ACC Baseball Tournament 2016: Bracket, Schedule, Format, Team Rosters, Standings
The conference championship will return to Durham, North Carolina, when the 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament kicks off next week.
The event will take place at Durham Bulls Athletic Park for the second consecutive year and will run from May 24 to May 29.
Florida State looks strong enough to potentially defend its title, but teams like Louisville, Miami and Virginia appear to be formidable contenders as well.
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Take a look below for all of the important tournament information.
Bracket
An official, printable bracket can be found on TheACC.com by clicking the "Printable Bracket" tab.
Standings
The regular season does not end until May 21. With so many teams close to each other in terms of conference records, the standings will not be finalized until then. Here are the standings as of May 16.
| Team | Overall Record | Conference Record |
| Louisville | 42-10 | 19-8 |
| Florida State | 33-17 | 15-8 |
| North Carolina State | 32-17 | 13-12 |
| Clemson | 34-18 | 13-14 |
| Wake Forest | 31-20 | 13-14 |
| Notre Dame | 27-23 | 11-13 |
| Boston College | 29-18 | 11-14 |
| Team | Overall Record | Conference Record |
| Miami | 40-9 | 19-6 |
| Virginia | 33-18 | 16-11 |
| Georgia Tech | 33-18 | 12-14 |
| Duke | 31-21 | 12-15 |
| North Carolina | 32-19 | 11-15 |
| Pittsburgh | 25-23 | 10-16 |
| Virginia Tech | 19-33 | 6-21 |
Florida State, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina State and Virginia have clearly established themselves as the ACC's elite.
While the Atlantic division is not yet decided, Miami continues to own the Coastal division:
Florida State and Louisville are both great teams, but winning the division will be critical, as the first-place squad in the Atlantic will avoid landing in Miami's bracket, assuming the Hurricanes do not sustain a late-season collapse.
Schedule
The seedings are not official until the regular season ends in nearly a week. Below is a look at the journey each seed will face to the championship.
| Date | Game | Matchup | Time (ET) | Watch |
| May 24 | 1 | No. 7 Seed vs. No. 10 Seed | 11 a.m. | ACC Network, ESPN3 |
| May 24 | 2 | No. 8 Seed vs. No. 9 Seed | 3 p.m. | ACC Network, ESPN3 |
| May 25 | 3 | TBD | 11 a.m. | ACC Network, ESPN3 |
| May 25 | 4 | TBD | 3 p.m. | ACC Network, ESPN3 |
| May 25 | 5 | TBD | 7 p.m. | ACC Network, ESPN3 |
| May 26 | 6 | TBD | 11 a.m. | ACC Network, ESPN3 |
| May 26 | 7 | TBD | 3 p.m. | ACC Network, ESPN3 |
| May 26 | 8 | TBD | 7 p.m. | ACC Network, ESPN3 |
| May 27 | 9 | TBD | 11 a.m. | ACC Network, ESPN3 |
| May 27 | 10 | TBD | 3 p.m. | ACC Network, ESPN3 |
| May 27 | 11 | TBD | 7 p.m. | ACC Network, ESPN3 |
| May 28 | 12 | TBD | 11 a.m. | ACC Network, ESPN3 |
| May 28 | 13 | TBD | 3 p.m. | ACC Network, ESPN3 |
| May 28 | 14 | TBD | 7 p.m. | ACC Network, ESPN3 |
| May 29 | 15 | TBD | Noon | ESPN2 |
Rosters
The rosters for each team are available in the ACC's media guide, which can be found here.
Format
The winners of the Atlantic and Coastal divisions are awarded the top two seeds, as the school with the higher conference winning percentage will earn the No. 1 spot. The next eight seeds are comprised of the remaining schools with the best conference records.
The No. 8 and 9 seeds play to earn a spot in Pool A, and the No. 7 and 10 seeds square off for a place in Pool B.
The teams then engage in double-elimination play, with the winner of each pool earning spots in the championship game.
Louisville is the most complete team in the tournament. The Cardinals lead the conference in team batting average (.323) and team ERA (2.72). They are also tied for the NCAA lead with 11 shutouts.
The team is also playing well at the right time, as it swept North Carolina State this weekend:
However, series losses to top conference competition like Florida State and Miami are not promising signs.
Florida State looks to be shaky at the moment as the team has dropped four of its last five games, but it does have a proven pedigree in this tournament. Miami does as well.
The Hurricanes have the 10th-highest on-base percentage in the country, and Miami is also hitting .307 on the year. Louisville is 82nd in walks allowed per nine innings, so the Hurricanes may be able to exploit the Cardinals here to put runners in scoring position.
The seedings will be important as matchups could decide this tournament. On paper, though, Louisville looks to be the slight favorite, but it is vulnerable.
The ACC tournament is relatively wide open, which should make for some exciting few days of baseball in North Carolina.
All statistics courtesy of NCAA.com.
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