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1959-60 Men's Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary

Record: 108-97, .527 W-L% (9th of 18) (Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games)

SRS: 1.99 (5th of 18)

SOS: 1.77 (5th of 18)

Regular Season Champion: UNC

Player of the Year: Lee Shaffer

Coach of the Year: Bones McKinney

Conference Tournament Champion: Duke

NCAA Tournament: 1 teams (Duke)

Ranked in First AP Poll: 1 teams (Duke)

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

Standings

Standings Table
		Conference			Overall			PTS/G		SRS
Rk	School	W	L	W-L%	W	L	W-L%	Own	Opp	SRS	SOS	Notes
1	North Carolina	12	2	.857	18	6	.750	73.1	62.3	14.0	3.2	Reg. Season Champion
2	Wake Forest	12	2	.857	21	7	.750	72.7	63.1	12.0	2.4
3	Maryland	9	5	.643	15	8	.652	65.0	61.2	4.6	0.7
4	Duke	7	7	.500	17	11	.607	64.3	63.2	4.0	2.9	NCAA Tournament; Conf. Tournament Champion
5	South Carolina	6	8	.429	10	16	.385	73.6	79.5	-6.7	0.1
6	NC State	5	9	.357	11	15	.423	60.4	60.2	4.1	3.9
7	Clemson	4	10	.286	10	16	.385	64.2	70.7	-7.4	-0.3
8	Virginia	1	13	.071	6	18	.250	67.3	75.6	-8.6	1.3

AP Poll Summary Table
School	12/21	12/28	1/4	1/11	1/18	1/25	2/1	2/8	2/15	2/22	2/29	Final
Virginia	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
NC State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Duke	16	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	18
UNC	-	-	19	16	12	12	17	13	19	-	16	-
South Carolina	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clemson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wake Forest	-	19	8	13	-	20	-	-	-	-	18	19
Maryland	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

School Stats Table
		Overall				Conf.		Home		Away		Ratings			Per Game																			Advanced
Rk	School	G	W	L	W%	W	L	W	L	W	L	ORtg	DRtg	NRtg	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	PTS	SRS	SOS	Pace
1	UNC	24	18	6	.750	12	2	6	1	4	1				25.3	61.1	.413					22.6	29.8	.758		45.9					19.3	73.1	62.3	14.04	3.21
2	Wake Forest	28	21	7	.750	12	2	10	0	7	6				26.1	58.5	.446					20.6	28.4	.725		45.9					18.5	72.7	63.1	12.02	2.38
3	Maryland	23	15	8	.652	9	5	8	2	6	5				23.8	57.0	.418					17.3	23.2	.747		37.6						65.0	61.2	4.55	0.73
4	Duke	28	17	11	.607	7	7	8	5	5	4				24.3	58.3	.416					15.8	25.4	.623		46.5					16.3	64.3	63.2	3.97	2.93
5	South Carolina	26	10	16	.385	6	8	4	5	2	11				27.2	67.9	.400					19.2	30.1	.639		49.4						73.6	79.5	-6.70	0.06
6	NC State	26	11	15	.423	5	9	10	3	0	7				21.8	54.9	.397					16.8	25.1	.668		46.2					18.1	60.4	60.2	4.07	3.88
7	Clemson	26	10	16	.385	4	10	4	5	2	8				25.1	67.1	.374					14.0	19.8	.707		43.8					18.2	64.2	70.7	-7.39	-0.27
8	Virginia	24	6	18	.250	1	13	4	6	1	11				24.9	63.3	.393					17.5	24.9	.704		33.3						67.3	75.6	-8.64	1.28

Statistical coverage for seasons prior to 1992-93 is mostly complete, however there are a small number of unknown player records.