The ACC received 7 bids on Selection Sunday as the selection committee announced the NCAA bracket.
The bids were as follows....
- UNC received a 1 seed but was not the #1 overall seed. The Heels will be playing in Greensboro and is part of the South region. You can bet the NCAA is drooling over the opportunity of a Blake Griffin/Tyler Hansbrough matchup in the Final 8.
- Duke got a 2 seed in the East and will also be in Greensboro. The Blue Devils are in Pitt's bracket and if both teams make it to the final 8, it will boast a rematch of Duke's last second loss in December 2007.
- Wake Forest received a 4 seed and is in the Midwest region. The Demon Deacons have a potential Sweet 16 matchup with #1 overall seed Louisville.
- FSU received a 5 seed in east region after their strong showing in the ACC tournament. FSU has a potential sweet 16 matchup with Pitt.
- Clemson received a 7 seed and has a likely second round matchup with Oklahoma. If the Tigers win, the Trevor Booker/Blake Griffin matchup should fun to watch.
- Boston College also received a 7 seed in the Midwest region, which is a pretty good draw for the Eagles. If BC can get past USC, the Eagles will likely face Michigan State in the second round.
- Maryland, a team widely considered to be on the bubble ended up with a 10 seed in the West region. The Terps will face Cal in the first round and has a potential matchup with Memphis in the second round.
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