UNC and Duke are still elite programs, but what in the world happened to the rest of the ACC?\u00a0 This conference used to run 9, 10, sometimes 11 teams deep, and this conference tournament was can’t miss television.\u00a0 Now, does anyone really want to sit through a Maryland-Wake Forest game or Clemson-Va Tech?\u00a0 Really?\u00a0 No, you don’t.<\/p>\n
19 of the 20 have either UNC or Duke winning this tournament…go figure.<\/p>\n
Championship Picks Biggest Upsets Previous CTC Champions #8 Maryland vs. #9 Wake Forest Primm is the only one that took Wake in this mild upset.\u00a0 KA is the only one that doesn’t have UNC beating the winner of this, as she has Maryland in the semis.<\/p>\n #5 N.C. State vs. #12 Boston College Lil Lohse, RDoc, and Waters all have BC in this huge upset pick.\u00a0 Waters even has the Eagles in the semis.\u00a0 5 people have N.C. State beating UVa next round (Doogan, Gross, J, Lynch, RSmith).<\/p>\n #7 Clemson vs. #10 Virginia Tech The field is exactly split on this game, as 10 of the 20 took Va Tech in the upset (Bry, Dave, Doogan, J, Lohse, Lynch, Mac, RDoc, Stri, Teddy).\u00a0 No one has either of these teams beating Duke next round.<\/p>\n #6 Miami (FL) vs. #11 Georgia Tech Bry, J, and Lil Lohse were the only three people to take Ga Tech in this upset pick.\u00a0 Alexi, Dave, Doogan, Lohse, Lynch, Mac, RDoc, RSmith, and Stri all have Miami reaching the semis.\u00a0 RDoc has them in the finals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" UNC and Duke are still elite programs, but what in the world happened to the rest of the ACC?\u00a0 This conference used to run 9, 10, sometimes 11 teams deep, and this conference tournament was can’t miss television.\u00a0 Now, does … Continue reading
\n<\/em>10 for #1 North Carolina
\n9 for #2 Duke (Dave, J, KA, Lil Lohse, Lynch, Mac, RSmith, Teddy, Waters)
\n1 for #3 Florida St. (Primm)<\/p>\n
\n<\/em>R1 – #12 Boston College (Lil Lohse, RSmith, Waters)
\nQF – #12 Boston College (Waters)
\nSF – #6 Miami (FL) (RDoc)<\/p>\n
\n<\/em>2011 – Alexi
\n2010 – Stri
\n2009 – Doogan
\n2008 – Bry<\/p>\n
\n<\/em>It’s amazing that Wake Forest was able to finish ahead of three other ACC teams.\u00a0 I’m not sure if that is a testament to the Deacons or an indictment of this conference’s lack of depth.\u00a0 Mark Turgeon’s first year in College Park was up and down, but he’ll turn this thing around, don’t worry, Terp fans.<\/p>\n
\n<\/em>Maybe this Wolfpack team, despite having a ton of talent, just doesn’t have “it.”\u00a0 And, it probably all stems from their best player.\u00a0 Let’s finally admit that C.J. Leslie is a dog.\u00a0 A phenomenally talented player that just doesn’t know what it takes to win.\u00a0 Good luck in the the D-League, C.J.\u00a0 BC is just completely devoid of talent, but they are well-coached.<\/p>\n
\n<\/em>What is a Selection Sunday without a livid Seth Greenberg?\u00a0 Personally, I’m gonna miss the Va Tech bubble popping.\u00a0 The Clemson Tigers need to rebuild a bit, and all Tiger fans hope that they can do that.\u00a0 I don’t think people understand just how good the Oliver Purnell Era was, as opposed to the typical Clemson eras.\u00a0 We’ll see if they revert back to the ACC doormat that they were for pretty much my entire childhood.<\/p>\n
\n<\/em>Another coach that was probably unappreciated was Paul Hewitt.\u00a0 Then again, it was probably time for him to go at GTech, as he wasn’t able to win even with a whole load of lottery picks.\u00a0 Miami is a different team with Reggie Johnson, and they have him now, so this team might be heading to the Dance.\u00a0 But, they, at the very least, have to avoid a bad loss here to GTech.<\/p>\n