If their has been a surprise team so far this basketball season it is the Demon Deacons of Wake Forest. So far this season they are 9-3 and one of those losses was Xavier who right now in the college basketball RPI is the number one team.
Today they play their first conference game at Louisville who has started the season 11-2 and in the RPI is rated 30th. The Deacs are 53rd. You can see this game on ESPNU at 8pm
North Carolina started out rated preseason number won and thus far stand at 12-2. They have loss twice and they can lay claim that injuries lead to both losses. Carolina is 10th in RPI and already stand 1-0 in the ACC and today they play Georgia Tech 10-3 and 68th in the RPI and the game is in Chapel Hill. This is the second straight home game for the Tar Heels they need to start 2-0.
North Carolina State is off to a 10-3 record and in the college RPI stand at 94th. Even though they have won ten times they. have been most unimpressive in their wins. They travel to Virginia Tech who stand at 8-5 and their RPI is up to 165.
Duke gets the long trip of the day traveling to Boston College who is just 7-6 on the team. Their RPI is over 200 at 211. The Devils have produced a 11-2 record and they have a RPI of 18.
Carolina seems to have everything that it will take to win the national championship. There is one person they cannot afford to lose and that would be Marcus Paige. Grayson Allen is second in the ACC in scoring and much of Duke's hopes ride with him. Duke has already much of the season only used a seven man rotation and any hopes they have they can't lose anybody to injury any more and need Jefferson back.
State has the leading scorer in the league in Cat Barber and when he is not in the game State doesn't have anyone to take his place. They were picked eighth in pre season and unless they start playing defense I see no NCAA for them this year. Wake Forest has four players averaging in double digit and Devin Thomas is averaging a double double getting 16 points and 10 plus rebounds per game.
So today begins two months of hopes and dreams that the ACC can win another national championship. It would really be good if a team from North Carolina could bring home another title.
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Gottfried and NCSU continues to struggle against weak non-conference opponents. Now they lose to a weak VT team after being up double digits. Not good. Will be a long season for the Pack. Debbie Yow has got her hands full with Doeren and Gottfried. Next season will be a make or break season for Doeren.
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