ACC Tourney Preview

At Georgia Dome (Atlanta)
FIRST ROUND
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.

QUARTERFINALS
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.

SEMIFINALS
Saturday, March 14
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.

CHAMPIONSHIP
Sunday, March 15
Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, ESPN, 1 p.m.


Team to watch: North Carolina. With a tournament championship, the Tar Heels would probably get the number one overall seed. North Carolina has the talent to become NCAA champions, but just haven't reached the mark the past couple of years. Anything less that that this year, probably would classify as a failure.

Player to watch: Jeff Teague. The silky shooting guard for Wake Forest averaged over 19 points, 3 assists, and 3 rebounds per game. Teague shot a stunning 46.9% from beyond the arc and is main player on a very young and talented team on the Demon Deacons.

Upset watch: Miami. The Hurricans have a very talented team, but had a big disapointment during the conference season when they lost seven of nine games. Their bubble hopes are dwindling and need a big run to get into the field of 65.

Tourney watch: North Carolina is a one seed, Duke and Wake Forest are two or three seeds. Clemson and Florida State are four/five seeds. Four teams remain on the bubble led by Boston College, with the others being Maryland, Virginia Tech, and Miami. Boston College should be in. The loser of VTech/Miami will be gone and Maryland needs a second round victory over Wake Forest to secure a spot. North Carolina has the easiest route and should end up winning this tournament.