ACC Basketball Rankings: March 13, 2012
Here is how the Confidential ranks the ACC basketball schools as of March 13, 2012:
1. Syracuse (31-2) Notwithstanding the loss to Cincinnati, Syracuse has been the best ACC team from start to finish.
2. North Carolina (29-5) Sure, the Tar Heels were swept by Florida State. But Florida State had four more losses overall.
3. Duke (27-6) Like North Carolina, Duke lost to Florida State twice. Again, however, the upsets of Duke were far more reasonable.
4. Florida State (24-9) Give the Seminoles credit for the head-to-head victories over the teams above them here. But to win it all, you’ve got to win the winnable games too.
5. Virginia (22-9) Virginia has been struggling for weeks now. Good, but not great.
6. North Carolina State (22-12). The Wolfpack rallied in the ACC tournament to get off the bubble and into the Big Dance. Likely at Miami’s expense.
7. Miami (19-12) A good first season for the new Miami coaching staff. The NIT will be good for this team, as long as they take it seriously.
8. Clemson (16-15) At 8-8 in conference play during the regular season, Clemson fell to Virginia Tech in the ACC tourney. Season was a stepping stone though.
9. Maryland (17-15) At 6-10 in conference play, Maryland actually made progress. Consider that this team was 3-3 heading into December.
10. Pittsburgh (17-16) After starting 13-2, the team finished 4-14. 12 of those 16 losses were to teams in the Big Dance field.
11. Virginia Tech (16-17) A disappointing record obviously. At some point, you’ve got to win a lot more of the close, winnable games.
12. Wake Forest (13-18) Like all the teams down this far, the Demon Deacons were a significant disappointment all season long.
13. Georgia Tech (11-20). The new coaching staff did not have much success. Next year should be better.
14. Boston College (9-22) The Eagles were so young this year that the future is actually quite bright. These were freshmen struggling, not juniors.
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