The ACC men’s basketball conference tournament is underway at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte.
While 18 teams play in the conference, just the top 15 teams will play in the tournament for a shot at an automatic bid to March Madness. The first round features the six last teams to make it into the tournament field, while the top four teams in the conference get a bye to the quarterfinals.
All games from the second round on are carried within the ESPN family. The championship game is set for Saturday, March 14 at 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.
Take a look below for everything you need to know about the ACC men’s basketball conference tournament.
ACC men’s basketball final regular-season standings
| Rank | Team | Conference record | Overall record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | (1) Duke | 17–1 | 29–2 |
| 2. | (10) Virginia | 15–3 | 27–4 |
| 3. | Miami | 13–5 | 24–7 |
| 4. | (19) North Carolina | 12–6 | 24–7 |
| 5. | Clemson | 12–6 | 22–9 |
| 6. | (24) Louisville | 11–7 | 22–9 |
| 7. | NC State | 10–8 | 19–12 |
| 8. | Florida State | 10–8 | 17–14 |
| 9. | California | 9–9 | 21–10 |
| 10. | Stanford | 9–9 | 20–11 |
| 11. | SMU | 8–10 | 19–12 |
| 12. | Virginia Tech | 8–10 | 19–12 |
| 13. | Wake Forest | 7–11 | 16–15 |
| 14. | Syracuse | 6–12 | 15–16 |
| 15. | Pittsburgh | 5–13 | 12–19 |
| 16. | Notre Dame | 4–14 | 13–18 |
| 17. | Boston College | 4–14 | 11–20 |
| 18. | Georgia Tech | 2–16 | 11–20 |
ACC men’s basketball conference tournament bracket
ACC men’s basketball conference tournament full schedule
March 10: First round
Game 1: No. 15 Pittsburgh 64, No. 10 Stanford 63
Game 2: No. 11 SMU 86, No. 14 Syracuse 69
Game 3: No. 13 Wake Forest 95, No. 12 Virginia Tech 89 (OT)
March 11: Second round
Game 4: No. 7 NC State 98, No. 15 Pittsburgh 88
Game 5: No. 6 Louisville 62, No. 11 SMU 58
Game 6: No. 8 Florida State 95, No. 9 California 89
Game 7: No. 5 Clemson 71, No. 13 Wake Forest 62
March 12: Quarterfinals
Game 8: No. 2 Virginia 81, No. 7 NC State 74
Game 9: No. 3 Miami 78, No. 6 Louisville 73
Game 10: No. 1 Duke 80, No. 8 Florida State 79
Game 11: No. 5 Clemson 80, No. 4 North Carolina 79
March 13: Semifinals
Game 12: No. 2 Virginia vs. No. 3 Miami, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN/ESPN2)
Game 13: No. 1 Duke vs. No. 5 Clemson, 9:30 p.m. ET (ESPN/ESPN2)
March 14: Championship game
Game 13: Winner Game 12 vs. Winner Game 13, 8:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Who is favored to win the ACC men’s basketball tournament?
Unsurprisingly, Duke is the heavy favorite (-350) to win the ACC tournament before the first games tip off, having lost just twice this season and only once to a conference foe. While it might feel like that is a steep number, it’s worth noting that the Blue Devils beat their two biggest threats to contend in the tournament—Virginia (+650) and Louisville (+950)—by 26 points and 31 points respectively when they met in the regular season.
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