2005 ACC men's basketball tournament

2005 ACC men's basketball tournament
2005 ACC men's basketball tournament
	2005 ACC Tournament logo
Classification	Division I
Season	2004–05
Teams	11
Site	MCI Center; Washington, D.C.
Champions	Duke (15th title)
Winning coach	Mike Krzyzewski (9th title)
MVP	JJ Redick (Duke)
	ACC men's basketball tournaments ← 2004 2006 →

The 2005 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 10 to 13 in Washington, D.C., at the MCI Center. This was the first time the tournament was played in Washington itself, as the previous ACC Tournaments in the D.C. area were played in suburban Landover, Maryland, at the Capital Centre. Duke won the tournament, defeating Georgia Tech in the championship game. Duke's JJ Redick won the tournament's Most Valuable Player award.

The 2005 ACC Tournament was the first, and only, ACC Tournament with 11 teams participating. Conference newcomers Miami and Virginia Tech participated in their first ACC tournament. Their debuts were unsuccessful, as both teams failed to win a game. The tournament expanded to 12 teams the following season, as Boston College joined from the Big East Conference.

Wake Forest's Chris Paul was suspended for his team's quarterfinal game against NC State for punching Julius Hodge in the groin in the season finale between the two teams. NC State took advantage of his absence, defeating Wake Forest en route to the semifinal round.

2004–05 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 North Carolina	14	–	2	.875	33	–	4	.892
No. 5 Wake Forest	13	–	3	.813	27	–	6	.818
No. 3 Duke†	11	–	5	.688	27	–	6	.818
Virginia Tech	8	–	8	.500	16	–	14	.533
No. 25 Georgia Tech	8	–	8	.500	20	–	12	.625
Miami (FL)	7	–	9	.438	16	–	13	.552
NC State	7	–	9	.438	21	–	14	.600
Maryland	7	–	9	.438	19	–	13	.594
Clemson	5	–	11	.313	16	–	16	.500
Florida State	4	–	12	.250	14	–	15	.483
Virginia	4	–	12	.250	14	–	15	.483

† 2005 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Bracket

First round March 10, 2005			Quarterfinals March 11, 2005			Semifinals March 12, 2005			Championship Game March 13, 2005

			1	#2 North Carolina	88

			9	Clemson	81
8	Maryland	72

9	Clemson	84
						1	#2 North Carolina	75

						5	Georgia Tech	78



			4	Virginia Tech	54

			5	Georgia Tech	73



									5	Georgia Tech	64

									3	#3 Duke	69



			2	#5 Wake Forest	65

			7	NC State	81
7	NC State	70

10	Florida State	54
						7	NC State	69

						3	#3 Duke	76



			3	#3 Duke	76

			11	Virginia	64
6	Miami	65

11	Virginia	66