Joe Lunardi ESPN Bracketology: 10 ACC Teams In Latest Projection

The veterans will be most important in the season that starts after Saturday; Allen, Jefferson and senior Matt Jones have a combined 29 NCAA tournament games under their belts, including the 2015 national championship. All three wound up 12-6 and like UNC will not have to open tournament play until Thursday’s quarterfinals. So give me North Carolina by the score of 75-67.

The Irish found similar success against Syracuse, remaining undefeated in the ACC by beating the Orange in a 5-2 victory. Game 4 victor – 6:30 p.m.

That win over Clemson was part of a seven-game winning streak Duke ripped off through the middle of its ACC schedule. The ACC took that title early and ran away with it. The Hurricanes will face eight-seeded Syracuse (18-13, 10-8) at noon Wednesday (ESPN) at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.

The games are nearly always great, and worthy of national television for every renewal since 1986 because, in the words of Mike Krzyzewski, “They’re really good and we’re really good, and we both have great programs”.

The ACC tournament will make its NY debut when it tips off at Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn next week.

While UM has moved from a team “on the bubble” to a veritable lock to earn a spot in the field of 68 in “the big dance” – losing its final two regular-season games hurt.

Over the years, the ACC Tournament has had sites in North Carolina and Georgia; the majority taking place in North Carolina.

Joyner, named the tournament MVP, played the entire 40 minutes, scored 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting, went 4 of 5 at the line and had 15 rebounds with four assists as the Mocs (21-10) made up a 10-point gap.

Notre Dame: Sure, Florida State is seeded higher, but the Seminoles have a long history of coming up short in the postseason. The Tar Heels ended the regular season on an impressive 5-1 SU and 4-1-1 ATS run that included wins over Louisville, Virginia, and Duke. If they manage to get at least one win in the ACC tournament against Miami, then they should have the record to receive an At-Large Bid to the NCAA tournament.

White’s hot shooting has returned at the ideal time, as he’s coming off arguably his best game in his short career in Orange (or perhaps in college overall).

But the Tar Heels’ regular-season success has failed to carry over to the ACC tournament, where they have claimed the crown on just three occasions since 1999 despite reaching the championship game nine times.

In the SEC, not a ton can happen outside of Florida and Kentucky aiming for the No. 2 seed in the South. But they do have a 30 percent chance of grabbing a top seed. There’s no doubt that they are good enough, but they have the disadvantage of only having a single bye.

“A Cut Above”, a syndicated television special produced by the ACC and network partner Raycom, illustrates the league-city ties through vignettes that include North Carolina’s 1957 national championship team that went 32-0 with a roster of NY kids and a coach, Frank McGuire, who started the pipeline between the city’s high school players and North Carolina. Before we can start thinking about dancing, the Orange must make a statement in the ACC tournament. Villanova is one of the most balanced teams in the nation, and in the catbird seat for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Wins against top RPI teams (North Carolina is fourth, Duke 14th, and Virginia 16th) helps their resume significantly and justifies a slot in the tournament.