{"id":38776,"date":"2024-02-10T22:58:14","date_gmt":"2024-02-11T03:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/?p=38776"},"modified":"2024-02-10T22:59:33","modified_gmt":"2024-02-11T03:59:33","slug":"what-do-wake-forest-and-pittsburgh-need-to-do-to-realistically-to-get-ncaas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/2024\/02\/10\/what-do-wake-forest-and-pittsburgh-need-to-do-to-realistically-to-get-ncaas\/","title":{"rendered":"What do Wake Forest and Pittsburgh ‘realistically’ need to do to get to NCAAs."},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ACC-F-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"38777\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/2024\/02\/10\/what-do-wake-forest-and-pittsburgh-need-to-do-to-realistically-to-get-ncaas\/acc-f-790\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ACC-F-3.png?fit=570%2C376&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"570,376\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"ACC-F\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ACC-F-3.png?fit=300%2C198&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ACC-F-3.png?fit=570%2C376&ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-38777\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ACC-F-3.png?resize=300%2C198\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ACC-F-3.png?resize=300%2C198&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ACC-F-3.png?w=570&ssl=1 570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Saturday felt like a real separation day in the ACC. Virginia and Clemson joined UNC and Dule as NCAA locks barring unforeseen collapses with wins from FSU and Syracuse.<\/p>\n<p>A slew of middle-of-the-pack ACC teams fell away.<\/p>\n<p>Virginia Tech took a crippling loss at Notre Dame. Syracuse couldn’t get a much-needed quality win over Clemson. Florida State couldn’t get their much needed quality win over Virginia. Miami couldn’t get a Q1 win over UNC. All were at home too. NC State was right there at Wake Forest, but couldn’t close.<\/p>\n<p>All those teams had NET rankings at 70 or higher, except Virginia Tech at 54, but whose metrics can’t hold up a 13-10 (5-7) record any longer. Sure I think any can still earn an at-large NCAA bids, but we talking about 7-1 at least 6-2 type finishes, and runs in the ACCT.<\/p>\n<p>That leaves Wake Forest and Pittsburgh as ACC teams that realistically play their way into the NCAA Tournament.<\/p>\n<p>What do they need to do?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wake Forest 16-7 (8-4) Net 33<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I’d have Wake Forest in the field now. Either as a 10 seed or Last 4 in. The Deacs issue is a 0-3 Q1 record. They are 6-4 against the Q2. Wake Forest has 5 more potential chances at a Q1 win with games at Duke, Virginia, Duke, at Virginia Tech, and Clemson.<\/p>\n<p>If the Deacs can get 2 of those games, and take care of the rest that’s a 5-3 finish for a 21-10 (13-7) record in the NCAA tournament. I really like their chances at that point. 20-11 (12-8) would have them squarely on the bubble and I think in still, but there is a lot of scoreboard watching to be done.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pittsburgh 15-8 (6-6) Net 61<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pittsburgh’s recent 3-game winning streak, and winners of 5 of their 6 has put them in the picture. That includes a massive win at Duke. They are 1-5 against the Q1, but they have 3 more chances at a Q1 win, at Virginia, at Wake Forest, and at Clemson. Right now I don’t have them in the field. A 6-2 finish has them 21-10 (12-8), and I believe that’s enough to get them in.<\/p>\n<p>If Pittsburgh loses all three of those games, and we’re looking at 20-11 (11-9). That’s not enough meat to get that NET into the 40s where I think it needs to be.<\/p>\n<p>Both schools need to target the 21-win total to feel secure, especially Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n<p>Circle February 20th when they face each other.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fallsportsdacc&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNH80neHSsrNqatIx7rdXWPR9U0_VA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&q=https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Ftwitter.com%252Fallsportsdacc%26sa%3DD%26sntz%3D1%26usg%3DAFQjCNH80neHSsrNqatIx7rdXWPR9U0_VA&source=gmail&ust=1486166502870000&usg=AFQjCNGgOzqUxiig-tlkIjyFOnLEhGtpRQ\">@AllSportsDACC<\/a>\u00a0and please like our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpages%2FAll-Sports-Discussion%2F184935911533629%3Ffref%3Dts&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEWEAihdwfmDazuSSnX5l4sK20orQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&q=https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.facebook.com%252Fpages%252FAll-Sports-Discussion%252F184935911533629%253Ffref%253Dts%26sa%3DD%26sntz%3D1%26usg%3DAFQjCNEWEAihdwfmDazuSSnX5l4sK20orQ&source=gmail&ust=1486166502870000&usg=AFQjCNGr19chQ7IW8VRHn1DFxQH94mz21A\">Facebook Page<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<br>\n<center>\n\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Bottom_Post -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n style=\"display:inline-block;width:468px;height:60px\"\n data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1227879969298088\"\n data-ad-slot=\"1445137322\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<br>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Horizontal_6 -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n style=\"display:inline-block;width:468px;height:60px\"\n data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1227879969298088\"\n data-ad-slot=\"4619304738\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n\n<\/center>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday felt like a real separation day in the ACC. Virginia and Clemson joined UNC and Dule as NCAA locks barring unforeseen collapses with wins from FSU and Syracuse. A slew of middle-of-the-pack ACC teams fell away. Virginia Tech took a crippling loss at Notre Dame. Syracuse couldn’t get a much-needed quality win over Clemson. … <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link block-button\" href=\"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/2024\/02\/10\/what-do-wake-forest-and-pittsburgh-need-to-do-to-realistically-to-get-ncaas\/\">Continue reading »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38776","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-acc","category-college-basketball"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1Ih8i-a5q","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38776","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38776"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38776\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38780,"href":"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38776\/revisions\/38780"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38776"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allsportsdiscussion.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}