ACC Tournament 2015: Bracket, schedule and scores

One of the best conferences in the country starts its premier tournament on Tuesday.

The nation's best teams and most exciting players will gather in Greensboro, N.C. this week for the ACC Tournament. Things will tip off on Tuesday and continue through Saturday, with every game televised on ESPN or ESPN2 and the ACC Network.

The top five teams are more or less locked into the NCAA Tournament -- Virginia, Duke, Notre Dame, Louisville and North Carolina won't be required to do much to punch their tickets. The real intrigue lies in the bubble section. N.C. State and Miami can solidify their resumes with a good win or two, although the Hurricanes are more bubbly than other teams in this conference.

One team that desperately needs a boost is Pittsburgh. The Panthers' bubble all but burst after closing out the regular season with three straight losses, and they find themselves playing a red-hot Wolfpack in the second round. Pittsburgh will need to pull off several big wins this week just to get back in the conversation, and even then they could end up disappointed on Selection Sunday.

The format

The ACC tournament will be without one familiar face this year after Syracuse self-imposed a postseason ban. As a result, 14 teams will compete. The top four seeds get a double-bye into the quarterfinals, while the next six teams have a single bye into the second round. The bottom four teams must play each other in the first round. After the first two rounds, the tournament follows a standard eight-team format.

The teams

1. Virginia Cavaliers


2. Duke Blue Devils


3. Notre Dame Fighting Irish


4. Louisville Cardinals


5. North Carolina Tar Heels


6. Miami Hurricanes


7. N.C. State Wolfpack


8. Clemson Tigers


9. Florida State Seminoles


10. Pittsburgh Panthers


11. Wake Forest Demon Deacons


12. Boston College Eagles


13. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets


14. Virginia Tech Hokies

Bracket

The ACC has an official downloadable bracket available here.

Schedule and results (all times Eastern)

Tuesday, March 10 (First round)

Game 1: No. 12 Boston College vs. No. 13 Georgia Tech, 1 p.m., ESPN2/ACC Network

Game 2: No. 11 Wake Forest vs. No. 14 Virginia Tech, 3 p.m., ESPN2/ACC Network

Wednesday, March 11 (Second round)

Game 3: No. 8 Clemson vs. No. 9 Florida State, Noon, ESPN/ACC Network

Game 4: No. 5 North Carolina vs. Game 1 winner, 2 p.m., ESPN/ACC Network

Game 5: No. 7 N.C. State vs. No. 10 Pittsburgh, 7 p.m., ESPN2/ACC Network

Game 6: No. 6 Miami vs. Game 2 winner, 9 p.m., ESPN2/ACC Network

Thursday, March 12 (Quarterfinals)

Game 7: No. 1 Virginia vs. Game 3 winner, Noon, ESPN/ACC Network

Game 8: No. 4 Louisville vs. Game 4 winner, 2 p.m., ESPN/ACC Network

Game 9: No. 2 Duke vs. Game 5 winner, 7 p.m., ESPN/ACC Network

Game 10: No. 3 Notre Dame vs. Game 6 winner, 9 p.m., ESPN/ACC Network

Friday, March 13 (Semifinals)

Game 11: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 7 p.m., ESPN/ACC Network

Game 12: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 9 p.m., ESPN2/ACC Network

Saturday, March 14 (Championship)

Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner, 8:30 p.m., ESPN/ACC Network

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