Boston College Basketball: Post-Weekend ACC Playoff Picture

Despite being 0-12 in the ACC, the Boston College Eagles aren't mathematically eliminated from a potential first round bye in the ACC Men's Basketball Tournament. That's pretty amazing considering what the Eagles have been up against in their first dozen games. But such is life in the ACC, a league that has a chasm of divide between its top tier and its bottom four or five teams.

While it's mathematical for the Eagles to nail down a top 10 slot, it's both unlikely and unrealistic to expect a huge run down the stretch. Even with a lighter schedule, BC's in last place, meaning they remain underdogs from here on out until they can prove otherwise.

In the interest of showing what's at stake heading into the next couple of games, let's take a look at the current schedule and the clinching/elimination scenarios for each of the ACC teams.

Current ACC Standings (as of 2/16/16)

Seed	Team	Win-Loss	Games Behind
1	North Carolina	10-2	--
2	Miami	9-3	1.0
3	Virginia	9-4	1.5
4	Notre Dame	9-4	1.5
5	Duke	8-4	2.0
6	Clemson	8-5	2.5
7	Syracuse	8-5	2.5
8	Pittsburgh	6-6	4.0
9	Florida State	6-7	4.5
10	Virginia Tech	5-7	5.0
11	Georgia Tech	3-9	7.0
12	NC State	3-9	7.0
13	Wake Forest	1-12	9.0
14	Boston College	0-12	9.5
15*	Louisville*	8-4*	n/a*

* - Louisville self-imposed a postseason ban for both the ACC and NCAA Tournaments.

North Carolina (clinched at least the #10 spot and a first round bye)
Clinches at least the #9 seed if:
-UNC beats Duke.
-Miami beats Virginia Tech.
-Georgia Tech beats Florida STate

Clinches at least the #8 seed if:
-UNC beats Duke and Georgia Tech beats Florida State
-UNC beats Duke and Wake Forest beats Pittsburgh and Louisville beats Syracuse

Miami (clinched at least the #12 seed)
Clinches at least the #11 seed if:
-Florida State beats Georgia Tech
-Wake Forest beats Pittsburgh and Louisville beats Syracuse

Clinches at least the #10 seed and a first round bye if:
-Virginia beats NC State

Clinches at least the #9 seed if:
-Miami beats Virginia Tech

Virginia (clinched at least the #12 seed)
Clinches at least the #11 seed if:
-Florida State beats Georgia Tech

Clinches at least the #10 seed and a first round bye if:
-Virginia beats NC State

Clinches at least the #9 seed if:
-Virginia beats NC State and Georgia Tech beats Florida State and Miami beats Virginia Tech

Notre Dame (clinched at least the #12 seed)
Clinches the #11 seed if:
-Virginia beats NC State
-Florida State beats Georgia Tech

Clinches at least the #10 seed and a first round bye if:
-Virginia beats NC State and Florida State beats Georgia Tech

Duke (clinched at least the #12 seed)
Clinches at least the #11 seed if:
-Virginia beats NC State
-Florida State beats Georgia Tech
-Duke beats UNC and Wake Forest beats Pittsburgh and Louisville beats Syracuse and Miami beats Virginia Tech

Clinches at least the #10 seed and a first round bye if:
-Virginia beats NC State and Florida State beats Georgia Tech

Clemson (clinched at least the #12 seed)
Clinches at least the #11 seed if:
-Clemson beats Boston College and Florida State beats Georgia Tech
-Clemson beats Boston College and Virginia beats NC State

Clinches at least the #10 seed and a first round bye if:
-Clemson beats Boston College and Virginia beats NC State and Florida State beats Georgia Tech

Syracuse (clinched at least the #12 seed)
Clinches at least the #11 seed if:
-Syracuse beats Louisville and Florida State beats Georgia Tech

Clinches at least the #10 seed and a first round bye if:
-Syracuse beats Louisville and Virginia beats NC State

Pittsburgh (clinched at least the #13 seed)
Clinches at least the #12 seed if:
-Pittsburgh beats Wake Forest

-Eliminated from finishing as the #1 seed if:
-Wake Forest beats PIttsburgh and Virginia beats NC State and UNC beats Duke
-Wake Forest beats Pittsburgh and UNC Beats Duke and Georgia Tech beats Florida State
-Wake Forest beats Pittsburgh and UNC beats Duke and Miami beats Virginia Tech
-Wake Forest beats Pittsburgh and Virginia beats NC State and Miami beats Virginia Tech
-Wake Forest beats Pittsburgh and Georgia Tech beats FSU and Miami beats Virginia Tech

Florida State (clinched at least the #13 seed)
Clinches at least the #12 seed if:
-FSU beats Georgia Tech
-PIttsburgh beats Wake Forest and Clemson beats Boston College

Eliminated from finishing as the #1 seed if:
-Georgia Tech beats FSU
-UNC beats Duke
-Miami beats Virginia Tech

Eliminated from finishing as the #2 seed if:
-Georgia Tech beats FSU and Miami beats Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech
Clinches at least the #13 seed if:
-Virginia Tech beats Miami
-Pittsburgh beats Wake Forest and Clemson beats BC

Clinches at least the #12 seed if:
-Virginia Tech beats Miami and Pittsburgh beats Wake Forest and Clemson beats BC

Eliminated from finishing as the #2 seed if:
-Miami beats Virginia Tech

Georgia Tech
Eliminated from finishing as the #4 seed (and a chance at the double bye) if:
-PIttsburgh beats Wake Forest
-Syracuse beats Louisville
-Duke beats UNC

Eliminated from finishing as the #5 seed if:
-Syracuse beats Louisville and Duke beats UNC

Eliminated from finishing as the #6 seed if:
-Florida State beats Georgia Tech

Eliminated from finishing as the #7 seed if:
-Florida State beats Georgia Tech and Clemson beats BC
-Florida State beats Georgia Tech and Pittsburgh beats Wake Forest and Virginia Tech beats Miami

NC State
Eliminated from finishing as the #6 seed if:
-Clemson beats BC
-Syracuse beats Louisville
-Pittsburgh beats Wake Forest and FSU beats Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech beats Miami

Eliminated from finishing as the #7 seed if:
-Clemson beats BC and FSU beats Georgia Tech
-Clemson beats BC and Syracuse beats Louisville

Wake Forest
Eliminated from finishing as the #9 seed if:
-Pittsburgh beats Wake Forest
-FSU beats Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech beats Miami

Eliminated from finishing as the #10 seed (and a first round bye) if:
-Pittsburgh beats Wake Forest and Virginia Tech beats Miami

Boston College
Eliminated from finishing as the #9 seed if:
-Clemson beats BC
-Virginia Tech beats Miami
-Pittsburgh beats Wake Forest and FSU beats Georgia Tech

Eliminated from finishing as the #10 seed (and a first round bye) if:
-Clemson beats BC and Virginia Tech beats Miami