2025 ACC Tournament [Charlotte]: Mar 11-15

[OrangeXtreme]

Seeds, Bracket Announced for 2025 T. Rowe Price ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament

The Atlantic Coast Conference has announced the seedings and bracket for the 2025 T. Rowe Price ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament, which will be played Tuesday through Saturday, March 11-15, at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C. The 72nd edition of the tournament will be played for the 14th time...

theacc.com

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Tuesday, March 11
First Round
2 p.m. – No. 12 Notre Dame vs. No. 13 Pitt (ACC Network)
4:30 p.m. – No. 10 Virginia Tech vs. No. 15 California (ACC Network)
7 p.m. – No. 11 Florida State vs. No. 14 Syracuse (ACC Network)

Wednesday, March 12
Second Round
Noon – No. 8 Georgia Tech vs. No. 9 Virginia (ESPN)
2:30 p.m. – No. 5 North Carolina vs. Notre Dame-Pitt winner (ESPN)
7 p.m. – No. 7 Stanford vs. Virginia Tech-Cal winner (ESPN2/ESPNU)
9:30 p.m. – No. 6 SMU vs. Florida State-Syracuse winner (ESPN2/ESPNU)

Thursday, March 13
Quarterfinals
Noon – No. 1 Duke vs. Wednesday Noon winner (ESPN/ESPN2)
2:30 p.m. – No. 4 Wake Forest vs. Wednesday 2:30 p.m. winner (ESPN/ESPN2)
7 p.m. – No. 2 Louisville vs. Wednesday 7 p.m. winner (ESPN/ESPN2)
9:30 p.m. – No. 3 Clemson vs. Wednesday 9:30 p.m. winner (ESPN/ESPN2)

Friday, March 14
Semifinals
7 p.m. – Thursday afternoon winners (ESPN/ESPN2)
9:30 p.m. – Thursday evening winners (ESPN/ESPN2)

Saturday, March 15
Championship
8:30 p.m. – Semifinal winners (ESPN)

 

[jdubs30]

SMU isn’t a bad 2nd round matchup for us but FSU is a tough early draw

 

[atlanticuse]

SMU isn’t a bad 2nd round matchup for us but FSU is a tough early draw

The Leonard Hamilton retirement tour

 

[Nicknack]

We win two. The boys are feeling it. Then let's see what big ed and company can do against Clemson.

 

[kirbivore]

SMU isn’t a bad 2nd round matchup for us but FSU is a tough early draw

SU got worked 90-74 in the first matchup back on 1/4.

 

[Eric15]

I just have this feeling in my gut (take this with a grain of salt because my sports gut feelings are wrong about 75% of the time) that we are going to make some noise in the ACCT.

 

[Red2003]

I just have this feeling in my gut (take this with a grain of salt because my sports gut feelings are wrong about 75% of the time) that we are going to make some noise in the ACCT.

It's matchups and all depends on what team decide to go on a run against us. We are terrible at stopping other team's runs with our defense and that really hasn't changed.

 

[pearl31]

this is when the nation gets to know the name Petar Majstorovic
BOOK IT

 

[Orangezoo]

The problem with this years ACCT is pretty much 75 pct of the conference is playing with nothing to lose so there won’t be many options for catching someone off guard or playing tight.

 

[690West]

We win two. The boys are feeling it. Then let's see what big ed and company can do against Clemson.

Absolutely. Been saying it for a couple weeks. Clemson will be too much on day 3 but we will beat FSU and SMU. the “I just want the season to end” curmudgeons will just have to suck it.

 

[Chip]

FSU
SMU
Clemson
Louisville
Duke

Gonna be a run for the ages.

 

[pearl31]

FSU
SMU
Clemson
Louisville
Duke

Gonna be a run for the ages.

yep then we'll be all like HEY WE GOT OUR OWN KEVIN KEATTS

 

[cusefan88]

I do know if they manage to beat FSU they will stomp SMU.

 

[Chip]

yep then we'll be all like HEY WE GOT OUR OWN KEVIN KEATTS

Guys like that get fired the next year anyway, so might as well win the whole ****ing thing.

 

[HRE Otto IV]

What is the logic in not having 9 play 16 on Day 1? I get not having 17 and 18.

 

[PoppyHart]

We are going to own the news cycle during (Tuesday of) Championship Week.

 

[longtimefan]

What is the logic in not having 9 play 16 on Day 1? I get not having 17 and 18.

The Big XII has a 16-team bracket. Maybe just because they didn't want to single out one team.

But yeah--what sense does 15 make?

 

[capeorange]

I just have this feeling in my gut (take this with a grain of salt because my sports gut feelings are wrong about 75% of the time)

That's exactly why I don't bet.

 

[HRE Otto IV]

The Big XII has a 16-team bracket. Maybe just because they didn't want to single out one team.

But yeah--what sense does 15 make?

There are 18 so two get left out with 16.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

What is the logic in not having 9 play 16 on Day 1? I get not having 17 and 18.

Because we always had a 15 team bracket (back when we had 15 teams).

Even though it's been public knowledge that we were expanding to 18 teams, nobody thought to expand the ACCT from 15 to 16.

Maybe next year.

 

[HRE Otto IV]

You could fit 5 games in one day.

Tuesday 9 through 18 play.

Wednesday 4-8 vs day 1 winners

Thursday 1-3 and day 2 winners

So…

Day 1
UVA vs Miami
VA Tech vs BC
FSU vs NC St
ND vs Cal
Pitt vs Cuse

Day 2
Wake vs Pitt/Cuse
UNC vs ND/Call
SMU vs FSU/NC St
Stanford vs VA Tech/BC
GA Tech vs UVA/Miami

Day 3
Duke vs GA Tech/UVA/Miami
Louisville vs Stanford/VA Tech/BC
Clemson vs SMU/FSU/NC St
Wake/Pitt/Cuse vs UNC/ND/Cal

 

[OrangeXtreme]

You could fit 5 games in one day.

Tuesday 9 through 18 play.

Wednesday 4-8 vs day 1 winners

Thursday 1-3 and day 2 winners

So…

Day 1
UVA vs Miami
VA Tech vs BC
FSU vs NC St
ND vs Cal
Pitt vs Cuse

Day 2
Wake vs Pitt/Cuse
UNC vs ND/Call
SMU vs FSU/NC St
Stanford vs VA Tech/BC
GA Tech vs UVA/Miami

Day 3
Duke vs GA Tech/UVA/Miami
Louisville vs Stanford/VA Tech/BC
Clemson vs SMU/FSU/NC St
Wake/Pitt/Cuse vs UNC/ND/Cal

The Big Ten only does 15 teams too this year.

To accomplish 5 games, you could go:
10:00
12:30
-break-
4:30 pm
7:00 pm
9:30 pm

I can see 16/18 teams getting in, but 5 games in a day is just awkward. You just know the last game isn't tipping off until well after 10 PM.

 

[Eric15]

Clemson will be too much on day 3 but we will beat FSU and SMU.

Per SRS this is Clemson's best team in program history.

 

[HRE Otto IV]

The Big Ten only does 15 teams too this year.

To accomplish 5 games, you could go:
10:00
12:30
-break-
4:30 pm
7:00 pm
9:30 pm

I can see 16/18 teams getting in, but 5 games in a day is just awkward. You just know the last game isn't tipping off until well after 10 PM.

If single session would be 11:30am to 11:30pm with no OTs.

People generally only show up for their team anyway those early games, so not like people are actually there the whole time. But yes 5 is a bit much with no breaks.