2018 ACC women's basketball tournament

2018 ACC women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2017–18
Teams15
SiteGreensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
ChampionsLouisville (1st title)
Winning coachJeff Walz (1st title)
MVPMyisha Hines-Allen (Louisville)
TelevisionESPN2, ESPNU, ACCRSN
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2017–18 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Louisville *† 15 1   .938 36 3   .923
No. 5 Notre Dame 15 1   .938 35 3   .921
No. 11 Florida State 12 4   .750 26 7   .788
No. 21 NC State 11 5   .688 26 9   .743
No. 20 Duke 11 5   .688 24 9   .727
Syracuse 10 6   .625 22 9   .710
Miami (FL) 10 6   .625 21 11   .656
Virginia 10 6   .625 19 14   .576
Virginia Tech 6 10   .375 23 14   .622
Georgia Tech 6 10   .375 20 14   .588
Wake Forest 5 11   .313 14 17   .452
North Carolina 4 12   .250 15 16   .484
Pittsburgh 2 14   .125 10 20   .333
Boston College 2 14   .125 7 23   .233
Clemson 1 15   .063 11 19   .367
2018 ACC tournament winner
* Tournament #1 seed
As of 31 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018 ACC women's basketball tournament, which ended the 2017–18 season of the Atlantic Coast Conference, was held at Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina, from February 28–March 4, 2018. Louisville, which finished atop the ACC regular-season table along with Notre Dame, won the tournament and with it the ACC's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament.

Seeds

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Seed[1] School Conference
record
Overall
record
Tiebreaker
1 Louisville‡† 15–1 29–2 1–0 vs. Notre Dame[2]
2 Notre Dame‡† 15–1 27–2 0–1 vs. Louisville[2]
3 Florida State 12–4 24–5
4 Duke 11–5 22–7 1-0 vs. NC State[3]
5 NC State# 11–5 22–7 0–1 vs. Duke[3]
6 Miami# 10–6 20–9 1–0 vs. Virginia[4] and 1–0 vs. Syracuse[5]
7 Virginia# 10–6 17–12 0–1 vs. Miami[4] and 1–0 vs. Syracuse[6]
8 Syracuse# 10–6 22–7 0–1 vs. Miami[5] and 0-1 vs. Virginia[6]
9 Virginia Tech# 6–10 17–12 1–0 vs. Georgia Tech[7]
10 Georgia Tech 6–10 17–12 0–1 vs. Georgia Tech[7]
11 Wake Forest 5–11 13–16
12 North Carolina 4–12 14–15
13 Boston College 2–14 10–19 1–0 vs. Pittsburgh[8]
14 Pittsburgh 2–14 7–22 0–1 vs. Boston College[8]
15 Clemson 1–15 11–18
‡ – ACC regular season co-champions.
† – 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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Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
First round – Wednesday, February 28
1 1:00 pm #12 North Carolina vs. #13 Boston College
ACCRSN
3,134
2 3:30 pm #10 Georgia Tech vs. #15 Clemson
3 6:30 pm #11 Wake Forest vs. #14 Pittsburgh 2,810
Second round – Thursday, March 1
4 11:00 am #5 NC State vs. #12 North Carolina ACCRSN 6,168
5 2:00 pm #8 Syracuse vs. #9 Virginia Tech 2,886
6 6:00 pm #7 Virginia vs. #10 Georgia Tech 4,008
7 8:00 pm #6 Miami vs. #11 Wake Forest
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 2
8 11:00 am #4 Duke vs. #5 NC State ACCRSN 5,613
9 2:00 pm #1 Louisville vs. #9 Virginia Tech 3,297
10 6:00 pm #2 Notre Dame vs. #7 Virginia 4,316
11 8:00 pm #3 Florida State vs. #6 Miami
Semifinals – Saturday, March 3
12 Noon #5 NC State vs. #1 Louisville ESPNU 6,160
13 2:30 pm #2 Notre Dame vs #3 Florida State
Championship – Sunday, March 4
14 2:00 pm #1 Louisville vs #2 Notre Dame ESPN2 7,424
*Game times in ET. # – Rankings denote tournament seed

Source:[9]

Bracket

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First round
Wednesday, February 28
ACCRSN
Second round
Thursday, March 1
ACCRSN
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 2
ACCRSN
Semifinals
Saturday, March 3
ESPNU
Championship
Sunday, March 4
ESPN2
4Duke45
5NC State775NC State51
12North Carolina645NC State59
1Louisville64
1Louisville73
8Syracuse709Virginia Tech70
12North Carolina699Virginia Tech851Louisville74
13Boston College642Notre Dame72
2Notre Dame83
7Virginia607Virginia47
10Georgia Tech6110Georgia Tech582Notre Dame90
15Clemson523Florida State80
3Florida State73
6Miami686Miami69
11Wake Forest7211Wake Forest60
14Pittsburgh38

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Atlantic Coast Conference Standings - Women's College Basketball - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Notre Dame vs. Louisville - Game Summary - January 11, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "NC State vs. Duke - Game Summary - January 7, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Miami vs. Virginia - Game Summary - February 18, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Syracuse vs. Miami - Game Summary - January 18, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Syracuse vs. Virginia - Game Summary - December 31, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Georgia Tech vs. Virginia Tech - Game Summary - January 25, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Pittsburgh vs. Boston College - Game Summary - February 11, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  9. ^ 2018 ACC Women's Bracket
  10. ^ "Pairings Set For 41st Annual ACC Women's Basketball Tournament". The Atlantic Coast Conference. February 25, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.