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ND Earns Double Bye In ACC Tourney

Written on March 7, 2016 by Staff Reporter

Categories: Sports Archive 2016

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WASHINGTON D.C. – Notre Dame got what it wanted, earning a double bye in the Atlantic Coast Conference men’s basketball tournament. The Irish are the No. 4 seed in the tournament and will get the double bye, not having to suit up until the quarterfinals.

Three top-10 teams sit at the top of the ACC tournament, with North Carolina (No. 8 nationally, No. 1 seed in the ACC tournament), Virginia, No. 4 nationally, No. 2 tournament) and Miami (No. 7 nationally, No. 3 tournament) along with No. 4 seed Notre Dame, which is unranked heading into the tournament. Carolina won the top seed with its 14-4 conference mark, with Miami and Virginia both 13-5 in ACC play. Notre Dame and Duke, the No. 5 seed, both finished 11-7 but Notre Dame won the head-to-head matchup with the Blue Devils.

Louisville was 12-6 in ACC play, but are ineligible for postseason play after the NCAA handed the program sanctions banning them from postseason play for this season.

The schedule for the tournament is as follows:
Tuesday, March 8 (First Round)
Game 1: No. 12 N.C. State vs. No. 13 Wake Forest (noon, ESPN2)
Game 2: No. 11 Florida State, No. 14 Boston College (2:30 p.m., ESPN2)

Wednesday, March 9 (Second Round)

Game 3: No. 8 Pittsburgh vs. No. 9 Syracuse (noon, ESPN)
Game 4: No. 5 Duke vs. No. 12/No.13 winner (2:30 p.m., ESPN)
Game 5: No. 7 Clemson vs. No. 10 Georgia (7 p.m., ESPN2)
Game 6: No. 6 Virginia Tech vs. No. 11/No.14 winner (9:30 p.m., ESPN2)

Thursday, March 10 (Quarterfinals)

Game 7: No. 1 North Carolina vs. Game 2 winner (noon, ESPN)
Game 8: No. 4 Notre Dame vs. Game 4 winner (2:30 p.m., ESPN)
Game 9: No. 2 Virginia vs. Game 5 winner (7 p.m., ESPN)
Game 10: No. 3 Miami vs. Game 6 winner (9:30, ESPN)

Friday, March 11 (Semifinals)

Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner (7 p.m., ESPN)
Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner (9:30 p.m., ESPN)

Saturday, March 12 (Championship)

Semifinal winners (9 p.m., ESPN)

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