1983 ACC men's basketball tournament

1983 ACC men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1982–83
Teams	8
Site	Omni Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Champions	NC State (9th title)
Winning coach	Jim Valvano (1st title)
MVP	Sidney Lowe (NC State)
Television	Raycom/Jefferson Productions(Entire Tournament) NBC (Championship game coverage outside the ACC footprint)
ACC men's basketball tournaments

1982–83 ACC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 8 North Carolina	12	–	2		.857			28	–	8		.778
No. 4 Virginia	12	–	2		.857			29	–	5		.853
Maryland	8	–	6		.571			20	–	10		.667
No. 16 NC State †	8	–	6		.571			26	–	10		.722
Wake Forest	7	–	7		.500			20	–	10		.667
Georgia Tech	4	–	10		.286			13	–	15		.464
Duke	3	–	11		.214			11	–	17		.393
Clemson	2	–	12		.143			11	–	20		.355
† 1983 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1983 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was held in Atlanta, Georgia, at the Omni Coliseum from March 11–13. NC State defeated Virginia, 81–78, to win the championship. Sidney Lowe of NC State was named tournament MVP. It was the first time the event was held in Atlanta.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals March 11					Semifinals March 12					Championship Game March 13
	1	#5 North Carolina	105
	8	Clemson	79
						1	#5 North Carolina	84
						4	NC State	91OT
	4	NC State	71
	5	Wake Forest	70
											4	NC State	81
											2	#2 Virginia	78
	2	#2 Virginia	109
	7	Duke	66
						2	#2 Virginia	96
						6	Georgia Tech	67
	6	Georgia Tech	64OT
	3	Maryland	58