Syracuse Orange guard J.J. Starling (2) drives past Florida State Seminoles guard Justin Thomas (25). The Syracuse Orange basketball team takes on Florida State in the game 3 in the ACC Tournament in Charlotte N.C, Tuesday March 11. 2025. Dennis Nett | [email protected] dennis nett | [email protected]

His 23-year coaching career at Florida State ended in the opening round of the ACC tournament, as No. 14 seed Syracuse defeated No. 11 FSU 66-62 on Tuesday night. With the Seminoles one and done, the Orange advanced to the second round and will face SMU on Wednesday at 9:30 p.

UVA basketball went one-and-done at the ACC Tournament, falling to Georgia Tech 66-60 in the second round on Wednesday in Greensboro.

Onto the ACC semifinals. If Louisville can make it past their first game in Charlotte, they will have the potential to face the third-seeded Clemson, sixth-seeded SMU or 14th-seeded Syracuse. The Tigers have a NET ranking of 22nd, while the Mustangs come in at 50th and the Orange at 129th.

And the teams that need some help down the stretch to hear their name called on that day. Several of the conferences that expect multiple bids start their tournaments on Tuesday and there are some compelling story lines to watch.

There are 14 teams that were in the preseason AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll that are no longer in the rankings this week