- The ACC basketball tournament will run March 12-16 in Washington, D.C.
- No. 2 seed Duke (+190) is the favorite.
- North Carolina hasnโt won the ACC Tournament since 2016.
When the calendar flips to March, and NCAA conference basketball tournaments get started, few American locations feel as energized and frenzied as ACC country.ย
This weekโs ACC Tournament features a classic conference scenario. Duke and North Carolina are atop the conference, with other traditional regional powers like Virginia and Pittsburgh looking to play spoiler from the middle of the table.ย
The BetMGM online sportsbook has college basketball odds governing tournament futures and single-game matchups.ย
ACC Tournament Schedule
The ACC basketball tournament runs March 12-16 at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.ย
- Game 1: No. 12 Notre Dame vs. No. 13 Georgia Tech (March 12)
- Game 2: No. 10 N.C. State vs. No. 15 Louisville (March 12)
- Game 3: No. 11 Boston College vs. No. 14 Miami (March 12)
- Game 4: No. 8 Virginia Tech vs. No. 9 Florida State (March 13)
- Game 5: No. 5 Wake Forest vs. Game 1 Winner (March 13)
- Game 6: No. 7 Syracuse vs. Game 2 Winner (March 13)
- Game 7: No. 6 Clemson vs. Game 3 Winner (March 13)
- Game 8: No. 1 North Carolina vs. Game 4 Winner (March 14)
- Game 9: No. 4 Pittsburgh vs. Game 5 Winner (March 14)
- Game 10: No. 2 Duke vs. Game 6 Winner (March 14)
- Game 11: No. 3 Virginia vs. Game 7 Winner (March 14)
- Game 12: Game 8 Winner vs. Game 9 Winner (March 15)
- Game 13: Game 10 Winner vs. Game 11 Winner (March 15)
- Game 14: Game 12 Winner vs. Game 13 Winner (March 16)
ACC Tournament Odds
Team | Odds |
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Duke | +190 |
North Carolina | +200 |
Clemson | +700 |
Wake Forest | +900 |
Pittsburgh | +900 |
Virginia | +1200 |
Virginia Tech | +2500 |
N.C. State | +5000 |
Syracuse | +6600 |
Florida State | +8000 |
Miami (FL) | +10000 |
Notre Dame | +25000 |
Georgia Tech | +25000 |
Louisville | +25000 |
ACC Tournament Prediction
Duke (+190) will win the ACC basketball tournament and earn the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Duke won this tournament last year, and I think itโs interesting that the Blue Devils are a nominal favorite over UNC despite the fact that the Tar Heels swept Duke during the regular season. The second game of the series was just played on Saturday.
You would think such a scenario would mark UNC โ the regular-season champion and clear head-to-head winner over No. 2 Duke โ as the favorite. The fact that it hasnโt is telling.ย
Here are a couple of other notes to keep in mind:
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In recent years, as Duke and North Carolina have had more variable seasons from year to year, college basketball fans have seen other ACC programs jump up and grab the automatic bid during ACC Tournament week.ย
In 2021, it was No. 4 seed Georgia Tech. A year later, it was No. 7 seed Virginia Tech.
I donโt see that happening this year. The ACC is enduring a very top-heavy year where Duke and North Carolina are top 10 squads and no one else in the conference looks anywhere near their level.
The 2024 ACC is probably not a market to get crazy with your championship bets. Pick a side: Tar Heels or Blue Devils. Itโs probably going to be one of them holding the trophy in the end.
Can Virginia Hold Its Ground?
The Cavaliersโ offense has been brutal over the final few weeks of the season, and Virginiaโs tournament resume has suffered as a result.ย
After a long winning streak that stretched for nearly a month from mid-January to mid-February, the Cavs went 3-4 down the stretch with only one win over a top 80 KenPom opponent.ย
Virginia is likely to end up on the right side of the bubble at this point, but its performance in the ACC Tournament this week could heavily influence where it ends up in the field of 68. Maybe itโll be a No. 10 seed with a manageable path; maybe itโll need to summon enough offense to beat a tough mid-major in the First Four.ย
Wake Forest, Pittsburgh Have Work To Do
In my recent March Madness predictions piece, I wrote about how I think the ACC will be limited to four teams in the NCAA Tournament field, but that wonโt necessarily be a bad thing for its overall conference performance.
That prediction essentially relies on both Wake Forest and Pittsburgh being left out of the field. Theyโre currently projected on the wrong side of the bubble. (For more on this, you can read my Wake Forest tournament resume here and my Pittsburgh tournament profile here.)
To say the obvious, nothing is a fixed result just yet, and both teams could play their way into the field with a deep run this week.ย
That said, it seems unlikely that both get in, and Wake Forest finished the season on a lousy 1-3 streak with losses to sub-100 Notre Dame and sub-100 Georgia Tech. I guess Iโd bet on Pittsburgh to do it if I had to pick one, but I donโt like either teamโs chances โ especially once bid steals start squeezing the bubble even more than it already is.
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2023-24 ACC Standings
Team Conf. Wins Conf. Losses Win Pct. N. Carolina 17 3 .850 Duke 15 5 .750 Virginia 13 7 .650 Pittsburgh 12 8 .600 Clemson 11 9 .550 Syracuse 11 9 .550 Wake Forest 11 9 .550 Va. Tech 10 10 .500 Florida St. 10 10 .500 NC State 9 11 .450 Boston College 8 12 .400 Ga. Tech 7 13 .350 Notre Dame 7 13 .350 Miami 6 14 .300 Louisville 3 17 .150 -
ACC Tournament Champions
Year Champion Runner-Up 1954 NC State Wake Forest 1955 NC State Duke 1956 NC State Wake Forest 1957 North Carolina South Carolina 1958 Maryland North Carolina 1959 NC State North Carolina 1960 Duke Wake Forest 1961 Wake Forest Duke 1962 Wake Forest Clemson 1963 Duke Wake Forest 1964 Duke Wake Forest 1965 NC State Duke 1966 Duke NC State 1967 North Carolina Duke 1968 North Carolina NC State 1969 North Carolina Duke 1970 NC State South Carolina 1971 South Carolina North Carolina 1972 North Carolina Maryland 1973 NC State Maryland 1974 NC State Maryland 1975 North Carolina NC State 1976 Virginia North Carolina 1977 North Carolina Virginia 1978 Duke Wake Forest 1979 North Carolina Duke 1980 Duke Maryland 1981 North Carolina Maryland 1982 North Carolina Virginia 1983 NC State Virginia 1984 Maryland Duke 1985 Georgia Tech North Carolina 1986 Duke Georgia Tech 1987 NC State North Carolina 1988 Duke North Carolina 1989 North Carolina Duke 1990 Georgia Tech Virginia 1991 North Carolina Duke 1992 Duke North Carolina 1993 Georgia Tech North Carolina 1994 North Carolina Virginia 1995 Wake Forest North Carolina 1996 Wake Forest Georgia Tech 1997 North Carolina NC State 1998 North Carolina Duke 1999 Duke North Carolina 2000 Duke Maryland 2001 Duke North Carolina 2002 Duke NC State 2003 Duke NC State 2004 Maryland Duke 2005 Duke Georgia Tech 2006 Duke Boston College 2007 North Carolina NC State 2008 North Carolina Clemson 2009 Duke Florida State 2010 Duke Georgia Tech 2011 Duke North Carolina 2012 Florida State North Carolina 2013 Miami North Carolina 2014 Virginia Duke 2015 Notre Dame North Carolina 2016 North Carolina Virginia 2017 Duke Notre Dame 2018 Virginia North Carolina 2019 Duke Florida State 2021 Georgia Tech Florida State 2022 Virginia Tech Duke 2023 Duke Virginia -
Most ACC Tournament Championships
Team Championships Duke 22 North Carolina 18 NC State 10 Wake Forest 4 Georgia Tech 4 Virginia 3 Maryland 3 South Carolina 1 Florida State 1 Miami 1 Virginia Tech 1 Notre Dame 1
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