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1978-79 Men's Atlantic Coast Conference Schedule and Results

1977-78 ACC 1979-80 ACC

Record: 132-72, .647 W-L% (1st of 25) (Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games)

SRS: 12.51 (1st of 25)

SOS: 7.39 (2nd of 25)

Regular Season Champion: Duke and UNC

Player of the Year: Mike Gminski

Coach of the Year: Dean Smith

Conference Tournament Champion: UNC

NCAA Tournament: 2 teams (Duke and UNC)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 3 teams (Duke, UNC and NC State)

Ranked in Final AP Poll: 2 teams (Duke and UNC)

48 Games

Conference games only

48 Games Table
Date	Visitor/Neutral	PTS	Home/Neutral	PTS	OT	Notes
Wed, Dec 20, 1978	NC State	110	Maryland	124
Wed, Jan 3, 1979	Clemson	68	North Carolina	90
Wed, Jan 3, 1979	Virginia	88	Wake Forest	75
Sat, Jan 6, 1979	Wake Forest	66	Maryland	60
Sat, Jan 6, 1979	Virginia	74	North Carolina	86	2OT
Wed, Jan 10, 1979	Clemson	54	Duke	73
Wed, Jan 10, 1979	Maryland	82	NC State	81	2OT
Wed, Jan 10, 1979	North Carolina	56	Wake Forest	59
Sat, Jan 13, 1979	Wake Forest	66	Clemson	71	2OT
Sat, Jan 13, 1979	Duke	68	North Carolina	74
Sat, Jan 13, 1979	NC State	62	Virginia	67
Wed, Jan 17, 1979	Maryland	77	Clemson	63
Wed, Jan 17, 1979	North Carolina	70	NC State	69
Thu, Jan 18, 1979	Wake Forest	69	Duke	81
Sat, Jan 20, 1979	North Carolina	54	Maryland	53
Sat, Jan 20, 1979	Clemson	54	Virginia	61
Sun, Jan 21, 1979	Duke	75	NC State	69
Wed, Jan 24, 1979	Duke	84	Virginia	66
Thu, Jan 25, 1979	North Carolina	76	Wake Forest	69
Sat, Jan 27, 1979	North Carolina	61	Clemson	66
Date	Visitor/Neutral	PTS	Home/Neutral	PTS	OT	Notes
Sat, Jan 27, 1979	Virginia	67	NC State	87
Tue, Jan 30, 1979	NC State	72	Clemson	85
Wed, Jan 31, 1979	Virginia	69	Maryland	63
Wed, Jan 31, 1979	Duke	75	Wake Forest	60
Sat, Feb 3, 1979	Maryland	78	Duke	87
Sat, Feb 3, 1979	Wake Forest	76	Virginia	83
Tue, Feb 6, 1979	Virginia	63	Duke	64
Wed, Feb 7, 1979	Maryland	67	North Carolina	76
Wed, Feb 7, 1979	Clemson	85	Wake Forest	74
Sat, Feb 10, 1979	Clemson	69	Maryland	77
Sat, Feb 10, 1979	NC State	56	Wake Forest	60
Wed, Feb 14, 1979	Virginia	72	Clemson	68
Wed, Feb 14, 1979	NC State	48	Duke	66
Fri, Feb 16, 1979	Duke	68	Maryland	70
Sat, Feb 17, 1979	Clemson	58	NC State	83
Sat, Feb 17, 1979	North Carolina	66	Virginia	57
Tue, Feb 20, 1979	Maryland	54	Wake Forest	53
Wed, Feb 21, 1979	Duke	49	Clemson	70
Thu, Feb 22, 1979	NC State	56	North Carolina	71
Sat, Feb 24, 1979	North Carolina	40	Duke	47
Date	Visitor/Neutral	PTS	Home/Neutral	PTS	OT	Notes
Sat, Feb 24, 1979	Wake Forest	66	NC State	90
Sat, Feb 24, 1979	Maryland	72	Virginia	75
Thu, Mar 1, 1979	Clemson	67	Maryland	75
Thu, Mar 1, 1979	Virginia	78	NC State	82
Thu, Mar 1, 1979	Duke	58	Wake Forest	56
Fri, Mar 2, 1979	Duke	62	NC State	59
Fri, Mar 2, 1979	Maryland	79	North Carolina	102
Sat, Mar 3, 1979	Duke	63	North Carolina	71

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