The 2010-2011 ACC Tournament pairings are set, and things couldn’t have lined themselves any worse for the NC State. If the Wolfpack were to pull some kind of miracle, we would have to do it by driving a truck right through a projected line-up of programs against which we have failed miserably since de-emphasizing basketball twenty years ago – starting with Maryland on Thursday night and followed by Duke on Friday. (In the last five years, Sidney Lowe has not beaten Gary Williams and has only defeated Coach K twice).

Thursday, March 10 – First Round
#8 seed Virginia vs. #9 seed Miami noon ACC Network
#5 seed Boston College vs. #12 seed Wake Forest 2:00 p.m.* ACC Network
#7 seed Maryland vs. #10 seed NC State 7:00 p.m. ESPN2
#6 seed Virginia Tech vs. #11 seed Georgia Tech 9:00 p.m.* ACC Network

Friday, March 11 – Quarterfinals
#1 seed North Carolina vs. Game 1 Winner noon ACC Network/ESPN2
#4 seed Clemson vs. Game 2 Winner 2:00 p.m.* ACC Network/ESPN2
#2 seed Duke vs. Game 3 Winner 7:00 p.m. ACC Network/ESPN2
#3 seed Florida State vs. Game 4 Winner 9:00 p.m.* ACC Network/ESPN2

Saturday, March 12 – Semifinals 
ACC Semifinal 1 1:00 p.m. ACC Network/ESPN
ACC Semifinal 2 3:00 p.m.* ACC Network/ESPN

Sunday, March 13 – Championship 
Championship Game 1:00 p.m. ACC Network/ESPN