How Saturday's Games Impact Syracuse Basketball's ACC Tournament Seeding

Games to watch and what their outcomes mean for the Orange.

Mike McAllister | Mar 9, 2024

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There are seven games on the ACC men's basketball schedule on Saturday. Most will have an impact on ACC Tournament seeding, but there are only two that Syracuse fans will want to monitor. They are Clemson at Wake Forest and NC State at Pittsburgh. With those two games, there are three scenarios for the Orange. They are as follows.

SCHEDULE

Clemson at Wake Forest: 6:00 p.m. Eastern (ACC Network)

NC State at Pittsburgh: 7:45 p.m. Eastern (CW Network)

SCENARIO 1: PITT & WAKE FOREST WIN

If both home teams win, Syracuse would be the seven seed in the ACC Tournament. That would mean its first game would be at 7:00 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday March 13th. As the seven seed, with a win in its first game, the Orange would face two seed in the quarterfinals. The two seed is still to be determined based on the outcome of North Carolina at Duke Saturday night. The loser would be the two seed while the winner gets the one.

SCENARIO 2: PITT & WAKE FOREST LOSE

If both home teams lose, Syracuse jumps up to the five seed in the ACC Tournament. As a result, its first game would be Wednesday March 13th at 2:30 p.m. Eastern. As the five seed, with a win in its first game, the Orange would play the four seed Clemson in the quarterfinals in this scenario.

SCENARIO 3: PITT & WAKE FOREST SPLIT

If one wins and one loses, Syracuse would be locked into the six seed in the ACC Tournament. Its first game would be 9:30 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday March 13th. As the six seed, Syracuse would face the three seed in the quarterfinals if it can win its first time. The three seed will be Virginia.

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Published Mar 9, 2024

MIKE MCALLISTER

Title: Publisher All Syracuse Education: Roberts Wesleyan College Location: Syracuse, New York Expertise: Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting. EXPERIENCE Mike McAllister has been covering Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting for more than a decade. Mike's career started with his own free blog as a way to vent following sporting events. Shortly thereafter, a network of basketball sites called Coast 2 Coast Hoops asked him to run their Syracuse site. That site was called Nation of Orange, and Mike quickly established it as a go-to for Syracuse fans. After running Nation of Orange for several months, a position with the Syracuse site on the Scout network became available. After one year as the recruiting expert with Cuse Nation, he was named the publisher. Mike oversaw the transition from Scout to 247Sports, and ran the site on that network for years. Presented with the opportunity to join one of the biggest names in the sports journalism industry, Sports Illustrated, Mike jumped at the chance. All Syracuse was started from scratch by Mike and the Fan Nation team. It has now become a staple for Orange fans of various sports. Mike has broken news on recruiting, Syracuse basketball and football team information and has established himself as the top recruiting inside in the market. He has appeared on local radio shows, television broadcasts, national radio shows and much more. Mr. McAllister has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and Information Management from Roberts Wesleyan College.