2011–12 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season

2011–12 ACC men's basketball standings
	† 2012 ACC Tournament winner; As of April 3, 2012; Rankings from Coaches Poll

2011–12 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season
League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Basketball
Number of teams	12
TV partner(s)	ACC Network, ESPN, Raycom Sports, Learfield Sports
NBA Draft
Top draft pick	Harrison Barnes
Picked by	Golden State Warriors
Regular Season
First place	North Carolina
Season MVP	Tyler Zeller, North Carolina
ACC Tournament
Champions	Florida State
Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball seasons
	← 2010–11 2012–13 →

The 2011–12 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season is the 59th season for the league.

Preseason

The conference hosted its 50th annual media event, "Operation Basketball", on October 19 at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Charlotte, NC.^[1] At this event, the ACC media votes on how they believe each team will finish in the conference, the preseason All-ACC team, the preseason Player of the Year, and the preseason Rookie of the Year.

Preseason Poll^[2]

Preseason All-ACC^[2]

Harrison Barnes (59 votes)– North Carolina
John Henson (47)– North Carolina
Tyler Zeller (46)– North Carolina
Malcolm Grant (32)– Miami
Mike Scott (20t)– Virginia
Seth Curry (20t)– Duke

Preseason Player of the Year^[2]

Harrison Barnes (57)- North Carolina
John Henson (2)- North Carolina

Preseason Rookie of the Year^[2]

Austin Rivers (57)– Duke
James Michael McAdoo (1)- North Carolina
Nick Faust (1)- Maryland

Rankings

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week

		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	Wk 19
Boston College	AP
Boston College	C
Clemson	AP
Clemson	C
Duke	AP	6	6	6	3	7	7	7	7	5	8	4	8	7	10	5	5	4	6	8
Duke	C	6	6	6	4	5	5	5	5	3	6	4	6	5	9	4	4	3	6	5
Florida State	AP	RV	25	22	RV	RV						RV	23	21	15	20	15	22	17	10
Florida State	C	RV	24	20	RV								RV	24	17	21	16	22	17	15
Georgia Tech	AP
Georgia Tech	C
Maryland	AP
Maryland	C
Miami	AP
Miami	C
North Carolina	AP	1	1	1	5	4	5	5	5	3	3	8	7	5	5	8	7	6	4	4
North Carolina	C	1	1	1	5	6	6	6	6	4	3	8	8	6	5	7	7	6	4	5
NC State	AP
NC State	C
Virginia	AP					RV	RV	24	23	21	16	15	19	16	19	22	RV	24	RV
Virginia	C					RV	RV	RV	24	23	17	17	21	18	20	22	RV	RV	RV
Virginia Tech	AP				RV
Virginia Tech	C
Wake Forest	AP
Wake Forest	C

Conference schedules

Composite Matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season.

	Boston College	Clemson	Duke	Florida State	Georgia Tech	Maryland	Miami	North Carolina	NC State	Virginia	Virginia Tech	Wake Forest
vs. Boston College	–	0–1	1–0	0–1	1–1	1–0	2–0	1–0	2–0	1–0	1–1	2–0
vs. Clemson	1–0	–	1–0	1–1	0–2	1–0	1–0	1–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2
vs. Duke	0–1	0–1	–	1–1	0–1	0–2	1–0	1–1	0–1	0–1	0–2	0–2
vs. Florida State	1–0	1–1	1–1	–	0–1	0–1	1–1	0–1	0–1	0–2	0–2	0–1
vs. Georgia Tech	1–1	2–0	1–0	1–0	–	1–1	1–0	1–0	1–1	1–0	1–0	1–1
vs. Maryland	0–1	0–1	2–0	1–0	1–1	–	1–1	2–0	1–0	2–0	0–1	0–1
vs. Miami	0–2	0–1	0–1	1–1	0–1	1–1	–	2–0	2–0	1–0	0–1	0–1
vs. North Carolina	0–1	0–1	1–1	1–0	0–1	0–2	0–2	–	0–2	0–2	0–1	0–1
vs. NC State	0–2	1–0	1–0	1–0	1–1	0–1	0–2	2–0	–	1–0	0–1	0–2
vs. Virginia	0–1	1–1	1–0	2–0	0–1	0–2	0–1	2–0	0–1	–	1–1	0–1
vs. Virginia Tech	1–1	1-1	2–0	2–0	0–1	1–0	1–0	1–0	1–0	1–1	–	1–0
vs. Wake Forest	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–0	1–1	1–0	1–0	1–0	2–0	1–0	0–1	–
Total	4–12	8–8	13–3	12–4	4–12	6–10	9–7	14–2	9–7	9–7	4–12	4–12

Boston College

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
ACC Regular Season
January 7 2:30 PM, Raycom	at #3 North Carolina	L 60–83	0–1 (5–10)	Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
January 12 7:00 PM, ESPN2	Clemson	W 59–57	1–1 (6–10)	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
January 14 3:00 PM, NESN	Virginia Tech	W 61–59	2–1 (7–10)	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
January 19 8:00 PM, Raycom	at NC State	L 62–76	2–2 (7–11)	RBC Center Raleigh, NC
January 21 12:00 PM, Raycom	Wake Forest	L 56–71	2–3 (7–12)	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
January 26 9:00 PM, ESPNU	at #19 Virginia	L 49–66	2–4 (7–13)	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
January 29 1:00 PM, Raycom	Miami (FL)	L 54–76	2–5 (7–14)	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
February 1 8:00 PM, Raycom	NC State	L 51–56	2–6 (7–15)	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
February 4 1:00 PM, ESPNU	at Georgia Tech	L 47–51	2–7 (7–16)	Phillips Arena Atlanta, GA
February 8 7:00 PM, ESPN3	#15 Florida State	W 64–60	3–7 (8–16)	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
February 12 6:00 PM, ESPNU	at Virginia Tech	L 65–66	3–8 (8–17)	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
February 16 9:00 PM, Raycom	at Maryland	L 65–81	3–9 (8–18)	Comcast Center College Park, MD
February 19 6:00 PM, ESPNU	#5 Duke	L 50–75	3–10 (8–19)	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
February 25 1:00 PM, NESN	at Wake Forest	L 56–85	3–11 (8–20)	Joel Veterans Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
February 29 7:00 PM, NESN	Georgia Tech	W 56–52	4–11 (9–20)	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
March 3 2:30 PM, Raycom	at Miami (FL)	L 56–77	4–12 (9–21)	BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL
2012 ACC Tournament
March 8 2:00 PM, ESPNU	vs. NC State 2012 ACC Tournament First Round	L 57–78	9–22	Philips Arena Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Clemson

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
ACC Regular Season
January 7 4:00 PM, ESPN2	Florida State	W 79–59	1–0 (9–6)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
January 12 7:00 PM, ESPN2	at Boston College	L 57–59	1–1 (9–7)	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
January 15 6:00 PM, ESPNU	#8 Duke	L 66–73	1–2 (9–8)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
January 18 7:00 PM, RSN	at Miami	L 73–76	1–3 (9–9)	BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL
January 21 2:30 PM, Raycom	Georgia Tech	W 64–62	2–3 (10–9)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
January 28 12:00 PM, Raycom	Wake Forest	W 71–60	3–3 (11–9)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
January 31 7:00 PM, ESPN2	at #16 Virginia	L 61–65	3–4 (11–10)	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
February 4 4:00 PM, RSN	at Virginia Tech	L 65–67	3–5 (11–11)	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
February 7 7:00 PM, ESPNU	Maryland	L 62–64	3–6 (11–12)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
February 11 4:00 PM, RSN	at Wake Forest	W 78–58	4–6 (12–12)	LVJM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
February 14 7:00 PM, ESPNU	#22 Virginia	W 60–48	5–6 (13–12)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
February 18 4:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2	at #8 North Carolina	L 52–74	5–7 (13–13)	Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
February 21 7:30 PM, RSN	at Georgia Tech	W 56–37	6–7 (14–13)	Philips Arena Atlanta, GA
February 25 2:30 PM, Raycom	NC State	W 72–69	7–7 (15–13)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
March 1 9:00 PM, Raycom	Virginia Tech	W 58–56	8–7 (16–13)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
March 4 12:00 PM, ESPN2	at #22 Florida State	L 72–80	8–8 (16–14)	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
2012 ACC Tournament
March 8 7:00 PM, ESPNU	vs. Virginia Tech 2012 ACC Tournament First Round	L 63–68	16–15	Philips Arena Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Duke

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
ACC Regular Season
January 7 12:00 PM, ESPNU	#5	at Georgia Tech	W 81–74	1–0 (13–2)	Philips Arena Atlanta, GA
January 12 9:00 PM, ESPN	#8	#16 Virginia	W 61–58	2–0 (14–2)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 15 6:00 PM, ESPNU	#8	at Clemson	W 73–66	3–0 (15–2)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
January 19 7:00 PM, ESPN	#4	Wake Forest	W 91–73	4–0 (16–2)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 21 4:00 PM, ESPN	#4	Florida State	L 73–76	4–1 (16–3)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 25 9:00 PM, ESPN	#8	at Maryland Duke–Maryland rivalry	W 74–61	5–1 (17–3)	Comcast Center College Park, MD
February 2 7:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2	#7	at Virginia Tech	W 75–60	6–1 (18–3)	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
February 5 3:00 PM, ESPNU	#7	Miami (FL)	L 74–78 ^OT	6–2 (18–4)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 8 9:00 PM, ESPN/Raycom	#10	at #5 North Carolina Carolina–Duke rivalry	W 85–84	7–2 (19–4)	Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
February 11 4:00 PM, ESPN	#10	Maryland Duke–Maryland rivalry	W 73–55	8–2 (20–4)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 16 9:00 PM, Raycom	#5	NC State	W 78–73	9–2 (21–4)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 19 6:00 PM, ESPNU	#5	at Boston College	W 75–50	10–2 (22–4)	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
February 23 7:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2	#5	at #15 Florida State	W 74–66	11–2 (23–4)	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
February 25 12:00 PM, Raycom	#5	Virginia Tech	W 70–65 ^OT	12–2 (24–4)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 28 9:00 PM, ESPNU	#4	at Wake Forest	W 79–71	13–2 (25–4)	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
March 3 7:00 PM, ESPN	#4	#6 North Carolina ESPN College GameDay	L 70–88	13–3 (25–5)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
2012 ACC Tournament
March 9 7:00 PM, ESPN2	#6	vs. Virginia Tech 2012 ACC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 60–56	26–5	Philips Arena Atlanta, GA
March 10 3:00 PM, ESPN	#6	vs. #17 Florida State 2012 ACC Tournament Semifinal	L 59−62	26−6	Philips Arena Atlanta, GA
2012 NCAA Tournament
March 16 7:15 PM, CBS	#(2)	vs. #(15) Lehigh 2012 NCAA Tournament Second Round	L 70-75	26–7	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Florida State

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
ACC Regular Season
January 7 4:00 PM, ESPN2		at Clemson	L 59–79	0–1 (9–6)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
January 10 7:00 PM, ESPNU		at Virginia Tech	W 63–59	1–1 (10–6)	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
January 14 2:00 PM, ESPN		#3 North Carolina	W 90–57	2–1 (11–6)	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
January 17 9:00 PM, ESPNU		Maryland	W 84–70	3–1 (12–6)	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
January 21 4:00 PM, ESPN		at #4 Duke	W 76–73	4–1 (13–6)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 25 7:00 PM, RSN	#23	at Wake Forest	W 75–52	5–1 (14–6)	LJVM Coliseum Durham, NC
February 1 7:00 PM, RSN	#21	Georgia Tech	W 68–54	6–1 (15–6)	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
February 4 1:00 PM, ACC Network	#21	#16 Virginia	W 58–55	7–1 (16–6)	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
February 8 7:00 PM, ESPN3	#15	at Boston College	L 60–64	7–2 (16–7)	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
February 11 1:00 PM, ACC Network	#15	Miami	W 64–59	8–2 (17–7)	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
February 16 7:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2	#20	Virginia Tech	W 48–47	9–2 (18–7)	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
February 18 1:00 PM, ACC Network	#20	at NC State	W 76–62	10–2 (19–7)	RBC Center Raleigh, NC
February 23 7:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2	#15	#5 Duke	L 66–74	10–3 (19–8)	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
February 26 6:00 PM, ESPNU	#15	at Miami	L 62–78	10–4 (19–9)	BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL
March 1 6:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2	#22	at #24 Virginia	W 63–60	11–4 (20–9)	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
March 4 12:00 PM, ESPN2	#22	Clemson	W 80–72	12–4 (21–9)	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
2012 ACC Tournament
March 9 7:00 PM, ESPN2	#17	vs. Miami 2012 ACC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 82–71	22–9	Philips Arena Atlanta, GA
March 10 3:00 PM, ESPN	#17	vs. #6 Duke 2012 ACC Tournament Semifinal	W 62–59	23–9	Philips Arena Atlanta, GA
March 11 1:00 PM, ESPN	#17	vs. #4 North Carolina 2012 ACC Tournament Final	W 85–82	24–9	Philips Arena Atlanta, GA
2012 NCAA Tournament
March 16 2:45 PM, CBS	#(3)	vs. #(14) St. Bonaventure 2012 NCAA Tournament Second Round	W 66–63	25–9	Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN
March 18 9:40 PM, TBS	#(3)	vs. #(6) Cincinnati 2012 NCAA Tournament Third Round	L 52-56	25–10	Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Georgia Tech

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
ACC Regular Season
January 7 12:00 PM, ESPNU	#5 Duke	L 74–81	0–1 (7–8)	Phillips Arena Atlanta, GA
January 11 9:00 PM, RSN	at NC State	W 82–71	1–1 (8–8)	RBC Center Raleigh, NC
January 15 4:00 PM, Raycom	at Maryland	L 50–61	1–2 (8–9)	Comcast Center Raleigh, NC
January 19 8:00 PM, Raycom	#15 Virginia	L 38–70	1–3 (8–10)	Phillips Arena Atlanta, GA
January 21 2:30 PM, Raycom	at Clemson	L 62–64	1–4 (8–11)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
January 24 9:00 PM, ESPNU	Miami (FL)	L 49–64	1–5 (8–12)	Phillips Arena Atlanta, GA
January 29 6:00 PM, ESPNU	at #7 North Carolina	L 81–93	1–6 (8–13)	Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
February 1 7:00 PM, RSN	at #21 Florida State	L 54–68	1–7 (8–14)	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
February 4 1:00 PM, ESPNU	Boston College	W 51–47	2–7 (9–14)	Phillips Arena Atlanta, GA
February 9 7:00 PM, ESPNU	NC State	L 52–61	2–8 (9–15)	Phillips Arena Atlanta, GA
February 15 7:30 PM, RSN	at Wake Forest	L 50–59	2–9 (9–16)	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
February 18 3:00 PM, RSN	at Virginia Tech	L 73–74 ^OT	2–10 (9–17)	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
February 21 7:00 PM, RSN	Clemson	L 37–56	2–11 (9–18)	Phillips Arena Atlanta, GA
February 25 2:30 PM, Raycom	Maryland	W 63–61	3–11 (10–18)	Phillips Arena Atlanta, GA
February 29 7:00 PM, RSN	at Boston College	L 52–56	3–12 (10–19)	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
March 3 12:00 PM, Raycom	Wake Forest	W 69–62	4–12 (11–19)	Phillips Arena Atlanta, GA
2012 ACC Tournament
March 8 9:00 PM, ESPNU	vs. Miami 2012 ACC Tournament First Round	L 36–54	11–20	Philips Arena Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Maryland

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
ACC Regular Season
January 8 6:00 PM, ESPNU	at NC State	L 74–79	0–1 (10–4)	RBC Center Raleigh, NC
January 11 7:00 PM, RSN	Wake Forest	W 70–64	1–1 (11–4)	Comcast Center College Park, MD
January 15 4:00 PM, Raycom	Georgia Tech	W 61–50	2–1 (12–4)	Comcast Center College Park, MD
January 17 9:00 PM, ESPNU	at Florida State	L 70–84	2–2 (13–4)	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
January 25 9:00 PM, ESPN	#8 Duke	L 61–74	2–3 (13–5)	Comcast Center College Park, MD
January 28 2:30 PM, Raycom	Virginia Tech	W 73–69	3–3 (14–5)	Comcast Center College Park, MD
February 1 8:00 PM, Raycom	at Miami	L 86–90 ^2OT	3–4 (14–6)	BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL
February 4 4:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2	#5 North Carolina	L 74–83	3–5 (14–7)	Comcast Center College Park, MD
February 7 7:00 PM, ESPNU	at Clemson	W 64–62	4–5 (15–7)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
February 11 4:00 PM, ESPN	at #10 Duke	L 55–73	4–6 (15–8)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 16 9:00 PM, Raycom	Boston College	W 81–65	5–6 (16–8)	Comcast Center College Park, MD
February 18 1:00 PM, Raycom	at #22 Virginia	L 44–71	5–7 (16–9)	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
February 21 8:00 PM, Raycom	Miami	W 75–70	6–7 (17–9)	Comcast Center College Park, MD
February 25 1:00 PM, Raycom	at Georgia Tech	L 61–63	6–8 (17–10)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA
February 29 7:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2	at #6 North Carolina	L 64–88	6–9 (17–11)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
March 4 2:00 PM, Raycom	#24 Virginia	L 72–75 ^OT	6–10 (17–12)	Comcast Center College Park, MD
2012 ACC Tournament
March 8 12:00 PM, ESPNU	vs. Wake Forest 2012 ACC Tournament First Round	W 82–60	18–12	Philips Arena Atlanta, GA
March 9 12:00 PM, ESPN2	vs. #4 North Carolina 2012 ACC Tournament Quarterfinal	L 69–85	18–13	Philips Arena Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Miami

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
ACC Regular Season
January 7 6:00 PM, ESPNU	at #21 Virginia	L 51–52	0–1 (9–5)	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
January 10 9:00 PM, Raycom	at #3 North Carolina	L 56–73	0–2 (9–6)	Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
January 18 7:00 PM, RSN	Clemson	W 73–76	1–2 (10–6)	BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL
January 22 12:00 PM, ESPNU	NC State	L 73–78	1–3 (10–7)	BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL
January 24 9:00 PM, ESPNU	at Georgia Tech	W 64–49	2–3 (11–7)	Philips Arena Atlanta, GA
January 29 1:00 PM, Raycom	at Boston College	W 76–54	3–3 (12–7)	John Paul Jones Arena Chestnut Hill, MA
February 1 8:00 PM, Raycom	Maryland	W 90–86 ^2OT	4–3 (13–7)	BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL
February 5 3:00 PM, ESPNU	at #7 Duke	W 78–74 ^OT	5–3 (14–7)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 9 9:00 PM, ESPN3	Virginia Tech	W 65–49	6–3 (15–7)	BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL
February 11 1:00 PM, Raycom	at #15 Florida State	L 59–64	6–4 (15–8)	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
February 15 8:00 PM, ESPN	#8 North Carolina	L 74–63	6–5 (15–9)	BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL
February 18 1:00 PM, RSN	Wake Forest	W 74–56	7–5 (16–9)	BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL
February 21 8:00 PM, Raycom	at Maryland	L 70–75	7–6 (16–10)	Comcast Center College Park, MD
February 26 6:00 PM, ESPNU	#15 Florida State	W 78–62	8–6 (17–10)	BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL
February 29 9:00 PM, Raycom	at NC State	L 73–77	8–7 (17–11)	RBC Center Raleigh, NC
March 3 2:30 PM, Raycom	Boston College	W 77–56	9–7 (18–11)	BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL
2012 ACC Tournament
March 8 9:00 PM, ESPNU	vs. Georgia Tech 2012 ACC Tournament First Round	W 54–36	19–11	Philips Arena Atlanta, GA
March 9 9:00 PM, ESPN2	vs. #17 Florida State 2012 ACC Tournament Quarterfinal	L 71–82	19–12	Philips Arena Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

North Carolina

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
ACC Regular Season
January 7 2:30 PM, Raycom	#3	Boston College	W 83–60	1–0 (14–2)	Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
January 10 9:00 PM, Raycom	#3	Miami (FL)	W 73–56	2–0 (15–2)	Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
January 14 2:00 PM, ESPN	#3	at Florida State	L 57–90	2–1 (15–3)	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
January 19 9:00 PM, ESPN	#8	at Virginia Tech	W 82–68	3–1 (16–3)	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
January 26 7:00, ESPN	#7	NC State	W 74–55	4–1 (17–3)	Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
January 29 6:00, ESPNU	#7	Georgia Tech	W 93–81	5–1 (18–3)	Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
January 31 9:00 PM, ESPNU	#5	at Wake Forest	W 68–53	6–1 (19–3)	LVJM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
February 4 4:00 PM, ESPN	#5	at Maryland	W 83–74	7–1 (20–3)	Comcast Center College Park, MD
February 8 9:00 PM, ESPN/Raycom	#5	#10 Duke Carolina–Duke rivalry	L 84–85	7–2 (20–4)	Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
February 11 1:00 PM, Raycom	#5	#19 Virginia	W 70–52	8–2 (21–4)	Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
February 15 7:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2	#8	at Miami (FL)	W 73–64	9–2 (22–4)	BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL
February 18 4:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2	#8	Clemson	W 74–52	10–2 (23–4)	Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
February 21 8:00 PM, Raycom	#7	at NC State	W 86–74	11–2 (24–4)	RBC Center Raleigh, NC
February 25 4:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2	#7	at Virginia	W 54–51	12–2 (25–4)	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
February 29 7:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2	#6	Maryland	W 88–64	13–2 (26–4)	Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
March 3 7:00 PM, ESPN	#6	at #4 Duke ESPN College GameDay	W 88–70	14–2 (27–4)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
2012 ACC Tournament
March 9 12:00 PM, ESPN2	#4	vs. Maryland 2012 ACC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 85–69	28–4	Philips Arena Atlanta, GA
March 10 1:00 PM, ESPN	#4	vs. NC State 2012 ACC Tournament Semifinal	W 69–67	29–4	Philips Arena Atlanta, GA
March 11 1:00 PM, ESPN	#4	vs. #17 Florida State 2012 ACC Tournament Final	L 82–85	29–5	Philips Arena Atlanta, GA
2012 NCAA Tournament
March 16 4:10 PM, TBS	#(1)	vs. #(16) Vermont 2012 NCAA Tournament Second Round	W 77–58	30–5	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
March 18 4:10 PM, CBS	#(1)	vs. #(8) Creighton 2012 NCAA Tournament Third Round	W 87–73	31–5	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
March 23 7:47 PM, TBS	#(1)	vs. #(13) Ohio 2012 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16	W 73–65 ^OT	32–5	Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, MO
March 25 5:05 PM, CBS	#(1)	vs. #(2) Kansas 2012 NCAA Tournament Elite 8	L 67–80	32–6	Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

NC State

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
ACC Regular Season
January 8 6:00 PM, ESPNU		Maryland	W 79–74	1–0 (12–4)	RBC Center Raleigh, NC
January 11 9:00 PM, Raycom		Georgia Tech	L 71–80	1–1 (12–5)	RBC Center Raleigh, NC
January 14 1:00 PM, RSN		at Wake Forest	W 76–40	2–1 (13–5)	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
January 19 8:00 PM, Raycom		Boston College	W 76–62	3–1 (14–5)	RBC Center Raleigh, NC
January 22 12:00 PM, Raycom		at Miami (FL)	W 78–73	4–1 (15–5)	BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL
January 26 7:00 PM		at #7 North Carolina	L 55–74	4–2 (15–6)	Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
January 28 8:00 PM		#19 Virginia	L 60–61	4–3 (15–7)	RBC Center Raleigh, NC
February 1 8:00 PM		at Boston College	W 56–51	5–3 (16–7)	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
February 4 1:00 PM		Wake Forest	W 87–76	6–3 (17–7)	RBC Center Raleigh, NC
February 9 7:00 PM		at Georgia Tech	W 61–52	7–3 (18–7)	Phillips Arena Atlanta, GA
February 16 9:00 PM		at #5 Duke	L 73–78	7–4 (18–8)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 18 1:00 PM		#20 Florida State	L 62–76	7–5 (18–9)	RBC Center Raleigh, NC
February 21 8:00 PM		#7 North Carolina	L 74–86	7–6 (18–10)	RBC Center Raleigh, NC
February 25 2:30 PM		at Clemson	L 69–72 ^OT	7–7 (18–11)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
February 29 9:00 PM		Miami (FL)	W 77–73	8–7 (19–11)	RBC Center Raleigh, NC
March 4 6:00 PM		at Virginia Tech	W 70–58	9–7 (20–11)	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
2012 ACC Tournament
March 8 2:00 PM, ESPNU		vs. Boston College 2012 ACC Tournament First Round	W 78–57	21–11	Philips Arena Atlanta, GA
March 9 2:00 PM, ESPN2		vs. Virginia 2012 ACC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 67–64	22–11	Philips Arena Atlanta, GA
March 10 1:00 PM, ESPN		vs. #4 North Carolina 2012 ACC Tournament Semifinal	L 67-69	22-12	Philips Arena Atlanta, GA
2012 NCAA Tournament
March 16 12:40 PM, truTV	#(11)	vs. #(6) San Diego State 2012 NCAA Tournament Second Round	W 79-65	23-12	Nationwide Arena Columbus, OH
March 18 12:15 PM, CBS	#(11)	vs. #(3) Georgetown 2012 NCAA Tournament Third Round	W 66-63	24-12	Nationwide Arena Columbus, OH
March 23 10:17 PM, TBS	#(11)	vs. #(2) Kansas 2012 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16	L 57-60	24-13	Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Virginia

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
ACC Regular Season
January 7 6:00 PM, ESPNU	#21	Miami (FL)	W 52–51	1–0 (14–1)	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
January 12 9:00 PM, ESPN	#17	at #8 Duke	L 61–64	1–1 (14–2)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 19 8:00 PM, Raycom	#15	at Georgia Tech	W 70–38	2–1 (15–2)	Philips Arena Atlanta, GA
January 22 6:00 PM, ESPNU	#15	Virginia Tech	L 45–47	2–2 (15–3)	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
January 26 9:00 PM, ESPNU	#19	Boston College	W 66–49	3–2 (16–3)	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
January 28 8:00 PM, ESPN2	#19	at NC State	W 61–60	4–2 (17–3)	RBC Center Raleigh, NC
January 31 7:00 PM, ESPN2	#16	Clemson	W 65–61	5–2 (18–3)	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
February 4 1:00 PM, Raycom	#16	at #21 Florida State	L 55–58	5–3 (18–4)	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
February 8 7:30 PM, Raycom		Wake Forest	W 68–44	6–3 (19–4)	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
February 11 1:00 PM, Raycom		at #5 North Carolina	L 52–70	6–4 (19–5)	Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
February 14 7:00 PM, ESPNU	#22	at Clemson	L 48–60	6–5 (19–6)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
February 18 1:00 PM, Raycom	#22	Maryland	W 71–44	7–5 (20–6)	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
February 21 9:00 PM, ESPNU		at Virginia Tech	W 61–59	8–5 (21–6)	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
February 25 4:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2		#7 North Carolina	L 54–51	8–6 (21–7)	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
March 1 7:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2	#24	#22 Florida State	L 60–63	8–7 (21–8)	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
March 4 9:00 PM, Raycom	#24	at Maryland	W 75–72 ^OT	9–7 (22–8)	Comcast Center College Park, MD
2012 ACC Tournament
March 9 2:00 PM, ESPN2		vs. NC State 2012 ACC Tournament Quarterfinal	L 64–67	22–9	Philips Arena Atlanta, GA
2012 NCAA Tournament
03/16/2012* 2:10 PM, TNT	#(10)	vs. #(7) Florida 2012 NCAA Tournament Second Round	L 45–71	22–10	CenturyLink Center Omaha Omaha, NE
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Virginia Tech

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
ACC Regular Season
January 7 12:00 PM, Raycom		at Wake Forest	L 55–58	0–1 (11–4)	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
January 10 7:00 PM, ESPNU		Florida State	L 59–63	0–2 (11–5)	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
January 14 3:00 PM, RSN		at Boston College	L 59–61	0–3 (11–6)	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
January 19 9:00 PM, ESPN		#8 North Carolina	L 68–82	0–4 (11–7)	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
January 22 6:00 PM, ESPNU		at #15 Virginia	W 47–45	1–4 (12–7)	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
January 28 2:30 PM, Raycom		at Maryland	L 69–73	1–5 (12–9)	Comcast Center College Park, MD
February 2 7:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2		#7 Duke	L 60–75	1–6 (12–10)	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
February 4 4:00 PM, RSN		Clemson	W 67–65	2–6 (13–10)	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
February 9 9:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2		at Miami (FL)	L 49–65	2–7 (13–11)	BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL
February 12 6:00 PM, ESPNU		Boston College	W 67–66	3–7 (14–11)	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
February 16 7:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2	#20	at Florida State	L 47–48	3–8 (14–12)	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
February 18 3:00 PM, RSN		Georgia Tech	W 74–73	4–8 (15–12)	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
February 21 9:00 PM, ESPNU		Virginia	L 59–61	4–9 (15–13)	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
February 25 12:00 PM, Raycom		at #5 Duke	L 65–70 ^OT	4–10 (15–14)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
March 1 9:00 PM, Raycom		at Clemson	L 56–58	4–11 (15–15)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
March 4 6:00 PM, ESPNU		NC State	L 58–70	4–12 (15–16)	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
2012 ACC Tournament
March 8 7:00 PM, ESPNU		vs. Clemson 2012 ACC Tournament First Round	W 68–63	16–16	Philips Arena Atlanta, GA
March 9 7:00 PM, ESPN2		vs. #6 Duke 2012 ACC Tournament Quarterfinal	L 56–60	16–17	Philips Arena Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Wake Forest

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
ACC Regular Season
January 7 12:00 PM, Raycom	Virginia Tech	W 58–55	1–0 (10–5)	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
January 11 7:00 PM, RSN	at Maryland	L 64–70	1–1 (10–6)	Comcast Center College Park, MD
January 14 1:00 PM, Raycom	NC State	L 40–76	1–2 (10–7)	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
January 19 7:00 PM, ESPN	at #4 Duke	L 73–91	1–3 (10–8)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 21 12:00 PM, Raycom	at Boston College	W 71–56	2–3 (11–8)	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
January 25 7:00 PM, RSN	#23 Florida State	L 52–75	2–4 (11–9)	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
January 28 12:00 PM, Raycom	at Clemson	L 60–71	2–5 (11–10)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
January 31 9:00 PM, ESPNU	#5 North Carolina	L 53–68	2–6 (11–11)	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
February 4 1:00 PM, Raycom	at NC State	L 76–87	2–7 (11–12)	RBC Center Raleigh, NC
February 8 7:30 PM, RSN	at #19 Virginia	L 44–68	2–8 (11–13)	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
February 11 4:00 PM, RSN	Clemson	L 58–78	2–9 (11–14)	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
February 15 7:30 PM, RSN	Georgia Tech	W 59–50	3–9 (12–14)	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
February 18 1:00 PM, RSN	at Miami	L 56–74	3–10 (12–15)	BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL
February 25 1:00 PM, RSN	Boston College	W 85–56	4–10 (13–15)	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
February 28 9:00 PM, ESPNU	#4 Duke	L 72–79	4–11 (13–16)	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
March 3 1:00 PM, Raycom	at Georgia Tech	L 62–69	4–12 (13–17)	Philips Arena Atlanta, GA
2012 ACC Tournament
March 8 12:00 PM, ESPNU	vs. Maryland 2012 ACC Tournament First Round	L 60–82	13–18	Philips Arena Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Postseason

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Season awards

Player of the Year^[3]

Tyler Zeller

Rookie of the Year^[4]

Austin Rivers

Coach of the Year^[5]

Leonard Hamilton

Defensive Player of the Year^[6]

John Henson

All-Atlantic Coast Conference^[7]

First Team

Tyler Zeller¹ – North Carolina
Mike Scott – Virginia
John Henson – North Carolina
Austin Rivers – Duke
Harrison Barnes – North Carolina

1 – Denotes unanimous selection

Second Team

Kendall Marshall – North Carolina
Terrell Stoglin – Maryland
Michael Snaer – Florida State
C. J. Leslie – North Carolina State
Erick Green – Virginia Tech

Third Team

Seth Curry – Duke
C. J. Harris – Wake Forest
Lorenzo Brown – North Carolina State
Kenny Kadji – Miami
Mason Plumlee – Duke

All-ACC Freshman team

Austin Rivers¹ – Duke
Ryan Anderson ¹– Boston College
Dorian Finney-Smith – Virginia Tech
Shane Larkin – Miami
Nick Faust – Maryland

1 – Denotes unanimous selection

All-ACC Defensive team

John Henson¹ – North Carolina
Bernard James – Florida State
Jontel Evans – Virginia
Michael Snaer – Florida State
Andre Young – Clemson

1 – Denotes unanimous selection

2012 NBA Draft

The following 1st, 2nd & 3rd team All-ACC performers were listed as seniors: Tyler Zeller, Mike Scott. The deadline for entering the NBA draft is April 29, but once one has declared, the deadline for withdrawing the declaration and retaining NCAA eligibility is April 10.^[8] The deadline for submitting information to the NBA Advisory Committee for a 72-hour response is April 3.^[9]

The following ACC underclassmen have sought the advice of the NBA's undergraduate advisory committee to determine his draft prospects:

The following ACC underclassmen declared early for the 2012 draft: Austin Rivers,^[10] Harrison Barnes, Kendall Marshall, John Henson,^[11] Terrell Stoglin^[12]

The following ACC underclassmen entered their name in the draft but who did not hire agents and opted to return to college:

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team	School/club team
1	7	Harrison Barnes	SF	United States	Golden State Warriors	North Carolina (So.)
1	10	Austin Rivers	SG	United States	New Orleans Hornets	Duke (Fr.)
1	13	Kendall Marshall	PG	United States	Phoenix Suns	North Carolina (So.)
1	14	John Henson	PF	United States	Milwaukee Bucks (from Houston)	North Carolina (Jr.)
1	17	Tyler Zeller	C	United States	Dallas Mavericks	North Carolina (Sr.)
1	26	Miles Plumlee	PF	United States	Indiana Pacers	Duke (Sr.)
2	33	Bernard James	PF	United States	Cleveland Cavaliers (traded to Dallas)	Florida St. (Sr.)
2	43	Mike Scott	PF	United States	Atlanta Hawks (from Phoenix)	Virginia (Sr.)

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#6 North Carolina	14	–	2	.875	32	–	6	.842
#14 Duke	13	–	3	.813	27	–	7	.794
#15 Florida State†	12	–	4	.750	25	–	10	.714
Virginia	9	–	7	.563	22	–	10	.688
#20 NC State	9	–	7	.563	24	–	13	.649
Miami (FL)	9	–	7	.563	20	–	13	.606
Clemson	8	–	8	.500	16	–	15	.516
Maryland	6	–	10	.375	17	–	15	.531
Virginia Tech	4	–	12	.250	16	–	17	.485
Wake Forest	4	–	12	.250	13	–	18	.419
Georgia Tech	4	–	12	.250	11	–	20	.355
Boston College	4	–	12	.250	9	–	22	.290

† 2012 ACC Tournament winner As of April 3, 2012; Rankings from Coaches Poll