ACC Weekly Digest (Dec 6 - Dec 12)

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Who Had the Best Wins Last Week?

• Syracuse over Florida State. This was the first home ACC loss for the Seminoles in the last 25 games…and the Orange, after everyone has pretty much written them off, have responded with a double overtime win over Indiana and a road win at Florida State.

• Wake Forest over Virginia Tech. The Demon Deacons are starting to look like they might actually be a problem in the ACC. They absolutely went crazy against the Hokies for a big 80-61 road win in Blacksburg.

• UNC over Michigan. This was a big-name game in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. The Tar Heels smoked Michigan 72-51 and are looking better each week.

• Boston College over Notre Dame. After struggling against other actual Power-6 opponents (and not being included in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge), the Eagles got a very impressive 73-57 over the Fighting Irish.

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Who Had the Worst Loss Last Week?

• Pick your poison for Pittsburgh on this one. They lost to Minnesota on a last-second putback by a guy who hadn’t scored all game and then lost a 5 point lead in the final minute to Virginia on a last second shot. When it rains, it pours.

• Notre Dame losing to Boston College (see above).

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Who Had the Biggest Comeback Last Week?

• N.C. State came back from 14 down against Nebraska to secure a comeback win after 4 overtimes.

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Who Blew the Biggest Lead Last Week?

• Pittsburgh (oh, poor Pittsburgh) blew an 8 point lead to Minnesota in their loss.

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Who Were the Biggest KenPom Movers This Week?

BIGGEST GAINERS

1. Wake Forest (+33)

2. Boston College (+21)

3. UNC (+20)

BIGGEST LOSERS

1. Georgia Tech (-23)

2. Notre Dame (-12)

3. Clemson (-8)

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ACC Standings

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KenPom Rankings

Here are the national rankings to start the week based on KenPom rankings.

The first number listed is the ACC rank, the second number is the KenPom rank, the last number is the increase/decrease in rank.

1. Duke (7) (-1)

2. UNC (29) (+20)

3. Virginia Tech (33) (-6)

4. Florida State (36) (-7)

5. Louisville (40) (-1)

6. UVA (51) (-4)

7. Notre Dame (52) (-12)

8. Clemson (53) (-8)

9. Syracuse (57) (+4)

10. Wake Forest (59) (+33)

11. NC State (73) (-14)

12. Georgia Tech (90) (-23)

13. Miami (95) (+1)

14. Boston College (113) (+21)

15. Pittsburgh (193) (+6)

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This Week’s Most Interesting Games

This is a pretty slow week, outside of Syracuse vs. Villanova,…UNTIL Saturday.

1. (17) Kentucky at (51) Notre Dame - Saturday / 5:15pm

2. (52) Clemson vs. (69) Drake - Saturday / 2:00pm

3. (33) Virginia Tech at (94) Dayton - Sunday / 2:00pm

4. (57) Syracuse vs. (6) Villanova - Tuesday / 9:00pm

5. (57) Syracuse at (117) Georgetown - Saturday / 12pm

6. (15) LSU vs. (90) Georgia Tech - Saturday / 6pm

7. (36) Florida State vs. (100) South Carolina - Sunday / 12pm

This Week’s Master Schedule

**Rankings based on Sunday evening KenPom rankings**

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7

• (49) UVA at (174) James Madison - 6:30pm

• (57) Syracuse vs. (6) Villanova - 9pm - ESPN

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8

• (95) Miami vs. (233) Lipscomb - 7pm - ACCN

• (33) Virginia Tech vs. (218) Cornell - 9pm - ACCN

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9

• (73) NC State vs. (353) Bethune-Cookman - 630pm - ACCNX

• (193) Pittsburgh vs. (132) Colgate - 8pm - ACCN

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10

• (39) Louisville vs. (107) DePaul - 8pm - ACCN

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11

• (57) Syracuse at (117) Georgetown - 12pm

• (51) Clemson vs. (69) Drake - 2pm - ACCN

• (113) Boston College at (88) Saint Louis - 5pm

• (50) Notre Dame vs. (17) Kentucky - 515pm - ESPN

• (89) Georgia Tech vs. (15) LSU - 6pm - ESPN2

• (59) Wake Forest vs. (332) South Carolina Upstate - 7pm - ACCNX

• (29) UNC vs. (270) Elon - 8pm - ACCN

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12

• (95) Miami vs. (219) Fordham - 1130am

• (36) Florida State vs. (101) South Carolina - 12pm - ESPN2

• (2) Purdue vs. (73) NC State

• (33) Virginia Tech at (94) Dayton - 2pm - ESPN2

• (193) Pittsburgh vs. (143) Monmouth - 7pm - ACCN

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Top 3s and Bottom 3s

Top 3 and Bottom 3 Offenses (national rank in parentheses)

1. UNC (9)

2. Duke (11)

3. Syracuse (17)

13. Louisville (86)

14. Boston College (121)

15. Pittsburgh (219)

Top 3 and Bottom 3 Defenses

1. Duke (14)

2. Louisville (19)

3. Florida State (27)

13. Miami (152)

14. Syracuse (156)

15. Pittsburgh (166)

Top 3 and Bottom 3 Tempos

1. UNC (47)

2. Wake Forest (57)

3. Duke (75)

13. Pittsburgh (332)

14. Virginia Tech (344)

15. UVA (358)

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Top 50 Matchups Around the Country This Week

MONDAY

• (18) Illinois at (22) Iowa - 7pm - Fox Sports 1

TUESDAY

• (20) Texas Tech vs. (10) Tennessee - 7pm - ESPN - Madison Square Garden

• (29) Florida State at (2) Purdue

WEDNESDAY

• (26) UConn at (48) WVU - 7pm

• (30) Indiana at (27) Wisconsin- 7pm

THURSDAY

• (13) Texas at (32) Seton Hall - 630pm

SATURDAY

• (5) Houston at (9) Alabama - 10pm

• (12) Arizona at (18) Illinois - 5pm

• (17) Kentucky at (50) Notre Dame - 5:15pm

• (25) Arkansas vs. (38) Oklahoma - 130pm - ESPN2

• (42) St. Bonaventure vs. UConn - 330pm

• (41) Colorado State vs. (46) Mississippi State - 2pm

• (27) Wisconsin at (21) Ohio State - 12pm

SUNDAY

• (6) Villanova at (3) Baylor

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ESPN Bracketology

**Last update was 12/3**

In the latest Bracketology, the ACC has 5 teams slated to make the NCAAT with UVA as one of the next 5-8 out.

• Duke - 1 seed vs. Harvard/Norfolk State

• Florida State - 8 seed vs. Texas Tech

• Virginia Tech - 8 seed vs. Marquette

• UNC - 9 seed vs. Iowa

• Louisville - 11 seed vs. LSU

NEXT FOUR OUT = UVA

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KenPom Top 8 and Bottom 8 Power-6 Rankings

TOP 8 POWER-6 (overall ranking in parentheses)

1. Purdue (2) - B10

2. Baylor (3) - B12

3. Kansas (4) - B12

4. Villanova (6) - BE

5. Duke (7) - ACC

6. UCLA (8) - P12

7. Alabama (9) - SEC

8. Tennessee (10) - SEC

BOTTOM 8 POWER-6(lowest ranked team listed 1st)

1. Pittsburgh (193) - ACC

2. Georgia (163) - SEC

3. Washington (149) - P12

4. Missouri (144) - SEC

5. Oregon State (136) - P12

6. California (119) - P12

7. Georgetown (117) - BE

8. Boston College (113) - ACC

KenPom Top 8 and Bottom 8 NON-Power-6 Rankings

TOP 8 NON-POWER 6

1. Gonzaga (1) - WCC

2. Houston (5) - AMER

3. BYU (24) - WCC

4. Loyola Chicago (28) - MVC

5. San Francisco (34) - WCC

6. Memphis (35) - AMER

7. Saint Mary’s (40) - WCC

8. Colorado State (41) MWC

BOTTOM 8

1. Mississippi Valley State (358) - SWAC

2. Arkansas Pine Bluff (357) - SWAC

3. Chicago State (356) - WAC

4. Incarnate Word (355) - SIND

5. Delaware State (354) - MEAC

6. Bethune Cookman (353) - SWAC

7. Idaho (352) - SWAC

8. Houston Baptist (351) - SInd