ACC Conference Tournament Preview and Predictions

Louisville: There are few tournament coaches better than Rick Pitino, and he’s got a tremendous squad this year, led by sharpshooting guard Donovan Mitchell and a host of tenacious defenders.

Keep an eye on: Northwestern, who is now at 54 in the RPI. As long as Gonzaga wins the WCC Tournament, it will be close to a lock for them getting that top seed out West.

McNeese State (7-20, 4-12 Southland) – RPI: 316, KenPom: 318 – SEASON COMPLETE. They will be the No. 1 seed in the Big East Tournament, playing either Georgetown or St. John’s on Thursday at noon. However, just because I am not a huge Florida State fan, does not mean I will go against them for no reason.

Another Boley three made it 63-43 to cap a 20-2 run, and ultimately the shell-shocked Blue Devils would lose their 13th straight to Notre Dame while seeing their 10-game winning streak (since the 62-58 loss on January 26 at Notre Dame) snapped. Georgia State will play the victor between Louisiana-Lafayette and Little Rock on Friday night. “He’ll get that MVP trophy when all is said and done”. Syracuse is now projected to be an 11 seed by college basketball expert Joe Lunardi. He is also a three-time gold medal winning Basketball Hall of Famer with over 1,000 career wins (regardless of what the NCAA says).

Frank Jackson had replaced Allen in the starting lineup the final three games of the regular season starting at Miami, when Allen sat out with an ankle injury. Murphy’s averaging a modest 7.1 points per game, but also pulls down 7.5 rebounds per.

Wake Forest went 9-9 in conference play and that’s pretty impressive considering how the Demon Deacons have struggled in recent memory.

Notre Dame, a 30-game victor for the sixth year in a row, is poised to be an NCAA No. 1 seed, likely in the Lexington Regional.

Virginia is revamped after looking lifeless during the 4-game losing streak. Then, pitching in his home stadium, the former Tar Heel overcame a rocky start in which he allowed a double on the first pitch of the game and hit the next batter, to work two scoreless innings. I see the winners of those games being Clemson (77-69), Pittsburgh (72-71) and Wake Forest 79-74. “They’re dying to watch this tournament”. He’s shooting 43% from long-range and just dropped 28 against Duke, including a ideal 5-5 from beyond the arc.

Trailing 43-41, the team that knocked out Syracuse and Miami en route to reaching its first championship game since 2013 had found its groove.

The Hokies beat Boston College (9-22) twice this season. Duke, Virginia and Virginia Tech have off until Wednesday’s second round, while the Tar Heels, Seminoles, Fighting Irish and Cardinals have off until the quarterfinals begin on Thursday. Xavier will put them away again early, needing a win to keep its tourney hopes alive. Regular-season champion North Carolina looms as the favorite, but we’re wondering where the value lies on the Superbook’s ACC tournament betting board.

Between them, Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski and Carolina’s Roy Williams have won seven NCAA titles and coached in 20 Final Fours.

At Bowling Green, his first major coaching job, he hung around.500 enough to stick around, but not enough to make the NCAA Tournament. A decent run by Auburn and Arizona State to the semifinals would help.