CBS bracketologist Jerry Palm is holding to his belief that Georgia Tech will need to win the ACC tournament to get into the NCAA tournament, though not as firmly as previously.
Were the Yellow Jackets to upset fourth-ranked Virginia in Thursday night’s quarterfinal and either 11th-ranked Miami or Virginia Tech in the semifinals to reach the Saturday night final, Palm said that “it might get them on the bubble.”
In a previous interview following Tech’s win over Notre Dame Feb. 20, Palm said that, were the Jackets to lose to Louisville despite winning the three other remaining regular-season games (which is what came to pass), Tech would have to earn the ACC’s automatic bid to get into the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2010.