2021–22 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season explained

2021–22 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season
Color:	193980
Color Text:	ffffff
League:	NCAA Division I
Sport:	Basketball
Pixels:	200px
Duration:	November 9, 2021 – March 5, 2022
No Of Teams:	15
Tv:	ACC Network, ESPN, ACC RSN
Draft:	NBA Draft
Draft Link:	2022 NBA draft
Top Pick:	Paolo Banchero, Duke
Picked By:	Orlando Magic, First Overall
Season:	2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Season Champs:	Duke
Season Champ Name:	First place
Second Place:	North Carolina
Mvp:	Alondes Williams – Wake Forest
Mvp Link:	ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Finals:	ACC tournament
Finals Link:	2022 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
Finals Champ:	Virginia Tech
Finals Mvp:	Hunter Cattoor – Virginia Tech
Seasonslistnames:	Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball
Prevseason Link:	2020–21 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season
Prevseason Year:	2020–21
Nextseason Link:	2022–23 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season
Nextseason Year:	2022–23

The 2021–22 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2021, followed by the start of the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in December 2021 and concluded March 8–12, 2022, with the 2022 ACC men's basketball tournament at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.^[1] This was the 68th season of Atlantic Coast Conference basketball.

Head coaches

Coaching changes

Roy Williams retired after serving as the head coach at North Carolina for 18 seasons.^[2] Hubert Davis was hired as the next head coach of North Carolina.^[3]
Boston College fired Jim Christian in the middle of the season, after leading the team to a 3–13 record. Christian's overall record with Boston College was 78–132 and 26–94 in ACC play. Scott Spinelli served as interim coach until the end of the season.^[4] After the season Earl Grant was hired as the new head coach.^[5]

Coaches

Team	Head coach	Previous job	Years at school	Record at school	ACC record	ACC titles	NCAA tournaments	NCAA Final Fours	NCAA Championships
style= width="75"	Boston College	Earl Grant	Charleston	1	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0
Clemson	Brad Brownell	Wright State	12	201–149	95–99	0	3	0	0
Duke	Mike Krzyzewski	Army	42	1097–302	449–189	16	35	12	5
style= width="75"	Florida State	Leonard Hamilton	Washington Wizards	20	399–228	176–146	1	11	0	0
Georgia Tech	Josh Pastner	Memphis	6	82–75	42–49	1	1	0	0
Louisville	Chris Mack	Xavier	4	57–28	33–18	0	1	0	0
Miami	Jim Larrañaga	George Mason	11	200–130	91–90	1	4	1	0
NC State	Kevin Keatts	UNC Wilmington	5	79–47	39–34	0	1	0	0
North Carolina	Hubert Davis	North Carolina (Assistant)	1	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0
style= width="75"	Notre Dame	Mike Brey	Delaware	22	448–248	207–159	1	12	0	0
style= width="75"	Pittsburgh	Jeff Capel	Duke (Assistant)	4	40–48	15–38	0	0	0	0
style= width="75"	Syracuse	Jim Boeheim	Syracuse (Assistant)	45	964–399	404–247	0	32	4	1
Virginia	Tony Bennett	Washington State	13	295–103	149–62	2	8	1	1
Virginia Tech	Mike Young	Wofford	3	31–23	16–17	0	1	0	0
style= width="75"	Wake Forest	Steve Forbes	East Tennessee State	2	6–16	3–15	0	0	0	0

Notes:

Year at school includes 2021–22 season.
Overall and ACC records are from the time at current school and are through the end of the 2020–21 season.
NCAA tournament appearances are from the time at current school only.
NCAA Final Fours and championship include time at other schools

Preseason

Recruiting classes

Rankings! Team! ESPN^[6] ! 247 Sports^[7] ! Rivals^[8] ! Commits
style=	Boston College	92	82	2
style=	Clemson	47	64	3
style=	Duke	6	5	4
style=	Florida State	8	8	4
style=	Georgia Tech	28	33	3
style=	Louisville	17	19	3
style=	Miami	24	30	3
style=	NC State	25	45	3
style=	North Carolina	41	34	2
style=	Notre Dame	56	60	2
style=	Pittsburgh	105	82 (t)	1
style=	Syracuse	72	54	1
style=	Virginia	80	77	2
style=	Virginia Tech	75	76	2
style=	Wake Forest	43	48	3

Notes:

Rankings are up to date as of November 3, 2021
NR stands for not ranked.

Preseason watchlists

Wooden^[9]	Naismith^[10]	Cousy^[11]	West^[12]	Erving^[13]	Malone^[14]	Abdul-Jabbar^[15]	Olson^[16]
	Keve Aluma – Virginia Tech Armando Bacot – North Carolina Paolo Banchero – Duke Buddy Boeheim – Syracuse Dawson Garcia – North Carolina Mark Williams – Duke	Armando Bacot – North Carolina Buddy Boeheim – Syracuse Keve Aluma – Virginia Tech Paolo Banchero – Duke	Jeremy Roach – Duke Caleb Love – North Carolina Kihei Clark – Virginia	Isaiah Wong – Miami Buddy Boeheim – Syracuse	AJ Griffin – Duke Matthew Cleveland – Florida State	Paolo Banchero – Duke Dawson Garcia – North Carolina Jayden Gardner – Virginia Keve Aluma – Virginia Tech	Mark Williams – Duke Armando Bacot – North Carolina	Keve Aluma – Virginia Tech Armando Bacot – North Carolina Paolo Banchero – Duke Buddy Boeheim – Syracuse Mark Williams – Duke

Preseason polls

	AP^[17]	Athlon Sports^[18]	Bleacher Report^[19]	Blue Ribbon Yearbook^[20]	CBS Sports^[21]	Coaches^[22]	ESPN^[23]	KenPom	Sports Illustrated^[24]
style= width=75	Boston College					174			146
style= width=75	Clemson					65			59
style= width=75	Duke	9	6	4	8	15	9	11	10	3
style= width=75	Florida State	20	17	11	14	24	19	21	24	10
style= width=75	Georgia Tech					64			54
style= width=75	Louisville	RV				30			36
style= width=75	Miami					70			83
style= width=75	North Carolina	19	12	17	16	20	20	17	40
style= width=75	NC State					69			56
style= width=75	Notre Dame	RV				50	RV		27
style= width=75	Pittsburgh					108			145
style= width=75	Syracuse	RV		25		46	RV		41
style= width=75	Virginia	25		21-T		27	25	25	45
style= width=75	Virginia Tech	RV	23			44	RV		39
style= width=75	Wake Forest					113			104

ACC Preseason Media poll

The Preseason Media Poll and Preseason All-ACC teams were voted on after a tipoff event held at the Charlotte Marriott City Center in Charlotte, North Carolina on October 12, 2021.^[25] Voting for the polls opened on October 13 and concluded on October 18. The polls and teams were announced on the ACC Network on October 19, 2021.^[26] Duke was selected the preseason favorite.^[27]

Preseason poll

Duke – 1,132 (47)
Florida State – 1,034 (14)
North Carolina – 1,001 (5)
Virginia – 949 (9)
Virginia Tech – 857 (5)
Louisville – 791 (1)
Syracuse – 781
Notre Dame – 599
NC State – 555
Georgia Tech – 524
Clemson – 430
Miami – 428
Wake Forest – 274
Pitt – 253
Boston College – 112

First-place votes shown in parentheses.

Preseason All-ACC teams

First Team	Second Team
2021 ACC Men's Basketball Preseason All-ACC Teams
Buddy Boeheim – Syracuse Keve Aluma – Virginia Tech Paolo Banchero – Duke Armando Bacot – North Carolina Isaiah Wong – Miami	Michael Devoe – Georgia Tech Kihei Clark – Virginia Prentiss Hubb – Notre Dame Mark Williams – Duke Wendell Moore Jr. – Duke Caleb Love – North Carolina Malik Williams – Louisville

ACC preseason player of the year

Paolo Banchero – Duke (28)
Keve Aluma – Virginia Tech (16)
Buddy Boeheim – Syracuse (13)
Armando Bacot – North Carolina (12)
Kihei Clark – Virginia (5)
Wendell Moore Jr. – Duke (3)
Caleb Love – North Carolina(2)
Mark Williams – Duke (2)

ACC Preseason Freshman of the year

Paolo Banchero – Duke (64)
Trevor Keels – Duke (5)
Terquavion Smith – NC State (3)
Dontrez Styles – North Carolina (3)
Igor Miličić Jr. – Virginia (3)
Wooga Poplar – Miami (1)
Benny Williams – Syracuse (1)
Cameron Hildreth – Wake Forest (1)

Early season tournaments

Team	Tournament	Finish
Boston College	Sunshine Slam	4th (Bracket B)
Clemson	Charleston Classic	4th
Duke	Duke Veterans Day Weekend Showcase	Champions
Florida State	Jacksonville Classic	Champions
Georgia Tech	Jerry Colangelo Classic	2nd
Louisville	Bahamas Championship	Champions
Miami	ESPN Events Invitational	6th
North Carolina	Hall of Fame Tip Off	4th
NC State	Hall of Fame Showcase	2nd
Notre Dame	Maui Invitational	6th
Pittsburgh	Gotham Classic	2–1
Syracuse	Battle 4 Atlantis	6th
Virginia	Legends Classic	Champions
Virginia Tech	NIT Season Tip-Off	4th
Wake Forest	Emerald Coast Classic	2nd

Source:^[28]

Regular season

Rankings

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

See main article: 2021–22 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	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 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 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 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 Final -->
Duke	AP	<	-- AP Preseason --> 9	<	-- AP Week 2 --> 7	<	-- AP Week 3 --> 5	<	-- AP Week 4 --> 1 (51)	<	-- AP Week 5 --> 3	<	-- AP Week 6 --> 2	<	-- AP Week 7 --> 2	<	-- AP Week 8 --> 2	<	-- AP Week 9 --> 2	<	-- AP Week 10 --> 8	<	-- AP Week 11 --> 6	<	-- AP Week 12 --> 9	<	-- AP Week 13 --> 9	<	-- AP Week 14 --> 7	<	-- AP Week 15 --> 9	<	-- AP Week 16 --> 7	<	-- AP Week 17 --> 4 (11)	<	-- AP Week 18 --> 7	<	-- AP Final --> 9
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason --> 9	<	-- Coaches Week 2 --> 6	<	-- Coaches Week 3 --> 1 (19)	<	-- Coaches Week 4 --> 3	<	-- Coaches Week 5 --> 2	<	-- Coaches Week 6 --> 2	<	-- Coaches Week 7 --> 2	<	-- Coaches Week 8 --> 2	<	-- Coaches Week 9 --> 8	<	-- Coaches Week 10 --> 5	<	-- Coaches Week 11 --> 7	<	-- Coaches Week 12 --> 6	<	-- Coaches Week 13 --> 6	<	-- Coaches Week 14 --> 5	<	-- Coaches Week 15 --> 6	<	-- Coaches Week 16 --> 2 (9)	<	-- Coaches Week 17 --> 7	<	-- Coaches Week 18 --> 10	<	-- Coaches Final --> 3
Florida State	AP	<	-- AP Preseason --> 20	<	-- AP Week 2 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 3 --> RV	<	-- 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 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 13 -->	<	-- AP Week 14 -->	<	-- AP Week 15 -->	<	-- AP Week 16 -->	<	-- AP Week 17 -->	<	-- AP Week 18 -->	<	-- AP Final -->
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason --> 19	<	-- Coaches Week 2 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 3 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 4 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 5 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 6 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 7 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 8 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 9 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 10 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 11 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 12 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 13 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 14 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 15 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 16 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 17 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 18 -->	<	-- Coaches Final -->
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 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 Final -->
Louisville	AP	<	-- AP Preseason --> RV	<	-- AP Week 2 -->	<	-- AP Week 3 -->	<	-- AP Week 4 --> RV	<	-- 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 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 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 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 11 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 12 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 13 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 14 -->	<	-- AP Week 15 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 16 -->	<	-- AP Week 17 -->	<	-- AP Week 18 -->	<	-- 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 --> 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 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 18 -->	<	-- Coaches Final --> 16т
North Carolina	AP	<	-- AP Preseason --> 19	<	-- AP Week 2 --> 18	<	-- AP Week 3 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 4 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 5 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 6 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 7 --> RV	<	-- 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 Week 17 -->	<	-- AP Week 18 --> 25	<	-- AP Final --> RV
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason --> 20	<	-- Coaches Week 2 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 3 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 4 --> RV	<	-- 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 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 14 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 15 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 16 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 17 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 18 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Final --> 2
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 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 Final -->
Notre Dame	AP	<	-- AP Preseason --> RV	<	-- 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 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 14 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 15 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 16 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 17 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 18 --> RV	<	-- 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 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 13 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 14 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 15 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 16 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 17 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 18 -->	<	-- Coaches Final --> RV
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 Week 17 -->	<	-- AP Week 18 -->	<	-- 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 Final -->
Syracuse	AP	<	-- AP Preseason --> RV	<	-- AP Week 2 --> RV	<	-- 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 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 Week 17 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 18 -->	<	-- Coaches Final -->
Virginia	AP	<	-- AP Preseason --> 25	<	-- AP Week 2 --> RV	<	-- 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 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 16 -->	<	-- AP Week 17 -->	<	-- AP Week 18 -->	<	-- AP Final -->
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason --> 25	<	-- 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 Final -->
Virginia Tech	AP	<	-- AP Preseason --> RV	<	-- AP Week 2 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 3 --> RV	<	-- 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 Week 17 -->	<	-- AP Week 18 -->	<	-- AP Final --> RV
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 --> 24	<	-- Coaches Final --> RV
Wake Forest	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 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 9 -->	<	-- AP Week 10 -->	<	-- AP Week 11 -->	<	-- AP Week 12 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 13 -->	<	-- AP Week 14 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 15 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 16 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 17 -->	<	-- AP Week 18 -->	<	-- AP Final -->
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason -->	<	-- Coaches Week 2 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 3 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 4 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 5 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 6 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 7 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 8 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 9 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 10 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 11 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 12 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 13 --> 25	<	-- Coaches Week 14 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 15 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 16 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 17 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 18 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Final -->

Conference matrix

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 September 16, 2021.^[29]

	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	–	68–70 70–60	72–61	55–71	81–76 82–78 (OT)	67–54	81–70	91–65 58–47	61–69	57–73 99–95 (OT)	69–67 56–69	73–64 76–56	67–55	63–68	87–57
vs. Clemson	70–68 60–70	–	71–69 82–64	69–75 81–80	69–64 65–68	70–61	80–75	79–77	65–70	72–56 76–61	48–75	91–78	50–67 75–65	59–63	69–80
vs. Duke	61–72	69–71 64–82	–	79–78 (OT) 70–88	57–69	65–74	76–74	67–87 94–81	73–88	43–57	56–86	59–79 72–92	69–68 61–65	65–76	64–76 74–76
vs. Florida State	71–55	75–69 80–81	78–79 (OT) 88–70	–	75–61	70–79	64–65 60–61	94–74	81–83 76–89	70–74	56–51	63–60 71–76	63–64	85–72	76–54 68–60
vs. Georgia Tech	76–81 78–82 (OT)	64–69 68–65	69–57	61–75	–	67–64	73–62 79–70	79–62 88–65	76–61	72–68 (OT) 90–56	62–68	74–73 (OT)	63–53 71–61	81–66 62–58	80–64
vs. Louisville	54–67	61–70	74–65	79–70	64–67	–	70–63	90–83 (OT) 70–63	68–73 79–63	82–70 63–57	72–75 65–53	92–69	64–52	75–43	69–73 99–77
vs. Miami	70–81	75–80	74–76	65–64 61–60	62–73 70–79	63–70	–	57–85	83–91	68–64	64–85	87–88 72–75	71–58 74–71	75–78 71–70	84–92 72–76
vs. North Carolina	65–91 47–58	77–79	87–67 81–94	74–94	62–79 65–88	83–90 (OT) 63–70	85–57	–	80–100 74–84	78–73	76–67	79–88 (OT)	58–74	68–78 57–65	98–76
vs. NC State	69–61	70–65	88–73	83–81 89–76	61–76	73–68 63–79	91–83	100–80 84–74	–	73–65 69–57	71–69	89–82	63–77	63–68 62–59	69–51 101–76
vs. Notre Dame	73–57 95–99 (OT)	56–72 61–76	57–43	74–70	68–72 (OT) 56–90	70–82 57–63	64–68	73–78	65–73 57–69	–	67–68 54–78	69–79	65–69	79–73	79–74
vs. Pittsburgh	67–69 69–56	75–48	86–56	51–56	68–62	75–72 53–65	85–64	67–76	69–71	68–67 78–54	–	77–61 53–64	57–56 66–61	76–71 74–47	91–75
vs. Syracuse	64–73 56–76	78–91	79–59 97–72	60–63 76–71	73–74 (OT)	69–92	88–87 75–72	88–79 (OT)	82–89	79–69	61–77 64–53	–	74–69	71–59	77–74 (OT) 72–94
vs. Virginia	55–67	67–50 65–75	68–69 65–61	64–63	53–63	52–64 61–71	58–71 71–74	74–58	77–63	69–65	56–57 61–66	69–74	–	52–54 62–53	63–55
vs. Virginia Tech	68–63	63–59	76–65	72–85	66–81 58–62	43–75	78–75 70–71	78–68 65–57	68–63 59–62	73–79	71–76 47–74	59–71	54–52 53–62	–	80–61
vs. Wake Forest	57–87	80–69	76–64 76–74	54–76 60–68	64–80	73–69 77–99	92–84 76–72	76–98	51–69 76–101	74–79	75–91	74–77 (OT) 94–72	55–63	61–80	–	CLEM	DUKE	FSU	GT	UL	MIAMI	UNC	NCST	ND	PITT	CUSE	UVA	VT	WAKE -->
Total	6–14	8–12	16–4	10–10	5–15	6–14	14–6	15–5	4–16	15–5	6–14	9–11	12–8	11–9	13–7

Player of the week

Throughout the conference regular season, the Atlantic Coast Conference offices named one or two Players of the week and one or two Rookies of the week.

Week	Player of the week	Rookie of the week	Reference
Week 1 – Nov 15	Dereon Seabron – NC State	Paolo Banchero – Duke	^[30]
Week 2 – Nov 22	Michael Devoe – Georgia Tech	AJ Griffin – Duke	^[31]
Week 3 – Nov 29	Wendell Moore Jr. – Duke	Paolo Banchero (2) – Duke	^[32]
Week 4 – Dec 6	Dereon Seabron (2) – NC State	Terquavion Smith – NC State	^[33]
Week 5 – Dec 13	Alondes Williams – Wake Forest	Terquavion Smith (2) – NC State	^[34]
Week 5 – Dec 13	Alondes Williams – Wake Forest	Blake Wesley – Notre Dame	^[34]
Week 6 – Dec 20	Alondes Williams (2) – Wake Forest	Trevor Keels – Duke	^[35]
Week 7 – Dec 27	Dane Goodwin – Notre Dame	Paolo Banchero (3) – Duke	^[36]
Week 7 – Dec 27	Femi Odukale – Pittsburgh	Paolo Banchero (3) – Duke	^[36]
Week 8 – Jan 3	Kameron McGusty – Miami	Matthew Cleveland – Florida State	^[37]
Week 9 – Jan 10	Armando Bacot – North Carolina	Blake Wesley (2) – Notre Dame	^[38]
Week 10 – Jan 17	Armando Bacot (2) – North Carolina	Paolo Banchero (4) – Duke	^[39]
Week 11 – Jan 24	Jake LaRavia – Wake Forest	Blake Wesley (3) – Notre Dame	^[40]
Week 11 – Jan 24	Jake LaRavia – Wake Forest	Paolo Banchero (5) – Duke	^[40]
Week 12 – Jan 31	Buddy Boeheim – Syracuse	Paolo Banchero (6) – Duke	^[41]
Week 13 – Feb 7	Paul Atkinson – Notre Dame	AJ Griffin (2) – Duke	^[42]
Week 14 – Feb 14	Jayden Gardner – Virginia	Trevor Keels (2) – Duke	^[43]
Week 15 – Feb 21	Jake LaRavia (2) – Wake Forest	Terquavion Smith (3) – NC State	^[44]
Week 16 – Feb 28	Armando Bacot (3) – North Carolina	Matthew Cleveland (2) – Florida State	^[45]
Week 17 – Mar 7	Brady Manek – North Carolina	Terquavion Smith (4) – NC State	^[46]

Records against other conferences

2021–22 records against non-conference foes through games played on January 20, 2022. Records shown for regular season only.

Power 7 Conferences & Gonzaga	Record
American	3–3
Big East	2–4
Big Ten	7–11
Big 12	0–3
Pac-12	2–3
SEC	7–9
Gonzaga	1–0
Power 7 Total	22–33

Other NCAA Division I Conferences	Record
American East	1–2
A-10	3–8
ASUN	6–0
Big Sky	1–0
Big South	10–0
Big West	1–0
CAA	7–1
C-USA	4–1
Horizon League	1–1
Ivy League	8–0
MAAC	2–1
MAC	2–1
MEAC	3–0
MVC	1–0
Mountain West	0–0
NEC	5–0
OVC	0–0
Patriot League	11–2
Pacific West	0–0
SoCon	5–2
Southland	2–0
SWAC	4–0
The Summit	0–0
Sun Belt	4–0
WAC	1–0
WCC (not including Gonzaga)	1–1
Other Division I Total	85–20
NCAA Division I Total	107–53

Postseason

ACC tournament

See main article: 2022 ACC men's basketball tournament.

2022 Atlantic Coast Conference Basketball Tournament was held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.^[1]

* – Denotes overtime period

NCAA tournament

See main article: 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

Seed	Region	School	First Four	1st round	2nd round	Sweet 16	Elite Eight	Final Four	Championship
2	West	Duke	Bye	W 78–61 vs. #15 Cal State Fullerton – (Greenville, SC)	W 85–76 vs. #7 Michigan State – (Greenville, SC)	W 78–73 vs. #3 Texas Tech – (San Francisco, CA)	W 78–69 vs. #4 Arkansas – (San Francisco, CA)	L 77–81 vs. #8 North Carolina – (New Orleans, LA)
8	East	North Carolina	Bye	W 95–63 vs. #9 Marquette – (Fort Worth, TX)	W 93–86 (OT) vs. #1 Baylor – (Fort Worth, TX)	W 73–66 vs. #4 UCLA – (Philadelphia, PA)	W 69–49 vs. #15 Saint Peter's – (Philadelphia, PA)	W 81–77 vs. #2 Duke – (New Orleans, LA)	L 69-72 vs. #1 Kansas – (New Orleans, LA)
10	Midwest	Miami (FL)	Bye	W 68–66 vs. #7 USC – (Greenville, SC)	W 79–61 vs. #2 Auburn – (Greenville, SC)	W 70–56 vs. #11 Iowa State – (Chicago, IL)	L 50–76 vs. #1 Kansas – (Chicago, IL)
11	West	Notre Dame	W 89–87 (2OT) vs. #11 Rutgers – (Dayton, OH)	W 78–64 vs. #6 Alabama – (San Diego, CA)	L 53–59 vs. #3 Texas Tech – (San Diego, CA)
11	East	Virginia Tech	Bye	L 73–81 vs. #6 Texas – (Milwaukee, WI)
		W–L (%):							Total:

National Invitation tournament

See main article: 2022 National Invitation Tournament.

Seed	Bracket	School	1st round	2nd round	Quarterfinals	Championship
2	Texas A&M	Wake Forest	W 74–64 vs. Towson – (Winston-Salem, NC)	W 80–74 vs. #3 VCU – (Winston-Salem, NC)	L 52–67 vs. #1 Texas A&M – (College Station, TX)
–	Oklahoma	Virginia	W 60–57 vs. #3 Mississippi State – (Charlottesville, VA)	W 71–69 (OT) at #2 North Texas – (Denton, TX)	L 51–52 vs. St. Bonaventure – (Charlottesville, VA)
		W–L (%):				Total:

Honors and awards

All-Americans

See main article: 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans.

First Team	Second Team
Colspan=2	Consensus All-Americans
None	Paolo Banchero

To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors based on a point system computed from the four different all-America teams. The point system consists of three points for first team, two points for second team and one point for third team. No honorable mention or fourth team or lower are used in the computation. The top five totals plus ties are first team and the next five plus ties are second team.^[47]

Associated Press^[48]	NABC^[49]	Sporting News^[50]	USBWA^[51]
First Team
None	None	None	None
Second Team
None	Paolo Banchero	None	Paolo Banchero
Third Team
Paolo Banchero	None	Paolo Banchero	None

ACC Awards

Source:^[52]

Award	Recipient(s)
2022 ACC Men's Basketball Individual Awards
Player of the Year	Alondes Williams – Wake Forest
Coach of the Year	Steve Forbes – Wake Forest
Defensive Player of the Year	Mark Williams – Duke
Freshman of the Year<	--This is the title for the coaches' award.-->	Paolo Banchero – Duke
Most Improved Player of the Year	Dereon Seabron – NC State
Sixth Man Award	Matthew Cleveland – Florida State

First Team	Second Team	Third Team	Honorable Mention
2022 ACC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams
Armando Bacot – North Carolina Alondes Williams – Wake Forest Paolo Banchero – Duke Kameron McGusty – Miami Buddy Boeheim – Syracuse	Keve Aluma – Virginia Tech Dereon Seabron – NC State Wendell Moore Jr. – Duke Blake Wesley – Notre Dame Jake LaRavia – Wake Forest	Dane Goodwin – Notre Dame Mark Williams – Duke Isaiah Wong – Miami Jayden Gardner – Virginia Michael Devoe – Georgia Tech	Caleb Love – North Carolina PJ Hall – Clemson John Hugley – Pittsburgh Charlie Moore – Miami Brady Manek – North Carolina Kihei Clark – Virginia AJ Griffin – Duke Paul Atkinson – Notre Dame Terquavion Smith – NC State Reece Beekman – Virginia

Player	Team
2021 ACC Men's Basketball All-Freshman Team
Paolo Banchero	Duke
AJ Griffin
Trevor Keels
Terquavion Smith	NC State
Blake Wesley	Notre Dame

Player	Team
2021 ACC Men's Basketball All-Defensive Team
Mark Williams	Duke
Wendell Moore Jr.	Duke
Reece Beekman	Virginia
Leaky Black	North Carolina
Charlie Moore	Miami

NBA draft

See main article: 2022 NBA draft.

The ACC had seven players selected in the 2022 NBA Draft. Their six players selected in the first round was the most of any conference. Paolo Banchero was selected First Overall, becoming the ACC's twelfth number one overall pick. The ACC extended a streak of first round selections to 34 consecutive years, and for 14 straight drafts they have had at least three players selected in the first round.^[53]

PG	Point guard	SG	Shooting guard	SF	Small forward	PF	Power forward	C	Center

Round	Pick #	Position	School
1		PF	Duke
1	15	C	Duke
1	16	SF	Duke
1	19	SF	Wake Forest
1	25	PG	Notre Dame
1	26	SF	Duke
2	42	SG	Duke

Attendance

Team	Arena	Capacity	Game 11	Game 12	Game 13	Game 14	Game 15	Game 16	Game 17	Game 18	Game 19	Game 20	Total	Average	% of Capacity
Team	Arena	Capacity	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Game 7	Game 8	Game 9	Game 10	Total	Average	% of Capacity
style= rowspan=2	Boston College	Conte Forum	8,606	4,218	4,463	3,903	4,077	3,718	6,023	3,872	5,516	3,591	4,714	78,676	4,917	57.14%
4,507	5,666	Conte Forum	8,606	8,606	5,441	6,316	4,045							78,676	4,917	57.14%
style= rowspan=2	Clemson	Littlejohn Coliseum	9,000	6,144	8,118	5,411	5,770	5,154	6,677	5,202	7,443	7,408	6,578	106,578	6,661	74.01%
7,470	9,000	Littlejohn Coliseum	9,000	7,524	5,782	5,602	7,295							106,578	6,661	74.01%
style= rowspan=2	Duke	Cameron Indoor Stadium	9,314	9,314	9,314	9,314	9,314	9,314	9,314	9,314	9,314	9,314	9,314	167,652	9,314	100%
9,314	9,314	Cameron Indoor Stadium	9,314	9,314	9,314	9,314	9,314	9,314	9,314					167,652	9,314	100%
style= rowspan=2	Florida State	Donald L. Tucker Center	11,675	9,746	9,030	6,670	9,808	5,027	9,527	10,339	11,500	2,088	11,500	126,262	8,417	72.1%
10,089	6,891	Donald L. Tucker Center	11,675	6,801	8,401	8,845								126,262	8,417	72.1%
style= rowspan=2	Georgia Tech	McCamish Pavilion	8,600	4,221	4,802	3,625	3,912	4,486	6,302	6,217	4,228	4,853	5,813	86,954	4,831	56.17%
4,698	4,127	McCamish Pavilion	8,600	4,697	5,135	5,784	4,568	4,150	5,336					86,954	4,831	56.17%
style= rowspan=2	Louisville	KFC Yum! Center	22,090	12,643	12,431	12,223	12,561	13,127	12,247	14,120	11,973	11,973	12,123	211,867	13,242	59.94%
16,175	18,493	KFC Yum! Center	22,090	13,386	12,065	13,242	13,085							211,867	13,242	59.94%
style= rowspan=2	Miami	Watsco Center	7,972	3,234	2,950	3,175	3,388	2,753	2,232	3,014	3,376	4,506	5,979	64,383	4,292	53.84%
7,972	6,363	Watsco Center	7,972	3,866	5,596	5,979								64,383	4,292	53.84%
style= rowspan=2	North Carolina	Dean Smith Center	21,750	14,992	16,854	15,710	19,938	16,607	14,342	19,386	20,638	18,568	19,357	315,115	18,536	85.22%
17,237	21,750	Dean Smith Center	21,750	21,750	20,348	17,270	18,618	21,750						315,115	18,536	85.22%
style= rowspan=2	NC State	PNC Arena	19,722	13,131	11,949	11,806	10,919	11,562	13,029	5,429	11,344	12,529	13,425	207,165	12,186	61.79%
13,286	12,811	PNC Arena	19,722	12,634	13,690	11,635	11,282	16,704						207,165	12,186	61.79%
style= rowspan=2	Notre Dame	Edmund P. Joyce Center	9,149	5,062	5,124	8,283	4,903	5,970	6,259	7,618	6,881	8,495	9,149	109,246	12,186	79.61%
8,260	7,700	Edmund P. Joyce Center	9,149	7,838	9,149	8,555								109,246	12,186	79.61%
style= rowspan=2	Pittsburgh	Petersen Events Center	12,508	7,585	7,261	7,612	7,460	7,400	7,736	7,328	7,579	7,392	8,656	153,077	8,057	64.41%
7,876	8,431	Petersen Events Center	12,508	7,595	8,066	8,533	8,027	9,085	7,360	12,095				153,077	8,057	64.41%
style= rowspan=2	Syracuse	Carrier Dome	33,000	19,929	20,841	15,604	21,330	15,526	15,579	17,295	15,214	17,287	15,210	305,326	19,083	57.83%
8,066	23,194	Carrier Dome	33,000	23,298	23,019	22,042	31,803	23,108						305,326	19,083	57.83%
style= rowspan=2	Virginia	John Paul Jones Arena	14,593	13,100	13,568	12,980	12,647	13,542	14,257	13,197	13,857	13,573	13,924	218,168	13,636	93.44%
13,076	12,847	John Paul Jones Arena	14,593	14,089	14,253	14,629	14,629							218,168	13,636	93.44%
style= rowspan=2	Virginia Tech	Cassell Coliseum	9,275	6,473	6,835	6,437	4,730	8,925	6,403	5,148	8,925	7,086	6,887	114,274	7,618	82.14%
8,925	8,925	Cassell Coliseum	9,275	9,825	9,825	8,925								114,274	7,618	82.14%
style= rowspan=2	Wake Forest	LJVM Coliseum	14,665	3,710	4,359	3,349	3,470	3,554	3,711	4,296	3,587	4,782	7,220	109,514	6,084	41.49%
14,213	11,898	LJVM Coliseum	14,665	4,928	5,328	7,698	8,355	8,139	6,917					109,514	6,084	41.49%

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