ACC Basketball Rankings: February 20, 2012
This is particularly complex with Pitt and Syracuse not yet in the ACC, but it can still be done. Here is how we view the ACC basketball schools as of February 20, 2012:
1. Syracuse (27-1) With road wins at Louisville and Rutgers (a difficult place to win), Syracuse continues their all-time best season start. Upstart South Florida visits on Wednesday.
2. Duke (23-4) A very good win for the Blue Devils over North Carolina State. Boston College, however, did not put up much of a fight at all.
3. North Carolina (23-4) Challenging week ahead for the Tar Heels, with road trips to North Carolina State and Virginia.
4. Florida State (19-7) Florida State got back to its winning ways against North Carolina State. Duke visits on Thursday.
5. Virginia (20-7) Virginia embarrassed Maryland on Saturday. The Terps are used to embarrassment, having fired Ralph Friedgen and replaced him Randy Edsall.
6. North Carolina State (18-9). Very tough week with losses to Duke and Florida State. And next up is North Carolina.
7. Miami (16-9) Miami did the expected–losing to North Carolina and defeating Wake Forest.
8. Maryland (15-11) Really outplayed by Virginia on Saturday. Looking squarely at the NIT, barring a stretch run.
9. Virginia Tech (15-12) Two wins on the week for Virginia Tech, sandwiched around a loss by 1 point at Florida State. A good week overall.
10. Clemson (13-13) A great win over Virginia moves Clemson up to 10.
11. Pittsburgh (15-12) Pitt is back to losing often.
12. Boston College (8-19) Boston College can keep its edge over Wake Forest by beating the Demon Deacons on Saturday.
13. Wake Forest (12-15) Wake Forest got another conference win–but it was against cellar-dweller Georgia Tech.
14. Georgia Tech (9-17). Georgia Tech continues to lose. The less said the better.
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