1980 ACC men's basketball tournament

1980 ACC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season197980
Teams8
SiteGreensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, North Carolina
ChampionsDuke (6th title)
Winning coachBill Foster (2nd title)
MVPAlbert King (Maryland)
TelevisionThe C.D. Chesley Company
1979–80 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Maryland113 .786247  .774
No. 15 North Carolina95 .643218  .724
NC State95 .643208  .714
Clemson86 .571239  .719
Virginia77 .5002410  .706
No. 14 Duke77 .500249  .727
Wake Forest410 .2861314  .481
Georgia Tech113 .071818  .308
1980 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was held in Greensboro, North Carolina, at the Greensboro Coliseum from February 28 through March 1. Duke defeated Maryland, 73–72, to win the championship. Maryland's Albert King was named the tournament MVP, becoming the last player to date (as of the 2018 tournament) to have been named MVP without playing on the tournament winners. Georgia Tech played in this event for the first time as the ACC returned to an eight-team configuration for the first time since the departure of South Carolina in 1971.