Hello and greetings from sunny Tampa. Anytime you can see palm trees and boats in March it's a good thing. We're here to cover the ACC basketball tournament but there will be some competition on the sports front. Of course there are spring training baseball games galore down here and this week the PGA tour is in town for the PODS championship. I checked and there is no T. Woods on the entry list.

Unlike when the ACC tournament is in Greensboro or Charlotte, there won't be a lot of "hey let's hop in the car and maybe we can score some tickets"...If your team makes it to the semi's or finals you're more than likely already here. I'm interested to see the fan flow as the tournament whittles down to the weekend. I must say though, the St. Pete Times Forum looks good and ready for hoops. They are setting up an outdoor fanfest just outside the arena. Tomorrow is practice day for the teams that choose to do so here in Tampa. NC State and Wake Forest are the only teams from North Carolina who will shoot hoops here. But that's practice man...practice...not the games....we're talking about practice!

Now for the basketball games. Here's a look at the match-ups and how the teams fared against each other during the regular season. Enjoy the games!!!

ACC MATCH-UPS AND REGULAR SEASON RESULTS
#8 Clemson vs. #9 Florida State
(1-3) Clemson @ FSU 68-66 Tigers
(2-7) FSU @ Clemson 71-58 Tigers

#5 Maryland vs. #12 Miami
(1-10) Miami @ Maryland 63-58 Canes

#7 Duke vs. #10 NC State
(1-20) Duke @ NC State 79-56 Devils

#6 Georgia Tech vs. #11 Wake Forest
(1-30) GT @ Wake 85-75 Deacons
(2-21) Wake @ GT 75-61 Jackets

UNC vs. Clemson
(1-17) UNC @ Clemson 77-55 Heels
UNC vs. FSU
(1-7) FSU @ UNC 84-58 Heels

BC vs. Maryland
(12-10) Md. @ BC 73-62 Eagles
BC vs. Miami
(1-16) Miami @ BC 82-63 Eagles
(2-7) BC @ Miami 75-68 Eagles

Va. vs. Duke
(2-1) Duke @ Va. 68-66 Hoos
Va. vs. NC State
(2-24) Va @ NCSU 71-58 Hoos

Va. Tech vs. Ga. Tech
(1-28) VT @ GT 73-65 Hokies
Va. Tech vs. Wake Forest
(12-17) Wake @ VT 63-60 Hokies