1954 ACC men's basketball tournament

1954 ACC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1953–54
Teams	8
Site	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Champions	NC State (1st title)
Winning coach	Everett Case (1st title)
MVP	Dickie Hemric (Wake Forest)
ACC men's basketball tournaments

1953–54 ACC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 15 Duke	9	–	1		.900			21	–	6		.778
No. 20 Maryland	7	–	2		.778			23	–	7		.767
Wake Forest	8	–	4		.667			17	–	12		.586
NC State †	5	–	3		.625			26	–	7		.788
North Carolina	5	–	6		.455			11	–	10		.524
South Carolina	2	–	8		.200			10	–	16		.385
Virginia	1	–	4		.200			16	–	11		.593
Clemson	0	–	9		.000			5	–	18		.217
† 1954 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The inaugural Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was held in Raleigh, North Carolina, at Reynolds Coliseum from March 4–6, 1954. NC State defeated Wake Forest, 82–80 in overtime, to win the championship. Dickie Hemric of Wake Forest was named tournament MVP. NC State defeated all three of their in-state rivals on their way to the tournament championship, beating North Carolina in the quarterfinal round, Duke in the semifinal, and Wake Forest in the championship game.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals March 4					Semifinals March 5					Championship Game March 6
	1	#11 Duke	96
	8	Virginia	68
						1	#11 Duke	75
						4	#18 NC State	79
	4	#18 NC State	52
	5	North Carolina	51
											4	#18 NC State	82OT
											3	Wake Forest	80
	2	#17 Maryland	75
	7	Clemson	59
						2	#17 Maryland	56
						3	Wake Forest	64OT
	3	Wake Forest	58OT
	6	South Carolina	57