Syracuse ACC Tournament Seeding, Opponent Scenarios
Syracuse picked up a critical 64-54 win over Clemson Wednesday night, keeping NCAA Tournament hopes alive. Next up for the Orange is the ACC Tournament. Who Syracuse plays, however, is still up in the air.
Here is the outlook and opponent scenarios:
SYRACUSE'S ACC TOURNAMENT SEED
Syracuse will only be the seven or the eight seed in the ACC Tournament.
HOW SU IS THE 7-SEED: There is one scenario where Syracuse becomes the 7-seed. If Pittsburgh beats Clemson AND Duke beats North Carolina. In that case, Syracuse, Clemson and North Carolina would all be 9-7 in conference. A three team conference is created where their records against each other determines seeding. Clemson is 2-1 against North Carolina and Syracuse this season. Syracuse is 2-2. North Carolina is 1-2. Clemson would be the six, Syracuse the seven and UNC the eight.
HOW SU IS THE 8-SEED: Clemson beats Pittsburgh OR North Carolina beats Duke. That would put Syracuse as the eight seed.
SYRACUSE'S OPPONENT
Syracuse will play either Duke, NC State or Miami in its first ACC Tournament game. Here are the options.
If Syracuse is a 7-seed: If Syracuse is a seven seed where both Clemson and North Carolina lose, the 10 seed would be NC State. Syracuse would play the winner of NC State vs Miami in the first round.
If Syracuse is an 8-seed: If Syracuse is the eight seed, the opponent is dependent on the result of the Duke vs North Carolina game. If Duke wins, Syracuse plays the Blue Devils. If the Tar Heels win, Syracuse plans NC State.
WHEN DOES SYRACUSE PLAY?
If Syracuse is a 7-seed: Wednesday, March 10th at 6:30 p.m.
If Syracuse is an 8-seed: Wednesday, March 10th at 12:00 p.m.
