ACC Tournament 2012 Bracket: Seeds, Odds, Matchups and More

Fresh off an 18-point home loss against North Carolina to end the regular season, the Duke Blue Devils enter the ACC Tournament looking to defend their crown and possibly earn a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. 

The Tar Heels earned the top seed thanks to that victory against their rivals. Roy Williams has his team playing their best basketball of the season at just the right time. 

Stop me if you have heard this before: North Carolina and Duke are the two favorites to win the tournament. 

First Round—March 8, 2012 (All Games Broadcast on ESPNU and ACC Network, Streaming on ESPN3.com)

Game 1: No. 8 Maryland vs. No. 9 Wake Forest, 12:00 p.m. EDT

Game 2: No. 5 North Carolina State vs. No. 12 Boston College, 2:00 p.m. EDT

Game 3: No. 7 Clemson vs. No. 10 Virginia Tech, 7:00 p.m. EDT

Game 4: No. 6 Miami vs. No. 11 Georgia Tech, 9:00 p.m. EDT

Quarterfinals—March 9, 2012 (All Games Broadcast on ESPN 2 and ACC Network)

Game 5: No. 1 North Carolina vs. Maryland/Wake Forest Winner, 12:00 p.m. EDT

Game 6: No. 4 Virginia vs. NC State/Boston College Winner, 2:00 p.m. EDT

Game 7: No. 2 Duke vs. Clemson/Virginia Tech Winner, 7:00 p.m. EDT

Game 8: No. 3 Florida State vs. Miami/Georgia Tech Winner, 9:00 p.m. EDT

Semifinals—March 10, 2012 (All Games Broadcast on ESPN and ACC Network)

Game 9: Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner, 1:00 p.m. EDT

Game 10: Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner, 3:00 p.m. EDT (Streaming on ESPN3.com)

Finals—March 11, 2012 (ESPN and ACC Network, Streaming on ESPN3.com)

Game 11: Game 9 Winner vs. Game 10 Winner

Odds

(Las Vegas Odds Not Yet Released)

No. 1 North Carolina: 2-to-1

No. 2 Duke: 3-to-1

No. 3 Florida State: 6-to-1

No. 4 Virginia: 15-to-1

No. 5 North Carolina State: 18-to-1

No. 6 Miami: 18-to-1

No. 7 Clemson: 25-to-1

No. 8 Maryland: 25-to-1

No. 9 Wake Forest: 30-to-1

No. 10 Virginia Tech: 30-to-1

No. 11 Georgia Tech: 35-to-1

No. 12 Boston College: 50-to-1

Prediction

North Carolina over Duke

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