1981 Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament

The 1981 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament was held at Boshamer Stadium in Chapel Hill, NC. #1 Clemson University defeated #6 University of North Carolina for the title.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	Clemson University	10-4	Bill Wilhelm
2	North Carolina State University	10-4	Sam Esposito
3	University of Maryland	7-3	Elton "Jack" Jackson
4	University of Virginia	8-5	Dennis Womack
5	Duke University	6-6	Tom D'Armi
6	University of North Carolina	6-7	Mike Roberts
7	Wake Forest University	3-9	Marvin Crater
8	Georgia Institute of Technology	1-13	Jim Luck

Results

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round
	1	Clemson	7
	8	Georgia Tech	6
						1	Clemson	0
						5	Duke	1
	4	Virginia	3
	5	Duke	4
											5	Duke	5
											6	North Carolina	8
	2	NC State	2
	7	Wake Forest	0
						2	NC State	1
						6	North Carolina	7
	3	Maryland	2
	6	North Carolina	9
						Loser's bracket
						8	Georgia Tech	5
						4	Virginia	2			2	NC State	9
											8	Georgia Tech	6
						7	Wake Forest	3
						3	Maryland	2			1	Clemson	6
											7	Wake Forest	5

	Semifinals					Elimination					Final
	6	North Carolina	4								6	North Carolina	5
	1	Clemson	7								1	Clemson	7
						1	Clemson	9
						5	Duke	2
	5	Duke	11
	2	NC State	7

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
April 22
Game 1	North Carolina State University	2-0	Wake Forest University
Game 2	University of North Carolina	9-2	University of Maryland
Game 3	Clemson University	7-6 (10)	Georgia Institute of Technology
Game 4	Duke University	4-3	University of Virginia
April 23
Game 5	University of North Carolina	7-1	North Carolina State University
Game 6	Wake Forest University	3-2	University of Maryland	Maryland eliminated
Game 7	Duke University	1-0	Clemson University
Game 8	Georgia Institute of Technology	5-2	University of Virginia	Virginia eliminated
April 24
Game 9	Clemson University	6-5 (10)	Wake Forest University	Wake Forest eliminated
Game 10	North Carolina State University	9-6	Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia Tech eliminated
Game 11	University of North Carolina	8-5	Duke University
Game 12	Duke University	11-7	North Carolina State University	North Carolina State eliminated
April 25
Game 13	Clemson University	7-4	University of North Carolina
Game 14	Clemson University	9-2	Duke University	Duke eliminated
April 26
Game 15	Clemson University	7-5	University of North Carolina	Clemson advances to NCAA tournament