ACC Tournament 2024: Complete Bracket and Predictions After Men's Regular Season

On the final night of the ACC regular season, the showdown between Duke and North Carolina had more than bragging rights at stake.

North Carolina's victory solidified an outright crown for the Tar Heels, along with the No. 1 seed for the upcoming ACC tournament.

But that wasn't all the drama in the conference, either.

Heading into Saturday's action, only Louisville—the league's worst team—knew where it'd be seeded. The busy slate determined where 14 programs are now formally positioned for the ACC tourney.

Ahead, we have the full bracket, schedule and some predictions for the tournament held in Washington D.C., where the champion will secure an automatic bid to March Madness.

Final ACC Standings and Seeds

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PJ Hall

1. North Carolina: 25-6 (17-3)
2. Duke: 24-7 (15-5)
3. Virginia: 22-9 (13-7)
4. Pitt: 21-10 (12-8)
5. Wake Forest: 19-12 (11-9)
6. Clemson: 21-10 (11-9)
7. Syracuse: 20-11 (11-9)
8. Virginia Tech: 18-13 (10-10)
9. Florida State: 16-15 (10-10)
10. North Carolina State: 17-14 (9-11)
11. Boston College: 17-14 (8-12)
12. Notre Dame: 12-19 (7-13)
13. Georgia Tech: 14-17 (7-13)
14. Miami: 15-16 (6-14)
15. Louisville: 8-23 (3-17)

ACC Tourney Bracket

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Kyle Filipowski

Tuesday, March 12

Game 1: No. 12 Notre Dame vs. No. 13 Georgia Tech; 2 p.m. ET, ACC Network

Game 2: No. 10 NC State vs. No. 15 Louisville; 4:30 p.m. ET, ACC Network

Game 3: No. 11 Boston College vs. No. 14 Miami; 7 p.m. ET, ACC Network

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Wednesday, March 13

Game 4: No. 8 Virginia Tech vs. No. 9 Florida State; noon ET, ESPN or ESPN2

Game 5: No. 5 Wake Forest vs. Game 1 winner; 2:30 p.m. ET, ESPN

Game 6: No. 7 Syracuse vs. Game 2 winner; 7 p.m. ET, ESPN2

Game 7: No. 6 Clemson vs. Game 3 winner; 9:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2 or ESPNU

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Thursday, March 14

Game 8: No. 1 North Carolina vs. Game 4 winner, noon ET, ESPN or ESPN2

Game 9: No. 4 Pitt vs. Game 5 winner, 2:30 p.m. ET, ESPN or ESPN2

Game 10: No. 2 Duke vs. Game 6 winner, 7 p.m. ET, ESPN or ESPN2

Game 11: No. 3 Virginia vs. Game 7 winner, 9:30 p.m. ET, ESPN or ESPN2

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Friday, March 15

Game 12: Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winner; 7 p.m. ET, ESPN or ESPN2

Game 13: Game 10 winner vs. Game 11 winner; 9:30 p.m. ET, ESPN or ESPN2

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Saturday, March 16

Championship game; 8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN

Predictions

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Hunter Sallis

Although UNC earned the No. 1 seed, Duke arguably holds a more favorable position for the ACC tourney.

Only a week ago, the Blue Devils hammered Virginia—the No. 3 seed—by 25 points. Plus, in all likelihood, Duke's first matchup will be against Syracuse, a team the Blue Devils also smoked by 20 points this season.

North Carolina, on the other hand, may be dealing with a desperate team in the semifinals.

Seeding does not mean everything, of course, but UNC is expected to meet either Pitt or Wake Forest during that round. Neither team is sitting on the correct side of the bubble right now, so a victory over the Tar Heels would provide a massive resume boost.

The bright side is UNC seems destined for a top-two NCAA tournament seed. However, a loss to Wake and its dangerous perimeter group in the semifinals would not be a surprise.

Duke, though, will end the Demon Deacons' bid for an automatic invite and win a second straight ACC tournament title.