Teams that enter the ACC Tournament as the top seed are about as likely to fall short of the championship as to finish victorious. In the league’s first 67 years, the No.1 seed won the title 48.5 percent of the time (32 of 66).
(In 2020 COVID concerns aborted the tournament after two rounds. The top four seeds never got on the court.)
Fifteen No.1 seeds lost in the final, although none since North Carolina was aced by third-seeded Florida State in 2012.
This year Duke is the top seed with a double-bye into the third round, alias quarterfinals.