The dawn of the ACC Tournament is nigh. The 14-game, five-day event tips off Tuesday at 2 p.m. ET with Stanford and Pitt, with Virginia Tech set to contest Wake Forest for the third time this season later in the day at 7 p.m.
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The Hokies are the No. 12 seed in the ACC Tournament, the same spot as they were ranked in the preseason media poll.
Below is a look at the full ACC bracket, with times attached (all times ET). The schedule/bracket will be updated with each passing result:
Schedule/Bracket
First Round:
- Game 1: (10) Stanford vs. (15) Pitt, 2 p.m.
- Game 2: (11) SMU vs. (14) Syracuse, 4:30 p.m.
- Game 3: (12) Virginia Tech vs. (13) Wake Forest, 7 p.m.
Second Round:
- Game 4: (7) NC State vs. winner of Stanford/Pitt, noon
- Game 5: (6) Louisville vs. winner of SMU/Syracuse, 4:30 p.m.
- Game 6: (8) Florida State vs. (9) California, 7 p.m.
- Game 7: (5) Clemson vs. winner of Virginia Tech/Wake Forest, 9:30 p.m.
Quarterfinals:
- Game 8: Virginia vs. winner of NC State and Stanford/Pitt, noon
- Game 9: Miami vs. winner of Louisville and SMU/Syracuse, 2:30 p.m.
- Game 10: Duke vs. winner of Florida State/California, 7 p.m.
- Game 11: North Carolina vs. winner of Clemson and Virginia Tech/Wake Forest, 9:30 p.m.
Semifinals:
- Game 12: Winner of Game 8 vs. winner of Game 9, 7 p.m.
- Game 13: Winner of Game 10 vs. winner of Game 11, 9:30 p.m.
Finals:
- Game 14: Winner of Game 12 vs. Winner of Game 13, 8:30 p.m.
Predictions
Virginia Tech is favored in its first-round matchup against Wake Forest by a 77-75 final score margin on KenPom. Pomeroy’s metrics give the Hokies a 57% win probability. ESPN favors the Demon Deacons by 1.6 percentage points, giving Virginia Tech a 48.4% win probability in the ACC’s first round.
Thomas’ Thoughts
March 9 (Wake Forest): I believe Virginia Tech should advance to the second round of the ACC Tournament with a victory over Wake Forest; however, it has reason to approach this contest with trepidation…