1998 ACC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1997–98
Teams9
SiteGreensboro, North Carolina
Greensboro Coliseum
ChampionsNorth Carolina (15th title)
Winning coachBill Guthridge (1st title)
MVPAntawn Jamison (North Carolina)
1997–98 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Duke15–1 .93832–4  .889
No. 1 North Carolina†13–3 .81334–4  .895
No. 20 Maryland10–6 .62521–11  .656
Wake Forest7–9 .43816–14  .533
Clemson7–9 .43818–14  .563
Georgia Tech6–10 .37519–14  .576
Florida State6–10 .37518–4  .818
NC State5–11 .31317–15  .531
Virginia3–13 .18811–19  .367
† 1998 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1998 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 5–8 in Greensboro, North Carolina, at the Greensboro Coliseum. North Carolina won the tournament for the second year in a row, defeating Duke in the championship game.

From 1998 to 2000, the ACC Tournament adopted a format that in which the top-seeded team played the last-place team in the first round. The winner of this game received a bye into the semifinals. A second first-round game pitted the #7 seed versus the #8 seed. The winner of that game played the #2 seed in the quarterfinals.

Antawn Jamison of North Carolina was named tournament MVP.

Bracket

First round
March 5 		Quarterfinals
March 6 		Semifinals
March 7 		Championship Game
March 8
            
1 #1 Duke 63
9 Virginia 41
1 #1 Duke
(bye)
1 #1 Duke 66
5 Clemson 64
4 Wake Forest 56
5 Clemson 75
1 #1 Duke 68
2 #4 North Carolina 83
2 #4 North Carolina 73
8 NC State 46
7 Florida State 63
8 NC State 65
2 #4 North Carolina 83OT
3 #21 Maryland 73
3 #21 Maryland 83
6 Georgia Tech 65

AP rankings at time of tournament

Awards and honors

Everett Case Award

PlayerSchool
Antawn JamisonNorth Carolina

All Tournament Teams

  • "2008–09 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide". Atlantic Coast Conference. 2008. p. 107. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
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