Times staff and wires
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinal | Championship | Semifinal | Quarterfinals | First round | |||||
| Today | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Saturday | Friday | Today | |||||
| No. 1 UNC | No. 2 Duke | ||||||||||
| No. 8 Virginia | noon, ESPN2 | 7, ESPN2 | No. 7 Maryland | ||||||||
| noon, FSN | 7, ESPN2 | ||||||||||
| No. 9 Miami | 1, Ch. 44 | 12:30, Ch. 44 | 3:30, Ch. 44 | No. 10 N.C. State | |||||||
| No. 4 Clemson | No. 3 FSU | ||||||||||
| No. 5 Boston College | 2, ESPN2 | 9, ESPN2 | No. 6 Va. Tech | ||||||||
| 2:30, FSN | 9:30, FSN | ||||||||||
| No. 12 Wake Forest | No. 11 Ga. Tech |
. FAST FACTS
ACC men's basketball tournament
When/where: Today-Sunday, Greensboro, N.C.
Favorites: Duke and North Carolina. The Tar Heels (24-6) beat the Blue Devils 81-67 Saturday to win the regular-season title, but defending national champion Duke (27-4) has hovered around the top of the national rankings all season.
Dark horse: Clemson (20-10) could use a strong run to try to secure a spot in the NCAA field. To reach the final, the Tigers likely would have to knock off UNC in a semifinal.
What Miami has to do: The Hurricanes probably need to win their opener to make the NIT. Otherwise they're likely to be shut out of the postseason for the second straight season.
What Florida State has to do: The Seminoles need to win Friday night to avoid falling onto the NCAA Tournament bubble. A strong run in the ACC tournament could boost FSU's NCAA seeding because many project the Seminoles well behind Duke and North Carolina.
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