This Week in the ACC - 11/29-12/5
Heading into the ACC/B1G challenge, the league prognosis is bleak. Going by the Pomeroy rankings, the ACC is favored in precisely 2 of the 14 games, with one of those by just a single point (although, to be fair, a lot of the ACC underdogs are getting just a point or two). The most lopsided challenge result was 11-3 ACC in 2017; the B1G has never had more than 8 wins (although in 2011 that was an 8-4 outcome, their best result by percentage). Holding the other side under double digit wins would, I fear, be a major accomplishment this year. At least the bar is low!
And then we get conference play later this week - right out of the frying pan and into the fire. Let’s take a look at the slate.
Monday
[47]Virginia (+1) host [21]Iowa (7:00, ESPN2)
[134]Boston College (-7) hosts [194]South Florida (7:00, ACCN)
[40]Notre Dame (+6) at [23]Illinois (9:00, ESPN2)
Tuesday
[61]Syracuse (+1) hosts [31]Indiana (7:00, ESPN2)
[199]Pittsburgh (+4) hosts [100]Minnesota (7:00, ESPNU)
[29]Florida State (+9) at [2]Purdue (7:30, ESPN)
[92]Wake Forest (+2) hosts [41]Northwestern (9:00, ESPNU)
[45]Clemson (-1) at [95]Rutgers (9:00, ESPN2)
[6]Duke (+1) at [24]Ohio State (9:30, ESPN)
Wednesday
[39]Louisville (+6) at [26]Michigan State (7:15, ESPN)
[27]Virginia Tech (+1) at [46]Maryland (7:15, ESPN2)
[59]NC State (-7) hosts [102]Nebraska (7:15, ESPNU)
[49]North Carolina (+4) hosts [9]Michigan (9:15, ESPN)
[67]Georgia Tech (+2) hosts [32]Wisconsin (9:15, ESPN2)
[102]Miami (+6) at [75]Penn State (9:15, ESPNU)
Thursday is dark
Friday
[134]Boston College (+5) hosts [40]Notre Dame (6:00, ACCN)
[47]Virginia (-13) hosts [199]Pittsburgh (8:00, ACCN)
Saturday
[106]Miami (+3) hosts [45]Clemson (12:00, ACCN)
[59]NC State (-1) hosts [39]Louisville (2:00, ESPN2)
[27]Virginia Tech (-11) hosts [92]Wake Forest (2:00, ACCN)
[29]Florida State (-9) hosts [61]Syracuse (4:00, ACCN)
Sunday
[67]Georgia Tech (-2) hosts [49]North Carolina (3:00, ESPN2)
ACC Non-Conference: 68-28
ACC v. Power 6: 9-13
AAC: 1-3
America East: 2-1
A-Sun: 2-0
A-10: 0-5
Big 12: 0-3
Big East: 1-1
Big South: 11-0
B1G Ten: 1-1
Big West: 1-0
CAA: 6-0
CUSA: 4-0
Horizon: 1-0
Ivy: 4-0
MAAC: 3-0
MAC: 0-1
MEAC: 2-0
NEC: 3-0
Pac-12: 2-1
Patriot: 9-2
SEC: 5-7
Southern: 4-2
Southland: 1-0
SWAC: 2-0
WCC: 2-1
Non-D1: 1-0
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You're all jealous hypocrites. - Titus on Laettner
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