2016–17 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season explained

2016-17 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season
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League:	NCAA Division I
Sport:	Basketball
Pixels:	200px
No Of Teams:	15
Tv:	ACCN, ESPN, Raycom Sports, Regional Sports Networks, CBS
Season:	2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Season Champs:	North Carolina
Season Champ Name:	First place
Mvp:	Justin Jackson, North Carolina
Mvp Link:	ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Top Scorer:	Michael Young, Pittsburgh
Finals:	ACC tournament
Finals Link:	2017 ACC men's basketball tournament
Finals Champ:	Duke
Finals Mvp:	Luke Kennard, Duke
Seasonslistnames:	Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball
Prevseason Link:	2015–16 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season
Prevseason Year:	2015–16
Nextseason Link:	2017–18 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season
Nextseason Year:	2017–18

The 2016–17 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2016, followed by the start of the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in late December 2016 and concluded in March.

With a win over Pittsburgh on February 25, 2017, North Carolina clinched at least a share of the ACC regular season championship for the second straight season, the eighth time in the 14 years under head coach Roy Williams, and the 31st time in school history.^{[1] [2]} A loss by Duke later that day gave the Tar Heels the outright regular season championship.

The ACC tournament was held from March 7–11, 2-17 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Duke defeated Notre Dame to with the tournament championship.^{[3] [4]} As a result, Duke received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

North Carolina forward Justin Jackson was named ACC Player of the Year.^{[5] [6]} Georgia Tech head coach Josh Pastner was named Coach of the Year.^[7] Jackson was also named a consensus first-team All-American^[8] and Duke guard Luke Kennard was named a second team All-American.^[9]

Nine ACC schools (Duke, Florida State, Miami, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Virginia, Virginia Tech, and Wake Forest) received invitations to the NCAA tournament.^[10] The conference achieved an 11–8 record in the NCAA tournament, however only North Carolina won more than one game.^[11] North Carolina went on to with the NCAA Championship, defeating Gonzaga.^[12] Clemson, Georgia Tech, and Syracuse received bids to the National Invitation Tournament.^[13] The conference achieved a 5–3 record in the NIT, with Georgia Tech losing to TCU in the championship game.^[14]

Head coaches

Coaching changes

• On March 21, 2016, Pittsburgh head coach Jamie Dixon left the school to take the head coaching position at his alma mater, TCU.^[15] On March 27, 2016, the school hired Kevin Stallings as head coach.^[16]
• On March 25, 2016, Georgia Tech announced Brian Gregory would not return as head coach.^[17] On April 8, 2016, the school hired Josh Pastner as head coach.^[18]

Coaches

Team	Head coach	Previous job	Years at school	Overall record	ACC record	ACC titles	NCAA tournaments	NCAA Final Fours	NCAA Championships
style=	Boston College	Jim Christian	Ohio	3	29–67	6–48	0	0	0	0
style=	Clemson	Brad Brownell	Wright State	7	124–103	56–66	0	1	0	0
style=	Duke	Mike Krzyzewski	Army	37	998–271	399–166	12	33	12	5
style=	Florida State	Leonard Hamilton	Washington Wizards	15	304–196	126–124	0	5	0	0
style=	Georgia Tech	Josh Pastner	Memphis	1	21–16	8–10	0	0	0	0
style=	Louisville	Rick Pitino	Boston Celtics	16	416–141	188–88	0	15	7	2
style=	Miami	Jim Larrañaga	George Mason	6	139–69	64–42	1	3	1	0
style=	North Carolina	Roy Williams	Kansas	14	398–115	169–65	8	12	9	3
style=	NC State	Mark Gottfried	Alabama	6	123–86	48–58	0	4	0	0
style=	Notre Dame	Mike Brey	Delaware	17	382–187	179–113	0	13	0	0
style=	Pittsburgh	Kevin Stallings	Vanderbilt	1	16–17	4–14	0	0	0	0
style=	Syracuse	Jim Boeheim	Syracuse (asst.)	40	903–354	361–218	0	32	5	1
style=	Virginia	Tony Bennett	Washington State	8	188–83	88–50	2	5	0	0
style=	Virginia Tech	Buzz Williams	Marquette	3	53–48	22–32	0	1	0	0
style=	Wake Forest	Danny Manning	Tulsa	3	43–52	16–38	0	1	0	0

Notes:

• Year at school includes 2016–17 season.
• Overall and ACC records are from time at current school and are through the end the 2016–17 season.
• NCAA tournament appearances are from time at current school only.
• NCAA Final Fours and Championship include time at other schools

Preseason

Regular season

Rankings

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
		First Place votes shown in

See main article: 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
Boston College	AP	<	-- AP Preseason -->	<	-- AP Week 2 -->	<	-- AP Week 3 -->	<	-- AP Week 4 -->	<	-- AP Week 5 -->	<	-- AP Week 6 -->	<	-- AP Week 7 -->	<	-- AP Week 8 -->	<	-- AP Week 9 -->	<	-- AP Week 10 -->	<	-- AP Week 11 -->	<	-- AP Week 12 -->	<	-- AP Week 13 -->	<	-- AP Week 14 -->	<	-- AP Week 15 -->	<	-- AP Week 16 -->	<	-- AP Week 17 -->	<	-- AP Week 18 -->	<	-- AP Week 19 -->	<	-- AP Final -->
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason -->	<	-- Coaches Week 2 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 3 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 4 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 5 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 6 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 7 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 8 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 9 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 10 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 11 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 12 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 13 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 14 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 15 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 16 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 17 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 18 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 19 -->	<	-- Coaches Final -->
Clemson	AP	<	-- AP Preseason -->	<	-- AP Week 2 -->	<	-- AP Week 3 -->	<	-- AP Week 4 -->	<	-- AP Week 5 -->	<	-- AP Week 6 -->	<	-- AP Week 7 -->	<	-- AP Week 8 -->	<	-- AP Week 9 -->	<	-- AP Week 10 -->	<	-- AP Week 11 -->	<	-- AP Week 12 -->	<	-- AP Week 13 -->	<	-- AP Week 14 -->	<	-- AP Week 15 -->	<	-- AP Week 16 -->	<	-- AP Week 17 -->	<	-- AP Week 18 -->	<	-- AP Week 19 -->	<	-- AP Final -->
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason -->	<	-- Coaches Week 2 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 3 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 4 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 5 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 6 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 7 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 8 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 9 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 10 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 11 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 12 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 13 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 14 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 15 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 16 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 17 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 18 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 19 -->	<	-- Coaches Final -->
Duke	AP	<	-- AP Preseason --> 1 (58)	<	-- AP Week 2 --> 1 (58)	<	-- AP Week 3 --> 6	<	-- AP Week 4 --> 5	<	-- AP Week 5 --> 5	<	-- AP Week 6 --> 5	<	-- AP Week 7 --> 5	<	-- AP Week 8 --> 5	<	-- AP Week 9 --> 8	<	-- AP Week 10 --> 7	<	-- AP Week 11 --> 18	<	-- AP Week 12 --> 17	<	-- AP Week 13 --> 21	<	-- AP Week 14 --> 18	<	-- AP Week 15 --> 12	<	-- AP Week 16 --> 10	<	-- AP Week 17 --> 17	<	-- AP Week 18 --> 14	<	-- AP Week 19 --> 7	<	-- AP Final -->
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason --> 1 (27)	<	-- Coaches Week 2 --> 1 (27)	<	-- Coaches Week 3 --> 3 (5)	<	-- Coaches Week 4 --> 4 (2)	<	-- Coaches Week 5 --> 4 (2)	<	-- Coaches Week 6 --> 4 (1)	<	-- Coaches Week 7 --> 4 (1)	<	-- Coaches Week 8 --> 5 (1)	<	-- Coaches Week 9 --> 8	<	-- Coaches Week 10 --> 7	<	-- Coaches Week 11 --> 18	<	-- Coaches Week 12 --> 17	<	-- Coaches Week 13 --> 21	<	-- Coaches Week 14 --> 19	<	-- Coaches Week 15 --> 14	<	-- Coaches Week 16 --> 11	<	-- Coaches Week 17 --> 14	<	-- Coaches Week 18 --> 14	<	-- Coaches Week 19 --> 7	<	-- Coaches Final --> 13
Florida State	AP	<	-- AP Preseason --> RV	<	-- AP Week 2 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 3 --> 25	<	-- AP Week 4 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 5 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 6 --> 23	<	-- AP Week 7 --> 21	<	-- AP Week 8 --> 20	<	-- AP Week 9 --> 12	<	-- AP Week 10 --> 9	<	-- AP Week 11 --> 10	<	-- AP Week 12 --> 6	<	-- AP Week 13 --> 15	<	-- AP Week 14 --> 14	<	-- AP Week 15 --> 17	<	-- AP Week 16 --> 19	<	-- AP Week 17 --> 15	<	-- AP Week 18 --> 16	<	-- AP Week 19 --> 16	<	-- AP Final -->
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 2 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 3 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 4 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 5 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 6 --> 23	<	-- Coaches Week 7 --> 22	<	-- Coaches Week 8 --> 20	<	-- Coaches Week 9 --> 13	<	-- Coaches Week 10 --> 10	<	-- Coaches Week 11 --> 12	<	-- Coaches Week 12 --> 8	<	-- Coaches Week 13 --> 16	<	-- Coaches Week 14 --> 15	<	-- Coaches Week 15 --> 18	<	-- Coaches Week 16 --> 20	<	-- Coaches Week 17 --> 17	<	-- Coaches Week 18 --> 17	<	-- Coaches Week 19 --> 18	<	-- Coaches Final --> 24
Georgia Tech	AP	<	-- AP Preseason -->	<	-- AP Week 2 -->	<	-- AP Week 3 -->	<	-- AP Week 4 -->	<	-- AP Week 5 -->	<	-- AP Week 6 -->	<	-- AP Week 7 -->	<	-- AP Week 8 -->	<	-- AP Week 9 -->	<	-- AP Week 10 -->	<	-- AP Week 11 -->	<	-- AP Week 12 -->	<	-- AP Week 13 -->	<	-- AP Week 14 -->	<	-- AP Week 15 -->	<	-- AP Week 16 -->	<	-- AP Week 17 -->	<	-- AP Week 18 -->	<	-- AP Week 19 -->	<	-- AP Final -->
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason -->	<	-- Coaches Week 2 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 3 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 4 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 5 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 6 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 7 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 8 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 9 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 10 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 11 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 12 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 13 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 14 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 15 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 16 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 17 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 18 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 19 -->	<	-- Coaches Final -->
Louisville	AP	<	-- AP Preseason --> 13	<	-- AP Week 2 --> 12	<	-- AP Week 3 --> 10	<	-- AP Week 4 --> 14	<	-- AP Week 5 --> 11	<	-- AP Week 6 --> 11	<	-- AP Week 7 --> 10	<	-- AP Week 8 --> 6	<	-- AP Week 9 --> 9	<	-- AP Week 10 --> 14	<	-- AP Week 11 --> 12	<	-- AP Week 12 --> 13	<	-- AP Week 13 --> 6	<	-- AP Week 14 --> 4	<	-- AP Week 15 --> 8	<	-- AP Week 16 --> 7	<	-- AP Week 17 --> 8	<	-- AP Week 18 --> 10	<	-- AP Week 19 --> 10	<	-- AP Final -->
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason --> 14	<	-- Coaches Week 2 --> 12	<	-- Coaches Week 3 --> 10	<	-- Coaches Week 4 --> 14	<	-- Coaches Week 5 --> 13	<	-- Coaches Week 6 --> 11	<	-- Coaches Week 7 --> 11	<	-- Coaches Week 8 --> 7	<	-- Coaches Week 9 --> 9	<	-- Coaches Week 10 --> 15	<	-- Coaches Week 11 --> 11	<	-- Coaches Week 12 --> 14	<	-- Coaches Week 13 --> 7	<	-- Coaches Week 14 --> 4	<	-- Coaches Week 15 --> 7	<	-- Coaches Week 16 --> 6	<	-- Coaches Week 17 --> 7	<	-- Coaches Week 18 --> 9	<	-- Coaches Week 19 --> 10	<	-- Coaches Final --> 14
Miami	AP	<	-- AP Preseason --> RV	<	-- AP Week 2 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 3 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 4 -->	<	-- AP Week 5 -->	<	-- AP Week 6 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 7 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 8 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 9 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 10 -->	<	-- AP Week 11 -->	<	-- AP Week 12 -->	<	-- AP Week 13 -->	<	-- AP Week 14 -->	<	-- AP Week 15 -->	<	-- AP Week 16 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 17 --> 25	<	-- AP Week 18 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 19 -->	<	-- AP Final -->
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 2 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 3 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 4 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 5 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 6 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 7 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 8 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 9 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 10 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 11 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 12 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 13 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 14 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 15 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 16 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 17 --> 25	<	-- Coaches Week 18 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 19 -->	<	-- Coaches Final -->
North Carolina	AP	<	-- AP Preseason -->6	<	-- AP Week 2 -->5	<	-- AP Week 3 -->4	<	-- AP Week 4 -->3	<	-- AP Week 5 -->7	<	-- AP Week 6 -->7	<	-- AP Week 7 -->8	<	-- AP Week 8 -->9	<	-- AP Week 9 -->14	<	-- AP Week 10 -->11	<	-- AP Week 11 -->9	<	-- AP Week 12 -->9	<	-- AP Week 13 -->12	<	-- AP Week 14 -->8	<	-- AP Week 15 -->10	<	-- AP Week 16 -->8	<	-- AP Week 17 -->5	<	-- AP Week 18 -->6	<	-- AP Week 19 -->5	<	-- AP Final -->
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason -->6	<	-- Coaches Week 2 -->6	<	-- Coaches Week 3 -->4	<	-- Coaches Week 4 -->3	<	-- Coaches Week 5 -->5	<	-- Coaches Week 6 -->6	<	-- Coaches Week 7 -->8	<	-- Coaches Week 8 -->10	<	-- Coaches Week 9 -->16	<	-- Coaches Week 10 -->12	<	-- Coaches Week 11 -->9	<	-- Coaches Week 12 -->6	<	-- Coaches Week 13 -->10	<	-- Coaches Week 14 -->7	<	-- Coaches Week 15 -->9	<	-- Coaches Week 16 -->8	<	-- Coaches Week 17 -->5	<	-- Coaches Week 18 -->6	<	-- Coaches Week 19 -->8	<	-- Coaches Final -->1
NC State	AP	<	-- AP Preseason -->	<	-- AP Week 2 -->	<	-- AP Week 3 -->	<	-- AP Week 4 -->	<	-- AP Week 5 -->	<	-- AP Week 6 -->	<	-- AP Week 7 -->	<	-- AP Week 8 -->	<	-- AP Week 9 -->	<	-- AP Week 10 -->	<	-- AP Week 11 -->	<	-- AP Week 12 -->	<	-- AP Week 13 -->	<	-- AP Week 14 -->	<	-- AP Week 15 -->	<	-- AP Week 16 -->	<	-- AP Week 17 -->	<	-- AP Week 18 -->	<	-- AP Week 19 -->	<	-- AP Final -->
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason -->	<	-- Coaches Week 2 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 3 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 4 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 5 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 6 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 7 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 8 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 9 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 10 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 11 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 12 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 13 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 14 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 15 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 16 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 17 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 18 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 19 -->	<	-- Coaches Final -->
Notre Dame	AP	<	-- AP Preseason -->	<	-- AP Week 2 -->	<	-- AP Week 3 -->	<	-- AP Week 4 -->	<	-- AP Week 5 --> 23	<	-- AP Week 6 --> 21	<	-- AP Week 7 --> 25	<	-- AP Week 8 --> 24	<	-- AP Week 9 --> 23	<	-- AP Week 10 --> 20	<	-- AP Week 11 --> 15	<	-- AP Week 12 --> 14	<	-- AP Week 13 --> 20	<	-- AP Week 14 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 15 --> 25	<	-- AP Week 16 --> 21	<	-- AP Week 17 --> 19	<	-- AP Week 18 --> 22	<	-- AP Week 19 --> 14	<	-- AP Final -->
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason -->	<	-- Coaches Week 2 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 3 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 4 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 5 --> 22	<	-- Coaches Week 6 --> 21	<	-- Coaches Week 7 --> 24	<	-- Coaches Week 8 --> 24	<	-- Coaches Week 9 --> 21	<	-- Coaches Week 10 --> 20	<	-- Coaches Week 11 --> 15	<	-- Coaches Week 12 --> 12	<	-- Coaches Week 13 --> 18	<	-- Coaches Week 14 --> 24	<	-- Coaches Week 15 --> 20	<	-- Coaches Week 16 --> 17	<	-- Coaches Week 17 --> 13	<	-- Coaches Week 18 --> 16	<	-- Coaches Week 19 --> 14	<	-- Coaches Final --> 20
Pittsburgh	AP	<	-- AP Preseason -->	<	-- AP Week 2 -->	<	-- AP Week 3 -->	<	-- AP Week 4 -->	<	-- AP Week 5 -->	<	-- AP Week 6 -->	<	-- AP Week 7 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 8 -->	<	-- AP Week 9 -->	<	-- AP Week 10 -->	<	-- AP Week 11 -->	<	-- AP Week 12 -->	<	-- AP Week 13 -->	<	-- AP Week 14 -->	<	-- AP Week 15 -->	<	-- AP Week 16 -->	<	-- AP Week 17 -->	<	-- AP Week 18 -->	<	-- AP Week 19 -->	<	-- AP Final -->
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason -->RV	<	-- Coaches Week 2 -->RV	<	-- Coaches Week 3 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 4 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 5 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 6 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 7 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 8 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 9 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 10 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 11 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 12 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 13 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 14 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 15 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 16 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 17 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 18 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 19 -->	<	-- Coaches Final -->
Syracuse	AP	<	-- AP Preseason -->19	<	-- AP Week 2 -->18	<	-- AP Week 3 -->18	<	-- AP Week 4 -->22	<	-- AP Week 5 -->RV	<	-- AP Week 6 -->RV	<	-- AP Week 7 -->RV	<	-- AP Week 8 -->	<	-- AP Week 9 -->	<	-- AP Week 10 -->	<	-- AP Week 11 -->	<	-- AP Week 12 -->	<	-- AP Week 13 -->	<	-- AP Week 14 -->	<	-- AP Week 15 -->	<	-- AP Week 16 -->	<	-- AP Week 17 -->	<	-- AP Week 18 -->	<	-- AP Week 19 -->	<	-- AP Final -->
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason -->17	<	-- Coaches Week 2 -->18	<	-- Coaches Week 3 -->16	<	-- Coaches Week 4 -->24	<	-- Coaches Week 5 -->RV	<	-- Coaches Week 6 -->RV	<	-- Coaches Week 7 -->RV	<	-- Coaches Week 8 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 9 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 10 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 11 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 12 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 13 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 14 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 15 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 16 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 17 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 18 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 19 -->	<	-- Coaches Final -->
Virginia	AP	<	-- AP Preseason -->8	<	-- AP Week 2 -->8	<	-- AP Week 3 -->7	<	-- AP Week 4 -->6	<	-- AP Week 5 -->14	<	-- AP Week 6 -->13	<	-- AP Week 7 -->12	<	-- AP Week 8 -->12	<	-- AP Week 9 -->11	<	-- AP Week 10 -->19	<	-- AP Week 11 -->16	<	-- AP Week 12 -->12	<	-- AP Week 13 -->9	<	-- AP Week 14 -->12	<	-- AP Week 15 -->14	<	-- AP Week 16 -->18	<	-- AP Week 17 -->23	<	-- AP Week 18 -->21	<	-- AP Week 19 -->24	<	-- AP Final -->
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason -->7	<	-- Coaches Week 2 -->7	<	-- Coaches Week 3 -->6	<	-- Coaches Week 4 -->6	<	-- Coaches Week 5 -->12	<	-- Coaches Week 6 -->12	<	-- Coaches Week 7 -->10	<	-- Coaches Week 8 -->11	<	-- Coaches Week 9 -->11	<	-- Coaches Week 10 -->18	<	-- Coaches Week 11 -->16	<	-- Coaches Week 12 -->13	<	-- Coaches Week 13 -->11	<	-- Coaches Week 14 -->13	<	-- Coaches Week 15 -->15	<	-- Coaches Week 16 -->19	<	-- Coaches Week 17 -->23	<	-- Coaches Week 18 -->21	<	-- Coaches Week 19 -->23	<	-- Coaches Final -->RV
Virginia Tech	AP	<	-- AP Preseason -->RV	<	-- AP Week 2 -->RV	<	-- AP Week 3 -->RV	<	-- AP Week 4 -->RV	<	-- AP Week 5 -->RV	<	-- AP Week 6 -->RV	<	-- AP Week 7 -->RV	<	-- AP Week 8 -->RV	<	-- AP Week 9 -->RV	<	-- AP Week 10 -->21	<	-- AP Week 11 -->RV	<	-- AP Week 12 -->	<	-- AP Week 13 -->RV	<	-- AP Week 14 -->RV	<	-- AP Week 15 -->	<	-- AP Week 16 -->RV	<	-- AP Week 17 -->RV	<	-- AP Week 18 -->	<	-- AP Week 19 -->RV	<	-- AP Final -->
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason -->RV	<	-- Coaches Week 2 -->RV	<	-- Coaches Week 3 -->RV	<	-- Coaches Week 4 -->RV	<	-- Coaches Week 5 -->RV	<	-- Coaches Week 6 -->RV	<	-- Coaches Week 7 -->RV	<	-- Coaches Week 8 -->RV	<	-- Coaches Week 9 -->RV	<	-- Coaches Week 10 -->23	<	-- Coaches Week 11 -->RV	<	-- Coaches Week 12 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 13 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 14 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 15 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 16 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 17 -->RV	<	-- Coaches Week 18 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 19 -->	<	-- Coaches Final -->
Wake Forest	AP	<	-- AP Preseason -->	<	-- AP Week 2 -->	<	-- AP Week 3 -->	<	-- AP Week 4 -->	<	-- AP Week 5 -->	<	-- AP Week 6 -->	<	-- AP Week 7 -->	<	-- AP Week 8 -->	<	-- AP Week 9 -->	<	-- AP Week 10 -->	<	-- AP Week 11 -->	<	-- AP Week 12 -->	<	-- AP Week 13 -->	<	-- AP Week 14 -->	<	-- AP Week 15 -->	<	-- AP Week 16 -->	<	-- AP Week 17 -->	<	-- AP Week 18 -->	<	-- AP Week 19 -->	<	-- AP Final -->
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason -->	<	-- Coaches Week 2 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 3 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 4 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 5 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 6 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 7 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 8 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 9 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 10 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 11 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 12 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 13 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 14 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 15 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 16 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 17 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 18 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 19 -->	<	-- Coaches Final -->

Conference matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team will play 18 conference games, and at least 1 against each opponent.

	style= width=75	Boston College	style= width=75	Clemson	style= width=75	Duke	style= width=75	Florida State	style= width=75	Georgia Tech	style= width=75	Louisville	style= width=75	Miami	style= width=75	North Carolina	style= width=75	NC State	style= width=75	Notre Dame	style= width=75	Pittsburgh	style= width=75	Syracuse	style= width=75	Virginia	style= width=75	Virginia Tech	style= width=75	Wake Forest
CLEM	DUKE	FSU	GT	UL	MIAMI	UNC	NCST	ND	PITT	CUSE	UVA	VT	WAKE -->	vs. Boston College	–	1–0	1–0	1–0	1–0	1–0	1–0	1–0	0–1	2–0	1-0	1-1	1–0	2-0	2-0
vs. Clemson	0–1	–	1–0	2–0	1–1	1–0	1–0	1–0	0–1	1–0	0–1	1–0	1-0	2–0	0–2
vs. Duke	0–1	0–1	-	1–1	0–1	1–0	1–1	1–1	1–0	0–1	0–1	1–0	0-1	1–0	0–2
vs. Florida State	0–1	0–2	1–1	–	1–0	0-1	0–2	1–0	0–1	1–1	1–0	1–0	0-1	0–1	0–1
vs. Georgia Tech	0–1	1–1	1–0	0–1	–	1–0	1–0	0–1	1–1	1–1	0–1	1–1	1-0	1–0	1–0
vs. Louisville	0–1	0–1	0–1	1–0	0–1	–	0–1	1–0	0–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	2-0	0–1	1–0
vs. Miami	0–1	0–1	1–1	2–0	0–1	1–0	–	0–1	0–2	1–0	0–1	1-0	0-1	1–1	1–0
vs. North Carolina	0–1	0–1	1–1	0–1	1–0	0–1	1–0	–	0–2	0–1	0–2	0–1	1-1	0–1	0–1
vs. NC State	1–0	1–0	0–1	1–0	1–1	1–0	2–0	2–0	–	1–0	0–1	1–0	1-0	0–1	2–0
vs. Notre Dame	0–2	0–1	1–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–1	1–0	0–1	–	0–1	0–1	1-0	0–1	0–1
vs. Pittsburgh	0–1	1–0	1–0	0–1	1–0	2–0	1–0	2–0	1–0	1–0	–	1–1	1-1	1–0	1–0
vs. Syracuse	1-1	0–1	0–1	0–1	1–1	2–0	0–1	1–0	0–1	1–0	1–1	–	0-1	1–0	0–1
vs. Virginia	0–1	0–1	1–0	1–0	0–1	0–2	1–0	1–1	0–1	0–1	1–1	1–0	-	1–1	0–1
vs. Virginia Tech	0–2	0–2	0–1	1–0	0–1	1–0	1–1	1–0	1–0	1–0	0–1	0–1	1-1	–	1–0
vs. Wake Forest	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–0	0–1	0–1	0–1	1–0	0–2	1–0	0–1	1–0	1-0	0–1	–	CLEM	DUKE	FSU	GT	UL	MIAMI	UNC	NCST	ND	PITT	CUSE	UVA	VT	WAKE -->
Total	2–16	6–12	11–7	12–6	8–10	12–6	10–8	14–4	4–14	12–6	4–14	10–8	11–7	10–8	9–9

Postseason

ACC tournament

See main article: 2017 ACC men's basketball tournament.

• March 7–11, 2017 Atlantic Coast Conference basketball tournament, Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York.

* Denotes Overtime Game

AP Rankings at time of tournament

NCAA tournament

See main article: 2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

Seed	Region	School	First Four	2nd round	3rd round	Sweet 16	Elite Eight	Final Four	Championship
1	South	North Carolina		W, 103-64 vs. #16 Texas Southern – (Greenville)	W, 77–65 vs. #8 Arkansas – (Greenville)	W, 92-80 vs. #4 Butler – (Memphis)	W, 75–73 vs. #2 Kentucky – (Memphis)	W, 77–76 vs. #3 Oregon – (Phoenix)	W, 71–65 vs. #1 Gonzaga – (Phoenix)
2	East	Duke		W, 87-65 vs. #15 Troy – (Buffalo)	L, 81–88 vs. #7 South Carolina – (Buffalo)
2	Midwest	Louisville		W, 78-63 vs. #15 Jacksonville State – (Indianapolis)	L, 69–73 vs. #7 Michigan – (Indianapolis)
3	West	Florida State		W, 86-80 vs. #14 Florida Gulf Coast – (Orlando)	L, 66–91 vs. #11 Xavier – (Orlando)
5	East	Virginia		W, 76-71 vs. #12 UNC Wilmington – (Orlando)	L, 39–65 vs. #4 Florida – (Orlando)
5	West	Notre Dame		W, 60-58 vs. #12 Princeton – (Buffalo)	L, 71–83 vs. #4 West Virginia – (Buffalo)
8	Midwest	Miami		L, 58-78 vs. #9 Michigan State – (Tulsa)
9	East	Virginia Tech		L, 74-84 vs. #8 Wisconsin – (Buffalo)
11	South	Wake Forest	L, 88-95 vs. #11 Kansas State – (Dayton)

National Invitation Tournament

See main article: 2017 National Invitation Tournament.

Seed	Bracket	School	1st round	2nd round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Championship
1	Syracuse	Syracuse	W, 90-77 vs. #8 UNC Greensboro – (Syracuse)	L, 80–85 vs. #5 Ole Miss – (Syracuse)
2	Iowa	Clemson	L, 69-74 vs. #7 Oakland – (Clemson)
6	Syracuse	Georgia Tech	W, 75-63 vs. #3 Indiana – (Atlanta)	W, 71–57 vs. #7 Belmont – (Atlanta)	W, 74–66 vs. #5 Ole Miss – (Oxford)	W, 76–61 vs. #8 Cal State Bakersfield – (New York City)	L, 56–88 vs. #4 TCU – (New York City)

Honors and awards

All-Americans

See main article: 2017 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans.

Colspan=2	Consensus All-Americans
First Team	Second Team
Justin Jackson – North Carolina	Luke Kennard – Duke

To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors from a majority of the following teams: the Associated Press, the USBWA, The Sporting News and the National Association of Basketball Coaches.

Associated Press^[19] ^[20]	NABC^[21]	Sporting News^[22]	USBWA^[23]
First Team
Justin Jackson – North Carolina	Justin Jackson – North Carolina	Justin Jackson – North Carolina
Second Team
Luke Kennard – Duke	Luke Kennard – Duke	Luke Kennard – Duke	Justin Jackson – North Carolina Luke Kennard –Duke
Third Team
Bonzie Colson – Notre Dame		Bonzie Colson – Notre Dame
Honorable Mention
Donovan Mitchell – Louisville Dennis Smith Jr. – NC State

ACC honors and awards

2017 ACC Men's Basketball Individual Awards^[24]
Award	Recipient(s)
Player of the Year	Justin Jackson, F., NORTH CAROLINA
Coach of the Year	Josh Pastner GEORGIA TECH
Defensive Player of the Year	Ben Lammers, C., GEORGIA TECH
Freshman of the Year<	--This is the title for the coaches' award.-->	Dennis Smith Jr., G., N.C. STATE
Most Improved Player of the Year	John Collins, C., WAKE FOREST
Sixth Man Award	Seth Allen, G., VIRGINIA TECH

2017 ACC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams
First Team	Second Team	Third Team
†Luke Kennard, So., G., DUKE Justin Jackson, Jr., F., NORTH CAROLINA John Collins, So., C., WAKE FOREST Bonzie Colson, Jr., F., NOTRE DAME Donovan Mitchell, So., G., LOUISVILLE	Dwayne Bacon, So., G., FLORIDA STATE Dennis Smith Jr., Fr., G., N.C. STATE Ben Lammers, Jr., C., GEORGIA TECH Joel Berry II, Jr., G., NORTH CAROLINA London Perrantes, Sr., G., VIRGINIA	Michael Young, Sr., F., PITTSBURGH Jaron Blossomgame, Sr., F., CLEMSON Andrew White, GS., F., SYRACUSE Davon Reed, Sr., F., MIAMI Jayson Tatum, Fr., F., DUKE
† - denotes unanimous selection

NBA draft

The ACC had 14 players drafted in the 2017 NBA draft. 10 players were drafted in the first round, and 4 players were drafted in the second round.

PG

Point guard

SG

Shooting guard

SF

Small forward

PF

Power forward

C

Center

Player	Team	Round	Pick #	Position	School
		1st	3	SF	Duke
		1st	6	SF/PF	Florida State
		1st	9	PG	NC State
		1st	12	SG	Duke
		1st	13	SG	Louisville
		1st	15	SF	North Carolina
		1st	19	PF	Wake Forest
		1st	20	PF/C	Duke
		1st	24	PF	Syracuse
		1st	28	PF/C	North Carolina
		2nd	31	PG	Duke
		2nd	32	SG	Miami
		2nd	40	SG	Florida State
		2nd	59	SF	Clemson

Notes and References

1. Web site: UNC clinches share of ACC title in one of the top coaching jobs of Williams’ career. Dauster. Rob. 2017-02-25. CollegeBasketballTalk. 2017-08-03.
2. Web site: North Carolina vs. Pittsburgh - Game Recap - February 25, 2017 - ESPN. ESPN.com. 2017-08-03.
3. Web site: Duke vs. Notre Dame - Game Recap - March 11, 2017 - ESPN. ESPN.com. 2017-08-03.
4. News: Duke wins ACC Championship. 2017-03-12. ABC11 Raleigh-Durham. 2017-08-03. en-US.
5. News: UNC's Justin Jackson named ACC Player of the Year. charlotteobserver. 2017-08-03. en.
6. News: UNC's Justin Jackson named ACC Player of the Year. CBSSports.com. 2017-08-03. en.
7. Web site: Georgia Tech's Pastner named ACC coach of the year. Sugiura. Ken. ajc. 2017-08-03.
8. News: UNC Tar Heels basketball Justin Jackson names consensus first-team All-American. CarolinaBlue. 2017-08-03.
9. News: Kennard Named Second-Team AP All-American. goduke.com. 2017-08-03.
10. News: The ACC has 9 teams in the NCAA tournament, more than anybody else this year. SBNation.com. 2017-08-03.
11. News: ACC flops in NCAA tournament; out of nine teams, one remains. USA TODAY. 2017-08-03. en.
12. News: North Carolina Stops Gonzaga, Turning Heartbreak Into Joy. Schonbrun. Zach. 2017-04-04. The New York Times. 2017-08-03. en-US. 0362-4331.
13. News: 2017 NIT bracket announced: California, Illinois State, Iowa and Syracuse earn top seeds. 2017-03-12. NCAA.com. 2017-08-03. en.
14. Web site: Georgia Tech vs. TCU - Game Recap - March 30, 2017 - ESPN. ESPN.com. 2017-08-03.
15. News: Dixon leaving Pitt to take over alma mater TCU. ESPN.com. 2017-02-16.
16. News: Vanderbilt's Kevin Stallings hired as Pitt men's basketball coach. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 2017-02-16.
17. News: Georgia Tech parts with Gregory as head coach. ESPN.com. 2016-12-23.
18. News: Pastner: Ga. Tech rebound won't happen overnight. ESPN.com. 2016-12-23.
19. Frank Mason of Kansas unanimous pick for AP All-America team. March 28, 2017. Associated Press. March 28, 2017. O'Connell, Jim. https://web.archive.org/web/20170329140658/http://collegebasketball.ap.org/article/frank-mason-kansas-unanimous-pick-ap-all-america-team. March 29, 2017. dead.
20. News: Full AP men's All-America team breakdown. March 28, 2017. Associated Press. March 28, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170329232057/http://collegebasketball.ap.org/article/full-ap-mens-all-america-team-breakdown. March 29, 2017. dead.
21. NABC Announces Division I All-America Team . March 24, 2017. National Association of Basketball Coaches. March 28, 2017.
22. News: DeCourcy. Mike. Sporting News college basketball All-Americans 2016-17. March 6, 2017. Sporting News. March 28, 2017.
23. USBWA Names Men's All-America Team, Oscar Robertson Trophy Finalists . March 13, 2017. United States Basketball Writers Association. March 28, 2017.
24. News: ACC Announces All-Conference Team, Postseason Awards, All-ACC Teams. theacc.com. Press Release. 2017-03-05. 2016-03-05. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170306210527/http://www.theacc.com/news/acc-announces-all-conference-team-postseason-awards-03-05-2017. 2017-03-06.