1967 ACC men's basketball tournament

The 1967 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was held in Greensboro, North Carolina, at the Greensboro Coliseum, the first of 22 to be held at that venue, from March 9–11, 1967. North Carolina defeated Duke, 82–73, to win the championship. Larry Miller of North Carolina was named tournament MVP. This was the first ACC Tournament not held at Reynolds Coliseum.

1967 ACC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1966–67
Teams8
SiteGreensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, North Carolina
ChampionsNorth Carolina (2nd title)
Winning coachDean Smith (1st title)
MVPLarry Miller (North Carolina)
1966–67 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 North Carolina †12–2 .85726–6  .813
Duke9–3 .75018–9  .667
South Carolina8–4 .66716–7  .696
Clemson9–5 .64317–8  .680
Wake Forest5–9 .3579–18  .333
Maryland5–9 .35711–14  .440
Virginia4–10 .2869–17  .346
NC State2–12 .1437–19  .269
† 1967 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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

Bracket
Quarterfinals
March 9 		Semifinals
March 10 		Championship Game
March 11
         
1 #3 North Carolina 56
8 NC State 53
1 #3 North Carolina 89
5 Wake Forest 79
4 Clemson 61
5 Wake Forest 63OT
1 #3 North Carolina 82
2 Duke 73
2 Duke 99
7 Virginia 78
2 Duke 69
3 South Carolina 66
3 South Carolina 57
6 Maryland 54

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