1953–54 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season

1953–54 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 15 Duke	9	–	1		.900			21	–	6		.778
No. 20 Maryland	7	–	2		.778			23	–	7		.767
Wake Forest	8	–	4		.667			17	–	12		.586
NC State †	5	–	3		.625			26	–	7		.788
North Carolina	5	–	6		.455			11	–	10		.524
South Carolina	2	–	8		.200			10	–	16		.385
Virginia	1	–	4		.200			16	–	11		.593
Clemson	0	–	9		.000			5	–	18		.217
† 1954 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Player of the year

Wake Forest junior center Dickie Hemric

ACC tournament

See 1954 ACC men's basketball tournament

NCAA tournament

Round of 24

NC State 75 George Washington 73

Regional semi-finals

La Salle 88 NC State 81

Regional third place

NC State 65 Cornell 54^[1]

Tournament record

2-1

NIT

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