2025 Bracketology and ACC Tournament Updates

[indianmustang]

https://x.com/ProjSports/status/1890112769850212361

[EastStang]

So, we play Wake/UVA/ND winner first, and if we win that then we get the joy of playing Duke, if the current seeding holds.

[Charleston Pony]

HUGE week coming up for SMU basketball. Beat Wake, ND and Clemson and this team might bump Clemson for the # 3 seed in the ACC Tourney. I hate that I'm going to be traveling during both the Wake and Clemson games and won't be able to watch any of this week's games, but will be checking scores and hoping our guys can make this a very special 1st year for Coach Enfield and Ponyfans!

[b_caesar]

Huge week indeed. Crazy that 3 of the 4 "last teams out" in the current Bracketology are ACC teams, including us, as of today...

https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/page/bracketology/ncaa-bracketology-2025-march-madness-men-field-predictions

Keep the energy going for some signature Mustang wins!

[highlander]

I just can't believe how much love Lunardi is giving the Whorns. They have lost 4 of their last 5, and they have looked like dogschidt their last 3 games. They are 4-8 in their conference (admittedly, they are in a strong conference, but still...)

[indianmustang]

based on current standings
https://sports.yahoo.com/article/acc-ba ... 29210.html this the best one

[indianmustang]

teams looking for double bye
https://www.syracuse.com/orangebasketba ... ament.html

[Dukie]

Aside from SMU winning out, it's also really important for Wake to lose enough (and also for Carolina, ugh) to win enough that the seeding is SMU 4, UNC 5, and Wake 6. That puts SMU into the tournament with the best record possible, and also gives SMU a chance to beat UNC for a Quad 1 win (UNC is currently #45 in the NET, and Q1 goes down to 50 on a "neutral" court--airquotes are here because SMU v UNC in Charlotte will be far less actually neutral than SMU-Clemson FB was).

So go Ponies. Eff the Deacs. And [deleted, ugh].

[indianmustang]

even SMU finishes 5th not a bad spot.

https://x.com/UVAOnSI/status/1894044957532430815

[Dukie]

even SMU finishes 5th not a bad spot.

No, that's a terrible spot. That means SMU could beat the winner of ND/UVa *and* beat Wake and still have zero Q1 wins to show for it. Being in the top half without uNC means that getting a Q1 win from the ACC Tournament is an all-or-nothing proposition against what is by far the best team in the ACC--and it would take two other wins to even get that chance.

[mustang1992]

even SMU finishes 5th not a bad spot.

No, that's a terrible spot. That means SMU could beat the winner of ND/UVa *and* beat Wake and still have zero Q1 wins to show for it. Being in the top half without uNC means that getting a Q1 win from the ACC Tournament is an all-or-nothing proposition against what is by far the best team in the ACC--and it would take two other wins to even get that chance.

The only way this team is making the NCAA tourney is by winning the AAC tourney. That ain't happening. We are NIT bound and that's where they belong this year. They have had how many Q1 chances and how many were they blown out in? Remember the good old days with LB, when ranked teams came into Moody and left with their tails between their legs. Then you get TJ and the reseat and everything comes crashing down.

[Dukie]

even SMU finishes 5th not a bad spot.

No, that's a terrible spot. That means SMU could beat the winner of ND/UVa *and* beat Wake and still have zero Q1 wins to show for it. Being in the top half without uNC means that getting a Q1 win from the ACC Tournament is an all-or-nothing proposition against what is by far the best team in the ACC--and it would take two other wins to even get that chance.

The only way this team is making the NCAA tourney is by winning the AAC tourney. That ain't happening. We are NIT bound and that's where they belong this year. They have had how many Q1 chances and how many were they blown out in? Remember the good old days with LB, when ranked teams came into Moody and left with their tails between their legs. Then you get TJ and the reseat and everything comes crashing down.

Well, SMU won't be winning the AAC tourney. And almost certainly not the ACC tourney. But an at-large bid is entirely possible. It requires winning out and drawing the best possible position in the tournament draw. Go Ponies, Lose Em All Deacs, and Go Tar Holes (until the Duke game).

[EastStang]

I think winning the ACC tournament is not impossible. Duke could decide to rest players since they've probably locked up a 1 seed in the NCAA tournament and not play them against GT or SMU. I don't expect that, but the ACC Tournament has long been a upset tournament where a team like NC State suddenly gets hot and wins the tournament. I agree there are two paths both involve winning out and by the way, CAL is a trap game tonight at 10 p.m. Central Time.

[Dukie]

I think winning the ACC tournament is not impossible. Duke could decide to rest players since they've probably locked up a 1 seed in the NCAA tournament and not play them against GT or SMU. I don't expect that, but the ACC Tournament has long been a upset tournament where a team like NC State suddenly gets hot and wins the tournament. I agree there are two paths both involve winning out and by the way, CAL is a trap game tonight at 10 p.m. Central Time.

Yep, literally no one said winning the ACC tournament is impossible. (Though mustang1992 almost certainly meant to say that.)

[highlander]

I think winning the ACC tournament is not impossible. Duke could decide to rest players since they've probably locked up a 1 seed in the NCAA tournament and not play them against GT or SMU. I don't expect that, but the ACC Tournament has long been a upset tournament where a team like NC State suddenly gets hot and wins the tournament. I agree there are two paths both involve winning out and by the way, CAL is a trap game tonight at 10 p.m. Central Time.

I think the end of Duke's bench still beats us.