You want a top-heavy college basketball conference? Look no further than the ACC. We know defending national champion Duke is good. North Carolina has the talent to rebound from a down year. Virginia Tech — despite its nonconference loss to No. 3 Kansas State earlier this week — can’t possibly see its NCAA bubble burst again. Florida State was a tournament team last season. And while Maryland (youth) and N.C. State (inexperience) have flaws, they should compete for tournament berths, too.
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After that? It gets ugly fast. Wake Forest has already lost to Stetson by 10, barely held off Hampton and then lost to VCU by 21. Georgia Tech lost to Kennesaw State by 17. Boston College lost to Yale on Thursday night. Miami and Virginia just don’t have the talent to match the conference’s best, and it’s hard to see Clemson making much noise, either.
That’s three good teams, three more hoping to be in the mix by March and six dwarfs who would call an NIT bid a good year. Not exactly the glory days on Tobacco Road.
