2009 ACC Conference Tournament Schedule
Men's Basketball Championship Week Begins Wednesday
The Tar Heels look to be the clear favorite after defeating Duke for the second time in a month on Sunday. Wake Forest is coming alive again after faltering for many weeks and should push the UNC to the limit.
The ACC hopes to grab six spots for the NCAA tournament and possibly more depending on how bubble teams, Boston College, Miami, Maryland, and Virginia Tech fare in the four-day, loser-go-home tournament.
2009 ACC Conference Tournament
UNC has only lost three games this season, twice in a single week in January against Boston College and Wake Forest. Most recently, they collapsed late in the second half to a fired-up Maryland team. Still, they will gain a number one seed in the NCAA tournament regardless of what occurs in the ACC tournament. Should they lose, they may relinquish the number overall seed to Pittsburgh, but they should still play in Greensboro in the first and second rounds.
Wake Forest, once the number one ranked team in the country faltered and dropped out of the top-ten but have since regained their composure. They will be UNC’s stiffest challenge for the tournament crown.
Two potential second round match-ups to keep an eye on:
- Duke vs. Boston College
- Maryland vs. Wake Forest
Boston College, having defeated UNC and lost Harvard, in the same week, can play with most teams and could be a sleeper to watch.
Maryland has been inconsistent of late but they can play with anyone in the land on any day. Guard Greivis Vasquez can hit clutch shots and out-dueled UNC star forward Tyler Hansbrough last month.
2009 ACC Conference Tournament Schedule
At Georgia Dome
Atlanta, GA
2009 ACC First Round Games
Thursday, March 12
Game 1: No. 8 Virginia Tech vs. No. 9 Miami, noon
Game 2: No. 5 Clemson vs. No. 12 Georgia Tech, 2:30 p.m.
Game 3: No. 7 Maryland vs. No. 10 NC State, ESPN2, 7 p.m.
Game 4: No. 6 Boston College vs. No. 11 Virginia, 9:30 p.m.
2009 ACC Quarterfinal Games
Friday, March 13
Game 5: No. 1 North Carolina vs. Game 1 winner, ESPN2, noon
Game 6: No. 4 Florida State vs. Game 2 winner, ESPN2, 2:30 p.m.
Game 7: No. 2 Wake Forest vs. Game 3 winner, ESPN2, 7 p.m.
Game 8: No. 3 Duke vs. Game 4 winner, ESPN2, 9:30 p.m.
2009 ACC Semifinal Games
Saturday, March 12
Game 9: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, ESPN, 1:30 p.m.
Game 10: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, ESPN, 4 p.m.
2009 ACC Championship Game
Sunday, March 13
Game 11: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, ESPN, 1 p.m.
2009 NCAA Conference Tournament Schedule
2009 NCAA Bracket Tips and Tactics
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