The ACC has five teams projected to make the NCAA Tournament this year, according to the latest bracketology update from ESPN’s Joe Lunardi.

It’s been a year of mixed results so far for the ACC, but there are a few teams who are having solid seasons at this point in the campaign. Clemson, who has been one of the biggest surprises in the country to this point, is currently projected as the ACC’s automatic qualifier.

Here’s the ACC’s tournament outlook according to Lunardi as of Dec. 19:

  • Clemson, 3-seed
  • North Carolina, 5-seed
  • Duke, 6-seed
  • Virginia, 6-seed
  • Miami, 9-seed

Virginia Tech is close to the NCAA Tournament picture. The Hokies are one of Lunardi’s “First four teams out” in this latest projection.

North Carolina and Duke both entered the season as highly-ranked teams, but are struggling to meet lofty expectations. Duke is 7-3 with losses to Arizona, Georgia Tech and Arkansas. Carolina is also 7-3 and has dropped contests to UConn, Villanova and Kentucky.

Clemson, on the other hand, is 9-1 this season. The Tigers won 9 games to start the 2023-24 season before losing to Memphis earlier this week. The Tigers have not made the NCAA Tournament since 2021.