The First Weekly Confidential Correspondent Poll: January 28, 2013
Well, the ballots were distributed to the Confidential’s correspondent pool. With 5 precincts reporting, here is the top 12 for the ACC as of January 28, 2013:
1. Duke (2 first place votes) 56 points
2. Syracuse (1 first place vote) 54 points
3. Miami (2 first place votes) 49 points
4. North Carolina State 44 points
5. (tie) Notre Dame and Pitt 37 points
7. Louisville 30 points
8. Virginia 25 points
9. Maryland 23 points
10. North Carolina 17 points
11. Florida State 11 points
12. Clemson 6 points
Notes:
Georgia Tech was placed #12 on a ballot each, but Wake Forest, Virginia Tech, and Boston College did not crack anyone’s top 12. Sorry to those teams.
It is clear that name value still matters, as Duke and Syracuse suffered losses but stayed in the top 2. Meanwhile, not everyone is persuaded that Miami is for real. Was it just a hot January? We’ll see.
North Carolina State is generally #4 or #5 in each poll. It gets interesting thereafter, with the teams very hard to place. Is Louisville the team that was ranked #1 in the country or the one that has lost 3 in a row? What are Notre Dame, Pitt, and Maryland REALLY? And it is odd to see North Carolina so low. But do its rivals really care? Enjoy the middle of the pack. Virginia could find itself several places higher soon enough.
Anyway, what do YOU think. Does Duke still deserve the #1 spot? Does Syracuse? Miami? Someone else?
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