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ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: Final Thoughts & Predictions

Raise up!

Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports

Game Facts - 62st Annual ACC Tournament

March 10-14, 2015, Greensboro (N.C.) Coliseum

First Round - Tuesday, March 10
Game 1: (12) Boston College vs. (13) Georgia Tech -- 1 p.m., ESPN2 / ACC Network
Game 2: (11) Wake Forest vs. (14) Virginia Tech -- 3 p.m., ESPN2 / ACC Network

Second Round - Wednesday, March 11
Game 3: (8) Clemson vs. (9) Florida State -- Noon, ESPN / ACC Network
Game 4: (5) North Carolina vs. (12) Boston College / (13) Georgia Tech winner -- 2 p.m., ESPN / ACC Network
Game 5: (7) N.C. State vs. (10) Pittsburgh -- 7 p.m., ESPN / ACC Network
Game 6: (6) Miami vs. (11) Wake Forest / (14) Virginia Tech winner -- 9 p.m., ESPN / ACC Network

Quarterfinals - Thursday, March 12
Game 7: (1) Virginia vs. (8) Clemson / (9) Florida State winner -- Noon, ESPN2 / ACC Network
Game 8: (4) Louisville vs. (5) North Carolina / (12) Boston College / (13) Georgia Tech winner -- 2 p.m., ESPN 2 / ACC Network
Game 9: (2) Duke vs. (7) N.C. State / (10) Pittsburgh -- 7 p.m., ESPN / ACC Network
Game 10: (3) Notre Dame vs. (6) Miami / (11) Wake Forest / (14) Virginia Tech winner -- 9 p.m., ESPN / ACC Network

Semifinals - Friday, March 13
Game 11: Semifinal 1 -- 7 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2 / ACC Network
Game 12: Semifinal 2 -- 9 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2 / ACC Network

Championship - Saturday, March 14
Game 13: Championship -- 8:30 p.m., ESPN / ACC Network

Roster Notes

No changes from last week.

Projected Starters

G Olivier Hanlan, junior
G Aaron Brown, graduate
G Dimitri Batten, graduate
G Patrick Heckmann, senior
C Dennis Clifford, junior

Scoreboard Watching / Out of Town Notes

Gang's all here in Greensboro.

Gametime Song of the Week

Petey Pablo - Raise Up.

Random Factoids

This is a matchup of two teams headed in opposite directions. Boston College enters the tournament with a three-game winning streak, which is the second best in the ACC. Georgia Tech has lost its last four outings, while head coach Brian Gregory's seat is getting a bit toasty.

Dot Dot Dot

Boston College is 7-9 all-time in the ACC Tournament, including a 2-4 record under Steve Donahue (BC's seeds those years were 5, 12, 8, 14). The Eagles have not advanced past the quarterfinal round since 2007.

BCI Predictions

HoyaEagle and I are tied going into the ACC Tournament with 25 points. Whoever has more correct picks for the ACC Tournament will be declared this year's winner and receive a year's worth of bragging rights.

HoyaEagle:

Opening Round: Boston College, Wake Forest
Second Round: Clemson, North Carolina, NC State, Miami
Quarterfinals: Virginia, North Carolina, Duke, Notre Dame
Semifinals: Virginia, Duke
Champion: Duke (70-66)

MVP: Tyus Jones

Brian Favat:

Opening Round: Boston College, Virginia Tech
Second Round: Clemson, North Carolina, NC State, Miami
Quarterfinals: Virginia, Louisville, NC State, Miami
Semifinals: Virginia, NC State
Champion: Virginia (66-54)

MVP: Malcolm Brogdon

CoachJF:

Opening Round: Boston College, Virginia Tech
Second Round: Florida State, North Carolina, NC State, Miami
Quarterfinals: Virginia, North Carolina, Duke, Notre Dame
Semifinals: Virginia, Duke
Champion: Duke (66-58)

MVP: Quinn Cook

Jeff Martyn:

Opening Round: Boston College, Virginia Tech
Second Round: Clemson, Boston College, NC State, Miami
Quarterfinals: Virginia, Louisville, Duke, Notre Dame
Semifinals: Virginia, Duke
Champion: Duke (67-62)

MVP: Tyus Jones

A.J Black:

Opening Round: Boston College, Virginia Tech
Second Round: Florida State, Boston College, NC State, Miami
Quarterfinals: Virginia, Louisville, Duke, Notre Dame
Semifinals: Virginia, Notre Dame
Champion: Virginia

CSOM_97:

Opening Round: Boston College, Wake Forest
Second Round: Clemson, North Carolina, NC State, Wake Forest
Quarterfinals: Virginia, Louisville, Duke, Notre Dame
Semifinals: Virginia, Duke
Champion: Duke

Dan "NG" Rubin:

Opening Round: Boston College, Wake Forest
Second Round: Clemson, North Carolina, NC State, Miami
Quarterfinals: Virginia, North Carolina, Duke, Notre Dame
Semifinals: North Carolina, Notre Dame
Champion: Notre Dame

Joe Gravellese:

Not BC

Kwani Lunis:

Opening Round: Boston College, Virginia Tech
Second Round: Florida State, North Carolina, NC State, Miami
Quarterfinals: Virginia, North Carolina, Duke, Miami
Semifinals: Virginia, Duke
Champion: Virginia (67-62)

MVP: Malcolm Brogdon

Grant Salzano:

Opening Round: Boston College, Virginia Tech
Second Round: Clemson, North Carolina, NC State, Miami
Quarterfinals: Virginia, North Carolina, Duke, Miami
Semifinals: Virginia, Duke
Champion: Virginia (3-1 ENG)

Or, in table format:

Game HE BF JF JM AJ 97 NG JG KL GS
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
Game 5
Game 6
Game 7
Game 8
Game 9
Game 10
Game 11
Game 12
Champ
Season Total 25 25 24 23 21 20 20 19 19 12
Record Picking BC 21-7 21-7 21-7 20-8 18-8 17-7 20-7 18-10 18-7 10-18

Leave your your ACC Tournament predictions below. Go Eagles!