ACC regular season tiebreaker

[ChiShankCity]

In a scenario in which UNC and Duke have the same conference record and they split the season series, what’s the tiebreaker?

I googled it and read that it goes to record against the next highest finisher in ACC play. As of now that’s Virginia and both UNC and Duke went 1-0 against them. Next would be Syracuse.

Is that the tiebreaker after head to head?

 

[Spaceytoyz]

That is Correct

 

[TarHeelMark]

We need Wake and pitt to win out so one of them will be 4th place team. Dook has a loss to each of them.

 

[Spaceytoyz]

Wake losing a couple after the Duke game put us in a win out situation I do believe

 

[tarheels0015]

Let's just win Saturday !!

 

[ChiShankCity]

Let's just win Saturday !!

Outright regular season ACC Champs has a nice ring to it.

 

[DaveChapelle]

We lost to Clemson and Syracuse.

dook lost to Wake and Pitt.

Whichever one of those 4 teams finishes highest in the ACC standings would determine who gets the #1 seed in the ACC tournament should dook and UNC finish with a tied record.

Of course you have to figure out tie breakers between those 4 teams to figure out who finishes highest in the event some or all tie. Wake owns the tie breaker over Cuse. Cuse owns the tie breaker over Pitt. Clemson owns the tie breaker over Pitt. Yada Yada Yada. I think we want Wake to win out, which will be tough considering they can't stop losing.


We just need to beat two of the hottest teams in the ACC in Notre Dame and dook, and forget about anyone else helping us.

 

[2DDIMOND]

Agree we should just win twice and end the discussion, but we should be pulling for Wake and Clemson tonight, and Wake to beat Clemson on Saturday. If that happens, we will be the 1 unless we lose both of the last 2 regular season games.

 

[What Would Jesus Do?]

Wake should win 1 or both of their games. They're both at home - where they haven't lost all year.

But the final game is against a Clemson that beat us - then inexplicably lost at Notre Dame. So who knows?

Actually, now that I think about it, both of Wake's final 2 foes beat us this year.

I'm rooting for Wake, just because I like them better. I'm just glad we didn't have to play them on their court.

 

[dtodd4475]

I'm less concerned about the ACC tourney seeding this year. I don't see a huge difference in our NCAA tourney spot low 1 through high 3 compared to 3 games in 3 days to win the conference tourney.

Win tonight and BEAT DOOK. Then play to win, but with extended bench time in the ACC tourney, acknowledging the main goal.

 

[DaveChapelle]

Wake should win 1 or both of their games. They're both at home - where they haven't lost all year.

GT is kicking Wake's butt early on. GT up 14.

Wake has fallen apart since beating dook.

 

[dtodd4475]

GT is kicking Wake's butt early on. GT up 14.

Wake has fallen apart since beating dook.

Wake and Virginia are playing theirselves into the NIT.

 

[jaywint]

How about we just beat Duke and not worry about any tiebreakers?

 

[DaveChapelle]

How about we just beat Duke and not worry about any tiebreakers?

Looking like that may be the only way we get the top seed in the ACC Tourney.

 

[TarHeelMark]

Just beat the dookies and don't worry about it, however if we don't...

Then we need Wake (at home) to beat Clemson, and Pitt (at home) to beat moo. In that scenario, Pitt ends up in 4th at 12-8, while Wake, Clem, and Cuse all finish 11-9.

 

[DaveChapelle]

Just beat the dookies and don't worry about it, however if we don't...

Then we need Wake (at home) to beat Clemson, and Pitt (at home) to beat moo. In that scenario, Pitt ends up in 4th at 12-8, while Wake, Clem, and Cuse all finish 11-9.

Hard to have any faith in Wake winning another game.

 

[What Would Jesus Do?]

GT is kicking Wake's butt early on. GT up 14.

Wake has fallen apart since beating dook.

One point loss. Heart breaker.

 

[2DDIMOND]

One point loss. Heart breaker.

Wake actually took the lead with about 30 seconds left. Ga Tech player had an obvious travel that went uncalled that would've given the ball back to Wake, up 1 with 4 or 5 seconds left. Instead, a tie up was called and the arrow was with Tech. Ga Tech scores on the inbounds, game over. With all that said, Wake deserved to lose the game, they played careless most of the night.

 

[TPFKAPFS]

I hate it when UNC feels it needs to count on others. Win out and keep the reg season momentum going. ACC Tourney Champ is a nice jewel, but isn't necessary for this to be a special season! Go all in for the dance and let's see if our D travels!

 

[DaveChapelle]

Wake actually took the lead with about 30 seconds left. Ga Tech player had an obvious travel that went uncalled that would've given the ball back to Wake, up 1 with 4 or 5 seconds left. Instead, a tie up was called and the arrow was with Tech. Ga Tech scores on the inbounds, game over. With all that said, Wake deserved to lose the game, they played careless most of the night.

For some reason Wake did not have their best shot blocker (Carr) protecting the paint when GT was inbounding underneath the basket with less than 4 seconds left. He was guarding someone out by the 3pt line.

 

[DaveChapelle]

One point loss. Heart breaker.

Cam Hildreth blew 2 different fast break layups in the closing minutes.

 

[2DDIMOND]

Cam Hildreth blew 2 different fast break layups in the closing minutes.

That’s some of the careless part I was talking about.

 

[dtodd4475]

It now looks like Wake needs at least a couple wins in the ACC tourney to avoid the NIT.