BLACKSBURG — The bracket for the 2023 New York Life ACC Men's Basketball Tournament was announced Saturday night by the league office upon conclusion of regular-season action. Virginia Tech will be the No. 11 seed and begin its title defense Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the first round against No. 14 seed Notre Dame.
The tournament runs Tuesday, March 7 through Saturday, March 11 at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C. Tech's first-round game vs. the Fighting Irish will be televised by the ACC Network.
Behind Grant Basile's 33-point effort, Tech earned its first road win of the season, 93-87, at Notre Dame. It was the only regular-season meeting between the Hokies and the Irish this season. Tech has won five in a row against Notre Dame, including an 87-80 victory in the quarterfinals of the 2022 ACC Tournament. In ACC Tournament play, the Hokies are 1-1 against ND.
No. 6 seed NC State will be awaiting the winner of Tech/Notre Dame in Wednesdays' second round at 9:30 p.m. on ESPN2 or ESPNU.
All 14 tournament games will be nationally televised on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU or ACC Network. In addition, all games will be available for streaming via ACCNX.
The full 2023 New York Life ACC Men's Basketball Tournament schedule:
Tuesday, March 7
First Round
2 p.m. – No. 12 Florida State vs. No. 13 Georgia Tech (ACC Network)
4:30 p.m. – No. 10 Boston College vs. No. 15 Louisville (ACC Network)
7 p.m. – No. 11 Virginia Tech vs. No. 14 Notre Dame (ACC Network)
Wednesday, March 8
Second Round
Noon – No. 8 Syracuse vs. No. 9 Wake Forest (ESPN)
2:30 p.m. – No. 5 Pitt vs. Florida State/Georgia Tech winner (ESPN)
7 p.m. – No. 7 North Carolina vs. Boston College/Louisville winner (ESPN2/ESPNU)
9:30 p.m. – No. 6 NC State vs. Virginia Tech/Notre Dame winner (ESPN2/ESPNU)
Thursday, March 9
Quarterfinals
Noon – No. 1 Miami vs. Wednesday Noon winner (ESPN/ESPN2)
2:30 p.m. – No. 4 Duke vs. Wednesday 2:30 p.m. winner (ESPN/ESPN2)
7 p.m. – No. 2 Virginia vs. Wednesday 7 p.m. winner (ESPN/ESPN2)
9:30 p.m. – No. 3 Clemson vs. Wednesday 9:30 p.m. winner (ESPN/ESPN2)
Friday, March 10
Semifinals
7 p.m. – Thursday afternoon winners (ESPN/ESPN2)
9:30 p.m. – Thursday evening winners (ESPN/ESPN2)
Saturday, March 11
Championship
8:30 p.m. – Semifinal winners (ESPN)
