Monday, March 12, 2007

ACC Bracketology


Seven ACC teams earned bids to the 2007 NCAA Tournament, the most ever by the league. The conference led all leagues in number of bids this year, tying the second most ever by a conference in the NCAA Tournament. Three conferences had six bids -- Big East, Big Ten and Pac-10.

ACC Champion North Carolina garnered the league's highest seed -- number one in the East -- and will play in Winston-Salem, N.C. in the first and second rounds. Maryland and Virginia each earned number four seeds, while Virginia Tech was a five seed.

The NCAA Tournament schedule for ACC teams is listed below:

ACC TEAMS IN THE 2007 NCAA Tournament (First Round)
Games aired on CBS
Thursday, March 15

#16 Eastern Kentucky vs. #1 North Carolina, Winston-Salem, N.C.
#11 VCU vs. #6 Duke, Buffalo, N.Y.
#13 Davidson vs. #4 Maryland, Buffalo, N.Y.
#10 Texas Tech vs. #7 Boston College, Winston-Salem, N.C.

Friday, March 16

#12 Illinois vs. #5 Virginia Tech, Columbus, Ohio
#13 Albany vs. #4 Virginia, Columbus, Ohio
#10 Georgia Tech vs. #7 UNLV, Chicago, IL

Additionally, three ACC teams earned bids to the 2007 NIT. The schedule is listed below:

ACC TEAMS IN THE 2007 NIT (First Round)
Tuesday, March 13
#7 Toledo at #2 Florida State, 6 p.m. on ESPNU
#6 NC State at #3 Drexel, 8 p.m. on ESPNU )
Wednesday, March 14
#8 East Tennessee State at #1 Clemson, 6 p.m. on ESPNU

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