championship. This was the only ACC Tournament that South Carolina won and the last ACC Tournament in which they played. Lee Dedmon of North Carolina and John Roche of South Carolina tied as tournament MVPs. In the final, 6'3" Kevin Joyce out-jumped 6"10" Dedmon with seconds remaining to tap the ball to Tom Owens, who was left alone under the basket. Owens made the layup to give South Carolina the win as time expired.

1971 ACC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1970–71
Teams	8
Site	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
Champions	South Carolina (1st title)
Winning coach	Frank McGuire (2nd title)
MVP	Lee Dedmon (North Carolina) John Roche (South Carolina)
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1970–71 ACC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 13 North Carolina	11	–	3		.786			26	–	6		.813
No. 6 South Carolina †	10	–	4		.714			23	–	6		.793
Duke	9	–	5		.643			20	–	10		.667
Wake Forest	7	–	7		.500			16	–	10		.615
Virginia	6	–	8		.429			15	–	11		.577
NC State	5	–	9		.357			13	–	14		.481
Maryland	5	–	9		.357			14	–	12		.538
Clemson	3	–	11		.214			9	–	17		.346
† 1971 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket

	Quarterfinals March 11					Semifinals March 12					Championship Game March 13
	1	#13 North Carolina	76
	8	Clemson	41
						1	#13 North Carolina	78
						5	Virginia	68
	4	Wake Forest	84
	5	Virginia	85
											1	#13 North Carolina	51
											2	#6 South Carolina	52
	2	#6 South Carolina	71
	7	Maryland	63
						2	#6 South Carolina	69
						6	NC State	56
	3	#19 Duke	61
	6	NC State	68