2020–21 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season | |
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League: | NCAA Division I |
Sport: | Basketball |
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Duration: | December 12, 2020 – March 6, 2021 |
No Of Teams: | 15 |
Tv: | ACC Network, ESPN, Regional Sports Networks |
Draft: | NBA Draft |
Draft Link: | 2021 NBA draft |
Top Pick: | Scottie Barnes, Florida State |
Picked By: | Toronto Raptors, 4th overall |
Season: | 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season |
Season Champs: | Virginia |
Season Champ Name: | First place |
Second Place: | Florida State |
Mvp: | Moses Wright – Georgia Tech |
Mvp Link: | ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year |
Finals: | ACC tournament |
Finals Link: | 2021 ACC men's basketball tournament |
Finals Champ: | Georgia Tech |
Finals Mvp: | Michael Devoe – Georgia Tech |
Seasonslistnames: | Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball |
Prevseason Link: | 2019–20 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season |
Prevseason Year: | 2019–20 |
Nextseason Link: | 2021–22 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season |
Nextseason Year: | 2021–22 |
The 2020–21 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2020, followed by the start of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in December 2020 and concluded in March with the 2021 ACC men's basketball tournament at Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. The season marked the 67th season of Atlantic Coast Conference basketball.
The Virginia Cavaliers won the regular season title with a conference record of 13–4. Georgia Tech won the ACC tournament over Florida State.
Team | Head coach | Previous job | Years at school | Record at school | ACC record | ACC titles | NCAA tournaments | NCAA Final Fours | NCAA Championships | ||
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style= width="75" | Boston College | Jim Christian | Ohio | 7 | 75–119 | 25–85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Clemson | Brad Brownell | Wright State | 11 | 185–142 | 85–93 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
Duke | Mike Krzyzewski | Army | 41 | 1,084–291 | 441–180 | 16 | 35 | 12 | 5 | ||
style= width="75" | Florida State | Leonard Hamilton | Washington Wizards | 19 | 382–221 | 164-142 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
Georgia Tech | Josh Pastner | Memphis | 5 | 65–67 | 31–43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Louisville | Chris Mack | Xavier | 3 | 44–21 | 25–13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Miami | Jim Larrañaga | George Mason | 10 | 190–113 | 87–75 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
NC State | Kevin Keatts | UNC Wilmington | 4 | 65–36 | 30–26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
North Carolina | Roy Williams | Kansas | 18 | 467–152 | 202–88 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 3 | ||
style= width="75" | Notre Dame | Mike Brey | Delaware | 21 | 437–233 | 200–148 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
style= width="75" | Pittsburgh | Jeff Capel | Duke (Assistant) | 3 | 30–36 | 9–29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
style= width="75" | Syracuse | Jim Boeheim | Syracuse (Assistant) | 44 | 964–399 | 404–247 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 1 | |
Virginia | Tony Bennett | Washington State | 12 | 277–96 | 136–58 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | ||
Virginia Tech | Mike Young | Wofford | 2 | 16–16 | 7–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
style= width="75" | Wake Forest | Steve Forbes | East Tennessee State | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.
Wooden[6] | Naismith[7] | Cousy[8] | West[9] | Erving[10] | Malone[11] | Abdul-Jabbar[12] | ||
Scottie Barnes – Florida State Garrison Brooks – North Carolina Kihei Clark – Virginia Sam Hauser – Virginia Matthew Hurt – Duke David Johnson – Louisville Jalen Johnson – Duke | Matthew Hurt – Duke Jalen Johnson – Duke Wendell Moore Jr. – Duke Scottie Barnes – Florida State David Johnson – Louisville Garrison Brooks – North Carolina Caleb Love – North Carolina Sam Hauser – Virginia | Scottie Barnes – Florida State Kihei Clark – Virginia | D. J. Steward – Duke | Jalen Johnson – Duke Wendell Moore Jr. – Duke Sam Hauser – Virginia | Aamir Simms – Clemson Matthew Hurt – Duke Garrison Brooks – North Carolina | Armando Bacot – North Carolina Walker Kessler – North Carolina Jay Huff – Virginia Mark Williams – Duke |
See main article: article.
AP[13] | Athlon Sports[14] | Blue Ribbon Yearbook[15] | CBS Sports[16] [17] | Coaches[18] | ESPN[19] | KenPom[20] | Sports Illustrated[21] | |||
style= width=75 | Boston College | 103 | 106 | |||||||
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style= width=75 | Clemson | 58 | 40 | |||||||
style= width=75 | Duke | 9 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 15 | |
style= width=75 | Florida State | 21 | 21 | 18 | 30 | 18 | 23 | 19 | 13 | |
style= width=75 | Georgia Tech | 60 | RV | 73 | ||||||
style= width=75 | Louisville | RV | 26 | RV | RV | 14 | ||||
style= width=75 | Miami | 48 | 41 | |||||||
style= width=75 | North Carolina | 16 | 15 | 17 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 23 | 10 | |
style= width=75 | NC State | 59 | 55 | |||||||
style= width=75 | Notre Dame | 90 | 100 | |||||||
style= width=75 | Pittsburgh | 82 | 83 | |||||||
style= width=75 | Syracuse | 53 | RV | 29 | ||||||
style= width=75 | Virginia | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 5 | |
style= width=75 | Virginia Tech | 65 | 30 | |||||||
style= width=75 | Wake Forest | 121 | 130 |
The preseason media poll and preseason All-ACC teams were announced at a virtual tipoff event that was held on November 11 and November 12.[22] 155 media members voted on the preseason poll and preseason All-ACC teams.[23]
First-place votes shown in parentheses.
2020 ACC Men's Basketball Preseason All-ACC Teams | ||
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See main article: 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.
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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 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 Final --> | |
Clemson | AP | < | -- AP Preseason --> | < | -- AP Week 2 --> RV | < | -- AP Week 3 --> RV | < | -- AP Week 4 --> 24 | < | -- AP Week 5 --> RV | < | -- AP Week 6 --> RV | < | -- AP Week 7 --> 19т | < | -- AP Week 8 --> 12 | < | -- AP Week 9 --> 20 | < | -- AP Week 10 --> RV | < | -- AP Week 11 --> | < | -- AP Week 12 --> RV | < | -- AP Week 13 --> RV | < | -- AP Week 14 --> RV | < | -- AP Week 15 --> RV | < | -- AP Week 16 --> RV | < | -- AP Final --> RV |
C | < | -- Coaches Preseason --> | < | -- Coaches Week 2 --> RV | < | -- Coaches Week 3 --> RV | < | -- Coaches Week 4 --> RV | < | -- Coaches Week 5 --> RV | < | -- Coaches Week 6 --> 18 | < | -- Coaches Week 7 --> 12 | < | -- Coaches Week 8 --> 22 | < | -- Coaches Week 9 --> RV | < | -- Coaches Week 10 --> | < | -- 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 Final --> RV | |
Duke | AP | < | -- AP Preseason --> 9 | < | -- AP Week 2 --> 6 | < | -- AP Week 3 --> 10 | < | -- AP Week 4 --> 21 | < | -- AP Week 5 --> 20 | < | -- AP Week 6 --> 20 | < | -- AP Week 7 --> 21 | < | -- AP Week 8 --> 19 | < | -- 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 --> | < | -- AP Final --> |
C | < | -- Coaches Preseason --> 8 | < | -- Coaches Week 2 --> 11 | < | -- Coaches Week 3 --> 23 | < | -- Coaches Week 4 --> 25 | < | -- Coaches Week 5 --> RV | < | -- Coaches Week 6 --> 24 | < | -- Coaches Week 7 --> 23 | < | -- Coaches Week 8 --> RV | < | -- 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 Final --> | |
Florida State | AP | < | -- AP Preseason --> 21 | < | -- AP Week 2 --> 22 | < | -- AP Week 3 --> 20 | < | -- AP Week 4 --> 15 | < | -- AP Week 5 --> 21 | < | -- AP Week 6 --> 18 | < | -- AP Week 7 --> 25 | < | -- AP Week 8 --> RV | < | -- AP Week 9 --> RV | < | -- AP Week 10 --> 16 | < | -- AP Week 11 --> 20 | < | -- AP Week 12 --> 17 | < | -- AP Week 13 --> 16 | < | -- AP Week 14 --> 11 | < | -- AP Week 15 --> 11 | < | -- AP Week 16 --> 15 | < | -- AP Final --> 14 |
C | < | -- Coaches Preseason --> 18 | < | -- Coaches Week 2 --> 21 | < | -- Coaches Week 3 --> 15 | < | -- Coaches Week 4 --> 21 | < | -- Coaches Week 5 --> 19 | < | -- Coaches Week 6 --> 22 | < | -- Coaches Week 7 --> RV | < | -- Coaches Week 8 --> 25 | < | -- Coaches Week 9 --> 16 | < | -- Coaches Week 10 --> 19 | < | -- Coaches Week 11 --> 19 | < | -- Coaches Week 12 --> 16 | < | -- Coaches Week 13 --> 9 | < | -- Coaches Week 14 --> 11 | < | -- Coaches Week 15 --> 13 | < | -- Coaches Week 16 --> 14 | < | -- Coaches Final --> 10 | |
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 --> RV | < | -- AP Week 12 --> | < | -- AP Week 13 --> | < | -- AP Week 14 --> | < | -- AP Week 15 --> | < | -- AP Week 16 --> | < | -- AP Final --> RV |
C | < | -- Coaches Preseason --> RV | < | -- 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 --> RV | < | -- Coaches Week 11 --> | < | -- Coaches Week 12 --> | < | -- Coaches Week 13 --> | < | -- Coaches Week 14 --> | < | -- Coaches Week 15 --> | < | -- Coaches Week 16 --> RV | < | -- Coaches Final --> RV | |
Louisville | AP | < | -- AP Preseason --> RV | < | -- AP Week 2 --> RV | < | -- AP Week 3 --> 25 | < | -- AP Week 4 --> 23 | < | -- AP Week 5 --> RV | < | -- AP Week 6 --> RV | < | -- AP Week 7 --> RV | < | -- AP Week 8 --> 16 | < | -- AP Week 9 --> RV | < | -- AP Week 10 --> 25 | < | -- AP Week 11 --> RV | < | -- AP Week 12 --> RV | < | -- AP Week 13 --> RV | < | -- AP Week 14 --> | < | -- AP Week 15 --> RV | < | -- AP Week 16 --> | < | -- AP Final --> |
C | < | -- Coaches Preseason --> RV | < | -- Coaches Week 2 --> 24 | < | -- Coaches Week 3 --> 22 | < | -- Coaches Week 4 --> RV | < | -- Coaches Week 5 --> RV | < | -- Coaches Week 6 --> 25 | < | -- Coaches Week 7 --> 18 | < | -- Coaches Week 8 --> RV | < | -- Coaches Week 9 --> 23 | < | -- Coaches Week 10 --> RV | < | -- Coaches Week 11 --> RV | < | -- Coaches Week 12 --> RV | < | -- Coaches Week 13 --> | < | -- Coaches Week 14 --> RV | < | -- Coaches Week 15 --> | < | -- Coaches Week 16 --> | < | -- Coaches Final --> | |
Miami | 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 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 Final --> | |
North Carolina | AP | < | -- AP Preseason --> 16 | < | -- AP Week 2 --> 14 | < | -- AP Week 3 --> 16 | < | -- AP Week 4 --> 22 | < | -- AP Week 5 --> 17 | < | -- AP Week 6 --> RV | < | -- AP Week 7 --> | < | -- AP Week 8 --> | < | -- AP Week 9 --> | < | -- AP Week 10 --> | < | -- AP Week 11 --> RV | < | -- AP Week 12 --> RV | < | -- AP Week 13 --> RV | < | -- AP Week 14 --> RV | < | -- AP Week 15 --> RV | < | -- AP Week 16 --> | < | -- AP Final --> |
C | < | -- Coaches Preseason --> 16 | < | -- Coaches Week 2 --> 14 | < | -- Coaches Week 3 --> 21 | < | -- Coaches Week 4 --> 17 | < | -- Coaches Week 5 --> RV | < | -- Coaches Week 6 --> | < | -- Coaches Week 7 --> | < | -- Coaches Week 8 --> | < | -- Coaches Week 9 --> | < | -- Coaches Week 10 --> RV | < | -- Coaches Week 11 --> | < | -- Coaches Week 12 --> | < | -- Coaches Week 13 --> RV | < | -- Coaches Week 14 --> RV | < | -- Coaches Week 15 --> | < | -- Coaches Week 16 --> | < | -- Coaches Final --> | |
NC State | AP | < | -- AP Preseason --> | < | -- AP Week 2 --> | < | -- AP Week 3 --> | < | -- AP Week 4 --> | < | -- AP Week 5 --> | < | -- AP Week 6 --> RV | < | -- AP Week 7 --> RV | < | -- AP Week 8 --> RV | < | -- 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 Final --> |
C | < | -- Coaches Preseason --> | < | -- Coaches Week 2 --> RV | < | -- Coaches Week 3 --> | < | -- Coaches Week 4 --> | < | -- Coaches Week 5 --> RV | < | -- Coaches Week 6 --> RV | < | -- 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 Final --> | |
Notre Dame | 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 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 Final --> | |
Pittsburgh | 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 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 Final --> | |
Syracuse | AP | < | -- AP Preseason --> | < | -- AP Week 2 --> | < | -- AP Week 3 --> | < | -- AP Week 4 --> RV | < | -- 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 Final --> |
C | < | -- Coaches Preseason --> RV | < | -- 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 Final --> 25 | |
Virginia | AP | < | -- AP Preseason --> 4 | < | -- AP Week 2 --> 15 | < | -- AP Week 3 --> 18 | < | -- AP Week 4 --> 17 | < | -- AP Week 5 --> 16 | < | -- AP Week 6 --> 23 | < | -- AP Week 7 --> 22 | < | -- AP Week 8 --> 18 | < | -- AP Week 9 --> 13 | < | -- AP Week 10 --> 8 | < | -- AP Week 11 --> 14 | < | -- AP Week 12 --> 9 | < | -- AP Week 13 --> 7 | < | -- AP Week 14 --> 15 | < | -- AP Week 15 --> 21 | < | -- AP Week 16 --> 16 | < | -- AP Final --> 15 |
C | < | -- Coaches Preseason --> 4 | < | -- Coaches Week 2 --> 18 | < | -- Coaches Week 3 --> 16 | < | -- Coaches Week 4 --> 15 | < | -- Coaches Week 5 --> 24т | < | -- Coaches Week 6 --> 21 | < | -- Coaches Week 7 --> 22 | < | -- Coaches Week 8 --> 12 | < | -- Coaches Week 9 --> 8 | < | -- Coaches Week 10 --> 15 | < | -- Coaches Week 11 --> 9 | < | -- Coaches Week 12 --> 8 | < | -- Coaches Week 13 --> 14 | < | -- Coaches Week 14 --> 20 | < | -- Coaches Week 15 --> 15 | < | -- Coaches Week 16 --> 15 | < | -- Coaches Final --> 24 | |
Virginia Tech | AP | < | -- AP Preseason --> | < | -- AP Week 2 --> 16 | < | -- AP Week 3 --> 15 | < | -- AP Week 4 --> RV | < | -- AP Week 5 --> 24 | < | -- AP Week 6 --> 24 | < | -- AP Week 7 --> 19т | < | -- AP Week 8 --> 20 | < | -- AP Week 9 --> 16 | < | -- AP Week 10 --> 20 | < | -- AP Week 11 --> 16 | < | -- AP Week 12 --> 18 | < | -- AP Week 13 --> 18 | < | -- AP Week 14 --> 16 | < | -- AP Week 15 --> 22 | < | -- AP Week 16 --> 22 | < | -- AP Final --> 25 |
C | < | -- Coaches Preseason --> | < | -- Coaches Week 2 --> 15 | < | -- Coaches Week 3 --> RV | < | -- Coaches Week 4 --> RV | < | -- Coaches Week 5 --> RV | < | -- Coaches Week 6 --> 20 | < | -- Coaches Week 7 --> 20 | < | -- Coaches Week 8 --> 14 | < | -- Coaches Week 9 --> 19 | < | -- Coaches Week 10 --> 16 | < | -- Coaches Week 11 --> 17т | < | -- Coaches Week 12 --> 17 | < | -- Coaches Week 13 --> 15 | < | -- Coaches Week 14 --> 19 | < | -- Coaches Week 15 --> 21 | < | -- Coaches Week 16 --> 24 | < | -- Coaches Final --> RV | |
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 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 Final --> |
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team will play 20 conference games, and at least 1 against each opponent. The full conference schedule was announced on November 10, 2020.[24]
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 | |
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CLEM | DUKE | FSU | GT | UL | MIAMI | UNC | NCST | ND | PITT | CUSE | UVA | VT | WAKE --> | vs. Boston College | – | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
vs. Clemson | 0–0 | – | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |||||||||||||||
vs. Duke | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |||||||||||||||
vs. Florida State | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | – | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |||||||||||||||
vs. Georgia Tech | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | |||||||||||||||
vs. Louisville | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | – | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |||||||||||||||
vs. Miami | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | – | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |||||||||||||||
vs. North Carolina | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |||||||||||||||
vs. NC State | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | – | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | |||||||||||||||
vs. Notre Dame | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |||||||||||||||
vs. Pittsburgh | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | – | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |||||||||||||||
vs. Syracuse | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | – | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |||||||||||||||
vs. Virginia | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | 1–0 | 0–1 | |||||||||||||||
vs. Virginia Tech | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | – | 0–2 | |||||||||||||||
vs. Wake Forest | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | – | CLEM | DUKE | FSU | GT | UL | MIAMI | UNC | NCST | ND | PITT | CUSE | UVA | VT | WAKE --> | |
Total | 2–11 | 10–6 | 9–9 | 11–4 | 11–6 | 8–5 | 4–15 | 10–6 | 9–8 | 7–11 | 6–10 | 9–7 | 13–4 | 9–4 | 3–15 |
Throughout the conference regular season, the Atlantic Coast Conference offices named one or two Players of the week and one or two Freshmen of the week.
Week | Player of the week | Freshman of the week | Reference | |
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Week 1 – Nov. 30 | Keve Aluma – Virginia Tech | Jalen Johnson – Duke | [25] | |
Week 2 – Dec. 7 | Moses Wright – Georgia Tech | Dre Davis – Louisville | [26] | |
Week 3 – Dec. 14 | Justin Champagnie – Pittsburgh | Scottie Barnes – Florida State | [27] | |
Week 4 – Dec. 21 | Quincy Guerrier – Syracuse | D. J. Steward – Duke | [28] | |
Week 5 – Dec. 28 | David Johnson – Louisville | Shakeel Moore – NC State | [29] | |
Week 6 – Jan. 4 | Jose Alvarado – Georgia Tech | Day'Ron Sharpe – North Carolina | [30] | |
Week 7 – Jan. 11 | Matthew Hurt – Duke | D. J. Steward (2) – Duke | [31] | |
Week 8 – Jan. 18 | Justin Champagnie (2) – Pittsburgh | R. J. Davis – North Carolina | [32] | |
Tyrece Radford – Virginia Tech | ||||
Week 9 – Jan. 25 | Justin Champagnie (3) – Pittsburgh | Caleb Love – North Carolina | [33] | |
Week 10 – Feb. 1 | Keve Aluma (2) – Virginia Tech | Jalen Johnson (2) – Duke | [34] | |
Week 11 – Feb. 8 | Sam Hauser – Virginia | Caleb Love (2) – North Carolina | [35] | |
Week 12 – Feb. 15 | RaiQuan Gray – Florida State | Scottie Barnes (2) – Florida State | [36] | |
Week 13 – Feb. 22 | Matthew Hurt (2) – Duke | Kerwin Walton – North Carolina | [37] | |
Week 14 – Mar. 1 | Moses Wright (2) – Georgia Tech | Walker Kessler – North Carolina | [38] | |
Jae'Lyn Withers – Louisville | ||||
Week 15 – Mar. 8 | Moses Wright (3) – Georgia Tech | Dereon Seabron – NC State | [39] |
2020–21 records against non-conference foes as of (Feb. 24, 2021). Records shown for regular season only.
Power 7 Conferences | Record | |
---|---|---|
American | 1–1 | |
Big East | 3–3 | |
Big Ten | 6–10 | |
Big 12 | 0–1 | |
Pac-12 | 1–0 | |
SEC | 7–1 | |
Power 7 Total | 18–16 | |
Other NCAA Division I Conferences | Record | |
American East | 2–0 | |
A-10 | 1–1 | |
ASUN | 7–1 | |
Big Sky | 0–0 | |
Big South | 6–0 | |
Big West | 0–0 | |
CAA | 6–0 | |
C-USA | 1–0 | |
Horizon League | 1–0 | |
Ivy League | 0–0 | |
MAAC | 2–0 | |
MAC | 3–0 | |
MEAC | 6–0 | |
MVC | 1–0 | |
Mountain West | 1–0 | |
NEC | 2–1 | |
OVC | 1–0 | |
Patriot League | 0–0 | |
Pacific West | 0–0 | |
SoCon | 1–1 | |
Southland | 0–0 | |
SWAC | 1–0 | |
The Summit | 0–0 | |
Sun Belt | 0–1 | |
WAC | 0–0 | |
WCC | 0–2 | |
Other Division I Total | 42–7 | |
NCAA Division I Total | 60–23 |
See main article: 2021 ACC men's basketball tournament.
The 2021 Atlantic Coast Conference basketball tournament was originally scheduled to be hosted at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.[40] However, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was moved to the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina, on November 24, 2020. The Capital One Arena will host the tournament in 2024.[41]
See main article: 2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
Seed | Region | School | 1st round | 2nd round | Sweet 16 | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | East | Florida State | W 64–54 vs. #13 UNC Greensboro – (Indianapolis, IN) | W 71–53 vs. #5 Colorado – (Indianapolis, IN) | L 58–76 vs. #1 Michigan – (Indianapolis, IN) | ||||
4 | West | Virginia | L 58–62 vs. #13 Ohio – (Bloomington, IN) | ||||||
7 | Midwest | Clemson | L 56–60 vs. #10 Rutgers – (Indianapolis, IN) | ||||||
8 | South | North Carolina | L 62–85 vs. #9 Wisconsin – (West Lafayette, IN) | ||||||
9 | Midwest | Georgia Tech | L 60–71 vs. #8 Loyola–Chicago – (Indianapolis, IN) | ||||||
10 | South | Virginia Tech | L 70–75 (OT) vs. #7 Florida – (Indianapolis, IN) | ||||||
11 | Midwest | Syracuse | W 78–62 vs. #6 San Diego State – (Indianapolis, IN) | W 75–72 vs. #3 West Virginia – (Indianapolis, IN) | L 46–62 vs. #2 Houston – (Indianapolis, IN) | ||||
W–L (%): | Total: |
See main article: 2021 National Invitation Tournament.
See main article: 2021 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans.
Colspan=3 | Consensus All-Americans | |
---|---|---|
First Team | Second Team | |
None | None |
Associated Press[43] | NABC[44] | Sporting News[45] | USBWA[46] | |
---|---|---|---|---|
First Team | ||||
None | None | None | None | |
Second Team | ||||
None | None | None | None | |
Third Team | ||||
None | None | None | None |
Source:[47]
2021 ACC Men's Basketball Individual Awards | ||||||
Award | Recipient(s) | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Player of the Year | Moses Wright – Georgia Tech | |||||
Coach of the Year | Mike Young – Virginia Tech | |||||
Defensive Player of the Year | Jose Alvarado – Georgia Tech | |||||
Freshman of the Year< | --This is the title for the coaches' award.--> | Scottie Barnes – Florida State | ||||
Most Improved Player of the Year | Matthew Hurt – Duke | |||||
Sixth Man Award | Scottie Barnes – Florida State |
2021 ACC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams | ||||||
First Team | Second Team | Third Team | Honorable Mention | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Moses Wright – Georgia Tech Justin Champagnie – Pittsburgh Carlik Jones – Louisville Matthew Hurt – Duke Sam Hauser – Virginia | Keve Aluma – Virginia Tech Jose Alvarado – Georgia Tech Jay Huff – Virginia M. J. Walker – Florida State Aamir Simms – Clemson | RaiQuan Gray – Florida State Isaiah Wong – Miami Quincy Guerrier – Syracuse Prentiss Hubb – Notre Dame Armando Bacot – North Carolina Scottie Barnes – Florida State | Michael Devoe – Georgia Tech Kihei Clark – Virginia Alan Griffin – Syracuse David Johnson – Louisville Nate Laszewski – Notre Dame Jericole Hellems – NC State Tyrece Radford – Virginia Tech |
2020 ACC Men's Basketball All-Freshman Team | ||||||
Player | Team | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scottie Barnes | Florida State | |||||
D. J. Steward | Duke | |||||
Day'Ron Sharpe | North Carolina | |||||
Jae'Lyn Withers | Louisville | |||||
Caleb Love | North Carolina |
See main article: 2021 NBA draft.
PG | Point guard | SG | Shooting guard | SF | Small forward | PF | Power forward | C | Center |
The ACC had seven players selected in the 2021 NBA draft. Over the last eight years (2014–2021) the ACC leads all conferences with forty nine first-round selections.[48]
Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position | School | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 | PF | ||||
1 | 17 | SF | Virginia | |||
1 | 20 | SF | Duke | |||
1 | 29 | C | ||||
2 | 47 | PG | ||||
2 | 57 | C | ||||
2 | 59 | PF |
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, attendance was limited at all stadiums for the season. Depending on state regulations, some universities did not allow any fans while some universities operated under reduced total capacity.
Team | Arena | Capacity | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 | Total | Average | % of Capacity | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Game 8 | Game 9 | Game 10 | Game 11 | Game 12 | Game 13 | Game 14 | |||||||
style= | Boston College | Conte Forum | 8,606 | No attendance due to COVID-19 | No attendance due to COVID-19 | ||||||||
style= rowspan=2 | Clemson | Littlejohn Coliseum | 9,000 | 1,345 | 1,876 | 1,508 | 1,876 | 1,876 | 1,876 | 1,876 | 21,613 | 1,801 | 20.01% |
1,876 | 1,876 | 1,876 | 1,876 | 1,876 | |||||||||
style= | Duke | Cameron Indoor Stadium | 9,314 | No attendance due to COVID-19 | No attendance due to COVID-19 | ||||||||
style= rowspan=2 | Florida State | Donald L. Tucker Center | 12,100 | 2,720 | 2,956 | 2,761 | 2,664 | 2,576 | 2,078 | 2,837 | 36,067 | 2,774 | 22.93% |
2,850 | 2,950 | 2,825 | 2,950 | 2,950 | 2,950 | ||||||||
style= rowspan=2 | Georgia Tech | McCamish Pavilion | 8,600 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 15,600 | 1,200 | 13.95% |
1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | ||||||||
style= rowspan=2 | Louisville | KFC Yum! Center | 22,090 | 2,956 | 2,988 | 2,934 | 3,013 | 3,281 | 2,966 | 3,024 | 35,009 | 3,183 | 14.41% |
3,219 | 2,868 | 2,948 | 4,812 | ||||||||||
style= | Miami | Watsco Center | 7,972 | No attendance due to COVID-19 | No attendance due to COVID-19 | ||||||||
style= rowspan=2 | North Carolina | Dean Smith Center | 21,750 | No attendance due to COVID-19 | 3,263 | 3,263 | 15% | ||||||
3,263 | |||||||||||||
style= rowspan=2 | NC State | PNC Arena | 19,722 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 650 | 59 | 0.3% |
25 | 25 | 25 | 500 | ||||||||||
style= rowspan=2 | Notre Dame | Edmund P. Joyce Center | 9,149 | 84 | 156 | 89 | 82 | 86 | 78 | 103 | 2,058 | 187 | 2.04% |
123 | 114 | 497 | 646 | ||||||||||
style= rowspan=2 | Pittsburgh | Petersen Events Center | 12,508 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 0 | 0 | 500 | 500 | 5,500 | 423 | 3.38% |
500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | ||||||||
style= | Syracuse | Carrier Dome | 35,446 | No attendance due to COVID-19 | No attendance due to COVID-19 | ||||||||
style= rowspan=2 | Virginia | John Paul Jones Arena | 14,593 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 2,250 | 205 | 1.4% |
250 | 250 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
style= rowspan=2 | Virginia Tech | Cassell Coliseum | 10,052 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 3,000 | 250 | 2.5% |
250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | |||||||||
style= rowspan=2 | Wake Forest | LJVM Coliseum | 14,665 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 71 | 89 | 79 | 82 | 1,915 | 174 | 1.19% |
102 | 116 | 70 | 1,229 |