March Madness: Predicting who wins every major conference tournament

CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA - MARCH 09: Kenny Williams #24 of the North Carolina Tar Heels reacts after a play against the Duke Blue Devils during their game at Dean Smith Center on March 09, 2019 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – MARCH 09: De’Andre Hunter #12 of the Virginia Cavaliers grabs a loose ball away from Jordan Nwora #33 of the Louisville Cardinals in the second half during a game at John Paul Jones Arena on March 9, 2019 in Charlottesville, Virginia. (Photo by Ryan M. Kelly/Getty Images) /

ACC

Dates: March 12-16
Location: Charlotte, NC
Top Seed: Virginia

If you’re looking for high-level basketball, the ACC Tournament will be appointment viewing this week. The conference has the potential to get three teams (Virginia, Duke, and North Carolina) on the one line in the NCAA Tournament.

Virginia, which memorably lost to 16-seed UMBC a year ago, will look to continue putting that bad memory in the past with another deep run in Charlotte. The hottest team in the league may well be North Carolina, which has won seven in a row entering the tournament, including a sweep of Duke.

The Blue Devils were the best team for most of the year, but they have played for the past several weeks without Zion Williamson. Williamson is expected to return for Duke’s first game on Thursday, giving the Blue Devils their most complete team since he got hurt.

Prediction: Duke