2014 ACC women's basketball tournament

2014 ACC women's basketball tournament
2014 ACC Women's Basketball Tournament in Greensboro, NC
ClassificationDivision I
Season2013–14
Teams15
SiteGreensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, North Carolina
ChampionsNotre Dame (1st title)
Winning coachMuffet McGraw (1st title)
MVPJewell Loyd (Notre Dame)
TelevisionESPN, ESPNU, ACCRSN
← 2013
2015 →
2013–14 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Notre Dame 16 0   1.000 37 1   .974
No. 9 Duke 12 4   .750 28 7   .800
No. 11 Maryland 12 4   .750 28 7   .800
No. 16 NC State 11 5   .688 25 8   .758
Syracuse 10 6   .625 23 10   .697
No. 12 North Carolina 10 6   .625 27 10   .730
Georgia Tech 9 7   .563 20 12   .625
Miami (FL) 8 8   .500 16 15   .516
Florida State 7 9   .438 21 12   .636
Virginia 6 10   .375 14 17   .452
Wake Forest 5 11   .313 15 16   .484
Virginia Tech 4 12   .250 14 16   .467
Clemson 4 12   .250 13 19   .406
Pittsburgh 3 13   .188 11 20   .355
Boston College 3 13   .188 12 19   .387
2014 ACC tournament winner
As of 8 April 2014
Rankings from AP poll[1][2]


The 2014 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Atlantic Coast Conference, held March 5–9, 2014, in Greensboro, North Carolina, at the Greensboro Coliseum. This was the first ACC Tournament to include 15 teams, a result of the conference adding Syracuse, Pitt, and Notre Dame, and also the last to involve Maryland, which will leave the ACC in July 2014 to join the Big Ten Conference.

Seeds

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2014 ACC women's basketball tournament seeds and results
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker
1 ‡-Notre Dame 16-0 29-0
2 †-Duke 12-4 25-5 1-0 vs. Maryland
3 †-Maryland 12-4 24-5 0-1 vs. Duke
4 †-NC State 11-5 24-6
5 #-Syracuse 10-6 21-8 1-0 v. North Carolina
6 #-North Carolina 10-6 22-8 0-1 vs. Syracuse
7 #-Georgia Tech 9-7 19-10
8 #-Miami (FL) 8-8 16-13
9 #-Florida State 7-9 19-10
10 Virginia 6-10 13-16
11 Wake Forest 5-11 14-15
12 Virginia Tech 4-12 14-15 1-0 vs. Clemson
13 Clemson 4-12 12-18 0-1 vs. Virginia Tech
14 Pittsburgh 3-13 11-19 1-0 vs. Boston College
15 Boston College 3-13 12-18 0-1 vs. Pitt
‡ – ACC regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed.
† – Received a double-bye in the conference tournament.
# – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament.
Overall records include all games played in the ACC Tournament.

Schedule

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Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 5
Opening
day
1 1 pm #12 Virginia Tech vs #13 Clemson ACCRSN 4,440
2 3:30 pm #10 Virginia vs #15 Boston College
3 6:30 pm #11 Wake Forest vs #14 Pittsburgh 4,950
Second round – Thursday, March 6
1 4 11 am #5 Syracuse vs #13 Clemson ACCRSN 4,026
5 2 pm #8 Miami vs #9 Florida State
2 6 6 pm #7 Georgia Tech vs #10 Virginia 5,941
7 8 pm #6 North Carolina vs #11 Wake Forest
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 7
3 8 noon #4 NC State vs #5 Syracuse ACCRSN 4,506
9 2 pm #1 Notre Dame vs #9 Florida State
4 10 6 pm #2 Duke 82 vs #7 Georgia Tech 6,949
11 8 pm #3 Maryland vs #6 North Carolina
Semifinals – Saturday, March 8
5 12 5 pm #1 Notre Dame vs #4 NC State ESPNU 8,169
13 7:30 pm Game #2 Duke vs #6 North Carolina
Championship Game – Sunday, March 9
6 14 7 pm #1Notre Dame vs #2 Duke ESPN 8,190
*Game Times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

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First round
Wednesday, March 5
ACCRSN
Second round
Thursday, March 6
ACCRSN
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 7
ACCRSN
Semifinals
Saturday, March 8
ESPNU
Championship game
Sunday, March 9
ESPN
1#2 Notre Dame83
8Miami679Florida State57
9Florida State72OT1#2 Notre Dame83
4#14 NC State48
4#14 NC State79
5Syracuse635Syracuse63
12Virginia Tech5613Clemson531#2 Notre Dame69
13Clemson692#10 Duke53
2#10 Duke82
7Georgia Tech777Georgia Tech52
10Virginia7410Virginia762#10 Duke66
15Boston College596#13 North Carolina61
3#8 Maryland70
6#13 North Carolina696#13 North Carolina73
11Wake Forest7211Wake Forest65
14Pittsburgh58

OT denotes overtime game

Awards and honors

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Tournament MVP: Jewell Loyd, Notre Dame

All-Tournament teams:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  2. ^ "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.