Feb
21
2026
There wasn’t a single person who didn’t believe that Duke had enough talent to win the National Title. They absolutely do, but the question mark with Duke was if they could consistently beat quality teams in close games. Duke is so good that they can typically just overwhelm teams. When they can’t, though, against NCAA …
Feb
20
2026
It’s well documented how Texas Tech, through billionaire boosters like Cody Cambell has reinvented their athletics. Texas Tech appeared in the college football playoffs, has a top 25 basketball team, and its softball team nearly won a national title. The ACC may have its version of Texas Tech in SMU on the way. SMU is …
Feb
19
2026
We also take a guess at where the NCAA tournament cutline should be. Stats come from https://www.warrennolan.com/ 18. Georgia Tech (11-16, 2-12) NET 169, RPI 223 Last Week : 17 Georgia Tech has been a bad team all year, but now they don’t even look like they are competing anymore. A game at Louisville could get …
Feb
18
2026
For the first two months of the season, Clemson was marching towards the NCAA tournament. They raced out to 20-3 (10-1) start, and getting to the big dance began to look like a formality, and then… Clemson started losing, lost another game, and then another. Now at 20-7 (10-4), Clemson would be in the NCAA …
Feb
17
2026
Just like in college basketball, early-season results can make the difference in who makes the postseason. For the ACC, they are off to a tremendous start. Give the SEC credit for its 44-8 start. That’s winning at a near 85% clip. The ACC is not far behind. The conference is 43-11 for an 80% win …
Feb
16
2026
@AllSportsDACC and I (@TalkinACCSports ) talk ACC Basketball with Dan Caro @treadmillhorse of the fine Virginia Tech blog https://treadmillhorse.com/. It is always great to have Dan on! To find old podcasts prior to episode 385, you can follow this link -> https://www.talkshoe.com/show/the-acc-weekly-podcast In this order, these are the topics we covered on the podcast. It’s episode 580 @treadmillhorse tells us …
Feb
15
2026
We are starting to get an idea of ACC men’s basketball coaches who might be feeling the hot seat and which ones are in good shape. We’ll start with coaches 10-18, and we’ve had some movement since earlier in January. What does that look like just past halfway into the season? We go from the …
Feb
14
2026
We hope you’ve been paying attention to January basketball, because now it’s February. It’s now time for the stretch run to get to the NCAA Tournament. Here’s a selection of Men’s and Women’s NCAA Bracket Projections for 2026, as those conference seasons get going soon. Men https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/page/bracketology/ncaa-bracketology-2026-march-madness-men-field-predictions https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/bracketology/ https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-basketball/ncaa-tournament-projections-purdue-kansas-nebraska https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/mens-basketball/bracketology Women https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/30423107/ncaa-women-bracketology-2026-women-college-basketball-projections https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/womens-basketball/bracketology Make sure …
Feb
13
2026
What is the biggest indignity an ACC basketball team can have in a season? It’s missing the ACC Tournament. You were so bad, you couldn’t even qualify for not just the NCAA tournament, but the ACC Tournament. Pittsburgh, Georgia Tech, and Notre Dame would all miss the ACC Tournament if it were today. All have …
Feb
12
2026
We also take a guess at where the NCAA tournament cutline should be. Stats come from https://www.warrennolan.com/ 18. Notre Dame (11-14, 2-10) NET 88, RPI 97 Last week: 18 The pillow fight between Georgia Tech and Notre Dame this week will determine who’s at the bottom of this list next week. The Irish also head to …
Feb
11
2026
ACC Prescription has a breakdown of the high-viewership college football games since 2022. How did the ACC stackup? CanesWarning writes about Miami getting its biggest win of the season over North Carolina. Chopchat says FSU not making any pre-season top 25 football lists should be motivation for the program. The Noles should have plenty of …
Feb
10
2026
UNC and Duke pulled in huge ratings Saturday. That should answer any questions about whether UNC/Duke is still the premier college basketball rivalry in the sport. Hint – It is. Saturday’s @DukeMBB vs @UNC_Basketball thriller was ESPN’s most-watched #NCAAMBB game in 4 years! 🏀 3.5M avg. viewers 🏀 Peak: 4.8M viewers 🏀 Up 53% from …
Feb
09
2026
With just about a month to go before the end of the regular season, you’d better make your NCAA move right about now. Sure, there are the conference tournaments, but do you really want to enter those tournaments on the bubble? Unless you win it, you aren’t guaranteed anything. In the ACC, Duke, UNC, Clemson, …
Feb
08
2026
We hope you’ve been paying attention to January basketball, because now it’s February. It’s now time for the stretch run to get to the NCAA Tournament. Here’s a selection of Men’s and Women’s NCAA Bracket Projections for 2026, as those conference seasons get going soon. Men https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/page/bracketology/ncaa-bracketology-2026-march-madness-men-field-predictions https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/bracketology/ https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-basketball/2026-mens-ncaa-tournament-projections-big-ten-10-teams https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/mens-basketball/bracketology Women https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/30423107/ncaa-women-bracketology-2026-women-college-basketball-projections https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/womens-basketball/bracketology Make sure …
Feb
07
2026
Certain games and matchups always deliver. Duke and UNC is the best college basketball rivalry going… period. Another classic was just added to the rivalry when Seth Trimble hit a 3 with .4 seconds left to lift UNC to a 71-68 win over Duke. It was a statement win by UNC, who’ve been trending up …
Feb
06
2026
We also take a guess at where the NCAA tournament cutline should be. Stats come from https://www.warrennolan.com/ 18. Notre Dame (11-12, 2-8) NET 86, RPI 84 Last week: 18 Notre Dame has one win this calendar year. They get FSU at home, then head to SMU this week. 17. Georgia Tech (11-12, 2-8) NET 143, RPI …