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.

ACC standings

Team	League	Overall	NET*
No. 3 Duke	0–0	10–0	2
SMU	0–0	9–1	30
No. 24 Virginia	0–0	9–1	17
California	0–0	8–1	56
No. 11 Louisville	0–0	8–1	12
No. 14 North Carolina	0–0	8–1	14
Miami	0–0	8–2	25
Virginia Tech	0–0	8–2	54
Stanford	0–0	7–2	118
Clemson	0–0	7–3	26
Notre Dame	0–0	7–3	69
Wake Forest	0–0	7–3	63
Georgia Tech	0–0	6–4	210
N.C. State	0–0	6–3	42
Syracuse	0–0	5–3	75
Florida State	0–0	5–4	117
Boston College	0–0	5–5	179
Pittsburgh	0–0	5–5	164

* — Through Monday games
Sunday’s results
No. 14 North Carolina 81, Georgetown 61
Hofstra 80, Pittsburgh 73
UNLV 75, Stanford 74
SMU 94, Texas A&M 80, OT
Tuesday’s games
No. 10 BYU 67, Clemson 64
Virginia 84, Maryland Eastern Shore 60
Dominican at California, 10 p.m., ACCN Extra
Wednesday’s games
Idaho at Notre Dame, 7 p.m., ACCN Extra
Liberty at N.C. State, 7 p.m., ACCN
Massachusetts at Boston College, 7 p.m. ESPNU
Thursday’s games
Western Carolina at Virginia Tech, 7 p.m., ACCN Extra
Saint Joseph’s at Syracuse, 9 p.m., ACC Network
Saturday’s games
Massachusetts at Florida State, noon, ACC Network
Louisiana-Monroe at Miami, noon, ACCN Extra
South Carolina Upstate at No. 14 North Carolina, 2 p.m., The CW
Evansville at Notre Dame, 2 p.m., ACC Network
Mercer at Clemson, 3 p.m., ACCN Extra
Memphis at No. 11 Louisville, 3:30, ESPN
Hofstra at Syracuse, 4 p.m., ACC Network
Pittsburgh at Villanova, 4:30, TNT
Northwestern State at California, 5 p.m., ACCN Extra
No. 19 Kansas at N.C. State, 5:30, ESPN
Stanford at San Jose State, 7 p.m., CBS Sports Network
SMU at LSU, 8:30, SEC Network
Sunday’s games
Maryland Eastern Shore at Virginia Tech, noon, ACCN Extra
Queens at Wake Forest, 5 p.m., ACCN Extra
Tuesday, Dec. 16, games
Lipscomb at No. 3 Duke, 6 p.m., ACC Network
No. 11 Louisville at No. 20 Tennessee, 7 p.m., ESPN
Florida State at Dayton, 7 p.m., CBS Sports Network
South Carolina at Clemson, 7 p.m., ESPN2
Florida International at Miami, 7 p.m., ACCN Extra
Marist at Georgia Tech, 7:30, ACCN Extra
East Tennessee State at No. 14 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. 19 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	2 p.m.	vs. USC Upstate	The CW
16	Tuesday	8 p.m.	vs. East Tennessee State	ACCN
			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. 24 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