1966 ACC men's basketball tournament

The 1966 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was held in Raleigh, North Carolina, at Reynolds Coliseum from March 3–5, 1966. Duke defeated NC State, 71–66, to win the championship for the fourth time. Steve Vacendak of Duke was named tournament MVP. This was the last ACC Tournament held at Reynolds Coliseum.

1966 ACC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1965–66
Teams8
SiteReynolds Coliseum
Raleigh, North Carolina
ChampionsDuke (4th title)
Winning coachVic Bubas (4th title)
MVPSteve Vacendak (Duke)
1965–66 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Duke †12–2 .85726–4  .867
NC State9–5 .64318–9  .667
Clemson8–6 .57115–10  .600
North Carolina8–6 .57116–11  .593
Maryland7–7 .50014–11  .560
South Carolina4–10 .28611–13  .458
Virginia4–10 .2867–15  .318
Wake Forest4–10 .2868–18  .308
† 1966 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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

Bracket
Quarterfinals
March 3 		Semifinals
March 4 		Championship Game
March 5
         
1 #3 Duke 103
8 Wake Forest 73
1 #3 Duke 21
4 North Carolina 20
4 North Carolina 77
5 Maryland 70
1 #3 Duke 71
2 NC State 66
2 NC State 86
7 Virginia 77
2 NC State 75
6 South Carolina 62
3 Clemson 52
6 South Carolina 60
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