The ACC hasn’t looked great as conference play goes into full gear and the college basketball world knows it. Still, Clemson is garnering some major respect.

In the latest Bracketology latest Bracketology from ESPN’s Joe Lunardi, there are just five teams from the ACC predicted to make the 2025 NCAA Tournament.

Clemson is the third-highest seed in Lunardi’s prediction, set as the No. 8 seed in the South Region with a matchup against Ohio State. The winner in this exercise would take on No. 1 overall seed Auburn.

This would be no easy task for the Tigers, but its key to note the only two teams to win from the conference in the ACC-SEC Challenge were Clemson and Duke, taking down Auburn and Kentucky. Maybe lightning could strike twice.