1961 ACC men's basketball tournament
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{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference tournament
| Year = 1961
| Conference = ACC
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| Gender = Men's
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| Teams = 7
| Arena = Reynolds Coliseum
| City = Raleigh, North Carolina
| Champions = Wake Forest
| TitleCount = 1st
| Coach = Bones McKinney
| CoachCount = 1st
| MVP = Len Chappell
| MVPTeam = Wake Forest
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The 1961 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was held in Raleigh, North Carolina, at Reynolds Coliseum from March 2–4, 1961. Wake Forest defeated Duke, 96–81, to win the championship. Len Chappell of Wake Forest was named tournament MVP.
{{cbb link|1960|team=North Carolina Tar Heels|title=North Carolina}} did not participate because the program was on NCAA probation. As a result, top seed Wake Forest received a first-round bye. The only other times an ACC team opted out of the tournament were {{cbb link|1990|team=Maryland Terrapins|title=Maryland}} in 1991, Syracuse in 2015, and Louisville in 2016 for similar reasons.
Bracket
{{3RoundBracket-Byes
| RD1=Quarterfinals
March 2
| RD2=Semifinals
March 3
| RD3=Championship Game
March 4
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1=
| RD1-score1=
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=
| RD1-score2=
| RD1-seed3=4
| RD1-team3={{cbb link|1960|team=Maryland Terrapins|title=Maryland}}
| RD1-score3=91
| RD1-seed4=5
| RD1-team4=Clemson
| RD1-score4=75
| RD1-seed5=2
| RD1-team5=#9 Duke
| RD1-score5=89
| RD1-seed6=7
| RD1-team6={{cbb link|1960|team=Virginia Cavaliers|title=Virginia}}
| RD1-score6=54
| RD1-seed7=3
| RD1-team7={{cbb link|1960|team=NC State Wolfpack|title=NC State}}
| RD1-score7=78
| RD1-seed8=6
| RD1-team8={{cbb link|1960|team=South Carolina Gamecocks|title=South Carolina}}
| RD1-score8=80
| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team1=Wake Forest
| RD2-score1=98
| RD2-seed2=4
| RD2-team2=Maryland
| RD2-score2=76
| RD2-seed3=2
| RD2-team3=#9 Duke
| RD2-score3=92
| RD2-seed4=6
| RD2-team4=South Carolina
| RD2-score4=75
| RD3-seed1=1
| RD3-team1=Wake Forest
| RD3-score1=96
| RD3-seed2=2
| RD3-team2=#9 Duke
| RD3-score2=81
}}
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