2014–15 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season

The 2014–15 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2014, followed by the start of the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in early January 2015 and concluded in March with the 2015 ACC men's basketball tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. The 2014–15 season marked the first season in conference history without Maryland as a member; they departed the ACC for the Big Ten Conference in July 2014 and the first season for Louisville.

2014–15 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams15
TV partner(s)ACCN, ESPN, Raycom Sports, Regional Sports Networks, CBS
Regular season
First placeVirginia
Season MVPJahlil Okafor, Duke
ACC tournament
ChampionsNotre Dame
Finals MVPJerian Grant, Notre Dame
2014–15 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Virginia16–2 .88930–4  .882
No. 4 Duke15–3 .83335–4  .897
No. 8 Notre Dame †14–4 .77832–6  .842
No. 15 North Carolina11–7 .61126–12  .684
Miami (FL)10–8 .55625–13  .658
NC State10–8 .55622–14  .611
Syracuse9–9 .50018–13  .581
Clemson8–10 .44416–15  .516
Florida State8–10 .44417–16  .515
Pittsburgh8–10 .44419–15  .559
Wake Forest5–13 .27813–19  .406
Boston College4–14 .22213–19  .406
Georgia Tech3–15 .16712–19  .387
Virginia Tech2–16 .11111–22  .333
No. 17 Louisville*0–6 .0000–8  .000
† ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*Louisville: 24 reg. season games, 4 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed Record-(27-9)(12-6)

Preseason
ACC recruits at the 2014 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
Grayson Allen, Duke
Joel Berry II, UNC
Justin Jackson, UNC
Tyus Jones, Duke
Jahlil Okafor, Duke
Theo Pinson, UNC
Justise Winslow, Duke

Rankings
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Main article: 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
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Boston College AP
C
Clemson AP
C
Duke AP 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 4 N/A
C 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 3 2 5 1
Florida State AP RV RV NR
C RV NR
Georgia Tech AP
C
Louisville AP 8 7 6 5 4 4 4 5 5 6 10 10 9 9 12 17 16 14 17 N/A
C 9 8 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 7 10 10 8 8 12 15 14 13 16 10
Miami AP RV 17 15 20 18 RV NR RV 23
C RV RV 20 15 20 21 19 RV NR RV 23
North Carolina AP 6 6 5 12 21 24 20 19 18 15 15 13 12 12 15 15 19 19 15 N/A
C 6 6 6 12 18 24 21 20 17 16 15 14 13 15 16 18 19 19 14 12
NC State AP RV RV RV RV RV NR RV N/A
C RV RV NR RV RV 24
Notre Dame AP RV RV NR RV 25 21 16 14 13 12 8 8 10 10 10 9 12 11 8 N/A
C RV RV RV RV RV 21 16 13 12 12 9 8 10 11 10 8 11 9 8 5
Pittsburgh AP RV RV NR
C RV RV NR
Syracuse AP 23 23 RV RV NR RV
C 24 24 RV NR
Virginia AP 9 9 8 7 6 6 5 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 3 6 N/A
C 8 9 7 6 5 5 5 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 3 3 2 4 6 8
Virginia Tech AP
C
Wake Forest AP
C

Regular season

Conference matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season.

  Boston College Clemson Duke Florida State Georgia Tech Louisville Miami North Carolina NC State Notre Dame Pittsburgh Syracuse Virginia Virginia Tech Wake Forest
vs. Boston College –1–01–01–00–11–02–01–00–12–02–02–01-00–10–1
vs. Clemson 0–1–1–01–11–11–01–01–01–12–00–10–11–00–10–1
vs. Duke 0–10–1–0–10–10–11–00–21–01–10–10–20–10–10–2
vs. Florida State 0–11–11–0–0–11–01–11–01–01–01–11–01–00–20–1
vs. Georgia Tech 1–01–11–01–0–1–00–12–01–02–01–01–01–01–01–1
vs. Louisville 0–10–11–00–10–1–0–21–11–01–00–21–01–10–10–1
vs. Miami 0–20–10–11–11–02–0–1–00–11–00–10–11–00–21–0
vs. North Carolina 0–10–12–00–10–21–10–1–1–11–01–00–11–00–10–1
vs. NC State 1–01–10–10–10–10–11–01–1–1–00–10–12–00–11–1
vs. Notre Dame 0–20–21–10–10–20–10–10–10–1–1–01–01–00–10–1
vs. Pittsburgh 0–21–01–01–10–12–01–00–11–00–1–0–21–01–01–0
vs. Syracuse 0–21–02–00–10–10–11–01–01–00–12–0–1–00–20–1
vs. Virginia 0–10–11–00–10–11–10–10–10–20–10–10–1–0–20–2
vs. Virginia Tech 1–01–01–02–00–11–02–01–01–01–00–12–02–0–1–0
vs. Wake Forest 1–01–02–01–01–11–00–11–01–11–00–11–02–00–1–
Total 4–148-1015–38–103–1512-610-811-710-814–48-109-916-22–165-13

Postseason

ACC tournament
Main article: 2015 ACC men's basketball tournament
First round
Tuesday March 10		Second round
Wednesday March 11		Quarterfinals
Thursday March 12		Semifinals
Friday March 13		Championship Game
Saturday March 14
1Virginia58
8Clemson739Florida State44
9Florida State761Virginia67
5North Carolina71
4Louisville60
5North Carolina815North Carolina70
12Boston College6612Boston College635North Carolina82
13Georgia Tech653Notre Dame90
2Duke77
7NC State817NC State53
10Pittsburgh702Duke64
3Notre Dame74
3Notre Dame70
6Miami596Miami63
11Wake Forest8014Virginia Tech49
14Virginia Tech81

NCAA tournament
Main article: 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
Seed Region School First Four 2nd round 3rd round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship
1 South Duke W, 85–56 vs. #16 Robert Morris – (Charlotte) W, 68–49 vs. #8 San Diego State – (Charlotte) W, 63–57 vs. #5 Utah – (Houston) W, 66–52 vs. #2 Gonzaga – (Houston) W, 81–61 vs. #7 Michigan State – (Indianapolis) W, 68–63 vs. #1 Wisconsin – (Indianapolis)
2 East Virginia W, 56–53 vs. #15 Belmont – (Charlotte) L, 54–60 vs. #7 Michigan State – (Charlotte)
3 Midwest Notre Dame W, 69–65 vs. #14 Northeastern – (Pittsburgh) W, 67–64 vs. #6 Butler – (Pittsburgh) W, 81–70vs. #7 Wichita State – (Cleveland) L, 66–68 vs. #1 Kentucky – (Cleveland)
4 East Louisville W, 57–55 vs. #13 UC Irvine – (Seattle) W, 71–68 vs. #5 Northern Iowa – (Seattle) W, 75–65 vs. #8 NC State – (Syracuse) L, 70–76 vs. #7 Michigan State – (Syracuse)
4 West North Carolina W, 67–65 vs. #13 Harvard – (Jacksonville) W, 87–78 vs. #5 Arkansas – (Jacksonville) L, 72–79 vs. #1 Wisconsin – (Los Angeles)
8 East NC State W, 66–65 vs. #9 LSU – (Pittsburgh) W, 71–68 vs. #1 Villanova – (Pittsburgh) L, 65–75 vs. #4 Louisville – (Syracuse)

Honors and awards
2015 ACC Men's Basketball Individual Awards[1]
Award Recipient(s)
Player of the Year Jahlil Okafor, C, DUKE
Coach of the Year Tony Bennett, VIRGINIA
Defensive Player of the Year Darion Atkins, G, VIRGINIA
Rookie of the Year Jahlil Okafor, C, DUKE
2015 ACC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams[2]
First Team Second Team Third Team
Malcolm Brogdon, Jr., G, VIRGINIA
†Jerian Grant, Sr., G, NOTRE DAME
Olivier Hanlan, Jr., G, BOSTON COLLEGE
†Jahlil Okafor, Fr., C, DUKE
Rakeem Christmas, Sr., F, SYRACUSE
 Justin Anderson, Jr., G, VIRGINIA
Quinn Cook, Sr., G, DUKE
Montrezl Harrell, Jr., F, LOUISVILLE
Trevor Lacey, Jr., G, NC STATE
Terry Rozier, So., G, LOUISVILLE
 Pat Connaughton, Sr., G, NOTRE DAME
Anthony Gill, Jr., F, VIRGINIA
Brice Johnson, Jr., F, NORTH CAROLINA
Tyus Jones, Fr., G, DUKE
Marcus Paige, Jr., G, NORTH CAROLINA
† - denotes unanimous selection

References
  1. 2015 ACC Men's Basketball Awards Announced Archived 2015-03-14 at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 9, 2015
  2. 2015 ACC Men's Basketball Awards Announced Archived 2015-04-25 at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 9, 2015
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