With March underway, a panel of four ESPN experts released their predictions for every upcoming conference tournament.
Jeff Borzello, John Gasaway, Joe Lunardi, and Myron Medcalf broke down the upcoming ACC Tournament, and three of the four of them think Duke is the team to beat.
Borzello, Gasaway, and Medcalf all picked the Blue Devils to win the conference.
“The Blue Devils has woken up,” Borzello wrote. “They’ve bought in on the defensive end…and they’re really starting to shoot the ball effectively.”
Lunardi was the only holdout among the four, picking North Carolina to win the conference because of the talented duo of RJ Davis and Armando Bacot.
“Let’s not forget their Final Four experience just two years ago,” Lunardi added. “The best is yet to come for North Carolina.”
North Carolina, who plays Notre Dame on Tuesday, clings to a half-game lead in the ACC right now. The Tar Heels are 15-3 in conference play while the Blue Devils currently sport a 15-4 record against ACC opponents.