The 2011–12 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season is the 59th season for the league.
The conference hosted its 50th annual media event, "Operation Basketball", on October 19 at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina.
[1] At this event, the ACC media votes on how they believe each team will finish in the conference, the preseason All-ACC team, the preseason Player of the Year, and the preseason Rookie of the Year.
Preseason Poll[2] Preseason All-ACC[2] Preseason Player of the Year[2] Preseason Rookie of the Year[2] This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.
All-ACC Freshman team 1 – Denotes unanimous selection All-ACC Defensive team 1 – Denotes unanimous selection