This Week in the ACC: 11/30-12/6

[pfrduke]

Week 1 in the books and it was an up and down performance for the conference (more down than up, frankly). Now (knock on wood) we get our first full week of the season, featuring such dissonant events as the Maui Invitational in Asheville, NC. No knock on Asheville, but wanting Maui and getting Asheville is very 2020.

Monday
[77]Boston College (+1) vs. [75]St. John’s in Bubbleville (6:00, ESPNU)
[22]North Carolina (-13) vs. [136]UNLV in Asheville (7:00, ESPN2)
[40]NC State / [280]William & Mary (CANCELED)

Tuesday
[14]Virginia (-20) hosts [238]St. Francis (PA) (4:00, ACCN)
[26]Louisville (-7) hosts [68]Western Kentucky (6:00, ACCN)
[3]Duke (-4) hosts [12]Michigan State (7:30, ESPN)
[15]North Carolina (+1) vs. [26]Stanford in Asheville (4:00, ESPN)

Wednesday
[122]Wake Forest (-13) hosts [293]Troy (CANCELED)
[28]Clemson (-35) hosts [355]South Carolina State (6:00, ACCN)
[76]Notre Dame (-15) hosts [241]Western Michigan (CANCELED)
[16]Florida State (-25) hosts [307]North Florida (8:00, ACCN)
[15]North Carolina (+2) vs. [4]Texas in Asheville (4:00, ESPN)

Thursday
[43]NC State (-15) vs. [210]Massachusetts-Lowell in Bubbleville (4:30, ESPNU)
[47]Syracuse (-20) hosts [248]Niagara (7:00, ACCNX)
[22]Virginia Tech (-23) hosts [278]VMI (8:00, ACCN)
[80]Boston College (+6) vs. [30]Florida in Bubbleville (9:30, ESPN)

Friday
[26]Louisville (-9) hosts [87]UNC Greensboro (2:00, ACCN)
[77]Boston College (-3) hosts [82]Rhode Island (4:00, ACCN)
[14]Virginia (-17) hosts [174]Kent State (6:00, ACCN)
[3]Duke (-28) hosts [288]Bellarmine (7:00, ACCNX)
[44]Miami (-18) hosts [244]Stetson (8:00, ACCN)
[76]Notre Dame vs. [17]Tennessee (CANCELED)

Saturday
[40]NC State (+1) vs. [52]Connecticut in Bubbleville (12:00, ESPNU)
[45]Syracuse (-22) hosts [285]Rider (6:00, ACCNX)

Sunday
[3]Duke (-24) hosts [210]Elon (12:00, ACCN)
[90]Georgia Tech (+7) vs. [19]Kentucky in Atlanta (5:00, ESPN)

ACC Non-Conference Record: 19-6
ACC vs. Power 6: 4-2
AAC: 1-0
Atlantic Sun: 2-0
Atlantic 10: 1-0
Big East: 2-1
Big South: 3-0
B1G: 1-1
Colonial: 3-0
MEAC: 2-0
MVC: 1-0
NEC: 1-1
SEC: 1-0
Southern: 0-1
Sun Belt: 0-1
SWAC: 1-0
WCC: 0-1

[JasonEvans]

ACC Non-Conference Record: 19-5
ACC vs. Power 6: 4-1
AAC: 1-0
Atlantic Sun: 2-0
Atlantic 10: 1-0
Big East: 2-0
Big South: 3-0
B1G: 1-1
Colonial: 3-0
MEAC: 2-0
MVC: 1-0
NEC: 1-1
SEC: 1-0
Southern: 0-1
Sun Belt: 0-1
SWAC: 1-0
WCC: 0-1

The good and the bad...

Some of these losses to non-power teams are really mystifying.

Also, I think you are missing BC's loss to Villanova from your calculations.

[pfrduke]

Also, I think you are missing BC's loss to Villanova from your calculations.

You're right, that's now been updated in the first post, as well as the details for the next Maui/Asheville game on Tuesday.

[MarkD83]

In the list of records do you want to add games lost / gained due to Covid. I say gained because the VT Villanova game was an added game. Ok this may not be a good idea but I am intrigued.

[Bluedog]

Are kenpom spreads still the same home court advantage as historical years or did he adjust his algorithm? I assume same.

[pfrduke]

Wednesday games are updated, to reflect two cancellations and the finals in Maui-Asheville

[uh_no]

Are kenpom spreads still the same home court advantage as historical years or did he adjust his algorithm? I assume same.

looks smaller? It's only a 5 point swing between the two UNC games, whereas I thought it was supposed to be something like 7 for a home and home.

[uh_no]

heels looked good on that last defensive set

[peloton]

heels looked good on that last defensive set

I concur! 😏

[Indoor66]

The heels looked good in the last 00.1.

[pfrduke]

I remember Matt Coleman playing against Duke in the PK80 tournament from what had felt like many more than 3 seasons ago. He's one of those guys who feels like he's been in school for 6 years (at least to me). He had a much better game against UNC than he did in that PK80 game.

[UrinalCake]

I remember Matt Coleman playing against Duke in the PK80 tournament from what had felt like many more than 3 seasons ago. He's one of those guys who feels like he's been in school for 6 years (at least to me). He had a much better game against UNC than he did in that PK80 game.

If I'm not mistaken, we recruited him hard and thought he had a good shot at landing him but ended up with Trevon Duval (even though Coleman committed to Texas first, it seemed likely he knew that Duval was coming). He seems like a great example of a lower-ranked guy who stays multiple years and winds up being a valuable veteran.

Of course, if Coleman had come to Duke then maybe we don't get Tre Jones for those two years. Who knows...

[pfrduke]

Thursday games are updated (and copied here) - two new matchups showed up at the Mohegan Sun:

Thursday
[43]NC State (-15) vs. [210]Massachusetts-Lowell in Bubbleville (4:30, ESPNU)
[47]Syracuse (-20) hosts [248]Niagara (7:00, ACCNX)
[22]Virginia Tech (-23) hosts [278]VMI (8:00, ACCN)
[80]Boston College (+6) vs. [30]Florida in Bubbleville (9:30, ESPN)

[Acymetric]

Unbelievable end of the 2nd half to send Kent State - UVA to overtime.

[MChambers]

Nice win for Georgia Tech against some no account SEC team.

[chrishoke]

Nice win for Georgia Tech against some no account SEC team.

Three losses in a row for Kentucky.

[dukelifer]

Three losses in a row for Kentucky.

Young teams are going to struggle this year.

[JasonEvans]

Young teams are going to struggle this year.

The only non-Freshmen who play for Kentucky are Olivier Saar, a transfer who is immediately eligible, and Davion Mintz, a transfer from Creighton who sat a year. Put another way, none of his top 7 players have ever played for Kentucky before this year.