Projecting seeds, schedule for 2022 ACC Tournament

There is just one week remaining in college basketball’s regular season. With only a couple of games remaining on the schedule of most teams in the ACC, the conference tournament picture is beginning to look more clear each day.

Duke remains the top team in ACC standings, but Notre Dame sits just one game behind the Blue Devils entering the final week of the regular season. UNC is just two games back, and Saturday’s regular season finale between the Blue Devils and Tar Heels at Cameron Indoor could prove to be a huge matchup as we enter the postseason.

With teams still fighting for a bid in the NCAA Tournament, the final week figures to be an exciting one. Here is a look at the standings in the ACC entering the final week, with another look at the ACC Tournament schedule.

Current ACC standings

As of the morning of Feb. 27

1. Duke Blue Devils (15-3 ACC, 25-4 overall)
2. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (14-4, 21-8)
3. North Carolina Tar Heels (13-5, 21-8)
4. Miami Hurricanes (12-6, 20-9)
5. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (12-7, 22-8)
6. Virginia Cavaliers (11-8, 17-12)
7. Virginia Tech Hokies (10-8, 18-11)
8. Syracuse Orange (9-9, 15-14)
9. Florida State Seminoles (8-10, 15-13)
10. Louisville Cardinals (6-12, 12-16)
11. Clemson Tigers (6-12, 14-15)
12. Pittsburgh Panthers (6-12, 11-18)
13. Boston College Eagles (6-12, 11-17)
14. NC State Wolfpack (4-14, 11-18)
15. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (4-14, 11-18)

2022 ACC Tournament Schedule

First Round: Tues., March 8

Game 1: No. 12 seed vs. No. 13 seed | 2 p.m. | ACC Network

Game 2: No. 10 seed vs. No. 15 seed | 4:30 p.m.* | ACC Network

Game 3: No. 11 seed vs. No. 14 seed | 7 p.m.* | ACC Network

Second Round: Wed., March 9

Game 4: No. 8 seed vs. No. 9 seed | Noon | ESPN/ESPN2

Game 5: No. 5 seed vs. Game 1 winner | 2:30 p.m.* | ESPN/ESPN2

Game 6: No. 7 seed vs. Game 2 winner | 7 p.m. | ESPN2/ESPNU

Game 7: No. 6 seed vs. Game 3 winner | 9:30 p.m. | ESPN2

Quarterfinals: Thurs., March 10

Game 8: No. 1 seed vs. Game 4 winner | Noon | ESPN/ESPN2

Game 9: No. 4 seed vs. Game 5 winner | 2:30 p.m.* | ESPN/ESPN2

Game 10: No. 2 seed vs. Game 6 winner | 7 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN2

Game 11: No. 3 seed vs. Game 7 winner | 9:30 p.m.* | ESPN/ESPN2

Semifinals: Fri., March 11

Game 12: Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winner | 7 p.m. | ESPN/ESPN2

Game 13: Game 10 winner vs. Game 11 winner | 9:30 p.m.* | ESPN/ESPN2

* denotes approximate time of tip-off

If there is a tie between teams, the ACC has outlined the ways it will determine the tiebreaker for the tournament in its rulebook. In the case of a tie, head-to-head record is the initial tiebreaker. If the two teams split their regular season matchups, the ACC then looks for the team with the better record against “the team occupying the highest position in the final regular-season standings.”

If three or more teams are involved in a tie, then the ACC would use the teams’ combined league records and determine seeding based on “the winning percentage of the combined conference records.”