Could the Orange of Syracuse (14-18, 8-13) be making one of their surprising but patented postseason runs? They look to make it to the third round as they take the court tonight against the Mustangs of SMU 22-9,

SportsLine's model simulated Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. UNC Tar Heels in the second round of the 2025 ACC Tournament on Wednesday 10,000 times

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Notre Dame, the winner of the opening game of the ACC men’s basketball tourney at Spectrum Center, earned a date with the Tar Heels at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday after defeating Pitt.

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.