Analyzing the possible seeds for ACC tournament

The bottom three seeds are set for the ACC tournament next week in Washington. The other 11 spots (Louisville is sitting out under a self-imposed postseason ban) will be decided with Saturday’s games.

North Carolina controls its fate for the top seed, based on its 96-71 win over Miami on Feb. 20. The Tar Heels close out the regular season at Duke on Saturday night (6:30 p.m.). Either Miami or Virginia can still be the No. 1 seed but only if UNC loses.

N.C. State (12), Wake Forest (13) and Boston College (14) are locked into their seeds and will open the tournament on Tuesday at the Verizon Center in Washington. The Wolfpack and Demon Deacons will kickoff the tournament at noon. Boston College will play the No. 10 seed (either Georgia Tech or Florida State) at 2:30 p.m.

The ACC tournament scenarios for each team, tiebreakers based on head-to-head results and then “group” record:

NORTH CAROLINA (13-4 ACC record; at Duke)

The Tar Heels will be the No. 1 seed with a win

The Tar Heels will be the No. 2 seed with a loss AND a Miami loss AND a Virginia loss

The Tar Heels will be the No. 2 seed with a loss AND a Miami loss AND a Virginia win

The Tar Heels will be the No. 2 seed with a loss AND a Miami win AND a Virginia loss

The Tar Heels will be the No. 3 seed with a loss AND a Miami win AND a Virginia win

MIAMI (13-4; at Virginia Tech)

The Hurricanes will be the No. 1 seed with a win AND a UNC loss

The Hurricanes will be the No. 1 seed with a loss AND a UNC loss AND a Virginia loss

The Hurricanes will be the No. 2 seed with a win AND a UNC win

The Hurricanes will be the No. 2 seed with a loss AND a UNC win AND a Virginia loss

The Hurricanes will be the No. 3 seed with a loss AND a Virginia win

VIRGINIA (12-5; Louisville)

The Cavaliers will be the No. 1 seed with a win AND a Miami loss AND a UNC loss

The Cavaliers will be the No. 2 seed with a win AND a Miami loss AND a UNC win

The Cavaliers will be the No. 2 seed with a win AND a Miami win AND a UNC loss

The Cavaliers will be the No. 3 seed with a win AND a Miami win AND a UNC win

The Cavaliers will be the No. 3 seed with a loss AND a Duke loss

The Cavaliers will be the No. 4 seed with a loss AND a Duke win

DUKE (11-6; North Carolina)

The Blue Devils will be the No. 3 seed with a win AND a Virginia loss

The Blue Devils will be the No. 4 seed with a win AND a Virginia win

The Blue Devils will be the No. 5 seed with a loss

NOTRE DAME (11-7)

The Fighting Irish will be the No. 4 seed with a Duke loss

The Fighting Irish will be the No. 5 seed with a Duke win

CLEMSON (10-8)

The Tigers will be the No. 6 seed with a Pittsburgh win AND a Syracuse win

The Tigers will be the No. 6 seed with a Pittsburgh win AND a Syracuse loss AND a Virginia Tech loss

The Tigers will be the No. 6 seed with a Pittsburgh loss AND a Syracuse win AND a Virginia Tech win AND a Louisville win

The Tigers will be the No. 6 seed with a Pittsburgh loss AND a Virginia Tech loss

The Tigers will be the No. 7 seed with a Pittsburgh win AND a Syracuse loss AND a Virginia Tech win

The Tigers will be the No. 7 seed with a Pittsburgh loss AND a Syracuse win AND a Virginia Tech win AND a Virginia win

The Tigers will be the No. 7 seed with a Pittsburgh loss AND a Syracuse loss AND a Virginia Tech win

PITTSBURGH (9-8; at Georgia Tech)

The Panthers will be the No. 7 seed with a win AND a Syracuse win

The Panthers will be the No. 7 seed with a win AND a Syracuse loss AND a Virginia Tech loss

The Panthers will be the No. 7 seed with a loss AND a Syracuse loss AND a Virginia Tech loss

The Panthers will be the No. 8 seed with a win AND a Syracuse loss AND a Virginia Tech win

The Panthers will be the No. 8 seed with a loss AND a Syracuse loss AND a Virginia Tech win

The Panthers will be the No. 9 seed with a loss AND a Syracuse win

SYRACUSE (9-8; at Florida State)

The Orange will be the No. 7 seed with a win AND a Pittsburgh loss AND a Virginia Tech loss

The Orange will be the No. 8 seed with a Pittsburgh win AND a Virginia Tech loss

The Orange will be the No. 8 seed with a win AND a Pittsburgh loss AND a Virginia Tech win

The Orange will be the No. 8 seed with a loss AND a Pittsburgh loss AND a Virginia Tech loss

The Orange will be the No. 9 seed with a win AND a Pittsburgh win AND a Virginia Tech win

The Orange will be the No. 9 seed with a loss AND a Pittsburgh win AND a Virginia Tech win

The Orange will be the No. 9 seed with a loss AND a Pittsburgh loss AND a Virginia Tech win

VIRGINIA TECH (9-8; Miami)

The Hokies will be the No. 6 seed with a win AND a Syracuse loss

The Hokies will be the No. 6 seed with a win AND a Pittsburgh loss AND a Syracuse win AND a Virginia win

The Hokies will be the No. 7 seed with a win AND a Pittsburgh loss AND a Syracuse win AND a Louisville win

The Hokies will be the No. 8 seed with a win AND a Pittsburgh win AND a Syracuse win

The Hokies will be the No. 8 seed with a loss AND a Pittsburgh loss AND a Syracuse win

The Hokies will be the No. 9 seed with a loss AND a Pittsburgh win

The Hokies will be the No. 9 seed with a loss AND a Pittsburgh loss AND a Syracuse loss

GEORGIA TECH (7-10; Pittsburgh)

The Yellow Jackets will be the No. 10 seed with a win OR a Florida State loss

The Yellow Jackets will be the No. 11 seed with a loss AND a Florida State win

FLORIDA STATE (7-10; Syracuse)

The Seminoles will be the No. 10 seed with a win AND a Georgia Tech loss

The Seminoles will be the No. 11 seed with a loss OR a Georgia Tech win

N.C. STATE (5-13)

The Wolfpack will be the No. 12 seed and meet Wake Forest in the first round

WAKE FOREST (2-16)

The Demon Deacons will be the No. 13 seed and meet N.C. State in the first round

BOSTON COLLEGE (0-18)

The Eagles will be the No. 14 seed and meet either Florida State or Georgia Tech in the first round

This story was originally published March 5, 2016 at 9:53 PM with the headline "Analyzing the possible seeds for ACC tournament."