This Week in the ACC: 2/13-2/19

[pfrduke]

With just 3 weeks left in the regular season (how did that happen already?!), 1st and 7th place are separated by just 1 1/2 games. Ten teams are .500 or better and Pomeroy projects 9 of them to finish that way (sorry Jackets). With so many teams jockeying for top ACC finishes and NCAA bids, each set of games has significant impact on the conference race.

Monday
[48]Syracuse (8-5) hosts [5]Louisville (8-4) (7:00, ESPN)

Tuesday
[149]Boston College (2-11) hosts [24]Notre Dame (8-5) (7:00, ESPNU)
[66]Pittsburgh (3-9) hosts [51]Virginia Tech (6-6) (7:00, ESPN2)
[39]Clemson (3-9) hosts [32]Wake Forest (6-7) (7:00, ACCN)

Wednesday
[34]Miami (6-6) hosts [79]Georgia Tech (6-6) (8:00, ACCN)
[103]NC State (3-10) hosts [10]North Carolina (9-3) (8:00, ACCN)
[2]Virginia (8-4) hosts [14]Duke (8-4) (9:00, ESPN2)

Thursday and Friday are dark

Saturday
[103]NC State (3-10) hosts [24]Notre Dame (8-5) (12:00, ESPN)
[34]Miami (6-6) hosts [39]Clemson (3-9) (12:00, ACCN)
[14]Duke (8-4) hosts [32]Wake Forest (6-7) (1:00, ACCN)
[5]Louisville (8-4) hosts [51]Virginia Tech (6-6) (1:00, ACCN)
[66]Pittsburgh (3-9) hosts [13]Florida State (9-4) (4:00, ESPN2)
[10]North Carolina (9-3) hosts [2]Virginia (8-4) (8:15, ESPN)

Sunday
[79]Georgia Tech (6-6) hosts [48]Syracuse (8-5) (6:30, ESPNU)

[Kfanarmy]

That is a big game on Wednesday!

[PackMan97]

That is a big game on Wednesday!

Don't worry, NC State's got this. If there is one thing we are good at...it's beating Carolina when we suck!

[BandAlum83]

Don't worry, NC State's got this. If there is one thing we are good at...it's beating Carolina when we suck!

Pretty sure he meant Tech/Miami. They're both @ .500. It's meaningful and gives one a step up on an NCAAT bid.

[devildeac]

Don't worry, NC State's gott this. If there is one thing we are good at...it's beating Carolina when we suck!

I sure hope you're correct, but I'm not counting on it.

[CDu]

Go Cuse tonight. Go Pack Wednesday. Go Pitt, Va Tech, State, and UVa on Saturday. Go Ga Tech on Sunday.

[OldPhiKap]

Go to Hell Carolina. Every day.

[OldPhiKap]

Don't worry, NC State's got this. If there is one thing we are good at...it's beating Carolina when we suck!

If State can't get up for this one, ain't no getting up.

[devildeac]

If State can't get up for this one, ain't no getting up.

Well, they certainly gott up for their "contest" at the nose dome, losing by less than 8 TD .

[PackMan97]

Well, they certainly gott up for their "contest" at the nose dome, losing by less than 8 TD .

We just want them over confident for game in Raleigh. This is all part of a larger plan where we now go on a 15 game winning streak, win the ACCT and the NCAAT. We gott this!

[OldPhiKap]

We just want them over confident for game in Raleigh. This is all part of a larger plan where we now go on a 15 game winning streak, win the ACCT and the NCAAT. We gott this!

Good luck with that. If we don't win it all, the Pack is almost always my second choice.

[PackMan97]

Good luck with that.

Want to make a bet? how about 10 to none odds? If it happens, you give me $10. if it doesn't, I give you nothing

[BandAlum83]

We just want them over confident for game in Raleigh. This is all part of a larger plan where we now go on a 15 game winning streak, win the ACCT and the NCAAT. We gott this!

You're living in the 80's, Dude!

[devildeac]

Want to make a bet? how about 10 to none odds? If it happens, you give me $10. if it doesn't, I give you nothing

Make it 20 and he'll take it.

[OldPhiKap]

Want to make a bet? how about 10 to none odds? If it happens, you give me $10. if it doesn't, I give you nothing

Make you a deal. Beat the heels this week, and then we'll talk odds!

[Olympic Fan]

Take them one game at a time ...

Tonight's Louisville-Syracuse is huge for NCAA seeding. Louisville is in the mix for a No. 1 seed, but needs to pass a few teams. This would be a big one. Cuse has done a good job of fighting back into NCAA consideration after a horrible start, but Saturday's loss at Pitt really hurt. They need this one tonight or they are back in struggle-mode (they would be 16-10, 8-6) -- their RPI is an extremely unimpressive 70th at the moment). Louisville is the best of the ACC at No. 4 in the RPI.

[UNCfan]

If State could beat UNC, that win may be able to save Gott's job, but I doubt it. Dennis Smith will really be up for this game after his performance in Chapel Hill. He could have started for either UNC of Duke, why did he go to State?

[UNCfan]

PackPride is buzzing that ABC11 is reporting Gott is out at the end of the season. Feelers being put out to Archie.

[BandAlum83]

Take them one game at a time ...

Tonight's Louisville-Syracuse is huge for NCAA seeding. Louisville is in the mix for a No. 1 seed, but needs to pass a few teams. This would be a big one. Cuse has done a good job of fighting back into NCAA consideration after a horrible start, but Saturday's loss at Pitt really hurt. They need this one tonight or they are back in struggle-mode (they would be 16-10, 8-6) -- their RPI is an extremely unimpressive 70th at the moment). Louisville is the best of the ACC at No. 4 in the RPI.

Go Syracuse!!!



Right? Good for Duke, good for the ACC?

[CDu]

Go Syracuse!!!



Right? Good for Duke, good for the ACC?

Yes. I don't so much care about the conference, but I do want Cuse to win. Louisville losing is good for our chances of getting a higher seed and hanging a regular season banner too.