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Bracketology 2021: The ACC and Mountain West (but mostly the ACC) dominate Friday’s conversation

Before I get to Friday’s bracket, here’s a recap of what happened on a busy conference tournament Thursday:

  • The day began with an absolute bombshell, as Duke withdrew from the ACC Tournament due to a positive CoVID test. That ended the Blue Devils’ season and knocked one big name off the at-large board. This will be the first NCAA Tournament without the Blue Devils since 1995.
  • On the court in Greensboro, Virginia beat Syracuse at the buzzer in the first of the day’s four quarterfinals.

Reece Beekman (@reece_beekman) hit the buzzer beating 3 to win the game for #16 Virginia over Syracuse and sends them onto the ACC Quarterfinals.