1987 ACC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1986–87
Teams8
SiteCapital Centre
Landover, Maryland
ChampionsNC State (10th title)
Winning coachJim Valvano (2nd title)
MVPVinny Del Negro (NC State)
1986–87 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 North Carolina14–0 1.00032–4  .889
No. 13 Clemson10–4 .71425–6  .806
No. 17 Duke9–5 .64324–9  .727
Virginia8–6 .57121–10  .677
Georgia Tech7–7 .50016–13  .552
NC State †6–8 .42920–14  .588
Wake Forest2–12 .14314–15  .483
Maryland0–14 .0009–17  .346
† 1987 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament took place in Landover, Maryland, at the Capital Centre. NC State defeated North Carolina, 68–67 to win the championship. Vinny Del Negro of NC State was named tournament MVP. NC State defeated all three of their in-state rivals on their way to the tournament championship, beating Duke in the quarterfinal round, Wake Forest in the semifinal, and North Carolina in the championship game.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 6 		Semifinals
March 7 		Championship Game
March 8
         
1 #2 North Carolina 82
8 Maryland 63
1 #2 North Carolina 842OT
4 Virginia 82
4 Virginia 55
5 Georgia Tech 54
1 #2 North Carolina 67
6 NC State 68
3 #14 Duke 64
6 NC State 71OT
6 NC State 772OT
7 Wake Forest 73
2 #13 Clemson 62
7 Wake Forest 69

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