pfrduke
11-12-2018, 02:01 AM
There were precious few tough games, but still worth noting that the ACC is undefeated thus far on the season. As you might imagine, no other conference can make that claim (MSU's loss to Kansas ruins things for the Big Ten while Providence falling to Wichita keeps the BEast from being unbeaten).
As Jason observed in last week's thread, the ACC went unblemished in the season's first week. While the conference was the underdog in just one game (and won that one by 34), still, avoiding bad losses is as much a part of the battle as getting good wins. This week has a few games where the ACC team isn't the favorite and gets pre-season tournament play kicked off (neither Virginia Tech nor Wake is expected to win in South Carolina, but being finalists would be a good outcome for both; Syracuse is the favorite in MSG).
Monday
[3]North Carolina (-18) hosts [84]Stanford (7:00, ESPN2)
[121]Pittsburgh (-6) hosts [161]Troy (7:00, ACCNE)
Tuesday
[31]NC State (-21) hosts [266]UNC Asheville (7:00, ACCNE)
[20]Miami (-15) hosts [135]Stephen F. Austin (7:00, ESPNU)
[63]Louisville (-24) hosts [344]Southern (7:00, ACCNE)
[90]Georgia Tech (+14) at [11]Tennessee (9:00, ESPN2)
Wednesday
[2]Duke (-21) hosts [122]Eastern Michigan (7:00, ACCNE)
[16]Clemson (-24) hosts [283]Sam Houston State (7:00, ACCNE)
[69]Boston College (-17) hosts [281]IUPUI (7:00, ACCNE)
[51]Notre Dame (-11) hosts [159]Radford (7:00, ACCNE)
Thursday
[30]Virginia Tech (-8) vs. [99]Ball State in Charleston (11:30, ESPN2)
[102]Wake Forest (+1) vs. [94]St. Joseph's in Myrtle Beach (11:30, ESPNU)
[8]Syracuse (-12) vs. [97]Connecticut in Madison Square Garden (7:00, ESPN2)
[121]Pittsburgh (-13) hosts [287]Central Arkansas (7:00, ACCNE)
Friday
[4]Virginia (-35) hosts [348]Coppin State (7:00, ACCNE)
[3]North Carolina (-33) hosts [310]Tennessee Tech (7:00, ACCNE)
[63]Louisville (-8) hosts [123]Vermont (7:00, ACCNE)
[90]Georgia Tech (-15) hosts [264]East Carolina (7:30, ACCNE)
[30]Virginia Tech vs. [55]Alabama/[79]Northeastern in Charleston (TBD)
[102]Wake Forest vs. [77]Central Florida/[133]Cal State Fullerton in Myrtle Beach (TBD)
[8]Syracuse vs. [18]Oregon/[38]Iowa in Madison Square Garden (TBD)
Saturday
[121]Pittsburgh (-19) hosts [339]North Alabama (12:00, ACCNE)
[51]Notre Dame (-11) hosts [150]William & Mary (12:00, ACCNE)
[31]NC State (-27) hosts [335]Maine (2:00, ACCNE)
[20]Miami (-25) hosts [303]Bethune-Cookman (2:00, ACCNE)
Sunday
[30]Virginia Tech vs. [15]Purdue/[78]Wichita State/[85]Davidson/[176]Appalachian State in Charleston (TBD)
[102]Wake Forest vs. [14]West Virginia/[88]Western Kentucky/[134]Valparaiso/[212]Monmouth in Myrtle Beach (TBD)
ACC Non-Conference: 25-0
ACC vs. Power 5: 2-0
American: 1-0
Atlantic-10: 1-0
Big Sky: 1-0
Big South: 1-0
Colonial: 2-0
Horizon: 3-0
MEAC: 3-0
Northeast: 2-0
Ohio Valley: 1-0
Patriot: 2-0
SEC: 2-0
Southern: 3-0
Southland: 2-0
WAC: 1-0
As Jason observed in last week's thread, the ACC went unblemished in the season's first week. While the conference was the underdog in just one game (and won that one by 34), still, avoiding bad losses is as much a part of the battle as getting good wins. This week has a few games where the ACC team isn't the favorite and gets pre-season tournament play kicked off (neither Virginia Tech nor Wake is expected to win in South Carolina, but being finalists would be a good outcome for both; Syracuse is the favorite in MSG).
Monday
[3]North Carolina (-18) hosts [84]Stanford (7:00, ESPN2)
[121]Pittsburgh (-6) hosts [161]Troy (7:00, ACCNE)
Tuesday
[31]NC State (-21) hosts [266]UNC Asheville (7:00, ACCNE)
[20]Miami (-15) hosts [135]Stephen F. Austin (7:00, ESPNU)
[63]Louisville (-24) hosts [344]Southern (7:00, ACCNE)
[90]Georgia Tech (+14) at [11]Tennessee (9:00, ESPN2)
Wednesday
[2]Duke (-21) hosts [122]Eastern Michigan (7:00, ACCNE)
[16]Clemson (-24) hosts [283]Sam Houston State (7:00, ACCNE)
[69]Boston College (-17) hosts [281]IUPUI (7:00, ACCNE)
[51]Notre Dame (-11) hosts [159]Radford (7:00, ACCNE)
Thursday
[30]Virginia Tech (-8) vs. [99]Ball State in Charleston (11:30, ESPN2)
[102]Wake Forest (+1) vs. [94]St. Joseph's in Myrtle Beach (11:30, ESPNU)
[8]Syracuse (-12) vs. [97]Connecticut in Madison Square Garden (7:00, ESPN2)
[121]Pittsburgh (-13) hosts [287]Central Arkansas (7:00, ACCNE)
Friday
[4]Virginia (-35) hosts [348]Coppin State (7:00, ACCNE)
[3]North Carolina (-33) hosts [310]Tennessee Tech (7:00, ACCNE)
[63]Louisville (-8) hosts [123]Vermont (7:00, ACCNE)
[90]Georgia Tech (-15) hosts [264]East Carolina (7:30, ACCNE)
[30]Virginia Tech vs. [55]Alabama/[79]Northeastern in Charleston (TBD)
[102]Wake Forest vs. [77]Central Florida/[133]Cal State Fullerton in Myrtle Beach (TBD)
[8]Syracuse vs. [18]Oregon/[38]Iowa in Madison Square Garden (TBD)
Saturday
[121]Pittsburgh (-19) hosts [339]North Alabama (12:00, ACCNE)
[51]Notre Dame (-11) hosts [150]William & Mary (12:00, ACCNE)
[31]NC State (-27) hosts [335]Maine (2:00, ACCNE)
[20]Miami (-25) hosts [303]Bethune-Cookman (2:00, ACCNE)
Sunday
[30]Virginia Tech vs. [15]Purdue/[78]Wichita State/[85]Davidson/[176]Appalachian State in Charleston (TBD)
[102]Wake Forest vs. [14]West Virginia/[88]Western Kentucky/[134]Valparaiso/[212]Monmouth in Myrtle Beach (TBD)
ACC Non-Conference: 25-0
ACC vs. Power 5: 2-0
American: 1-0
Atlantic-10: 1-0
Big Sky: 1-0
Big South: 1-0
Colonial: 2-0
Horizon: 3-0
MEAC: 3-0
Northeast: 2-0
Ohio Valley: 1-0
Patriot: 2-0
SEC: 2-0
Southern: 3-0
Southland: 2-0
WAC: 1-0