By R.L. Bynum

North Carolina can earn a double-bye in the ACC men’s tournament with a Saturday upset of No. 2 Duke on senior day, and could get one even with a loss.

The Tar Heels (20–11, 13–6 ACC) could also play in Wednesday’s second round at Charlotte’s Spectrum Center as either the No. 5 or No. 6 seed, scenarios that would potentially allow UNC to get more NCAA tournament resume-building wins.

Should the Blue Devils (27–3, 18–1) win, UNC would still be the No. 4 seed and open play with a 2:30 quarterfinal game on Thursday afternoon if SMU (22–8, 13–6) loses at Florida State (16–14, 7–12) and Wake Forest (20–10, 12–7) loses at home against Georgia Tech (16–14, 10–9).

Those results would leave UNC and SMU tied at 13–7, with the Tar Heels winning the tiebreaker because of their 82–67 victory over the Mustangs on Jan. 7.

UNC would face the winner of the 2:30 Wednesday game — likely SMU against the winner of the likely Tuesday game between Notre Dame (13–17, 7–12) and Pittsburgh (16–14, 7–12).

A UNC loss, SMU loss and Wake Forest win would create a three-way tie for fourth place. In that case, the Deacs would get the No. 4 seed since they beat UNC 67–66 on Jan 21, and the Heels would get the No. 5 seed because of their win over SMU.

As the No. 5 seed, UNC would likely face Duke in the semifinals and would likely play either Notre Dame or Pittsburgh on Wednesday, then a Thursday matchup against Wake Forest with a victory.

With a Carolina loss and wins by SMU and Wake Forest, the Heels would be the No. 6 seed, which would mean a 9:30 p.m. Wednesday game. UNC and Wake Forest would finish tied for fifth at 13–7, with the Deacs winning the tiebreaker because of their win over the Tar Heels.

As the No. 6 seed, Carolina wouldn’t have to face Duke until the championship game and likely plays either Virginia Tech (13–17, 8–11) or Syracuse (12–18, 6–13) on Wednesday, with a likely game against Clemson on Thursday.

UNC’s seeding scenarios

Carolina beats Duke:
— No. 4 seed, playing at 2:30 Thursday against the winner of the 2:30 second-round game (No. 5 seed vs. winner of the 2 p.m. Tuesday first-round game — likely SMU against the winner of Tuesday’s 2 p.m. first-round game between Notre Dame and Florida State)
Duke beats UNC, SMU loses at Florida State and Wake Forest loses at Georgia Tech:
— No. 4 seed, same as above scenario, except Notre Dame likely faces Pittsburgh in the first round.
Duke beats UNC, Florida State beats SMU and Wake Forest beats Georgia Tech
— No. 5 seed, playing a second-round game at 2:30 Wednesday against the winner of Tuesday’s 2 p.m. first-round game, likely between Notre Dame and Pittsburgh
Duke beats UNC, SMU beats Florida State and Wake Forest beats Georgia Tech
— No. 6 seed, playing a second-round game at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday against the winner of Tuesday’s first-round 7 p.m. game, likely between Virginia Tech and Syracuse.

Team	League	Overall	NET*
No. 3 Duke	0–0	11–0	2
California	0–0	10–1	63
No. 12 North Carolina	0–0	10–1	15
No. 23 Virginia	0–0	9–1	21
Miami	0–0	10–2	33
Virginia Tech	0–0	10–2	58
No. 11 Louisville	0–0	9–2	17
SMU	0–0	9–2	43
Stanford	0–0	8–2	98
Clemson	0–0	9–3	32
Notre Dame	0–0	9–3	65
Wake Forest	0–0	9–3	59
N.C. State	0–0	8–4	34
Georgia Tech	0–0	7–4	189
Syracuse	0–0	7–4	96
Pittsburgh	0–0	6–6	154
Boston College	0–0	5–6	177
Florida State	0–0	5–6	148

* — Through Wednesday games
Tuesday’s results
No. 12 North Carolina 77, East Tennessee State 58
No. 3 Duke 97, Lipscomb 73
No. 20 Tennessee 83, No. 11 Louisville 62
Dayton 97, Florida State 69
Clemson 68, South Carolina 61
Miami 98, Florida International 81
Georgia Tech 87, Marist 76
Wednesday’s results
N.C. State 108, Texas Southern 72
Pittsburgh 103, Binghamton 6
Syracuse 76, Mercyhurst 62
Wake Forest 71, Longwood 68
UT Arlington at Stanford, 10 p.m., ACCN Extra
Friday’s games
Mississippi Valley State at Florida State, 7 p.m., ACCN Extra
Morgan State at California, 10 p.m., ACCN Extra
Saturday’s games
Montana at No. 11 Louisville, noon, ACCN Extra
Lafayette at Georgia Tech, 2 p.m., ACCN Extra
Elon at Virginia Tech, 2 p.m., ACCN Extra
Ohio State vs. No. 12 North Carolina at CBS Sports Classic in Atlanta, 3 p.m., CBS
Northeastern at Syracuse, 4 p.m., ACCN Extra
Maryland at No. 23 Virginia, 6 p.m., ESPN
No. 3 Duke at No. 16 Texas Tech, 8 p.m., ESPN
Stanford at Colorado, 8 p.m., ESPNU
Sunday’s games
Penn State vs. Pittsburgh in Hershey, Pa., noon, Big Ten Network
Ole Miss vs. N.C. State in Greensboro, 1 p.m., ESPN
No. 13 Vanderbilt at Wake Forest, 1 p.m., The CW
Purdue Ft. Wayne at Notre Dame, 2 p.m., ACCN Extra
Central Arkansas at SMU, 2 p.m., ACCN Extra
Cincinnati vs. Clemson in Greenville, S.C., 3 p.m., ESPN
North Florida at Miami, 4 p.m., ACC Network
Columbia at California, 5 p.m., ACCN Extra
Monday’s games
American at Virginia, 6 p.m., ACCN Extra
Jacksonville at Florida State, 7 p.m., ACCN Extra
Stonehill at Syracuse, 7 p.m., ACCN Extra
Fairleigh Dickinson at Boston College, 7 p.m., ACCN Extra
East Carolina at No. 12 North Carolina, 8 p.m., ACC Network

Date	Month/day	Time	Opponent/event (current ranks)	TV/ record
	October
24	Friday	L, 78–76	vs. No. 10 BYU in SLC	Exhib.
29	Wednesday	W, 95–53	vs. Winston-Salem St.	Exhib.
	November
3	Monday	W, 94–54	vs. Central Arkansas	1–0
7	Friday	W, 87–74	vs. No. 17 Kansas	2–0
11	Tuesday	W, 89–74	vs. Radford	3–0
14	Friday	W, 97–53	vs. N.C. Central	4–0
18	Tuesday	W, 73–61	vs. Navy	5–0
			Fort Myers Tip-Off
25	Tuesday	W, 85–70	vs. St. Bonaventure	6–0
27	Thursday	L, 74–58	vs. No. 9 Michigan State	6–1
	December		ACC/SEC Men’s Challenge
2	Tuesday	W, 67–64	at Kentucky	7–1
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7	Sunday	W, 81–61	vs. Georgetown	8–1
13	Saturday	W, 80–62	vs. USC Upstate	9–1
16	Tuesday	W, 77–58	vs. East Tennessee State	10–1
			CBS Sports Classic in Atlanta
20	Saturday	3 p.m.	vs. Ohio State	CBS
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22	Monday	8 p.m.	vs. East Carolina	ACCN
30	Tuesday	7 p.m.	vs. Florida State	ESPN2
	January
3	Saturday	2:15	at SMU	The CW
10	Saturday	6 p.m.	vs. Wake Forest	ACCN
14	Wednesday	9 p.m.	at Stanford	ACCN
17	Saturday	4 p.m.	at California	ACCN
21	Wednesday	7 p.m.	vs. Notre Dame	ESPN2
24	Saturday	2 or 2:30	at No. 23 Virginia	ESPN or ESPNU
31	Saturday	2 p.m.	at Georgia Tech	ACCN
	February
2	Monday	7 p.m.	vs. Syracuse	ESPN
7	Saturday	6:30	vs. No. 3 Duke	ESPN
10	Tuesday	7 p.m.	at Miami	ESPN or ESPN2
14	Saturday	2 p.m.	vs. Pittsburgh	ESPN
17	Tuesday	7 p.m.	at N.C. State	ESPN or ESPN2
21	Saturday	1 p.m.	at Syracuse	ABC
23	Monday	7 p.m.	vs. No. 11 Louisville	ESPN
28	Saturday	6:30 or 8:30	vs. Virginia Tech	ESPN or ESPN2
	March
3	Tuesday	7 p.m.	vs. Clemson	ESPN or ESPN2
7	Saturday	6:30	at No. 3 Duke	ESPN
10–14	Tues.-Sat.	ACC tournament	Spectrum Center, Charlotte