Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament
| Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament | |
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| Conference Baseball Championship | |
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| Sport | Baseball |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Format | 2 division round-robin tournament and championship game |
| Current stadium | Durham Bulls Athletic Park |
| Current location | Durham, NC |
| Played | 1973–1978, 1980–present |
| Last contest | 2016 |
| Current champion | Clemson |
| Most championships | Clemson Tigers (10) |
| TV partner(s) | FS South, Sun Sports, CSN Mid-Atlantic, NESN, SportSouth |
| Official website | TheACC.com Baseball |
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Louisville Slugger Field (2017) Durham Bulls Athletic Park (1996, 1998–99, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015–16) NewBridge Bank Park (2010, 2012, 2014) Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville (2005–08) Salem Memorial Baseball Stadium (2003–04) Florida Power Park (1997, 2002) Knights Stadium (2000–01) Greenville Municipal Stadium (1987–95) Durham Athletic Park (1984, 1986) Russ Chandler Stadium (1985) Boshamer Stadium (1973, 1975, 1981–83) Doak Field (1974, 1980) Beautiful Tiger Field (1976–78) |
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Louisville, KY (2017) Durham, NC (1984, 1986, 1996, 1998, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015–16) Greensboro, NC (2010, 2012, 2014) Jacksonville, FL (2005–08) Salem, VA (2003–04) St. Petersburg, FL (1997, 2002) Fort Mill, SC (2000–01) Greenville, SC (1987–95) Atlanta, GA (1985) Chapel Hill, NC (1973, 1975, 1981–83) Raleigh, NC (1974, 1980) Clemson, SC (1976–78) |
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The Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament, sometimes referred to simply as the ACC Tournament, is the conference championship tournament in baseball for the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). In 2014, the event adopted a modified ten-team pool play format. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.
The ACC has a history of odd formats for its baseball championship. Since 1973, the first year of the tournament, the format has changed five times. The current format is a two-group, four-team round robin tournament with the winner of each grouping playing in a winner-take-all championship game.
See Example: 1976 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament
For the first six seasons of the tournament, the ACC had seven members, resulting in a format where the #1 seed received a bye to play the winner of the #4 v #5 match-up. The first round of the tournament was single-elimination with the losers going home. After the first round, the remaining 4 teams played a traditional double-elimination-style tournament.
Due to conflicts with exams, the ACC opted to not hold a tournament. Instead, the regular season winner Clemson was given the conference's automatic bid to the 1979 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.
Example: 1981 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament
Beginning with the addition of Georgia Tech to the conference in 1980, the ACC began using a format closer to that of a true double-elimination tournament with a few exceptions.
From TheACC.com:
On Saturday (The Semifinals) of the ACC Baseball Tournament, the match-up between the four remaining teams is determined by previous opponents. If teams have played previously in the tournament, every attempt will be made to avoid a repeat match-up between teams, regardless of seed. If it is impossible to avoid a match-up that already occurred, then the determination is based on avoiding the most recent, current tournament match-up, regardless of seed. If no match-ups have occurred, the team left in the winners bracket will play the lowest seeded team from the losers bracket.
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