1987 ACC men's basketball tournament

The 1987 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament took place in Landover, Maryland, at the Capital Centre. NC State defeated North Carolina, 68–67 to win the championship. Vinny Del Negro of NC State was named tournament MVP. NC State defeated all three of their in-state rivals on their way to the tournament championship, beating Duke in the quarterfinal round, Wake Forest in the semifinal, and North Carolina in the championship game.

1987 ACC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1986–87
Teams	8
Site	Capital Centre Landover, Maryland
Champions	NC State (10th title)
Winning coach	Jim Valvano (2nd title)
MVP	Vinny Del Negro (NC State)
Television	Raycom/Jefferson Pilot, NBC (Championship Game, Outside the ACC Footprint)
ACC men's basketball tournaments

1986–87 ACC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 North Carolina	14	–	0		1.000			32	–	4		.889
No. 13 Clemson	10	–	4		.714			25	–	6		.806
No. 17 Duke	9	–	5		.643			24	–	9		.727
Virginia	8	–	6		.571			21	–	10		.677
Georgia Tech	7	–	7		.500			16	–	13		.552
NC State †	6	–	8		.429			20	–	14		.588
Wake Forest	2	–	12		.143			14	–	15		.483
Maryland	0	–	14		.000			9	–	17		.346
† 1987 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket

	Quarterfinals March 6					Semifinals March 7					Championship Game March 8
	1	#2 North Carolina	82
	8	Maryland	63
						1	#2 North Carolina	842OT
						4	Virginia	82
	4	Virginia	55
	5	Georgia Tech	54
											1	#2 North Carolina	67
											6	NC State	68
	3	#14 Duke	64
	6	NC State	71OT
						6	NC State	772OT
						7	Wake Forest	73
	2	#13 Clemson	62
	7	Wake Forest	69