(Stephen D. Cannerelli | scannerelli@syracuse.com)
Syracuse, N.Y. -- There is just day of games left in the ACC's regular season schedule, but the conference's tournament picture remains cloudy.
At the moment, there is a 3-team tie for third. There is another 3-way tie for sixth. And there are three teams separated by one just game in the battle for the final first-round bye.
Syracuse is one of those last three teams. The Orange (9-8) is just ahead of both Georgia Tech (8-9) and Wake Forest (8-9). If Syracuse beats Georgia Tech on Saturday, the Orange will clinch a first-round bye in next week's ACC tournament at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.