Monday, March 06, 2006

Hoops - ACC Tourney Schedule

Ok folks - here's how it breaks down:

2006 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament Central

March 5, 2006

GREENBSORO, N.C. - Duke's Blue Devils will be the No. 1 seed in this week's Atlantic Coast Conference Basketball Tournament. The league's 53rd annual tournament will get underway on Thursday, March 9, with four games scheduled in two sessions.

Wednesday, March 8 - Team Practices
ACC Tournament practice sessions are open to the public and the media. The practice schedule will be announced on Monday.
Thursday, March 9 - 1st Round
#8 Miami (7-9, 15-14) vs. #9 Clemson (7-9, 18-11) RJ noon
#5 Florida State (9-7, 19-8) vs. #12 Wake Forest (3-13, 15-15) RJ *2:30
#7 Virginia (7-9, 14-13) vs. #10 Virginia Tech (4-12, 14-15) ESPN 7:00
#6 Maryland (8-8, 18-11) vs. #11 Georgia Tech (4-12, 11-16) RJ *9:30
Friday, March 10 - Quarterfinals
#1 Duke (14-2, 27-3) vs. #8/9 winner RJ/ESPN2 noon
#4 NC State (10-6, 21-8) vs. #5/12 winner RJ/ESPN2 *2:30
#2 North Carolina (12-4, 21-6) vs. #7/10 winner RJ/ESPN2 7:00
#3 Boston College (11-5, 24-6) vs. #6/11 winner RJ/ESPN2 *9:30
Saturday, March 11 - Semifinals
Game 9 (Winners of games 5/6) RJ/ESPN 1:30
Game 10 (Winners of games 7/8) RJ/ESPN *4:00
Sunday, March 12 - Finals
ACC Championship Game RJ/ESPN 1:00
*denotes tentative start time


Here are gametracker links for round 1:
1 #8 Miami vs. #9 Clemson 12:00 p.m. Gametracker | TV: RJ
2 #5 Florida State vs. #12 Wake Forest *2:30 p.m. Gametracker | TV: RJ
3 #7 Virginia vs. #10 Virginia Tech 7:00 p.m. Gametracker | TV: ESPN
4 #6 Maryland vs. #11 Georgia Tech *9:30 p.m. Gametracker | TV: RJ