The ACC Men's Basketball Tournament

Founded in 1953, the Atlantic Coast Conference, or the ACC, sanctions competition amongst its twelve member schools. When it comes to basketball, those schools have some big names on the court.

So when the ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament, popularly known as the ACC Tournament, comes to town the action can get heated, and the cream that rises to the top of this broth can usually be expected to perform well come March Madness time.

A single elimination tournament held every year since 1954, seeding is based on teams’ regular season records. Winners receive the conference championship, and an automatic berth as the conference rep in the NCAA tournament.

With Duke taking 18 conference championships, followed closely by North Carolina’s 17, and NC State, Maryland, Wake Forest, Georgia Tech, and the rest of the field hot on their heels, there are years when the ACC Tournament gets hotter than the first few brackets of the NCAA.