The ACC will have eight teams in the men’s NCAA Tournament. That’s twice as many as last year.
Duke, the top seed overall and in the East, and Virginia third in the Midwest, lead the group and are playing the best of late, though Duke was down two starters in Charlotte and still held on to win the ACC Tournament behind MVP Cam Boozer.
UNC and Louisville are 6 seeds in the East and South, Miami a 7 in the West, and Clemson 8 in the South.They’ll have to play at the A+ level to make it to the second weekend.
N.C. State and SMU are 11s and headed to Dayton for First Four games against Texas and Miami (OH). If they win they’ll face BYU and Tennessee in the next round. SMU, the last team in the field, is expected to get injured star BJ Edwards back. Texas edged NC State in Maui. Both underperformed since.
Women’s NCAA
North Carolina and Duke will host first and second round NCAA women’s games at Carmichael Arena and Cameron Indoor Stadium. #4 UNC faces #13 Western Illinois and #5 Maryland plays #12 Murray State in Chapel Hill, while #3 Duke plays #14 Charleston and #6 Baylor faces #11 Nebraska/Richmond First Four winner. Schedule TBA. Games will be broadcast on ESPN networks.
The ACC will have nine women’s teams in the NCAA Tournament. In addition to UNC and Duke, teams and seeds are Syracuse 9, Notre Dame 6, Va. Tech 9, Louisville 3, NC State 7, Clemson 8, Virginia 10 (they play in the First Four against Arizona State).
J.B.