2022 ACC Women's Basketball Tournament
The 2022 Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament concluded the 2021–22 season of the Atlantic Coast Conference, and was held at Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina from March 2–6, 2022.[1] This is the 22nd time in 23 years that the tournament has been held in Greensboro. The NC State Wolfpack claimed the title of ACC Champion and an automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament for the third year in a row.
| 2022 ACC Women's Basketball Tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2021–22 |
| Teams | 15 |
| Site | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Champions | NC State (7th title) |
| Winning coach | Wes Moore (3rd title) |
| MVP | Elissa Cunane (NC State) |
| Attendance | 32,125 |
| Television | ESPN, ACC Network, ACCRSN |
| 2021–22 ACC women's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 NC State † | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 32 | – | 4 | .889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Louisville | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 29 | – | 5 | .853 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 North Carolina | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 25 | – | 7 | .781 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Notre Dame | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Virginia Tech | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 5 | – | 22 | .185 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2022 ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds
All 15 ACC teams are scheduled to participate in the tournament. Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.[2] The top four seeds will receive double byes, while seeds 5 through 9 will receive single byes. NC State finished as regular season champions and received the first seed after their final day victory over Virginia Tech.[3]
| Seed | School | Conference Record |
Tiebreaker | ||
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| 1 | NC State‡† | 17–1 | |||
| 2 | Louisville† | 16–2 | |||
| 3 | Notre Dame† | 13–5 | 1–0 vs. North Carolina, 1–0 vs. Virginia Tech | ||
| 4 | North Carolina† | 13–5 | 0–1 vs. Notre Dame, 1–1 vs. Virginia Tech 0–2 vs. NC State, 1–0 vs. Louisville | ||
| 5 | Virginia Tech# | 13–5 | 0–1 vs. Notre Dame, 1–1 vs. North Carolina 0–2 vs. NC State, 0–1 vs. Louisville | ||
| 6 | Georgia Tech# | 11–7 | |||
| 7 | Miami# | 10–8 | 0–1 vs. Boston College, 2–0 vs. Florida State | ||
| 8 | Boston College# | 10–8 | 1–0 vs. Miami, 0–1 vs. Florida State | ||
| 9 | Florida State# | 10–8 | 0–2 vs. Miami, 1–0 vs. Boston College | ||
| 10 | Duke | 7–11 | |||
| 11 | Wake Forest | 4–14 | 1–0 vs. Syracuse | ||
| 12 | Syracuse | 4–14 | 0–1 vs. Wake Forest | ||
| 13 | Clemson | 3–13 | |||
| 14 | Virginia | 2–16 | 1–0 vs. Pittsburgh | ||
| 15 | Pittsburgh | 2–16 | 0–1 vs. Virginia | ||
| ‡ – ACC regular season champions. † – Received a double-bye in the conference tournament. # – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament. | |||||
Schedule
| Session | Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television | Attendance |
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| First round – Wednesday, March 2 | ||||||
| Opening day |
1 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 12 Syracuse vs No. 13 Clemson | 69–88 | ACCRSN | 3,619 |
| 2 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 10 Duke vs No. 15 Pittsburgh | 55–52 | |||
| 3 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 11 Wake Forest vs No. 14 Virginia | 61–53 | |||
| Second round – Thursday, March 3 | ||||||
| 1 | 4 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 5 Virginia Tech vs No. 13 Clemson | 82–60 | ACCRSN | 5,648 |
| 5 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 8 Boston College vs No. 9 Florida State | 58–63 | |||
| 2 | 6 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 7 Miami vs No. 10 Duke | 61–55 | ||
| 7 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 6 Georgia Tech vs No. 11 Wake Forest | 45–40 | |||
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 4 | ||||||
| 3 | 8 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 4 North Carolina vs No. 5 Virginia Tech | 80–87 (OT) | ACCRSN | 5,682 |
| 9 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 1 NC State vs No. 9 Florida State | 84–54 | |||
| 4 | 10 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 2 Louisville vs No. 7 Miami | 59–61 | ||
| 11 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 3 Notre Dame vs No. 6 Georgia Tech | 71–53 | |||
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 5 | ||||||
| 5 | 12 | Noon | No. 1 NC State vs No. 5 Virginia Tech | 70–55 | ACCN | 7,923 |
| 13 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 3 Notre Dame vs No. 7 Miami | 54–57 | |||
| Championship – Sunday, March 6 | ||||||
| 6 | 14 | Noon | No. 1 NC State vs No. 7 Miami | 60–47 | ESPN | 9,253 |
| Game times in EST. Rankings denote tournament seed. | ||||||
Bracket
Source:[4]
| First round Wednesday, March 2 |
Second round Thursday, March 3 |
Quarterfinals Friday, March 4 |
Semifinals Saturday, March 5 |
Championship Sunday, March 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | NC State | 84 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Florida State | 54 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Boston College | 58 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Florida State | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | NC State | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Virginia Tech | 55 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | North Carolina | 80 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Virginia Tech | 87* | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Virginia Tech | 82 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Clemson | 60 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Syracuse | 69 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Clemson | 88 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | NC State | 60 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Miami | 47 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Louisville | 59 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Miami | 61 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Miami | 61 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Duke | 55 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Duke | 55 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Pittsburgh | 52 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Miami | 57 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Notre Dame | 54 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Notre Dame | 71 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Georgia Tech | 53 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Georgia Tech | 45 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Wake Forest | 40 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Wake Forest | 61 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Virginia | 53 | |||||||||||||||||||||
* – Denotes overtime period
Game summaries
First round
| No. 12 Syracuse 69, No. 13 Clemson 88 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 16–17, 19–20, 18–30 | ||
| Pts: Hyman (25) Rebs: Styles (8) Asts: Hyman (8) |
Pts: Washington (33) Rebs: Washington (11) Asts: Bradford (7) | |
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 3,619 Referees: Tiara Cruse Karen Preato Joe Vaszily |
| No. 10 Duke 55, No. 15 Pittsburgh 52 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 9–20, 13–11, 17–9, 16–12 | ||
| Pts: Day-Wilson (22) Rebs: Volker (8) Asts: Day-Wilson (5) |
Pts: King (13) Rebs: King (9) Asts: Harris (3) | |
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 3,619 Referees: Katie Lukanich Bruce Morris Eric Brewton |
| No. 11 Wake Forest 61, No. 14 Virginia 53 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 12–11, 12–18, 18–16, 19–8 | ||
| Pts: Spear (23) Rebs: Morra (10) Asts: Summiel (4) |
Pts: Clarkson/McLean (11) Rebs: McLean (9) Asts: Dale (3) | |
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 3,619 Referees: Fatou Cissoko-Stephens Billy Smith Mai Forsberg |
Second round
| No. 5 Virginia Tech 82, No. 13 Clemson 60 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–15, 28–15, 16–20, 13–10 | ||
| Pts: Sheppard (20) Rebs: Kitley (10) Asts: Amoore (5) |
Pts: Washington (19) Rebs: Gaines/Hank (5) Asts: Bradford (4) | |
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 5,648 Referees: Katie Lukanich Jeff Smith Carla Fountain |
| No. 8 Boston College 58, No. 9 Florida State 63 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 9–15, 12–14, 15–20, 22–14 | ||
| Pts: Soule (16) Rebs: Gakdeng (6) Asts: Garraud (4) |
Pts: Howard (16) Rebs: Howard/Jones/Myers (5) Asts: Gordon (6) | |
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 5,648 Referees: Talisa Green Rod Creech Maj Forsberg |
| No. 7 Miami 61, No. 10 Duke 55 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 13–22, 14–9, 12–9, 22–15 | ||
| Pts: Harden/Pendande (11) Rebs: Harden (9) Asts: Marshall (4) |
Pts: Taylor (19) Rebs: Akinbode-James (9) Asts: Day-Wilson (7) | |
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 5,648 Referees: Joe Vaszily Fatou Cissoko-Stephens Mark Resch |
| No. 6 Georgia Tech 45, No. 11 Wake Forest 40 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 16–6, 4–7, 9–12, 16–15 | ||
| Pts: Love (16) Rebs: Strautmane (8) Asts: Lahtinen (5) |
Pts: Spear (11) Rebs: Summiel (11) Asts: Spear (2) | |
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 5,648 |
Quarterfinals
| No. 4 North Carolina 80, No. 5 Virginia Tech 87 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–15, 16–16, 11–19, 19–21, Overtime: 11–18 | ||
| Pts: Kelly/Utsby (18) Rebs: Poole (10) Asts: Kelly (6) |
Pts: Amoore/Sheppard (22) Rebs: Gregg (8) Asts: Amoore (6) | |
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 5,682 Referees: Carla Fountain Eric Brewton Maj Forsberg |
| No. 1 NC State 84, No. 9 Florida State 54 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 14–8, 24–14, 24–17 | ||
| Pts: Brown-Turner/Cunane (15) Rebs: Brown-Turner/Cunane (6) Asts: Brown-Turner (6) |
Pts: Bejedi (21) Rebs: Puisis (5) Asts: Gordon/Weber (2) | |
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 5,682 Referees: Fatou Cissoko-Stephens Joe Vaszily Dee Kantner |
| No. 2 Louisville 59, No. 7 Miami 61 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–13, 13—13, 21—12, 7—23 | ||
| Pts: Hall (13) Rebs: Engstler (9) Asts: Robinson (3) |
Pts: Harden (27) Rebs: Harden (10) Asts: Erjavec (7) | |
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 5,682 Referees: Rod Creech Mark Resch Pualani Spurlock-Welsh |
| No. 3 Notre Dame 71, No. 6 Georgia Tech 53 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 13–11, 21–14, 20–18, 17–10 | ||
| Pts: Miles/Westbeld (17) Rebs: Westbeld (8) Asts: Miles (13) |
Pts: Strautmane (12) Rebs: Cubaj (11) Asts: Cubaj/Love (5) | |
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 5,682 Referees: Denise Brooks Jeff Smith Talisa Green |
Semifinals
March 5 Noon EST |
| No. 1 NC State 70, No. 5 Virginia Tech 55 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 17–13, 14–14, 23–17, 16–11 | ||
| Pts: Cunane (20) Rebs: Cunane (13) Asts: Brown-Turner (6) |
Pts: Traylor (18) Rebs: Gregg (6) Asts: Amoore (3) | |
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 7,923 Referees: Denise Brooks Karen Preato Pualani Spurlock-Welsh |
| No. 3 Notre Dame 54, No. 7 Miami 57 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 4–12, 22–14, 14–20, 14–11 | ||
| Pts: Westbeld (14) Rebs: Wesbeld (9) Asts: Miles (5) |
Pts: Marshall (18) Rebs: Harden (7) Asts: Williams (4) | |
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 7,923 Referees: Dee Kantner Carla Fountain Tiara Cruse |
Final
All-Tournament Teams
| 2021 ACC Women's Basketball All-Tournament Teams[5] | |
| First Team | Second Team |
|---|---|
| Elissa Cunane – NC State (MVP)
Jada Boyd – NC State Destiny Harden – Miami Kelsey Marshall – Miami Georgia Amoore – Virginia Tech |
Delicia Washington – Clemson
Jakia Brown-Turner – NC State Olivia Miles – Notre Dame Kayana Traylor – Virginia Tech Aisha Sheppard – Virginia Tech |
See also
References
- "Five ACC Teams Ranked in Associated Press Women's Basketball Preseason Poll". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 19, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- "ACC Women's Basketball Tournament Tiebreaker and Seedings Procedure". TheACC.com. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
- "Bracket Set for 2022 ACC Women's Basketball Tournament". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. February 27, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
- "2022 ACC Women's Basketball Tournament". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- @accwbb (March 6, 2022). "#ACCWBB🏀 All-Tourney Team!" (Tweet). Retrieved March 7, 2022 – via Twitter.
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