The bracket is set for the 2012 ACC Tournament. It is being held at Philips Arena, beginning on Thursday, with the top four seeds earning byes. Those teams will begin play on Friday.
The four teams to earn a bye are the North Carolina Tar Heels, who earned the top seed after having a conference record of 14-2, followed by the Duke Blue Devils, Florida St. Seminoles and Virginia Cavaliers. Georgia Tech locked down the No. 11 seed and will be playing Miami in the late game on Thursday night.
Here is the complete bracket:
Tournament Schedule
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Thursday, March 8 - First Round
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Game | Matchup | Time | Coverage |
1 | #8 Maryland vs. #9 Wake Forest | noon | ESPNU/ACC Network |
2 | #5 NC State vs. #12 Boston College | 2 p.m. | ESPNU/ACC Network |
3 | #7 Clemson vs. #10 Virginia Tech | 7 p.m. | ESPNU/ACC Network |
4 | #6 Miami vs. #11 Georgia Tech | 9 p.m. | ESPNU/ACC Network |
Friday, March 9 - Quarterfinals
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Game | Matchup | Time | Coverage |
5 | #1 North Carolina vs. Game 1 winner | noon | ESPN2/ACC Network |
6 | #4 Virginia vs. Game 2 winner | 2 p.m. | ESPN2/ACC Network |
7 | #2 Duke vs. Game 3 winner | 7 p.m. | ESPN2/ACC Network |
8 | #3 Florida State vs. Game 4 winner | 9 p.m. | ESPN2/ACC Network |
Saturday, March 10 - Semifinals
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Game | Matchup | Time | Coverage |
9 | ACC Semifinal 1 | 1 p.m. | ESPN/ACC Network |
10 | ACC Semifinal 2 | 3 p.m. | ESPN/ACC Network |
Sunday, March 11 - Championship
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Game | Matchup | Time | Coverage |
11 | Championship Game | 1 p.m. | ESPN/ACC Network |
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