1960–61 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season

Final standings

Team ACC Regular Season ACC % All Games All Games % Nonconference Games Nonconference Games % Ranked AP All Ranked AP All % Ranked AP Nonconference Ranked AP Nonconference %
North Carolina 12–2 .857 19–4 .826 5–2 .714 4–3 .571 0–2 .000
Wake Forest 11–3 .786 19–11 .633 6–7 .462 4–6 .400 2–3 .400
Duke 10–4 .714 22–6 .786 10–0 1.000 3–4 .429 1–0 1.000
NC State 8–6 .571 16–9 .640 6–2 .750 2–6 .250 0–1 .000
Maryland 6–8 .429 14–12 .538 7–1 .875 1–7 .125 0–0 ----
Clemson 5–9 .357 10–16 .385 5–6 .455 0–6 .000 0–0 ----
South Carolina 2–12 .143 9–17 .346 6–4 .600 1–6 .143 0–0 ----
Virginia 2–12 .143 3–23 .115 1–10 .091 0–8 .000 0–1 .000
Total 112–98 .533 46–32 .590 3–7 .300

ACC tournament

See 1961 ACC men's basketball tournament

NCAA tournament

Round of 24

Wake Forest 97, St John's 74

Regional semi-finals

Wake Forest 78, St Bonaventure 73

Regional finals

Saint Joseph's 96, Wake Forest 86

ACC's NCAA record

2–1

NIT

League rules prevented ACC teams from playing in the NIT, 1954–1966