1981 ACC men's basketball tournament

1981 ACC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1980–81
Teams8
SiteCapital Centre
Landover, Maryland
ChampionsNorth Carolina (9th title)
Winning coachDean Smith (8th title)
MVPSam Perkins (North Carolina)
TelevisionC.D. Chesley
← 1980
1982 →
1980–81 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Virginia 13 1   .929 29 4   .879
No. 6 North Carolina 10 4   .714 29 8   .784
No. 11 Wake Forest 9 5   .643 22 7   .759
No. 18 Maryland 8 6   .571 21 10   .677
Duke 6 8   .429 17 13   .567
Clemson 6 8   .429 20 11   .645
NC State 4 10   .286 14 13   .519
Georgia Tech 0 14   .000 4 23   .148
1981 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was held in Landover, Maryland, at the Capital Centre from March 5–7. North Carolina defeated Maryland, 61–60, to win the championship. Sam Perkins of North Carolina was named the tournament MVP.