Wisco vs. Va Tech
Landry takes over and WI wins.
Big Ten 1, ACC 0
Ohio St vs. Miami
Miami is too good for a team that has played only Delaware St and Bowling Green. Miami is up for the challenge after having fallen to UConn.
Winner: Miami - Big Ten 1, ACC 1
Clemson vs. IL
One of the more interesting matchups in my opinion. I was going to pick IL in what I consider a coin-toss, but decided to display my ACC bias and choose Clemson. This game will tell us a lot, I think.
Winner: Clemson in a close one - Big Ten 1, ACC 2
Virginia vs. MN
Ugh, what can be said about UVA? They have looked pathetic thus far, so I have to choose the 5-0 Gophers.
Winner: MN - Big Ten 2, ACC 2
Iowa vs. BC
Iowa is too young to handle BC's physical play. But I could see this one definitely going the other way if the BC who lost to St. Louis shows up. The vs. UAB BC should win this one.
Winner: BC - Big Ten 2, ACC 3
Duke vs. Purdue
As long we control Hummel from hitting an absurd number of 3s, I think we'll win this one. It's certainly not going to be easy though. Can Purdue bounce back from an OT loss to Oklahoma? The home crowd will give them extra energy and make this a close one.
Winner: Duke - Big Ten 2, ACC 4
Indiana vs. Wake
Oh, Indiana. So, so young. Don't think this one is going to be much of a contest. WFU looked good last night against Baylor and IN has looked, well, bad. It'll take Crean a few years to rebuild this program ("rebuilding" Indiana sounds very odd...)
Winner: Wake - Big Ten 2, ACC 5
Michigan vs. Maryland
This is another game I feel could go either way. Both Michigan and MD have upset good teams, and have one loss. I'll choose Michigan since I like them more than MD. MD needs to be more consistent.
Winner: Michigan - Big Ten 3, ACC 5
FSU vs. Northwestern
Northwestern = terrible.
Winner: FSU - Big Ten 3, ACC 6
Penn St vs Ga Tech
Penn St = terrible.
Winner: Ga Tech, Big Ten 3, ACC 7
UNC vs. MSU
UNC has too much depth at all positions for MSU to keep up with their pace. I could see this game being close in the first half, but UNC will pull away in the second half.
Winner: UNC, Big Ten 3, ACC 8
Final: ACC 8, Big Ten 3
I voted 7 in the poll without really going game by game, but would change it to 8 now.