This will be an abbreviated Around the ACC Blogosphere for today. Hey it’s Super Bowl Sunday! Remember national signing day is this week. Huge victory for Miami at NC State… Look put Miami in the top 10. Obviously StateoftheU is excited. It wasn’t always pretty in UNC’s OT win over Virginia Tech in Chapel Hill, but as …
Category Archive: College Basketball
Feb
02
2013
Who has the inside track to a NCAA tournament #1 seed, the Duke Blue Devils or Miami Hurricanes?
When was the last time an ACC team not named Duke or North Carolina had shot at an NCAA tournament number 1 seed? I’m guessing Wake Forest in the 2004-05 year when they played the whole season ranked in the top 10 and even spent two weeks at number 1. They went into the ACC …
Feb
01
2013
Miami and NC State: A huge ACC basketball game without UNC or Duke.
Saturday Miami and NC State will play in a really big regular season ACC basketball game. Miami leads the ACC with a 7-0 record and is ranked #14. The Hurricanes are also the RPI’s #2 rated behind fellow ACC team Duke. NC State is ranked #19, and sits 4th in the ACC with a 5-3 …
Jan
29
2013
Atlanta Coast Conference Men’s Basketball Power Poll – January 29, 2013
Good day, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Men’s Basketball Fans!!! We’re six to seven games into the ACC conference season for all of the teams and it’s time again for our weekly ACC hoops power poll. We are into the heart of the conference season – and every game now will have an impact on a …
Jan
28
2013
ACC Bubble Analysis for January 28, 2013
This week was defiantly the toughest ACC Bubble Analysis yet. Is Duke still a number 1 seed? Should Miami be ahead of them? Does the ACC deserve 3,4,5 or 6 Bids if the selections were this week? In my ranking system, any RPIw top (100) win is a good win and any RPI top (50) obviously worth more. Any …
Jan
27
2013
Articles from around the ACC Blogosphere January 27, 2013.
What’s happening this weekend in the ACC Blogosphere? Let’s find out. We have to look back at Miami’s landmark 27 point win over Duke last week. StateofU reviews the game and capacity turnout. Any voter that doesn’t put the Canes in the top 15 should have their voting privileges revoked. BackingthePack says rebounding was the key to the …
Jan
25
2013
The State of 2012-2013 Virginia Tech Men’s Basketball
Happy New Year, Hokies and Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) fans – hope you all had a Merry Christmas and best wishes for the new year from all of us at All Sports Discussion. It’s been awhile since I posted an update on Virginia Tech men’s basketball – and as we enter the ACC, this is …
Jan
24
2013
How many ACC teams will make the NCAA tournament?
With the ACC”s conference season just about a third of the way through, it’s time to get a good poll question in. How many ACC teams will make the NCAA tournament? I know I’m looking 5, but I’ve been saying 6 is a possibility all year. What do you all think? Become a fan of …
Jan
23
2013
The Miami Hurricanes are for real after routing the Blue Devils.
If you’ve reading the blog you know contributor @HokieGuru has been high on the Hurricanes all year. I was late to the party, but I was convinced after Miami beat Michigan St. earlier this that this team could be very good. Wow did they put on a performance tonight against Duke. That was a awesome display …
Jan
21
2013
ACC Bubble Analysis for January 21, 2013
Another edition of our bubble analysis. With only 7 weeks remaining until selection Sunday, as many as 8 ACC teams still have a shot at what I think will end up being 5-6 ACC bids. In my ranking system, any RPI top (100) win is a good win and any RPI top (50) obviously worth …
Jan
20
2013
Articles from around the ACC Blogosphere January 20, 2013.
If you can figure out ACC basketball this season let me know. Maybe our ACC bloggers have some answers. Let’s see… The Miami Hurricanes are going to host the Duke Blue Devils this Wednesday. Top 5 Duke needs a win to keep pace with Miami in the ACC race. What? Seriously? The Hurricanes are leading …
Jan
19
2013
Just exactly how hard would it be for the ACC to start a Network?
Finally I have some to to sit and take a closer look at the recent announcement that the ACC was going study the viability to start their own television network. It’s apparent to me that John Swofford is reading the blog, and took my suggestions of adding Lousiville and trying to build a network as the conference’s …
Jan
14
2013
ACC Bubble Analysis for January 14, 2013
There’s good news and bad news in this week’s ACC Bubble Analysis. The ACC solidifying itself at the top, but for the first time I can only justify 4 ACC teams getting into the Big Dance if selections were made today. Here’s how it breaksdown. In my ranking system, any RPI top (100) win is a …
Jan
13
2013
Articles from around the ACC Blogosphere January 13, 2013.
We are getting right into the mix of the conference basketball season so let’s see where our ACC bloggers take us. I know I have to check in on the NC State bloggers after the Wolfpack’s huge win over the Duke Blue Devils. To be the man you have to beat the man… says StateFansNation …
Jan
12
2013
ACC Basketball in 2012-2013: Deeper or Down?
I have frequently heard that that ACC basketball is down this year, but is this really true? I’ve heard comments that Duke and NC State are the only good teams with Duke being the only elite one. While I won’t claim that the ACC is having a vintage year, but I do believe it’s deeper …















