Now that the Louisville Cardinals are taking our place on the Annual ACC High-Powered Basketball Program Self-Banned From Postseason Play carousel, that means the 2016 ACC Tournament will look a lot like the 2015 ACC Tournament, both of which will have included 14 teams instead of 15.
The change ultimately gives the Syracuse Orange a little bit of breathing room in terms of receiving a single bye and skipping the first round of the tourney.
As it was before Louisville's departure, the top four seeds would receive double-byes and seeds 5-9 would receive a single bye, leaving seeds 10-15 to play on the opening day.