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*	WAB*
No. 1 Duke	17–1	29–2	1	2
No. 10 Virginia	15–3	27–4	13	11
Miami	13–5	24–7	32	28
No. 19 North Carolina	12–6	24–7	23	19
Clemson	12–6	22–9	36	33
No. 24 Louisville	11–7	22–9	14	25
N.C. State	10–8	19–12	35	45
Florida State	10–8	17–14	69	74
California	9–9	21–10	65	49
Stanford	9–9	20–11	59	51
SMU	8–10	19–12	39	50
Virginia Tech	8–10	19–12	53	52
Wake Forest	7–11	16–15	64	81
Syracuse	6–12	15–16	83	92
Pittsburgh	5–13	12–19	109	146
Notre Dame	4–14	13–18	93	121
Boston College	4–14	11–20	159	217
Georgia Tech	2–16	11–20	167	210

* — Through Sunday games
Saturday’s results
No. 1 Duke 76, No. 19 North Carolina 61
Boston College 77, Notre Dame 69
Clemson 79, Georgia Tech 76
No. 24 Louisville 92, Miami 89
Florida State 92, SMU 78
Stanford 85, N.C. State 84
Wake Forest 80, California 73
Pittsburgh 71, Syracuse 69, OT
END OF REGULAR SEASON
ACC tournament
Spectrum Center | Charlotte
Tuesday through Saturday

UNC schedule

Date	Time	Month/day	Opponent/event (final ranks)	TV
		October	Exhibitions
9	7 p.m.	Friday	vs. USC in Greensboro	ACCN
18	5 p.m.	Sunday	vs. Indiana in Indianapolis	B1G+ *
27	7:30	Tuesday	vs. Charlotte	ACCN Extra
		November	Regular season
2	7 p.m.	Monday	vs. Western Carolina	ACCN
6	7 p.m.	Friday	vs. Wofford	ACCN
10	7 p.m.	Tuesday	vs. Wyoming	ACCN
13	7 p.m.	Friday	vs. Georgia	ESPN2
20	9 p.m.	Friday	vs. Marshall	ACCN
23	7 p.m.	Monday	vs. Monmouth	ACCN
27	7 p.m.	Friday	Dick Vitale Invitational vs. West Virginia in Charlotte	ESPN
		December
1	7:30	Tuesday	ACC/SEC Challenge vs. No. 13 Arkansas	ESPN
6	3 p.m.	Sunday	vs. Butler	ESPN2
12	Noon	Saturday	at Georgetown	Peacock
15	7 p.m.	Tuesday	Tobacco Road Classic vs. N.C. State in Greensboro	ESPN2
19	2:30	Saturday	CBS Sports Classic vs. Kentucky in New York	CBS
21	8 p.m.	Monday	vs. The Citadel	The CW
30	4 p.m.	Wednesday	vs. California	ACCN
		January
2	4 p.m.	Saturday	at Boston College	ESPN or ESPN2
5	9 p.m.	Tuesday	at Louisville	ESPN or ESPNU
9	Noon	Saturday	vs. N.C. State	ESPN2
13	7 p.m.	Wednesday	at Florida State	ESPN2 or ESPNU
16	2:15	Saturday	vs. Stanford	The CW
19	9 p.m.	Tuesday	vs. No. 17 Virginia	ESPN
23	Noon	Saturday	at Syracuse	ESPN or 2 or U
26	7 p.m.	Tuesday	vs. SMU	ESPN or ESPN2
30	6 or 6:30	Saturday	Nashville Hoops Showdown vs. No. 5 Illinois in Nashville, Tenn.	ESPN
		February
2	7 p.m.	Tuesday	at Notre Dame	ESPN or ESPN2
6	2:15	Saturday	vs. Georgia Tech	The CW
8	6 p.m.	Monday	vs. Louisville	ESPN
13	5:30	Saturday	at No. 4 Duke	ABC
20	7 p.m.	Saturday	at Wake Forest	ACCN
22	7 p.m.	Monday	vs. No. 24 Miami	ESPN
27	7 p.m.	Saturday	at Virginia Tech	ESPN
		March
2	9 p.m.	Tuesday	at Pittsburgh	ESPN or ESPN2
6	6 or 6:30	Saturday	vs. No. 4 Duke	ESPN
9–13		Tues.-Sat.	ACC tournament in Greensboro