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Syracuse Locked in as 8-seed in ACC Tournament

With Clemson's win over Pittsburgh, Syracuse will be the 8-seed.
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Syracuse Locked in as 8-seed in ACC Tournament
Syracuse Locked in as 8-seed in ACC Tournament

Pittsburgh hung around for a while, but Clemson pulled away from the Panthers to wrap up the regular season with a win. The Tigers victory means Syracuse's ACC Tournament seed has been finalized. The Orange will be the eight seed and play on noon Wednesday. 

What has not been set is Syracuse's opponent and path. As the eight seed, Syracuse will play the nine seed Wednesday. Who that will be depends on the result of the Duke at North Carolina game Saturday night. If Duke wins, the Blue Devils will Syracuse's opponent. If North Carolina wins, Syracuse gets a third matchup with NC State. The Orange beat the Wolfpack twice in the regular season. 

If Syracuse is able to get a win in its first ACC Tournament game, the one seed will be the Orange's foe. Notre Dame pulled off a surprising upset of Florida State, knocking the Seminoles off the top spot in the ACC regular season standings. FSU's only hope of retaining it was for Virginia to lose at Louisville. The Cavs had other plans. Virginia led throughout and was able to get a double digit victory on the road 68-58. That makes the Cavs the one seed in the ACC Tournament, and Syracuse's quarterfinals opponent should the Orange win its first game. 

With wins over North Carolina and Clemson to close out the regular season, Syracuse put itself back on the NCAA Tournament bubble. Two wins in the ACC Tournament should solidify its position in the field, whereas one would put things up in the air. Still, Syracuse fans should be hoping for other bubble teams to falter to help the Orange's case. 

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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. 

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