Unless we miss our guess, or misread something,here's the current lineup for the ACC Tournament.
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Thursday, March 9
-  #7 FSU vs. #8 Tech ESPN 7:00
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 #1 Duke vs. # 9 Clemson RJ 9:00
Friday, March 10 - Â #4 UNC vs. #5Â Wake Forest RJ/ESPN noon
-  #2 Md vs. winner 7/8 RJ/ESPN 2:00
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#3Â UVa vs. Seed #6 NCSU RJ/ESPN2 7:00
Saturday, March 11
4/5 winner vs. 1/9 winner RJ/ESPN 1:30-
3/6 winner vs. game 4 win RJ/ESPN 4:00
Sunday, March 12
- Championship Game RJ/ESPN 1:00
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After what State did to FSU, we would expect Tech to win their first
game. We would expect Duke to win as well. UNC-Wake is a tossup at
this point. UNC has played poorly down the stretch, barely beating FSU,
being handled by Maryland, defeating a weak Tech in overtime - on senior day no
less - and then of course losing to Duke.
Wake had a 3 game losing streak to UVa, Davidson, and FSU, but since then
seem to have gathered themselves somewhat. They beat Clemson, lost
to UNC, beat State, lost to Duke & Maryland, then beat Tech and UVa.Â
Moving Ervin Murray to the point seems to have helped a lot. And lest we forget,
Robert O' Kelley had one of the all-time worst performances in the ACC
Tournament last year. We might forget, but he hasn't. Look for him to try
to redeem himself. this go-round.
Now here's where it gets interesting. Maryland will get, we think,
Tech. Tech did beat them once and Maryland has, at times, a fragile
psyche. Could Tech pull it off?
And then UV and State - both want a win to make an NCAA argument. State will
need more. The way they are playing in Tallahassee underscores their
urgency. They had a week off to get ready; they'll have another week off
to get ready again. We'll take State, though we feel somewhat like Charlie
Brown trying to kick the football.
That's as far on a limb as we'll go, and we reserve the right to change our
minds right up til game time!Â
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