Do you realize selection Sunday is only a couple of months away? Here’s is a selection of Men’s and Women’s NCAA Bracket Projections for 2020. Men http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/bracketology/ http://realtimerpi.com/bracketology/bracketology_Men.html Women http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/bracketology https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/womens-basketball/bracketology http://realtimerpi.com/bracketology/bracketology_Women.html Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and please like our Facebook Page 

Last week I was going to write a very different blog post. I was going to make the argument that NC State has squandered a great opportunity to finish in the top 4 of the ACC. NC State had lost to Clemson, Georgia Tech, struggled with Notre Dame and had its issues with Wake Forest. …

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DURHAM – The scandal-ridden and rag-tag Louisville basketball program that Chris Mack took over just two years ago has the gait of a legitimate national title contender, after all. Louisville’s climb to the No. 1 national ranking by the fifth week of the season with a 9-0 start was aided by stumbles from Michigan State, …

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For Current RPI Rankings and Quadrant Wins http://www.warrennolan.com/basketball/2020/rpi-live 1. Florida State (15-2, 5-1) Projected NCAA Seed 2 Florida State is capable of winning a national championship. 2. Duke (15-2, 5-1) Projected NCAA Seed 2 Duke’s loss to red-hot Clemson drops them of our 1 line, but if they beat Louisville Saturday put them back. 3. Louisville …

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Do you realize selection Sunday is only a couple of months away? Here’s is a selection of Men’s and Women’s NCAA Bracket Projections for 2020. Men http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/bracketology/ http://realtimerpi.com/bracketology/bracketology_Men.html Women http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/bracketology https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/womens-basketball/bracketology http://realtimerpi.com/bracketology/bracketology_Women.html Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and please like our Facebook Page   

DURHAM – Duke basketball this year is less Miami Heat circa LaBron James with stacked talent and more Golden State Warriors pre-Kevin Durant. The Blue Devils are a younger Steph Curry version of the Warriors with meshed teamwork, and that makes them more intriguing to watch as they chase their potential. A year ago Duke …

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Clemson had lost 59 straight to UNC in Chapel Hill, but they entered today with a shot. The Heels had already gotten beat at home by Georgia Tech, Pittsburgh, and today up 10 with 2 minute fell in an epic collapse. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN PROGRAM HISTORY, @ClemsonMBB WINS IN CHAPEL HILL! 😱 pic.twitter.com/eSKgp1Dm1g …

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For Current RPI Rankings and Quadrant Wins http://www.warrennolan.com/basketball/2020/rpi-live 1. Duke (14-1, 4-0) Projected NCAA Seed 1 Duke is on a trajectory for a #1 seed. 2. Florida State (14-2, 4-1) Projected NCAA Seed 2 Florida State might be the best team in the country that nobody is talking about. 3. Louisville (12-3, 3-1) Projected NCAA …

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Cassius Winston is finding his way, painful step by step, to let it go, to let if flow. The hurt over his brother Zachary taking his life on Nov. 9 will always be with him and his family — younger brother Khy and parents Reggie and Wendi. How they move forward, letting go of the …

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@Hokiesmash_ASD  and I (@TalkinACCSports ) get you prepped for ACC basketball with a great guest – Mychal Hunter ( @accbr1 ) Owner of http://ACCBasketballReport.com| ACCBR Podcast | Preview Writer for http://KnupSolutions.com https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rwradios-acc-weekly-podcast/id831843856?t=2. We are also now available on Stitcher! http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/httpwwwtalkshoecomtalkshoewebtalkcastjspmasterid130024cmdtc/the-acc-weekly-podcast?refid=stpr0 We are also now available on PodBean! https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/p573j-6e69d/The-ACC-Weekly-Podcast To listen go here – https://www.talkshoe.com/show/the-acc-weekly-podcast In this …

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CHAPEL HILL – Winning college athletic programs are often taken for granted. One assumption not to make, though, is that’s an easy transition for an assistant coach to pick up where his mentor left off. Sometimes there are hiccups before a blue blood re-establishes itself. At North Carolina, Roy Williams has made it look easier …

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DURHAM – Duke looked impressive winning two games without Tre Jones and Jordan Goldwire starting in his place, but, wow, did the Blue Devils show talent, balance and depth with Jones returning to the lineup and Goldwire back to coming off the bench. The No. 2-ranked Blue Devils (12-1, 2-0 ACC) scored 45 first-half points …

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DURHAM – Imagine Duke basketball this year without point guard Tre Jones. Well, the No. 4-ranked Blue Devils faced finding out the hard way when Duke announced prior to its home game against Wofford that Jones would sit out with a “minor injury.” Nevertheless, the Blue Devils (10-1) routed Wofford (7-5) with an 86-57 victory …

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A short post for tonight, but one that may concern many ACC fanbases. It’s early, but the ACC is not looking good when it comes to number of bids for the NCAA Tournament. These projections were made before the completion of the ACC/Big 10 challenge which the ACC lost 8 – 6. https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2019-12-03/2020-ncaa-mens-basketball-bracket-projected-about-100-days has just …

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Monday night saw two ACC coaches (Virginia Tech’s Mike Young and Georgia Tech’s Josh Pastner) traveling in opposite directions. They started the season in somewhat similar fashion – looking for early season credibility. One has found it, while the other floundered. Let’s start with Virginia Tech’s Mike Young… Young was a 17 year head coach …

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By TOM SHANAHAN LAHAINA, Hawaii – As the eight coaches participating in the Maui Jim Maui Invitational took their seats upon an outdoor dais with a Pacific Ocean backdrop at the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa, tournament director Dave Odom asked them to don their Jim Maui sunglasses. You’ve got to have a little …

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