The Confidential

ACC Basketball Rankings: Week 1

While there is plenty of football left to be played, basketball is now started.  Here are the Confidential’s ACC basketball rankings in Week 1:

1. Syracuse (1-0).  With a win over ranked San Diego State, in San Diego, the Orange rightfully claim this spot.  For now.
2. North Carolina State (1-0).  The Wolfpack destroyed Miami (Ohio), retaining the #2 position easily.
3. Duke (1-0).  Duke beat a cupcake, but the polls had North Carolina leapfrog them.  Too soon for that.
4. North Carolina (2-0).  Although North Carolina beat two cupcakes to Duke’s one, plenty of season left for a true justification to swap the two teams.
5. Notre Dame (1-0).  The Fighting Irish struggled to beat Evansville.  But they won.
6. Pittsburgh (2-0).  The Panthers are off to a good start.  Last year started strong too, until it imploded.
7. Virginia Tech (2-0).  The Hokies are off to a 2-0 start, including a nice win over Rhode Island.  
   
8. Miami (1-0).  Miami started the season with a struggle to beat Stetson.  Baby steps.
9. Boston College (1-0).  This team had so much difficulty last year–every win is worthy of note. 
   
10. Wake Forest (1-0).  The Demon Deacons are young, but undefeated!
11. Georgia Tech (1-0). The Yellow Jacket’s season started nicely with a win over Tulane.
    
12. Clemson (1-0).  The Tigers really took care of Presbyterian to start off the season.  Up next is Furman.
13. Maryland (1-1).  The Terps played very well against Kentucky.  Look for this team to start rising up the rankings.
14. Virginia (1-1).  No shame in losing to George Mason.  The defense is as good as ever.
15. Florida State (1-1).  You cannot lose at home to South Alabama and expect to be ranked ahead of any teams.  Sorry Seminoles.

So there it is.  Agree?  Disagree?