Syracuse Basketball: ‘Cuse has its seed and initial match-up in the ACC Tournament

The 2023-24 regular season is complete for all Atlantic Coast Conference teams, and Syracuse basketball is locked in as the No. 7 seed in this coming week’s ACC Tournament at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.

The Orange (20-11, 11-9 in the ACC) finished its regular season this past Tuesday night, falling at Clemson by 15 points. But other league foes had games this weekend, so the ‘Cuse had to wait until last Saturday evening before knowing what its seed and initial match-up would be in the 2024 ACC Tournament.

The ’Cuse won 20 regular-season games for the first time in a decade, as first-year head coach Adrian Autry has done a wonderful job in his inaugural term leading the program.

However, bracketologists appear to believe that Syracuse basketball will have to win the ACC Tournament (or perhaps reach the event’s championship game) to hear its name called on Selection Sunday following a two-year absence from March Madness.

Regardless, the Orange was picked in the conference’s preseason poll to finish at No. 10 in the ACC’s pecking order, so for the ‘Cuse to earn the ACC Tournament’s No. 7 seed is terrific.

Syracuse basketball is set to battle in the ACC Tournament.

Syracuse basketball could have finished as high as No. 5 in the league race, but both Pittsburgh and Wake Forest won on Saturday night, pushing the Orange to the No. 7 seed.

The ‘Cuse will first play in the ACC Tournament on Wednesday, March 13, in the event’s second round. The Orange will face either the No. 10 seed N.C. State (17-14, 9-11 in the ACC) or the No. 15 seed Louisville (8-23, 3-17 in the ACC).

In the 2023-24 regular season, Syracuse basketball swept its two-game series against both the Wolfpack and the Cardinals.

Full 2024 ACC Tournament Bracket

Tuesday, March 12 – First Round

No. 12 seed Notre Dame vs. No. 13 Georgia Tech
2:00 pm, ACC Network

No. 10 seed N.C. State vs. No. 15 seed Louisville
4:30 pm, ACC Network

No. 11 seed Boston College vs. No. 14 seed Miami
7:00 pm, ACC Network

Wednesday, March 13 – Second Round

No. 8 seed Virginia Tech vs. No. 9 seed Florida State
12:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2

No. 5 seed Wake Forest vs. No. 12 seed Notre Dame/No. 13 seed Georgia Tech
2:30 pm, ESPN

No. 7 seed Syracuse vs. No. 10 seed N.C. State/No. 15 seed Louisville
7:00 pm, ESPN2

No. 6 seed Clemson vs. No. 11 seed Boston College/No. 14 seed Miami
9:30 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU

Thursday, March 14 – Quarterfinals

No. 1 seed North Carolina vs. No. 8 seed Virginia Tech/No. 9 seed Florida State (Game 8)
12:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2

No. 4 seed Pittsburgh vs. No. 5 seed Wake Forest/No. 12 seed Notre Dame/No. 13 seed Georgia Tech (Game 9)
2:30 pm, ESPN/ESPN2

No. 2 seed Duke vs. No. 7 seed Syracuse/No. 10 seed N.C. State/No. 15 seed Louisville (Game 10)
7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2

No. 3 seed Virginia vs. 6 seed Clemson/No. 11 seed Boston College/No. 14 seed Miami (Game 11)
9:30 pm, ESPN/ESPN2

Friday, March 15 – Semifinals

Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winner (Game 12)
7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2

Game 10 winner vs. Game 11 winner (Game 13)
9:30 pm, ESPN/ESPN2

Saturday, March 16 – Championship Game

Game 12 winner vs. Game 13 winner
8:30 pm, ESPN