It's the most wonderful time of the year for college basketball fans—conference tournament season, the last step before true March Madness.
Sure, the season has seen its fair share of overtime sendoffs and chaotic upsets, perhaps none that will be remembered more than North Carolina’s season-ending upset of Duke. But now with the Atlantic Coast Conference regular season closed, the 15 teams are preparing for their next chapter in Brooklyn, N.Y.
The ACC announced this year's men's tournament bracket soon after the final buzzer sounded on UNC's 94–81 victory at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday night.
Duke (26–5, 16–4 ACC) had already locked in the No. 1 seed heading into the regular season finale. No. 2 Notre Dame (22–9, 15–5), No. 3 North Carolina (23–8, 15–5) and No. 4 Miami (22–9, 14–6) round out the top four who also snagged double byes, not seeing action until Thursday. Meanwhile, six teams will battle on Tuesday, officially kicking off the tournament.
Here is this year's ACC tournament schedule.
