Florida State celebrates its third ACC title in four years (Aaron Fitt)

Dogged Seminoles Repeat As Champs

DURHAM, N.C. — After Florida State beat Clemson on Saturday night to clinch a trip to the ACC tournament title game for the fourth consecutive year, Seminoles coach Mike Martin was about his team’s repeated runs to the championship game and its chance to repeat as ACC champion.

“You know, I guess I look at it this way: We’re just going to play hard. I don’t know — did we win last year?” Martin asked.

“Yes,” he was told.

“We just play. It’s exciting. We’re competing. And if we won last year, which we did, OK,[…]