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2015 ACC women's basketball tournament

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2015 ACC women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2014–15
Teams15
SiteGreensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, North Carolina
ChampionsNotre Dame (2nd title)
Winning coachMuffet McGraw (2nd title)
MVPJewell Loyd (Notre Dame)
Attendance106,045
TelevisionESPN, ESPNU, ACCRSN
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2014–15 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Notre Dame 15 1   .938 36 3   .923
No. 7 Florida State 14 2   .875 32 5   .865
No. 8 Louisville 12 4   .750 27 7   .794
No. 16 Duke 11 5   .688 23 11   .676
Syracuse 11 5   .688 22 10   .688
No. 15 North Carolina 10 6   .625 26 9   .743
Pittsburgh 9 7   .563 20 12   .625
Miami (FL) 8 8   .500 20 13   .606
Virginia 7 9   .438 17 14   .548
NC State 7 9   .438 18 15   .545
Georgia Tech 7 9   .438 19 15   .559
Boston College 5 11   .313 13 17   .433
Wake Forest 2 14   .125 13 20   .394
Virginia Tech 1 15   .063 12 20   .375
Clemson 1 15   .063 9 21   .300
2015 ACC tournament winner
As of 7 April 2015
Rankings from AP poll

The 2015 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Atlantic Coast Conference held March 4–8, 2015, in Greensboro, North Carolina, at the Greensboro Coliseum. The tournament was won by Notre Dame, who defeated Florida State in the championship game.[1]

Seeding

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Tournament seeds are determined by teams' regular season conference record with tiebreakers determined by ACC tiebreaking rules.

2014 ACC women's basketball tournament seeds and results
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker
1 Notre Dame†‡ 15–1 28–2
2 Florida State 14–2 27–3
3 Louisville 12–4 24–5
4 Duke 11–5 20–9 1–0 vs. Syracuse
5 Syracuse# 11–5 21–8 0–1 vs. Duke
6 North Carolina# 10–6 23–7
7 Pittsburgh# 9–7 19–10
8 Miami (FL)# 8–8 18–11
9 Virginia# 7–9 17–12 1–0 Georgia Tech, 0–1 NC State
10 NC State 7–9 16–13 1–0 Virginia, 0–1 Georgia Tech
11 Georgia Tech 7–9 17–13 1–0 NC State, 0–1 Virginia
12 Boston College 5–11 11–16
13 Wake Forest 2–14 11–19
14 Clemson 1–15 9–20 1–0 vs. Virginia Tech
15 Virginia Tech 1–15 10–19 0–1 vs. Clemson
‡ – 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 4
Opening
day
1 1:00 pm #12 Boston College vs #13 Wake Forest ACCRSN 3,917
2 3:30 pm #10 NC State vs #15 Virginia Tech
3 6:30 pm #11 Georgia Tech vs #14 Clemson 3,573
Second round – Thursday, March 5
1 4 11:00 am #5 Syracuse vs #13 Wake Forest ACCRSN 9,386
5 2:00 pm #8 Miami vs #9 Virginia
2 6 6:00 pm #7 Pittsburgh vs #15 Virginia Tech 5,359
7 8:00 pm #6 North Carolina vs #11 Georgia Tech
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 6
3 8 11:00 am #4 Duke vs #13 Wake Forest ACCRSN 11,007
9 2:00 pm #1 Notre Dame vs #8 Miami
4 10 6:00 pm #2 Florida State vs #15 Virginia Tech 5,848
11 8:00 pm #3 Louisville vs #6 North Carolina
Semifinals – Saturday, March 7
5 12 12:00 pm #1 Notre Dame vs #4 Duke ESPNU 7,108
13 2:30 pm #2 Florida State vs #3 Louisville
Championship Game – Sunday, March 8
6 14 1:00 pm #1 Notre Dame vs #2 Florida State ESPN 6,874
*Game Times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

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First round
Wednesday, March 4
ACCRSN
Second round
Thursday, March 5
ACCRSN
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 6
ACCRSN
Semifinals
Saturday, March 7
ESPNU
Championship game
Sunday, March 8
ESPN
1#2 Notre Dame77
8Miami628Miami61
9Virginia521#2 Notre Dame55
4#16 Duke49
4#16 Duke77
5#22 Syracuse7913Wake Forest68
12Boston College5313Wake Forest851#2 Notre Dame71
13Wake Forest692#7 Florida State58
2#7 Florida State82
7Pittsburgh4515Virginia Tech43
10NC State5615Virginia Tech512#7 Florida State66
15Virginia Tech573#10 Louisville51
3#10 Louisville77OT
6#15 North Carolina846#15 North Carolina75
11Georgia Tech8011Georgia Tech64
14Clemson53

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. ^ Potter, Mike (March 8, 2015). "Notre Dame tops Florida State to win ACC women's basketball title". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved February 6, 2024.