A better ACC this season

[morgan n' 7™]

A better ACC this season
After a disappointing showing in 2008 NCAA Tournament, the league is displaying its strength
After watching only four league teams get into the 2008 NCAA Tournament, you can bet that ACC officials are ready to promote the latest poll rankings in their argument to get as many teams as possible into this season's tournament.

North Carolina's stumble at home Sunday cost it the top spot, but as ACC play gets into full swing this weekend with six league games, the Tar Heels sit sandwiched at third nationally between No. 2 Duke and No. 4 Wake Forest in the latest Associated Poll rankings. Aside from that near stranglehold at the top of the national polls, here is what we've learned so far about the ACC's elites and other programs:



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[Frank M]

The ACC might need to worry about Clemson. They looked great against NC State today, and I saw them play my school in person. They are going to cause one or more of the "big boys" (i.e. the three top five teams referenced in the article some problems).

[23Steps]

I know everyone is talking about how great the Big Ten is, but check this out:

"Do you all realize it's quite possible all four No. 1 seeds will come from the ACC and the Big East? I'm pretty sure two conferences have never done that.

• Speaking of those two leagues, I know everyone is ready to call this year's Big East the best conference in history, but there is a case to be made that this year's ACC is just as good, if not better. Yes, the Big East has eight teams ranked in this week's AP Poll compared to the ACC's four, but remember, the Big East also has four more teams in its conference. And the ACC has four teams in the top 10 and three in the top five, while the Big East has three and two, respectively. If the ACC gets seven teams into the NCAA tournament, that would be 58.3 percent of the league. If the Big East gets nine, that would be 56.3 percent."
-Seth Davis
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/seth_davis/01/13/hoop.thoughts/1.html