ACC Tournament - Prediction

Despite the ACC Tournament starting yesterday, I still would like to take a very quick look at it.  Honestly, this is just a warm up for the greatest sports tradition of the year - March Madness.  Before the Madness hits though, we must get through the division tournaments.  I chose to take a look at the ACC and BIG 10 this year.  Here's just a quick look at what I think will take place this year in North Carolina.

As a note, I don't follow every NCAA team with a microscope.  That would be impossible.  All of these predictions are based off of results from the past couple years.  Because if there is one thing I believe in is that, especially with sports, history tends to repeat itself.  Most of these predictions are based off that mindset.

Round One
Wake Forest vs. Notre Dame 
Winner: Wake Forest

Miami vs. Virginia Tech 
Winner: Virginia Tech

Georgia Tech vs. Boston College 
Winner: Georgia Tech

Round Two
Maryland vs. Florida State 
Winner: Maryland

Wake Forest vs. Pittsburgh
Winner: Pittsburgh

Virginia Tech vs. N.C. State
Winner: N.C. State

Georgia Tech vs. Clemson 
Winner: Clemson

Round Three
Virginia vs. Maryland
Winner: Virginia

UNC vs. Pittsburgh
Winner: UNC

Syracuse vs. N.C. State
Winner: Syracuse

Duke vs. Clemson 
Winner: Duke

Round Four
Virginia vs. UNC
Winner: UNC

Syracuse vs. Duke
Winner: Duke

Championship Round
UNC vs. Duke 
As if this should surprise anyone.  UNC and Duke are by far the most talented teams in the ACC.  They've both gotten better as the season has progressed and they are playing the best basketball of both of their respective seasons at the right times.  If this really is the championship game the outcome will be a toss up.  Both team has beat one another once this season.  I give UNC the benefit of the doubt though because they are playing better, in my opinion, coming into the tournament The tournament itself is also being played closest to the UNC campus - giving them a slightish home court advantage.
Winner: UNC