Here are the seedings of the 2008 ACC Baseball Tournament which starts Wednesday at the Baseball Grounds in Jacksonville, Fla:

1. Miami Hurricanes (43-8, 23-5)
2. Florida State Seminoles (46-9, 24-6)
3. North Carolina Tar Heels (45-10, 22-7)
4. North Carolina State Wolf Pack (37-18, 18-11)
5. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (38-17, 16-14)
6. Virginia Cavaliers (36-19, 15-15)
7. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (24-29, 13-16)
8. Clemson Tigers (30-25-1, 11-18-1)

By virtue of the best winning percentage in the league (a mere .021 points higher than Florida State), the Hurricanes clinched the No. 1 overall seed in the ACC – and in “Division A” – despite the fact they lost their only series of the year this past weekend to the No. 3 seeded Tar Heels.

Division A, you say? Yes, Division A. It’s more like Pool A with the way this tournament is set up, but the ACC wants to call it Division A, so, let’s call it Division A. In the Division A pool – whoops, I mean bracket – are seeds 1, 4, 5, 8. I will tell you who they are to keep you from scrolling up – Miami, N.C. State, Georgia Tech and Clemson.

Florida State, the team with the second best record –I did it again, winning percentage – in the ACC is the No. 2 overall seed, but they are the No. 1 seed for Division B. In the Division B bracket are seeds 2, 3, 6, 7. Again, let me tell you to keep you from scrolling up – FSU, North Carolina, Virginia and Wake Forest.

The best team from bracket Division A and bracket Division B will face-off for the title on Sunday.

(Don’t worry, I will go over the schedule later on.)

The team with the most to prove here is – gasp! – North Carolina. That’s right, I didn’t say Miami. They are the defending league champions, and they have been to the College World Series final two consecutive seasons. The Heels may be playing a little more relaxed now, thanks to the series win in Coral Gables this weekend. They’re going to need it in probably the tougher of the two brackets.

However, many people – fans, players and coaches – have been heard of saying anything less than a National Title is a disappointing season for this Miami Hurricanes team.

Well, a national title could still happen even if Miami doesn’t make the title game of the ACC tournament. Blasphemous, I know. But, with the Hurricanes being the No. 2 team in the country – or No. 3 if you pay attention to the Baseball America Poll more than the Collegiate Baseball poll – they are guaranteed to host at least a Regional in Coral Gables and maybe even a Super Regional if they man-handle the teams that come for the Regional. So, when was the last time Miami didn’t make it to Omaha, Neb., when they played both a Regional and Super Regional in Coral Gables? One word: Never.

The problem with the ACC is, even though they had four teams in the Top 25 of each poll (Miami, North Carolina, FSU and N.C. State), the top three in the conference – Miami, North Carolina and FSU – are the only teams which have played lights-out baseball for the entire season including in league play.

If you look at the other five teams in the tournament, their league records aren’t that hot. With the exception of N.C. State, which is seven games over .500 in the league (18-11), everyone else is just two games over .500 or – gulp! – worse. Georgia Tech is 16-14, Virginia is 15-15, Wake Forest is 13-16 and Clemson is 11-18-1. In fact, if Duke would’ve won at least two more conference games, Clemson is on the outside looking in with Duke having a record of 12-16-1. Alas, they lost those two games and are just 10-18-1. Could anyone imagine an ACC tournament without the Clemson Tigers?

So, what does it all mean?

It means that Miami and North Carolina could face-off again, this time for a league title. Or, it could mean that N.C. State and Florida State could go at it for the league title. Or, well, there are plenty of possibilities, but the best one for the people in Jacksonville, Fla., -- or that are going there – would probably Miami vs. North Carolina, No. 2 vs. No. 1, for the league title.

Should be a good tournament either way.

Okay, now the schedule:

Wednesday, May 21
G1: #4 NC State vs. #5 Georgia Tech 10 a.m. (FSNS, SUN, CSMA)
G2: #1 Miami vs. #8 Clemson 1 p.m. (FSNS, SUN, CSMA)
G3: #2 Florida State vs. #7 Wake Forest 5 p.m. (SPSO, SUN)
G4: #3 North Carolina vs. #6 Virginia 8 p.m. (SPSO, SUN)

Thursday, May 22
G5: #1 Miami vs. #5 Georgia Tech 5 p.m. (FSNS, SUN)
G6: #4 NC State vs. #8 Clemson 8 p.m. (FSNS, SUN, CSMA)

Friday, May 23
G7: #2 Florida State vs. #6 Virginia 5 p.m. (SPSO, NESN)
G8: #3 North Carolina vs. #7 Wake Forest 8 p.m. (SPSO, CSMA)

Saturday, May 24
G9: #5 Georgia Tech vs. #8 Clemson 10 a.m. (SPSO, FSNFL, CSMA)
G10: #1 Miami vs. #4 NC State 1 p.m. (SPSO, FSNFL, CSMA)
G11: #2 Florida State vs. #3 North Carolina 5 p.m. (SPSO, SUN, NESN)
G12: #6 Virginia vs. #7 Wake Forest 8 p.m. (SPSO, SUN)

Sunday, May 25
Championship Game 1:00 p.m. (FSNS, SUN, CSMA)

TV Legends:
FSNS - FOX Sports Network South
FSN-FL - FOX Sports Network - Florida
SUN - SunSports
CSMA - Comcast Sports Mid-Atlantic
SPSO - Sports South
NESN - New England Sports Network