The ACC has put an average of 7.3 teams in the past seven NCAA Tournaments, which equates to nearly half the conference’s 15 teams reaching the Big Dance each season during that span. But this year’s Selection Sunday on March 13 threatens to be a rude awakening for a proud basketball conference suffering through a bleak season.
As of Monday, only three ACC teams were in the projected NCAA Tournament field of CBS Sports Bracketology Expert Jerry Palm. Of those three, only Duke was not considered to be on the bubble. But all hope is not lost, and the last few weeks of the season will decide whether the league saves face or whether it winds up with fewer NCAA Tournament teams than the Mountain West.
While the Blue Devils are an NCAA Tournament lock, Notre Dame, Miami, Wake Forest and North Carolina are each considered bubble teams. And Virginia Tech is also coming on strong after winning its sixth straight game on…
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