CLEMSON — The Clemson basketball team will not get a double bye in the ACC Tournament.
The Tigers (21-9, 11-6 ACC) missed out on one of those four coveted spots after losing to No. 18 North Carolina on March 3 and beating No. 23 Miami on March 4. That leaves the Tar Heels and Hurricanes both locked up for the remaining double byes, joining No. 1 Duke and No. 13 Virginia.
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However, Clemson received a bye in the conference tournament and would become the No. 5 seed if the Tigers beat Georgia Tech (11-19, 2-15) on March 7 (noon ET, ACC Network) at Littlejohn Arena.
The conference tournament will be held March 10-14 at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Here’s a look at Clemson’s ACC Championship Game scene. The Tigers could finish anywhere between fifth and seventh.
Clemson basketball could be best seed in ACC tournament
If Clemson beats Georgia Tech, the Tigers will be the No. 5 seed in the ACC Tournament. This is the easiest way for Clemson to get a seed.
Clemson will face the winner of the No. 12 and No. 13 seeds on March 11. The winner of this game will face No. 4 North Carolina on March 12.
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If the Tigers beat Georgia Tech and NC State loses to Duke, Clemson and UNC (12-5 ACC) will finish with the same conference record. However, UNC still earned a double bye against Clemson, as the Tar Heels defeated the Tigers 67-63 on March 3.
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If Clemson loses to Georgia Tech, the Tigers will likely stay in fifth or drop to sixth or seventh, depending on the outcome of N.C. State (10-7) against Stanford and Louisville (10-7) against Miami.
ACC basketball standings
Conference minutes in parentheses; teams in italics are seeded
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1. Duke University (16-1) (double bye, No. 1 seed)
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2. Virginia (14-3) (double bye, No. 2 seed)
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3. Miami (Florida) (13-4) (double-round bye, No. 3 seed)
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4. UNC (12-5) (double bye, No. 4 seed)
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5. Clemson (11-6) (single bye)
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6. Louisville (10-7) (bye in one round)
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7. North Carolina State (10-7) (one-round bye)
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17. Boston College (3-14)
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18. Georgia Tech (2-15) (excluded from ACC Tournament)
ACC Tournament Schedule If Regular Season Ends Today
The game is held at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina
Tuesday, March 10
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Game one: No. 12 seed Virginia Tech vs. No. 13 seed Wake Forest
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Game 2: No. 10 seed Stanford vs. No. 15 seed Pitt
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Game 3: No. 11 seed SMU vs. No. 14 seed Syracuse
Wednesday, March 11
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Game 4: No. 8 seed Florida State vs. No. 9 seed Cal
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Game 5: Fifth-seeded Clemson vs. Game 1 winner
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Game six: No. 7 seed NC State vs. Game 2 winner
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Game 7: Sixth-seeded Louisville vs. Game 3 winner
Thursday, March 12
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Game 8: No. 1 seed Duke vs. Game 4 winner
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Game 9: Fourth-seeded North Carolina vs. Game 5 winner
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Game 10: Second-seeded Virginia vs. Game 6 winner
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Game 11: Third-seeded Miami (Fla.) vs. Game 7 winner
Friday, March 13
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Game 12: Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winner
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Game 13: Game 10 winner vs. Game 11 winner
Saturday, March 14
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championship: Game 12 winner vs. Game 13 winner
Derian Carter covers Clemson athletics for the Greenville News and USA TODAY Network. Please email DCarter@usatodayco.com and follow him on X (formerly Twitter), @DerrianCarter00
This article originally appeared in The Greenville News: What are Clemson Basketball’s ACC Tournament Seeds? tiger scene
