ACC women's basketball tournament
The ACC women's basketball tournament is the conference championship tournament in basketball for the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The tournament has been held every year since 1978, several years before the first NCAA championships for women. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records. The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship.
| ACC Women's Basketball Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference basketball championship | |
| Sport | College basketball |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Number of teams | 15 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Current stadium | Greensboro Coliseum |
| Current location | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Played | 1978–present |
| Last contest | 2023 |
| Current champion | N.C. State |
| Most championships | Maryland (10) |
| TV partner(s) | ACC Network, ESPN |
| Official website | theACC.com |
| Sponsors | |
| Ally Financial | |
Championship game results
* record attendance.
Tournament most valuable players
Performance by school
Italics indicate a school no longer in the conference.
| School | Winner | Runner-up | First tournament |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 2009, 2012 (10) | 1980, 1993, 2006 (3) | 1978 |
| North Carolina | 1984, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 (9) | 1985, 1986, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2011, 2013 (9) | 1978 |
| Duke | 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2013 (8) | 1995, 1996, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2017 (7) | 1978 |
| NC State | 1980, 1985, 1987, 1991, 2020, 2021, 2022 (7) | 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1990, 2001, 2007, 2010 (10) | 1978 |
| Notre Dame | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 (5) | 2018 (1) | 2014 |
| Virginia | 1990, 1992, 1993 (3) | 1987, 1988, 1994 (3) | 1978 |
| Clemson | 1996, 1999 (2) | 1982, 1991, 1997, 1998 (4) | 1978 |
| Louisville | 2018 (1) | 2019, 2021, 2023 (3) | 2015 |
| Virginia Tech | 2023 (1) | 2005 | |
| Georgia Tech | 1992, 2012 (2) | 1980 | |
| Florida State | 2015, 2020 (2) | 1992 | |
| Syracuse | 2016 (1) | 2014 | |
| Miami | 2022 (1) | 2005 | |
| Wake Forest | 1978 | ||
| Boston College | 2006 | ||
| Pittsburgh | 2014 |
Wake Forest reached the semifinals in 1986, 1988, and 2012; Boston College reached the semifinals in 2010 and 2020; Virginia Tech reached the semifinals in 2022; Pittsburgh reached the 2nd round in 2015, 2016, and 2020.
Tournament sites
| Years | Arena | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 (1) | University Hall | Charlottesville, Virginia |
| 1979, 1982 (2) | Reynolds Coliseum | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 1980 (1) | Cole Field House | College Park, Maryland |
| 1981 (1) | Littlejohn Coliseum | Clemson, South Carolina |
| 1983–1991 (9) | Civic Center | Fayetteville, North Carolina |
| 1992–1996 (5) | Winthrop Coliseum | Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| 1997–1999 (3) | Independence Arena | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 2000–2016, 2018–present (24*) | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 2017 (1) | HTC Center | Conway, South Carolina |
On May 15, 2014, it was announced that the tournament will be held in Greensboro through 2022. However, the ACC moved the 2017 tournament to the Myrtle Beach area as part of an all conference political protest against North Carolina's Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act.[1][2]
See also
References
- WFMY News 2 [@WFMY] (15 May 2014). "JUST IN #Greensboro Coliseum will host @theACC Women's Basketball Tournament through 2022" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "ACC moves women's basketball tournament to South Carolina". USA Today.
- Hawes, Kay (March 18, 2002). "ACC women's basketball tournament enjoys silver glow". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 10, 2009.
- Rogers, Lindsey (2007). "2007-08 ACC Women's Basketball Media Guide". Atlantic Coast Conference. Archived from the original on February 23, 2012. Retrieved January 10, 2009.
- Sumner, Jim (March 8, 2008). "Looking Back... The First ACC Women's Basketball Tournament 30 Years Ago". Atlantic Coast Conference. Archived from the original on October 6, 2008. Retrieved January 10, 2009.
- "ACC Announces Future Sites & Dates for Men's & Women's Basketball & Baseball Tournaments". Atlantic Coast Conference. May 17, 2006. Archived from the original on December 31, 2010. Retrieved January 10, 2009.