Clemson's ACC Tournament path set |
The 2021 ACC Tournament field was set Saturday evening.
Clemson secured a 5-seed with its 77-62 home win over Pitt on Saturday, moving to 16-6 overall and finishing 10-6 in ACC action. Brad Brownell’s Tigers will play in the 2:30 p.m. game on Wednesday in Greensboro against the winner between the 12-seed Panthers (10-11, 6-10) and 13-seed Miami Hurricanes (8-16, 4-15) on ACC Network. Virginia’s late-afternoon win at Louisville Saturday secured the No. 1-seed and moved the Cardinals from fourth to seventh in the league. Georgia Tech (15-8, 11-6) slotted up to the 4-seed and awaits the winner between Clemson and Pitt/Miami for a Thursday matchup. Saturday was the lone contest between Clemson and Pitt after a game cancellation earlier this season, while the Tigers swept the Hurricanes (66-58 in Clemson; 66-65 in Coral Gables). The first two rounds of the ACC Tourney will air on ACC Network, with the quarterfinals and semifinals on ESPN or ESPN2 and the final on ESPN at 8:30 p.m. next Saturday. Full tournament bracket (in link if on mobile) Tuesday, March 9 First Round 2 p.m. – No. 12 Pitt vs. No. 13 Miami (ACC Network) 4:30 p.m. – No. 10 Duke vs. No. 15 Boston College (ACC Network) 7 p.m. – No. 11 Notre Dame vs. No. 14 Wake Forest (ACC Network) Wednesday, March 10 Second Round Noon – No. 8 Syracuse vs. No. 9 NC State (ACC Network) 2:30 p.m. – No. 5 Clemson vs. Pitt/Miami winner (ACC Network) 6:30 p.m. – No. 7 Louisville vs. Duke/Boston College winner (ACC Network) 9 p.m. – No. 6 North Carolina vs. Notre Dame/Wake Forest winner (ACC Network) Thursday, March 11 Quarterfinals Noon – No. 1 Virginia vs. Wednesday Noon winner (ESPN or ESPN2) 2:30 p.m. – No. 4 Georgia Tech vs. Wednesday 2:30 p.m. winner (ESPN or ESPN2) 6:30 p.m. – No. 2 Florida State vs. Wednesday 6:30 p.m. winner (ESPN or ESPN2) 9 p.m. – No. 3 Virginia Tech vs. Wednesday 9 p.m. winner (ESPN or ESPN2) Friday, March 12 Semifinals 6:30 p.m. – Thursday afternoon winners (ESPN or ESPN2) 9 p.m. – Thursday evening winners (ESPN or ESPN2) Saturday, March 13 Championship 8:30 p.m. – Semifinal winners (ESPN)
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