Florida State will have their long-range defense tested by Notre Dame, which is 5th among tournament teams making 39.2 percent of its 3-pointers.

"Just stop the 3," forward Chris Singletonsaid. "If we stop the 3, we have a very good chance of winning."

Likewise, if the Irish can avoid long-range meltdowns that plagued their last two NCAA tournament losses, their first Sweet 16 bid since 2003 is in reach. Notre Dame missed 34 of 43 attempts from 3-point range in those two losses.

The Seminoles rank 12th in 3-point field-goal defense (30.1 percent).

Notre Dame’s NCAA Tournament matchup with Florida State on Sunday comes with a straight-forward storyline.

The Irish, seeded second in the Southwest Region, rank as one of the nation’s most proficient offensive teams. Notre Dame shoots 39 percent from 3-point range alone, one of 18 teams in the country to connect at that clip.

The No. 10 seed Noles allow opponents to shoot 36 percent from the field, best in that department in the country.

“They’re going to challenge all that,” FSU coach Leonard Hamilton said Friday.

Notre Dame ranks third in offensive efficiency at 122.2 points scored per 100 possessions.

Meanwhile, Florida State surrenders just 86.4 pace adjusted points per game -- tied with Duke for the best mark in the country.

Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton said star Chris Singleton remains questionable for Friday’s NCAA tournament game against Texas A&M because of a broken right foot.

“I don’t feel one way or the other,” Hamilton said at a press conference.

The Seminoles have split six games in his absence.

Ohio State is the No. 1 overall seed in the 2011 NCAA Tournament and will be placed in the East Region.

Joining the Buckeyes No. 1 seeds is Kansas in the Midwest, Pittsburgh in the Southeast and Duke in the West.

Pitt is the only No. 1 seed to not win their conference tournament, losing to eventual champion Connecticut in the quarterfinals.

San Diego State, North Carolina, Notre Dame and Florida are the No. 2 seeds, while Syracuse, Purdue, Connecticut and BYU are the No. 3 seeds. Kentucky, Louisville, Texas and Wisconsin are the No. 4 seeds.

Kansas and Duke were also No. 1 seeds in the 2010 NCAA Tournament, while Ohio State was a No. 2 and Pitt was a No. 3.

The Final Four will be held in Houston on April 2nd and 4th.

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Eight days after losing out on the ACC regular season title to North Carolina, Duke captured their revenge with a 75-58 decision in the title game of the ACC Tournament.

Nolan Smith was named Tournament MVP.

Harrison Barnes led all tournament participants in points and total FIC, while John Henson led in rebounds and blocks and Kendall Marshall led in assists.

Smith, Barnes, Henson and Marshall were joined on the All-Tournament Team by Kyle Singler (Duke), Tyler Zeller (North Carolina) and Demontez Sittt (Clemson).

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Offensively challenged Florida State has managed to avoid recently that kind of catastrophic offensive performances that stunted its growth earlier this season. The Seminoles haven't shot worse than 43 percent in any of their past eight games.

Florida State's ball movement and decision-making has also improved.

"The coaches, you've got to give them a lot of credit," senior guard Derwin Kitchen said. "Because they've been stressing ball movement and patience for the past I don't know how long. And it seems like it's finally starting to sink in.

"And we're starting to make shots now."

Some of the improvement came after junior forward Chris Singleton suffered a broken foot in a victory against Virginia on Feb. 12.

Some of the Seminoles' best offensive performances have occurred with Singleton out of the lineup.

Chris Singleton is confident he will be able to return from a fracture in his foot this season.

“I’m confident but it’s not on me,” Singleton said on Wednesday during a phone interview from Greensboro, N.C., where the Seminoles begin play in the ACC Tournament on Friday night. “The final decision is on the coaches and the doctors and I understand that, because they’re looking out for me.

“And I’ve still got to look out for me. I’m not going to really rush my way onto the court.”

Singleton earned third-team All-ACC honors and was also named to the league’s all-defensive team. As a sophomore, he was the conference’s defensive player of the year.

Nolan Smith of Duke has won the ACC Player of the Year award, while John Henson of North Carolina took Defensive POY and teammate Harrison Barnes was Freshman of the Year.

Joining Smith on the All-ACC First Team are teammate Kyle Singler, Malcom Delaney (Virginia Tech), Reggie Jackson (Boston College) and Jordan Williams (Maryland).

On the All-ACC Second Team are Barnes, Henson and teammate Tyler Zeller, along with Jeff Allen (Virginia Tech) and Iman Shumpert (Georgia Tech).

On the All-ACC Third Team are Kendall Marshall (North Carolina), Joe Tapani (Boston College), Chris Singleton (Florida State), Malcolm Grant (Miami) and Demontez Stitt (Clemson).

Joining Barnes and Marshall on the All-Freshman Team are C.J. Leslie (N.C. State), Travis McKie (Wake Forest) and Terrell Stoglin (Maryland).

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Florida State is optimistic that Chris Florida Singleton will return this season from a foot injury.

"He's getting awful, awful close," coach Leonard Hamilton said. "I don't know whether he'll be ready for Friday but I don't know that he won't. He's awful close. [He has] been doing some noncontact stuff that looks very promising.

"He hasn't had any setbacks, hasn't had any pain."

Singleton leads Florida State in scoring (13.1) and rebounds (7.1). He broke his right foot in the win over Virginia on Feb. 12 and immediately had surgery.