18. Miami (5-18, 1-11) NET – 225, RPI – 268
Last Week: 18
Miami isn’t quite the trainwreck they were earlier this year, but yeah they are still awful. The host Syracuse and go to Pittsburgh in the week upcoming.
17. Boston College (10-13, 2-10) NET – 221, RPI – 235
Last Week: 17
Boston College has won one game since January 1. Can they get their third ACC win over Notre Dame at home or NC State on the road this week?
16. NC State (9-14, 2-10) NET – 120, RPI – 217
Last week: 15
NC State last won a game on January 8. All their losses have been by 10 points or less. They are going to break through sooner or later. Louisville and Boston College are this week at home.
15. Notre Dame (10-13, 4-8) NET – 97, RPI – 214
Last Week : 14
Notre Dame has lost 3 single-digit games in a row. This week is a trip to Boston College before hosting Louisville.
14. Florida State (14-9, 5-7) NET – 87, RPI – 120
Last Week: 13
FSU is relegated to the role of spoiler now. They go to Wake Forest and then host Clemson.
13. California (12-12, 5-8) NET – 128, RPI – 136
Last Week: 12
Cal is going to face one angry set of Duke Blue Devils this week. Then they head to Georgia Tech who can be feisty if they can get healthy.
12. Syracuse (11-13, 5-8) NET – 146, RPI – 150
Last Week: 11
Syracuse is 1-12 against the Q1 and Q2. They head to Miami and play at UNC this week.
11. Virginia (12-12, 5-8) NET – 105, RPI – 121
Last Week: 16
Virginia makes a big move up, after trouncing Pitt at Pitt as part of winning 3 of their last 4 games. The Hoos head to Virginia Tech on Saturday.
10. Georgia Tech (11-13, 5-7) NET – 127, RPI – 209
Last Week: 10
Georgia Tech followed up its win over Louisville, with a stirring 3 OT win at Clemson. Barely able to field a team, they lost at Virginia. They get Stanford and Cal this week at home.
9. Virginia Tech (11-13, 6-7) NET – 152, RPI – 175
Last Week: 9
Quietly Virginia Tech has won 3 of their last 4 games. They host Virginia this week and they attempt to get to .500 in league.
8. Pittsburgh (14-9, 5-7) NET – 47, RPI – 51
Last Week: 5
Pittsburgh has managed to put together one of the worst ACC collapses we’ve seen in recent memory. If they don’t sweep SMU and Miami, they are totally finished.
7. Stanford (16-8, 8-5) NET – 78, RPI – 68
Last Week: 7
Stanford is having a better-than-expected season, but time is running out on an at-large bid. They go to Georgia Tech and Duke this week.
6. UNC (14-10, 7-5) NET – 45, RPI – 31
Last Week: 8
UNC escaped with a 1 point win over Pitt to keep alive their NCAA hopes. If they could win at Clemson and at Syracuse, that could really get them back in the NCAA discussion.
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5. Wake Forest (18-6, 10-3) NET – 60, RPI- 38
Last week: 6
The West Coast swing has been tough on teams, but Wake Forest took care of business. It has them in NCAA position. If they could sweep FSU and game at SMU that would be massive. They need a split at the very least.
4. SMU (18-5, 9-3) NET – 39, RPI – 54
Last Week: 4
SMU has four games in a row to move to the right side of the bubble. This week they get Pitt and Wake Forest at home and if they win both, you have to love their chances to make the NCAA Tournament.
3. Louisville (18-6, 11-2) NET – 28, RPI – 22
Last Week: 2
Louisville seems to have righted the ship since their loss to Georgia Tech. Games at NC State and Notre Dame this week shouldn’t be overlooked.
2. Clemson (19-5, 11-2) NET – 30, RPI – 24
Last Week: 3
In a bizarre week Clemson lost at home to Georgia Tech, then rebounded to play their finest game of the season and beat Duke. They host UNC on Monday and head to FSU on Saturday.
1. Duke (20-3, 12-1) NET – 2, RPI – 8
Last Week: 1
Clemson proved that Duke could be beat by an ACC team, but don’t expect a trend. Cal and Stanford are going to play some mad Duke Blue Devils.
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