A pair of teams — Duke and North Carolina — are locks for the NCAA men’s tournament out of the ACC.
Can anyone else join them with a deep run in this week’s ACC tournament?
UNC enters the tournament as the top-seeded team, and the Tar Heels are coming off a spirited win in the annual regular-season finale against Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium. A testy moment in the first half, when Duke big man Kyle Filipowski appeared to trip UNC forward Harrison Ingram, set the tone for the entire contest. The Tar Heels emerged victorious, locking up the regular-season title. A loss to the Blue Devils would have seen UNC and Duke split the regular-season title.
Outside of Duke and UNC, there are a handful of teams looking to punch their tickets to the big dance. Clemson probably has the third-best resume in the conference, as the Tigers have been in-and-out of the Top 25 this season, and currently sit at No. 24 in Ken Pomeroy’s rankings and at No. 26 in the NET rankings.
But some other teams could boost their resume with a deep run in Washington D.C. this week. Other teams to watch in the ACC include Wake Forest (38 in NET, 26 in KenPom), Pittsburgh (44 in NET, 46 in KenPom), Virginia (51 in NET, 66 in KenPom), and Virginia Tech (56 in NET, 53 in KenPom).
It all gets underway Tuesday at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. and SB Nation will have you covered every step of the way.
2024 men’s ACC tournament bracket
Here is the 2024 ACC men’s tournament bracket. You can also view the bracket on the tournament website.
2024 men’s ACC tournament schedule
March 12 First Round
Game 1: No. 12 Notre Dame 84, No. 13 Georgia Tech 80
Game 2: No. 10 N.C. State 94, No 15 Louisville 85
Game 3: No. 11 Boston College 81, No. 14 Miami 65
March 13 Second Round
Game 4: No. 9 Florida State 86, No. 8 Virginia Tech 76
Game 5: No. 5 Wake Forest 72, No. 12 Notre Dame 59
Game 6: No. 10 N.C. State 83, No. 7 Syracuse 65
Game 7: No. 11 Boston College 76, No. 6 Clemson 55
March 14 Quarterfinals
Game 8: No. 1 North Carolina 92, No. 9 Florida State 67
Game 9: No. 4 Pittsburgh 81, No. 5 Wake Forest 69
Game 10: No. 10 N.C. State 74, No. 2 Duke 69
Game 11: No. 3 Virginia 66, No. 11 Boston College 60
March 15 Semifinals
Game 12: No. 1 North Carolina 72, No. 4 Pittsburgh 65
Game 13: No. 10 N.C. State vs. No. 3 Virginia, 9:30 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN2
March 16 Championship
Game 14: No. 1 North Carolina vs. Game 13 Winner, 8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
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