Pairings announced for 58th annual ACC Tournament

GREENSBORO, N.C. — North Carolina is the No. 1 seed in the upcoming 2011 Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament, which gets underway Thursday, March 10, at the Greensboro (N.C.) Coliseum. The 13th-ranked Tar Heels clinched their 18th outright ACC regular-season title – their 28th overall – with Saturday’s 81-67 win over fourth-ranked Duke.

In addition to top-seeded North Carolina, Duke (No. 2), Florida State (No. 3) and Clemson (No. 4) all earned first-round byes from Thursday’s opening-round session.

2011 ACC Tournament Schedule

First Round – Thursday, March 10
#8 Virginia vs. #9 Miami – Noon
#5 Boston College vs. #12 Wake Forest – 2:30p
#7 Maryland vs. #10 NC State – ESPN2 @ 7:00p (national broadcast)
#6 Virginia Tech vs. #11 Georgia Tech – 9:30p (on WWAY NewsChannel 3)

Quarterfinals – Friday, March 11
#1 North Carolina vs. 8/9 winner – Noon
#4 Clemson vs. 5/12 winner – 2:30p
#2 Duke vs. 7/10 winner – 7:00p
#3 Florida State vs. 6/11 winner – 9:30p

Semifinals – Saturday, March 12
Game 9 (Friday Afternoon Winners) – 1:00p
Game 10 (Friday Prime Winners) – 3:30p

Finals – Sunday, March 13
Game 11 (Championship Game) – 12:30p