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Duke’s path through the ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament begins as No. 7 seed

The ACC women’s basketball regular season ended on Sunday, meaning Duke’s official seeding and path through the conference tournament bracket is now set in stone. See what the bracket holds for them here.

The ACC women’s basketball regular season officially ended on Sunday, meaning the conference tournament bracket is finally set.

The Blue Devils finished as the seventh seed in the conference after an 11-7 record against ACC opponents. The seeding gives Duke a first-round bye for the conference tournament, awaiting either No. 10 Georgia Tech (16-14, 7-11) or No. 15 Pittsburgh (8-23, 2-16).

Should Duke defeat either the Yellow Jackets or the Panthers in the opening round, they would move on to face No. 2 NC State. The Blue Devils just defeated the Wolfpack in a stunning upset two weeks ago, an emphatic 69-58 win on their home court.

The Virginia Tech Hokies, who finished 23-6 with a 14-4 record in conference play, clinched the top overall seed in the bracket.

Rival North Carolina, who beat Duke on Sunday to split the season series, is the eighth seed after finishing with an identical 11-7 conference record. Duke wouldn’t get a rematch with the Tar Heels unless it came in the tournament final.

What would Duke’s path through the ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament look like today?

Duke women’s basketball picked up a big ranked win over Syracuse ahead of a massive in-state matchup with NC State, but what would the ACC Tournament path look like if it began on February 24?

Duke women’s basketball picked up a massive win over No. 17 Syracuse earlier this week in what was one of the season’s most impressive defensive performances.

Ahead of Sunday’s game against No. 6 North Carolina State, the ACC released a hypothetical bracket of what the ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament would look like if it began on February 24.

The Blue Devils, who currently sport a 9-6 record in conference play, slotted in as the eighth seed in the tournament.

The ranking would give them a first-round matchup against Miami, a team that is 17-9 on the year and 6-9 in the ACC. If the Blue Devils take down the Hurricanes, they would then match up against top-seeded Virginia Tech.

The No. 8 Hokies are 13-2 in conference play and 22-4 overall so far in 2023-24, but Duke split the season series against them. The Blue Devils beat them at home 63-46 in January and fought valiantly on the road two weeks ago but lost 61-56.

Rival North Carolina, whom Duke beat in a massive comeback earlier this month, sits on the opposite side of the bracket as the No. 6 seed.

A look at the current path through the ACC tournament for Duke women’s basketball

The ACC released a projected ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament bracket on Friday, here’s what Duke’s path through the tournament could include.

The ACC shared what its current conference tournament would look like in women’s basketball on Friday, breaking down who all 15 teams would play if the season hypothetically ended on February 15.

The Blue Devils, who are 16-8 on the season and 8-5 against conference opponents, slotted in as the sixth seed in the current standings. Their placement earned them a first-round bye in the 15-team bracket, and they would await the winner of Clemson vs. Pittsburgh in the second round.

If Duke defeated the Tigers or the Panthers in the second round, they’d face No. 7 North Carolina State, the third-ranked team in the conference, in the quarterfinals.

One of the highlights of Duke’s 2022-23 season came in the conference tournament a year ago when the Blue Devils defeated rival North Carolina 44-40 in the conference quarterfinals.

The Tar Heels, whom Duke beat at home last weekend, are currently the No. 7 seed in the conference, so a potential rematch wouldn’t happen until the ACC semifinals.

No. 13 Virginia Tech, who won the ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament a year ago, is currently the top seed in the bracket with a 12-2 record in conference play.

ACC announces 15 teams will make men’s and women’s basketball tournament despite expansion

The ACC announced on Wednesday that the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments will remain at 15 teams, despite the conference expanding to 18 teams.

The ACC announced on Wednesday that only 15 teams will play in the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments despite the conference’s expansion to 18 teams, starting in 2024-25.

The resolution came during the conference’s annual winter meetings, according to a release from the conference.

The ACC reiterated in the announcement that each team’s conference schedule will remain at 20 games for men and 18 for women.

The ACC is adding California, Stanford, and SMU next season to the conference’s current 15 teams.

The current format of the ACC basketball tournament gives the top four seeds a double-bye and the next five seeds a first-round bye, with the final six seeds playing in the opening round.

The conference also recently announced that Charlotte and Greensboro, North Carolina, will be the next two host cities for the ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament.