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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title>Arizona State Making Noise in the Desert</title><link>http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2008/01/09/arizona-state-making-noise-in-the-desert/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2008/01/09/arizona-state-making-noise-in-the-desert/</guid><comments>http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2008/01/09/arizona-state-making-noise-in-the-desert/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/pac-10-basketball/" rel="tag">Pac-10 Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/north-carolina-state/" rel="tag">North Carolina State</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.fanhouse.com/media/2008/01/herbie.jpg" alt="" />In the college basketball coaching world, the ultimate goal for many is a head coaching job on Tobacco Road.<br /><br />That is why former North Carolina State coach <a href="http://www.fanhouse.com/tag/HerbSendek/">Herb Sendek</a> shocked so many with his 2006 decision to leave NC State and the prestige of Tobacco Road for Arizona State, a school with a grand total of four NCAA Tournament bids since 1981.<br /><br />As if the critics needed any more ammunition to fire Sendek's way, his first campaign in Tempe was a flaming disaster. The Sun Devils went 8-22 on the year and lost their first 14 Pac-10 conference games.<br /><br />But in his second season in the desert, Sendek appears to have revived the once dormant Sun Devils hoops program much quicker than anyone could have imagined.<br /><br />Fresh off a sweep of the Oregon schools, the Sun Devils find themselves at 12-2 and 2-0 in Pac-10 play for the first time since the 1987-88 season.<br /><br />With other impressive victories over Xavier and LSU, Arizona State is actually closer to reaching the Top 25 than NC State is. Sendek has installed a slow-down, Princeton-style offense that has the Sun Devils ranked 10th in offense efficiency and is creating headaches for coaches in the Pac-10.<br /><br />The Sun Devils are led by junior big man <a href="http://www.fanhouse.com/tag/JoshPendergraph/">Josh Pendergraph</a> and freshmen sensation <a href="http://www.fanhouse.com/tag/JamesHarden">James Harden</a>. Pendergraph, the Sun Devils lone bright spot from last year, continues to be a force in the paint, averaging 13.7 points and 7 rebounds per game. Harden has been a pleasant surprise at the guard position, leading the team in scoring with a 17.6 point average, including a career-high 24 against Oregon State over the weekend.<br /><br />Sendek and the Sun Devils next test will come tonight in a home game against arch-rival Arizona. If they beat the Wildcats, the secret of the Sun Devils will be out in the open. With the rugged Pac-10 schedule ahead of them, ASU should be fighting for an at-large bid as long as they can play close to .500 in conference play.<br /><br />No matter what happens this season, at least Sendek will no longer have to worry about critics second-guessing his move to the desert.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2008/01/09/arizona-state-making-noise-in-the-desert/">Arizona State Making Noise in the Desert</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com">NCAA Basketball FanHouse</a> on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:37:00 EST .  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2008/01/09/arizona-state-making-noise-in-the-desert/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/forward/1079343/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2008/01/09/arizona-state-making-noise-in-the-desert/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2008/01/09/arizona-state-making-noise-in-the-desert/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>herb sendek</category><category>HerbSendek</category><category>James Harden</category><category>JamesHarden</category><category>Josh Pendergraph</category><category>JoshPendergraph</category><dc:creator>Marco Anskis</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:37:00 EST </pubDate></item><item><title>Premature Preseason ACC 2007-2008 Hoops Rankings</title><link>http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/07/19/premature-preseason-acc-2007-2008-hoops-rankings/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/07/19/premature-preseason-acc-2007-2008-hoops-rankings/</guid><comments>http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/07/19/premature-preseason-acc-2007-2008-hoops-rankings/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/north-carolina-basketball/" rel="tag">UNC Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/georgia-tech-basketball/" rel="tag">Georgia Tech Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/duke-basketball/" rel="tag">Duke Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/boston-college-basketball/" rel="tag">Boston College Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/maryland-basketball/" rel="tag">Maryland Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/nc-state-basketball/" rel="tag">NC State Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/wake-forest-basketball/" rel="tag">Wake Forest Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/acc-basketball/" rel="tag">ACC Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/clemson-basketball/" rel="tag">Clemson Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/boston/" rel="tag">Boston</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/atlanta/" rel="tag">Atlanta</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/charlotte/" rel="tag">Charlotte</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/miami/" rel="tag">Miami</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/washington-dc/" rel="tag">Washington, DC</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/boston-college/" rel="tag">Boston College</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/georgia-tech/" rel="tag">Georgia Tech</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/maryland/" rel="tag">Maryland</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/north-carolina/" rel="tag">North Carolina</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/north-carolina-state/" rel="tag">North Carolina State</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/wake-forest/" rel="tag">Wake Forest</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/carolina/" rel="tag">Carolina</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/clemson/" rel="tag">Clemson</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/florida-state/" rel="tag">Florida State</a></p><p><img alt="" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.fanhouse.com/media/2007/07/royk-streeter-lecka.jpg" align="right" vspace="4" border="1" />This will be a transition year for most of the ACC. Pretty much everyone took a hit this offseason, with only four teams really looking like locks for the NCAA tournament. There is little doubt that North Carolina will be the favorite ... but remember that this was the case last year ... and UNC was nearly the #5 seed in the ACC tournament. NC State, Duke and Clemson have the best shot at giving the Heels trouble for the title<br /><br /><strong>1-North Carolina</strong>: Sometimes subtraction isn't a bad thing. The Heels lose Brandan Wright and Reyshawn Terry, but the rotation should be tighter and everyone more understanding of their roles. If UNC is going to make its title run, they better do it now before Ty Lawson and Tyler Hansbrough bolt. <br /><br /><strong>2-NC State</strong>: Brandon Costner is my pick for ACC Player of the Year. With JJ Hickson running alongside him in the paint, Costner is free to show his entire game [similar to how Wright helped Hansbrough last year in Chapel Hill]. This team is ready to break out and get back into the ACC's elite. At issue is finding Engin Atsur's replacement ... since he was so key in the success of the Pack last year.<br /><br /><strong>3-Duke</strong>: With Kyle Singler and Taylor King coming in, expect Duke to go back to its gun-slinging ways. Last year's team wasn't normal Duke: they struggled to find their offense and were very inconsistent shooting. The big issue this year is ... well, what happens if they keep missing those threes? Josh McRoberts is gone and there really isn't anyone reliable in the paint to score or rebound. <br /><br /><strong>4-Clemson:</strong> Can the Tigers get back that team that was scorching the early part of the season? Well, they have four returning starters and has one of the better frontcourts in the conference. They just need to get their minds right. This team has the talent ... they just need to tighten the bolts and clean the sawdust. <br /><br /><strong>5-Virginia:</strong> Dave Leitao better thank God that Sean Singletary came back. The ACC player of the year candidate will be asked to do even more with JR Reynolds and Jason Cain gone. <br /><br /><strong>6-Maryland:</strong> Gotta love those Terps! The head-scratchers are gone, with their understudies ready to take their place. The team will rely on James Gist and Greivis Vasquez to become leaders on and off the floor. However, this streaky team must find someone who can hit a shot. <br /></p><br /><strong>7-Georgia Tech:</strong> Tech was ready to take its place back on the national stage. Then the NBA snagged freshmen Thad Young and Javaris Crittenden. Now Tech is a team full of big men and no one around to take the heat off them. One good note: the Jackets get UNC, Duke and NC State only once apiece this year. <br /><br /><strong>8-Boston College:</strong> Losing ACC Player of the Year Jared Dudley and Sean Marshall will be tough. Especially for a team that relied on those two [plus Tyrese Rice] for most of their offense last year. Rice is back and may be asked to do everything for the Eagles this year. <br /><br /><strong>9-Miami:</strong> Frank Haith did an admirable job fighting during a season that saw his Canes kicked around. There is some talent on this team and a huge chip on their shoulders. They could sneak into the NCAAs. <br /><br /><strong>10-Florida State:</strong> With ACC's leading scorer Al Thornton, the Noles underachieved yet again. Now he's gone. Jason Rich and Isaiah Swann could form a decent backcourt, but FSU lacks any kind of inside presence. <br /><br /><strong>11-Wake Forest:</strong> This may be the calm before the storm. The Deacs were awful for most of last season before winning four down the stretch. Kyle Visser is gone and the big recruiting class is a year away. This is the year the other guys get their chance to show what they've got. <br /><br /><strong>12-Virginia Tech:</strong> Ugh. Only four scholarship players are coming back from a team that nearly won the ACC last year.
<p> </p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/07/19/premature-preseason-acc-2007-2008-hoops-rankings/">Premature Preseason ACC 2007-2008 Hoops Rankings</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com">NCAA Basketball FanHouse</a> on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 08:15:00 EST .  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/07/19/premature-preseason-acc-2007-2008-hoops-rankings/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/forward/944278/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/07/19/premature-preseason-acc-2007-2008-hoops-rankings/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/07/19/premature-preseason-acc-2007-2008-hoops-rankings/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><dc:creator>Shiloh Carder</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 08:15:00 EST </pubDate></item><item><title>Jim Valvano's ESPY Speech</title><link>http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/07/11/jim-valvanos-espy-speech/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/07/11/jim-valvanos-espy-speech/</guid><comments>http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/07/11/jim-valvanos-espy-speech/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/nc-state-basketball/" rel="tag">NC State Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/acc-basketball/" rel="tag">ACC Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/ncaa-basketball-coaches/" rel="tag">NCAA Basketball Coaches</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/ncaa-basketball-media-watch/" rel="tag">NCAA Basketball Media Watch</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/ncaa-basketball-video/" rel="tag">NCAA Basketball Video</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/north-carolina-state/" rel="tag">North Carolina State</a></p>The ESPYs -- or at least, the way ESPN endlessly promotes the ESPYs -- drive many sports fans crazy. But the speech made by Jim Valvano at the 1993 ESPYs is still widely admired. So with the ESPYs being taped tonight, let's have a look:<br /><object width="425" height="350">
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Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/07/11/jim-valvanos-espy-speech/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/forward/937855/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/07/11/jim-valvanos-espy-speech/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/07/11/jim-valvanos-espy-speech/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><dc:creator>Michael David Smith</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2007 09:16:00 EST </pubDate></item><item><title>Premature Hoops BlogPoll:  No. 20, NC State</title><link>http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/07/10/premature-hoops-blogpoll-no-20-nc-state/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/07/10/premature-hoops-blogpoll-no-20-nc-state/</guid><comments>http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/07/10/premature-hoops-blogpoll-no-20-nc-state/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/nc-state-basketball/" rel="tag">NC State Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/acc-basketball/" rel="tag">ACC Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/ncaa-basketball-blogpoll/" rel="tag">NCAA Basketball BlogPoll</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/north-carolina-state/" rel="tag">North Carolina State</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/carolina/" rel="tag">Carolina</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/the-word/" rel="tag">The Word</a></p><p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.fanhouse.com/media/2007/07/lowe-doug-benc.jpg" alt="" /><span style="font-style: italic;">This week, FanHouse is taking a way too early look at the top teams heading into 2007 with a <a href="http://www.fanhouse.com/category/ncaa-basketball-blogpoll/">BlogPoll</a> decided on by our college hoops bloggers. It's a time-honored filler for the off-season, and who are we to buck tradition? Today we look at teams 20 through 16.</span><br /><br />One thing that held NC State back last year was depth. There was a bulk of the season where they played just 6 or 7 guys. This year, the Wolfpack will return four starters, bring in two transfers and four freshmen. Oh, and they return of the ACC's best big men.<br /><br />In a conference with Tyler Hansbrough and Josh McRoberts ... Brandon Costner's name wasn't heard as much. He should be. He was dominant last year, leading all ACC freshmen in scoring. Not just that, but he was a beast during the ACC tournament, showing his perimeter game as well as his post precense. Now State will put McDonald's All-American J.J. Hickson alongside him ... making him much more of a mismatch. Costner's my sleeper pick for the ACC Player of the Year.<br /><br />A big issue will be replacing guard Engin Atsur. The Wolfpack seemed lost without him last year. Transfers Farnold Degand [Iowa State], Marques Johnson [Tennessee] and freshman Javier Gonzalez will get the opportunity to fill the void. There's also the ongoing immigration problems with Gavin Grant. Those are key losses, but their only significant ones. This was a very thin team that got a lot of playing time last year and a crash course in how coach Sidney Lowe wants things done. The same thing could happen this year with six new faces on the roster.<br /></p><br /><strong>Why they should be ranked here:</strong> They bring back five of their top six scorers [provided Grant comes back] and this team that got a ton of court time last year welcomes in a very good freshmen class. Also, the ACC should be down a bit after losing several underclassmen to the NBA. The Wolfpack can rack up some wins.<br /><br /><strong>Why they should be ranked higher:</strong> This team won 6 of its last 9 to end the season ... which included an improbable run to the ACC Championship game. In that game, they gave UNC all they could handle. If that is a sign that these players are grasping Lowe's system, this could be the start of the next great era of Wolfpack basketball. Oh, and this kid Hickson is one heck of a talent. <br /><br /><strong>Why they shouldn't be ranked:</strong> Losing floor general Atsur hurts, and they have no experienced replacement. Incoming freshman Javier Gonzalez may get a shot, as will the two transfers ... but there are enough experienced point guards in this league that could expose them.
<p> </p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/07/10/premature-hoops-blogpoll-no-20-nc-state/">Premature Hoops BlogPoll:  No. 20, NC State</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com">NCAA Basketball FanHouse</a> on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 09:54:00 EST .  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/07/10/premature-hoops-blogpoll-no-20-nc-state/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/forward/933881/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/07/10/premature-hoops-blogpoll-no-20-nc-state/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/07/10/premature-hoops-blogpoll-no-20-nc-state/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Hoops BlogPoll</category><category>HoopsBlogpoll</category><dc:creator>Shiloh Carder</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2007 09:54:00 EST </pubDate></item><item><title>Could Michael Beasley Really End Up at NC State or FSU?</title><link>http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/04/07/could-michael-beasley-end-up-at-nc-state-or-fsu/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/04/07/could-michael-beasley-end-up-at-nc-state-or-fsu/</guid><comments>http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/04/07/could-michael-beasley-end-up-at-nc-state-or-fsu/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/nc-state-basketball/" rel="tag">NC State Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/acc-basketball/" rel="tag">ACC Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/ncaa-basketball-gossip/" rel="tag">NCAA Basketball Gossip</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/ncaa-basketball-recruiting/" rel="tag">NCAA Basketball Recruiting</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/ncaa-basketball-rumors/" rel="tag">NCAA Basketball Rumors</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/north-carolina-state/" rel="tag">North Carolina State</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/florida-state/" rel="tag">Florida State</a></p><p><img alt="" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.fanhouse.com/media/2007/04/beasley.jpg" align="right" vspace="4" border="1" />With <a href="http://ncaabasketball.aolsportsblog.com/2007/04/06/bob-huggins-100-000-buyout-a-bargain-for-west-virginia/">Bobby Huggins headed to West Virginia</a>, the status of Kansas State's great recruiting class has come into doubt. Namely top dog Michael Beasley. Beasley, who has already shunned Charlotte to go to K-State, may be looking elsewhere to start his college career. There was word earlier today that Beasley was to honor his commitment to K-State. Now, it seems, that was just <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/news/story?id=2829319">his mom talking</a> and he hasn't made up his mind. After all, if not for Huggins [or <a href="http://ncaabasketball.aolsportsblog.com/2007/04/06/the-dalonte-hill-factor-in-michael-beasleys-decision/">Wildcat assistant Delonte Hill</a>], there would have been a snowball's chance in Hades that Beasley would have even considered Kansas State. </p>
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<blockquote>"I haven't [asked to be released from Kansas State] yet," Beasley said after the Nike Hoop Summit game in Memphis, Tenn. However, it appeared he was unaware of the Wildcats' promotion of Martin, as he said, "I'm waiting to see who gets the job first. "I haven't talked to [Huggins] yet. He had to do what was best for him, but he still didn't look out for his recruits. He supposedly had the best recruiting class in the nation, but he didn't look out for us." </blockquote>
<p>So, the door is still open in the Beasley sweepstakes. A door that could open up to the ACC. Out of Beasley's mouth came this: </p>
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<blockquote>"I'm really thinking about Memphis right now. NC State and Florida State, too"</blockquote>
<p>Wow! I understand Memphis because John Calapari is a wizard at recruiting. But NC State or Florida State? That would be a coup for either program. NC State is trying to quickly rebuild it's nest and has one of their best recruiting classes in recent years coming. Florida State loses Al Thornton and is trying to take the next step to being relevant in hoops. After all, rival Florida is now winning basketball championships. Memphis, NC State and FSU have coaches who has been head coaches at the NBA level. <br /><br />Beasley is no stranger to moving around. Dude has been to six high schools in five states ... including schools in both Florida and North Carolina. </p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/04/07/could-michael-beasley-end-up-at-nc-state-or-fsu/">Could Michael Beasley Really End Up at NC State or FSU?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com">NCAA Basketball FanHouse</a> on Sat, 07 Apr 2007 21:45:00 EST .  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/04/07/could-michael-beasley-end-up-at-nc-state-or-fsu/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/forward/869555/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/04/07/could-michael-beasley-end-up-at-nc-state-or-fsu/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/04/07/could-michael-beasley-end-up-at-nc-state-or-fsu/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><dc:creator>Shiloh Carder</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2007 21:45:00 EST </pubDate></item><item><title>Clemson Gets a #1 Seed!!!!   Well, In The N.I.T.</title><link>http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/03/12/clemson-gets-a-1-seed-well-in-the-n-i-t/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/03/12/clemson-gets-a-1-seed-well-in-the-n-i-t/</guid><comments>http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/03/12/clemson-gets-a-1-seed-well-in-the-n-i-t/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/nc-state-basketball/" rel="tag">NC State Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/acc-basketball/" rel="tag">ACC Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/clemson-basketball/" rel="tag">Clemson Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/north-carolina-state/" rel="tag">North Carolina State</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/carolina/" rel="tag">Carolina</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/clemson/" rel="tag">Clemson</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/florida-state/" rel="tag">Florida State</a></p><p><img alt="" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.fanhouse.com/media/2007/03/clemson-doug-pensinger.jpg" align="right" vspace="4" border="1" /></p>
<p>When you are a bubble team that saw your dreams crushed on Selection Sunday, that usually means that you are in the running for a top seed in the <a href="http://www.nit.org/">National Invitational Tournament</a>. Yeah, it isn't the same as being in the NCAA tournament and you may laugh and spit all over it, but some of these kids will be playing for the final time organized hoops ... so back off!<br /><br />The NIT [which is now owned by the NCAA] is scaled down to 32 teams and is organized somewhat similar to the NCAA's tournament. There are North, South, East and West regions. I probably won't speak much of this tournament after this, so you ACC fans of these teams take notice now. Three ACC schools made this tournament, meaning 10 of the 12 members will play in the postseason. <br /><br />Clemson is the #1 seed in the South Region and will host East Tennessee State this Wednesday [6pm on ESPNU]. If they win, they'll take on the Ole Miss-Appalachian State winner on Monday. The Tigers were 17-0 to start the season, becoming the final team to lose their first game. After that, they kept losing - to the tune of 10 of their last 14.  As coach Oliver Purnell is telling you in the picture above, the Tigers need just 5 wins to claim this title. <br /><br />Florida State is the #2 seed in the North Region and will host Toledo this Tuesday [6pm on ESPU]. A win pits them against the Michigan-Utah State winner this Thursday [sure, we'll all watch that one]. NC State, who made an amazing run to the ACC Championship game, is a #6 seed in the East Region and will travel to Drexel for their game this Tuesday [8pm, ESPNU]. Drexel was one of the most controversial ommissions from the NCAA's field of 65 teams. <br /><br />There are some good teams in the NIT. Besides the ACC schools and Drexel, Syracuse, West Virginia, Mississippi State, Air Force and Kansas State are just a few teams that could've made a dent in the NCAAs. </p>
<p> </p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/03/12/clemson-gets-a-1-seed-well-in-the-n-i-t/">Clemson Gets a #1 Seed!!!!   Well, In The N.I.T.</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com">NCAA Basketball FanHouse</a> on Mon, 12 Mar 2007 04:31:00 EST .  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/03/12/clemson-gets-a-1-seed-well-in-the-n-i-t/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/forward/850687/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/03/12/clemson-gets-a-1-seed-well-in-the-n-i-t/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/03/12/clemson-gets-a-1-seed-well-in-the-n-i-t/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><dc:creator>Shiloh Carder</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2007 04:31:00 EST </pubDate></item><item><title>Final Br-ACC-etology:  Can the ACC Get 8 Teams In?</title><link>http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/03/11/final-br-acc-etology-can-the-acc-get-8-teams-in/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/03/11/final-br-acc-etology-can-the-acc-get-8-teams-in/</guid><comments>http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/03/11/final-br-acc-etology-can-the-acc-get-8-teams-in/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/north-carolina-basketball/" rel="tag">UNC Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/georgia-tech-basketball/" rel="tag">Georgia Tech Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/duke-basketball/" rel="tag">Duke Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/boston-college-basketball/" rel="tag">Boston College Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/maryland-basketball/" rel="tag">Maryland Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/nc-state-basketball/" rel="tag">NC State Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/wake-forest-basketball/" rel="tag">Wake Forest Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/acc-basketball/" rel="tag">ACC Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/march-madness/" rel="tag">March Madness</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/clemson-basketball/" rel="tag">Clemson Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/boston-college/" rel="tag">Boston College</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/georgia-tech/" rel="tag">Georgia Tech</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/maryland/" rel="tag">Maryland</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/north-carolina/" rel="tag">North Carolina</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/north-carolina-state/" rel="tag">North Carolina State</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/wake-forest/" rel="tag">Wake Forest</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/clemson/" rel="tag">Clemson</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/florida-state/" rel="tag">Florida State</a></p><p><img  hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.fanhouse.com/media/2007/03/gadome-ken-levine.jpg" align="right" vspace="4" border="1" alt="" /></p>
<p>Okay, the ACC tournament is done with UNC's 89-80 win over a very impressive NC State team today. One this we are certain of is that North Carolina will be in the dance. After that, there are teams pretty much in, but who knows how the committee views them or views this conference.</p>
<p><strong>NORTH CAROLINA: IN. [RPI: 3, SOS: 5]</strong> They are in by winning the ACC tournament and will be, at worst, a #2 seed and will most likely play in the Winston-Salem pod next weekend. With UCLA losing two in a row [both to unranked teams] and depending on the outcome of the Big Ten tournament [UNC probably needs Ohio State to win that one] the Tar Heels could be looking at a #1 seed. </p>
<p><strong>MARYLAND: IN. [RPI: 16, SOS: 10]</strong> The Terps have been very impressive over the 2nd half of the ACC season, and they probably won't get caught up by their loss to Miami on Thursday due to the overall weirdness of the ACC tournament. Right now, they are probably a #5 seed, but hopes to be a #4 that can get to that Winston-Salem pod. </p>
<p><strong>DUKE: IN. [RPI: 15, SOS: 3].</strong> Despite what people may hope, Duke is definitely in. I mean, their computer numbers are outstanding and it isn't like they've been losing to horrid teams. Still, there will be much debate about where Duke should be placed in the NCAA tournament. I feel either the #8 or #9 seed ... which, of course, should peeve off whomever the #1 seed in their bracket is. </p>
<p><strong>BOSTON COLLEGE: IN. [RPI: 33, SOS: 12].</strong> BC has pretty good computer numbers but has really fallen on hard times of late. Is their physical style getting them worn out? This should be around a #7 or #8 seed. </p>
<p><strong>VIRGINIA TECH: IN [RPI: 32, SOS: 22].</strong> Tech's biggest moments have come in their two wins over UNC and a big win at Duke. However, they've lost 3 of 4 and 4 of 6 which should drop them down in the same #7-#8 range that BC is in. </p>
<p><strong>VIRGINIA: IN. [RPI: 54, SOS: 50].</strong> If this team wasn't co-ACC champions, they'd be a marked team on the bubble. They played the weakest ACC schedule, were clipped in their first ACC tournament game and lost a huge game against Wake Forest to end their season. Their record says a #5 seed, but their numbers say a #7-#9 seed.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p><p><strong>GEORGIA TECH: IN. [RPI: 52, SOS: 47].</strong> To be honest, I don't see how this team is such a lock as people seem to think. They can't win on the road, they really only have three good wins [and two of them were at home when their opponent was drowning] and their numbers really aren't stellar. But, they have put it together at the right time and just the above average nature of the middle of the ACC pushes them in. They should be around a #9 or #10 seed, and could fall to a #11.</p>
<p><strong>FLORIDA STATE: OUT. [RPI: 41, SOS: 18]:</strong> The odd thing is that if you just looked at the computer numbers, FSU would be in over Ga Tech and Virginia. However, they had a losing ACC record and just haven't done enough to warrant inclusion. They may have had a shot if teams like Butler, Xavier and Nevada didn't lose their conference tournaments. </p>
<p><strong>CLEMSON: OUT. [RPI: 44, SOS: 54].</strong> Hard to believe that an ACC team can be 17-0 at one point and still miss the tournament. But Clemson went 4-10 the rest of the season, lost to fellow bubble team Florida State in the first round of the ACC tournament and has just become the poster-child for a cupcake non-con season. If coach Oliver Purnell can figure out how to schedule some better teams in the pre-ACC season, they'll have a better shot.</p>
<p><strong>NC STATE: OUT. [RPI: 89, SOS: 49].</strong> Right now, NC State could be one of the best 65 teams in the nation. They beat ranked foes Duke, Virginia and Virgina Tech in three straight days, and nearly upset ranked North Carolina in the ACC Championship. Sidney Lowe has the Wolfpack on the right path and they could do some damage in the NIT. This is just a one year vacation from the dance for the boys in Raleigh. </p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/03/11/final-br-acc-etology-can-the-acc-get-8-teams-in/">Final Br-ACC-etology:  Can the ACC Get 8 Teams In?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com">NCAA Basketball FanHouse</a> on Sun, 11 Mar 2007 15:00:00 EST .  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/03/11/final-br-acc-etology-can-the-acc-get-8-teams-in/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/forward/850431/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/03/11/final-br-acc-etology-can-the-acc-get-8-teams-in/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/03/11/final-br-acc-etology-can-the-acc-get-8-teams-in/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><dc:creator>Shiloh Carder</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2007 15:00:00 EST </pubDate></item><item><title>Was This The Greatest Day of ACC Tournament Action Ever?</title><link>http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/03/09/was-this-the-greatest-day-of-acc-tournament-action-ever/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/03/09/was-this-the-greatest-day-of-acc-tournament-action-ever/</guid><comments>http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/03/09/was-this-the-greatest-day-of-acc-tournament-action-ever/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/north-carolina-basketball/" rel="tag">UNC Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/georgia-tech-basketball/" rel="tag">Georgia Tech Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/duke-basketball/" rel="tag">Duke Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/boston-college-basketball/" rel="tag">Boston College Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/maryland-basketball/" rel="tag">Maryland Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/nc-state-basketball/" rel="tag">NC State Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/wake-forest-basketball/" rel="tag">Wake Forest Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/acc-basketball/" rel="tag">ACC Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/march-madness/" rel="tag">March Madness</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/clemson-basketball/" rel="tag">Clemson Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/boston-college/" rel="tag">Boston College</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/georgia-tech/" rel="tag">Georgia Tech</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/maryland/" rel="tag">Maryland</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/north-carolina/" rel="tag">North Carolina</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/north-carolina-state/" rel="tag">North Carolina State</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/wake-forest/" rel="tag">Wake Forest</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/clemson/" rel="tag">Clemson</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/florida-state/" rel="tag">Florida State</a></p><p><img alt="" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.fanhouse.com/media/2007/03/wake-grant-halverson.jpg" align="right" vspace="4" border="1" /></p>
<p>Wow. What a day in the Tampa Bay area today. The ACC sent it's beloved tournament down to the Sunshine State for some good ol' fashioned fun. And, boy, was there some fun.</p>
<p>Four games. Four upsets.</p>
<ul>
    <li>Game one wasn't that big of an upset as the #9 Florida State Seminoles beat the #8 Clemson Tigers, <a href="http://www.fanhouse.com/2007/03/08/florida-state-beats-clemson-stays-alive-on-bubble/">67-66</a>. Probably the most talked about moment was from this game, as an iffy foul call with 1.5 seconds remaining gave Al Thornton a free throw to win the game for the Noles ... and most likely send Clemson packing for the NIT. Also, where else but college sports could you see the most dominant player in a game being interviewed, smile, and all you see are braces? </li>
    <li>Next, the biggest of all the upsets. Miami, the last place team in the ACC, <a href="http://www.fanhouse.com/2007/03/08/maryland-how-do-you-lose-to-miami-again/">beat Maryland</a>, 67-62, who entered the game as the hottest team in the nation. The Terps can beat Duke and UNC, but not Miami? </li>
    <li>On to the <a href="http://acc-basketball.aolsportsblog.com/2007/03/08/duke-loses-first-round-game-for-the-first-time-since-1997/">Duke-NC State game</a>, where the 10th seeded Wolfpack beat the Blue Devils, meaning this will be the first ACC finals in a decade that won't have Duke in it. </li>
    <li>Finally, #11 Wake Forest beats Georgia Tech <a href="http://acc-basketball.aolsportsblog.com/2007/03/09/wake-forest-puts-georgia-techs-ncaa-tournament-hopes-on-red-ale/">in double overtime</a>, 114-112. Wake's Harvey Hale scored 1 point in regulation then 21 points in the two overtimes. This game also set ACC tournament records for most points scored by a team and most points scored in a game. </li>
</ul>
<p>So we had Maryland, Duke, Clemson and Georgia Tech clocking out and going home today. All those teams have been ranked at some point and all were looking at getting into the NCAA tournament. Now, there could be some doubt about all of those teams. Entering the day, Florida State, NC State, Miami and Wake Forest were on the outside looking in. Really, only FSU has a look at it ... but if any of the others get on a nice roll, they could take the ACC title and an automatic bid. You just don't know this year. </p>
<p>Meanwhile, North Carolina, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Boston College sat in hotel rooms thinking to themselves that the road to an ACC championship just got a lot easier. Or that the first day of action proves that anything can happen. </p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/03/09/was-this-the-greatest-day-of-acc-tournament-action-ever/">Was This The Greatest Day of ACC Tournament Action Ever?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com">NCAA Basketball FanHouse</a> on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 01:55:00 EST .  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/03/09/was-this-the-greatest-day-of-acc-tournament-action-ever/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/forward/849107/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/03/09/was-this-the-greatest-day-of-acc-tournament-action-ever/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/03/09/was-this-the-greatest-day-of-acc-tournament-action-ever/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><dc:creator>Shiloh Carder</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2007 01:55:00 EST </pubDate></item><item><title>No Surprises With the ACC's Award Season</title><link>http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/03/06/no-surprises-with-the-accs-award-season/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/03/06/no-surprises-with-the-accs-award-season/</guid><comments>http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/03/06/no-surprises-with-the-accs-award-season/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/north-carolina-basketball/" rel="tag">UNC Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/georgia-tech-basketball/" rel="tag">Georgia Tech Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/duke-basketball/" rel="tag">Duke Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/boston-college-basketball/" rel="tag">Boston College Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/maryland-basketball/" rel="tag">Maryland Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/nc-state-basketball/" rel="tag">NC State Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/wake-forest-basketball/" rel="tag">Wake Forest Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/acc-basketball/" rel="tag">ACC Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/ncaa-basketball-media-watch/" rel="tag">NCAA Basketball Media Watch</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/clemson-basketball/" rel="tag">Clemson Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/boston-college/" rel="tag">Boston College</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/georgia-tech/" rel="tag">Georgia Tech</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/maryland/" rel="tag">Maryland</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/north-carolina/" rel="tag">North Carolina</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/north-carolina-state/" rel="tag">North Carolina State</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/wake-forest/" rel="tag">Wake Forest</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/clemson/" rel="tag">Clemson</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/florida-state/" rel="tag">Florida State</a></p><p><img alt="" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.fanhouse.com/media/2007/03/dudley-jonathan-ferrey.jpg" align="right" vspace="4" border="1" /></p>
<p>In my <a href="http://acc-basketball.aolsportsblog.com/2007/03/05/acc-regular-season-awards/">personal ACC awards</a>, I pretty much nailed what would ultimately be what the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association voters named for their awards.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Like me, they named Boston College forward <a href="http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030607aal.html">Jared Dudley the Player of the Year</a>. Dudley had a stranglehold of this honor for most of the ACC season. There was some late sentiment for Virginia's Sean Singletary [who had a great season as well] due to the Cavs' run for a share of the ACC title. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Both Dudley and Singletary did end up on the All-ACC team. They are joined by North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough, Florida State's Al Thornton [who did end up 2nd in POY voting] and Virginia Tech's Zabian Dowdell. Again, no surprises at all here. In fact, I nailed that one with my <a href="http://north-carolina-basketball.aolsportsblog.com/2007/01/31/acc-mid-season-awards/">mid-season awards</a> I made in January. The 2nd team was made up of Virginia's J.R. Reynolds, Maryland's D.J. Strawberry, Boston College's Tyrese Rice, Duke's Josh McRoberts and North Carolina's Brandan Wright. The 3rd team is Wake Forest's Kyle Visser, Georgia Tech's Javaris Crittenton, NC State's Brandon Costner, Virginia Tech's Jamon Gordon and Miami's Jack McClinton. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Wright won the <a href="http://rookie of the year">rookie of the year</a> award, much to no one's surprise. This is the third straight season a Tar Heel has won this award. In 2005, Marvin Williams won it, while Tyler Hansbrough won it last season. Joining Wright on the All-Freshman team is teammate Ty Lawson, Georgia Tech's Crittenden, NC State's Costner and Duke's Jon Scheyer.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>And...ho-hum...Virginia's Dave Leitao ended up as the <a href="http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030607aaj.html">Coach of the Year</a>. Leitao took a team that many picked in the bottom half of the ACC and made them into co-champions.</p>
<p> </p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/03/06/no-surprises-with-the-accs-award-season/">No Surprises With the ACC's Award Season</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com">NCAA Basketball FanHouse</a> on Tue, 06 Mar 2007 23:54:00 EST .  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/03/06/no-surprises-with-the-accs-award-season/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/forward/847285/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/03/06/no-surprises-with-the-accs-award-season/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/03/06/no-surprises-with-the-accs-award-season/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><dc:creator>Shiloh Carder</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2007 23:54:00 EST </pubDate></item><item><title>Maryland Whips NC State; Needs a Duke Win For a Bye</title><link>http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/03/03/maryland-whips-nc-state-needs-a-duke-win-for-a-bye/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/03/03/maryland-whips-nc-state-needs-a-duke-win-for-a-bye/</guid><comments>http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/03/03/maryland-whips-nc-state-needs-a-duke-win-for-a-bye/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/maryland-basketball/" rel="tag">Maryland Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/nc-state-basketball/" rel="tag">NC State Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/acc-basketball/" rel="tag">ACC Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/maryland/" rel="tag">Maryland</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/north-carolina-state/" rel="tag">North Carolina State</a></p><p><img  hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.fanhouse.com/media/2007/03/terps.jpg" align="right" vspace="4" border="1" alt="" /></p>
<p>Maryland whipped NC State, 79-59, to earn their 7th straight win and clinch at least the 5th seed in next week's ACC tournament.</p>
<p>Now, Terps fans have to root for.....gulp.....Duke tomorrow afternoon in the Blue Devils' game at North Carolina.  If UNC wins, the Terps are shut out of getting a bye.  If Duke wins, they would tie UNC at 10-6 in conference play, own the tiebreaker, and become the 4th seed, earning a first round bye.</p>
<p>If Maryland indeed finishes in 5th place, they will play the Miami Hurricanes on Thursday.  If they are a #4 seed, they'll most likely play UNC or Miami on Friday.  </p>
<p>Maryland improved to 6-0 over the Big Four schools....or the ACC schools located in the state of North Carolina.  They beat both Duke and NC State twice, and won their only meetings with UNC and Wake Forest.  That has never happened for Maryland in ACC play...and hadn't happened since 1932-1933 when they all were in the Southern Conference.  That year, the Terps played just UNC and Duke.  </p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/03/03/maryland-whips-nc-state-needs-a-duke-win-for-a-bye/">Maryland Whips NC State; Needs a Duke Win For a Bye</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com">NCAA Basketball FanHouse</a> on Sat, 03 Mar 2007 20:10:00 EST .  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/03/03/maryland-whips-nc-state-needs-a-duke-win-for-a-bye/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/forward/845145/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/03/03/maryland-whips-nc-state-needs-a-duke-win-for-a-bye/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/03/03/maryland-whips-nc-state-needs-a-duke-win-for-a-bye/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><dc:creator>Shiloh Carder</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2007 20:10:00 EST </pubDate></item><item><title>Last Weekend of ACC Regular Season Hoops Action</title><link>http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/03/03/last-weekend-of-acc-regular-season-hoops-action/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/03/03/last-weekend-of-acc-regular-season-hoops-action/</guid><comments>http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/03/03/last-weekend-of-acc-regular-season-hoops-action/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/north-carolina-basketball/" rel="tag">UNC Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/georgia-tech-basketball/" rel="tag">Georgia Tech Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/duke-basketball/" rel="tag">Duke Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/boston-college-basketball/" rel="tag">Boston College Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/maryland-basketball/" rel="tag">Maryland Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/nc-state-basketball/" rel="tag">NC State Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/wake-forest-basketball/" rel="tag">Wake Forest Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/acc-basketball/" rel="tag">ACC Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/clemson-basketball/" rel="tag">Clemson Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/boston-college/" rel="tag">Boston College</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/georgia-tech/" rel="tag">Georgia Tech</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/maryland/" rel="tag">Maryland</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/north-carolina/" rel="tag">North Carolina</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/north-carolina-state/" rel="tag">North Carolina State</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/wake-forest/" rel="tag">Wake Forest</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/clemson/" rel="tag">Clemson</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/florida-state/" rel="tag">Florida State</a></p><p><img alt="" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.fanhouse.com/media/2007/03/57000081.jpg" align="right" vspace="4" border="1" /></p>
<p>This is it. Come Thursday, the ACC tournament begins which will be the last time we'll see a few of these teams. It also means that there are minimal chances to play your way off the NCAA bubble and a couple of chances to improve/blow your seeding. So here is the lineup:</p>
<p>Saturday</p>
<ul>
    <li><strong>Florida State at Miami [RSN, noon]:</strong> This is a huge game for Florida State. Rumors are that Toney Douglas will be back, and if FSU can show that they can pop off this game, plus a run in the ACC tournament, they may be able to play their way in. The Selection Committee does take into account injuries. Of course, a loss to Miami would just kill off any shot. <em>Pick: Florida State</em> </li>
    <li><strong>Virginia at Wake Forest [Raycom, 1pm]:</strong> A win here for the Cavs and they'll be only the 2nd team from outside the state of North Carolina to get a #1 seed in the ACC tournament since 1997 [Maryland was the top seed in their 2002 National title season]....and their first title since 1981. Wake Forest needs a win here and a run in the ACC tournament to reach the postseason [either NIT or NCAA] for the 17th straight season. <em>Pick: Virginia</em> </li>
    <li><strong>NC State at Maryland [ABC, 3:30p]:</strong> Maryland has an outside shot at getting a bye in the ACC tournament, if they win and some other things happen around the league. Right now, the Terps are just playing for NCAA tournament seeding, and finishing off a magical run to end the season would be icing on the cake. <em>Pick: Maryland</em> </li>
</ul>
<p>Sunday</p>
<ul>
    <li>
    <div><strong>Clemson at Virginia Tech [Raycom, 1pm]:</strong> Clemson needs this win. They are 6-9 in the ACC and it's hard to believe they could make the dance with 10 Ls, especially with the second half of the season they've had. Va Tech is in the tournament, still fighting for a bye in the ACC dance and trying to build up a better seed. <em>Pick: Va Tech</em></div>
    </li>
    <li>
    <div><strong>Boston College at Georgia Tech [Fox Sports Net, 3pm]:</strong> Huge game here. Tech is in the middle of a wonderful week, after demolishing North Carolina and trying to build an NCAA tournament resume. They are about as on the fence as you can get. BC is in the tournament, but hard to figure out right now. Pick: <em>Ga Tech</em></div>
    </li>
    <li>
    <div><strong>Duke at North Carolina [CBS, 4pm]:</strong> The two bitter rivals meet again to end an ACC season. UNC will know what it can do before this game, but as the weekend began, they could finish in 1st or could fall all the way down to 5th. UNC has been very average lately, going just 4-4 in the last month and pretty much shutting themselves out of a #1 seed [and working on screwing up their #2 seed]. Duke can't get an ACC bye, and could fall as far as 7th in the conference. <em>Upset Pick: Duke</em></div>
    </li>
</ul>
<p> </p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/03/03/last-weekend-of-acc-regular-season-hoops-action/">Last Weekend of ACC Regular Season Hoops Action</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com">NCAA Basketball FanHouse</a> on Sat, 03 Mar 2007 11:51:00 EST .  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/03/03/last-weekend-of-acc-regular-season-hoops-action/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/forward/845016/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/03/03/last-weekend-of-acc-regular-season-hoops-action/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/03/03/last-weekend-of-acc-regular-season-hoops-action/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><dc:creator>Shiloh Carder</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2007 11:51:00 EST </pubDate></item><item><title>Br-ACC-ketology: One Game Left</title><link>http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/03/02/br-acc-ketology-one-game-left/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/03/02/br-acc-ketology-one-game-left/</guid><comments>http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/03/02/br-acc-ketology-one-game-left/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/north-carolina-basketball/" rel="tag">UNC Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/georgia-tech-basketball/" rel="tag">Georgia Tech Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/duke-basketball/" rel="tag">Duke Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/boston-college-basketball/" rel="tag">Boston College Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/maryland-basketball/" rel="tag">Maryland Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/nc-state-basketball/" rel="tag">NC State Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/wake-forest-basketball/" rel="tag">Wake Forest Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/acc-basketball/" rel="tag">ACC Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/march-madness/" rel="tag">March Madness</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/clemson-basketball/" rel="tag">Clemson Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/boston-college/" rel="tag">Boston College</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/georgia-tech/" rel="tag">Georgia Tech</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/maryland/" rel="tag">Maryland</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/north-carolina/" rel="tag">North Carolina</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/north-carolina-state/" rel="tag">North Carolina State</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/wake-forest/" rel="tag">Wake Forest</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/clemson/" rel="tag">Clemson</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/florida-state/" rel="tag">Florida State</a></p><p><img  hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.fanhouse.com/media/2007/03/gadome-ken-levine.jpg" align="right" vspace="4" border="1" alt="" /></p>
<p>Normally, I do my Br-ACC-ketology on Monday mornings....but with one game left in the regular season, it's a good time to take a quick look to see who needs what this weekend.</p>
<p>LOCKED IN</p>
<ul>
    <li><strong>North Carolina.</strong>  They are in....but are falling out the race for a #1 seed </li>
    <li><strong>Maryland.</strong>  The hottest team in the ACC beat UNC and Duke in back-to-back games. </li>
    <li><strong>Duke.</strong>  They are 4-4 at home in conference play and have been unremarkable....but they, somehow, have solid numbers.  </li>
    <li><strong>Virginia.</strong>  You win 11 ACC games: you are in! </li>
    <li><strong>Virginia Tech.</strong>  Yeah, 10 conference wins should be a lock, too.  </li>
    <li><strong>Boston College.</strong>  See above. </li>
</ul>
<p>ON THE BUBBLE</p>
<ul>
    <li><strong>Georgia Tech.</strong>  Their RPI isn't that good, but they do have big wins over UNC, Memphis and Duke.  They need to beat BC and get at least one win in the ACC tournament to make sure of it. </li>
    <li><strong>Clemson.</strong>  The overtime win over Miami stops the bleeding, but it really didn't instill confidence with the selection committee.  They have to beat Virginia Tech this weekend.  If not, they'd be 6-10 in the ACC and that just isn't going to work. </li>
    <li><strong>Florida State.</strong>  FSU is in major trouble here....just on the basis that both Ga Tech and Clemson swept them this year.  If they are in a tiebreaker type situation, that would kill them.  Plus that signature win over Florida doesn't seem as big of a deal as it once did.  </li>
</ul>
<p>CRAPPED OUT</p>
<ul>
    <li>
    <div><strong>NC State, Miami, Wake Forest.</strong>  At least State can try to get into the NIT.  </div>
    </li>
</ul><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/03/02/br-acc-ketology-one-game-left/">Br-ACC-ketology: One Game Left</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com">NCAA Basketball FanHouse</a> on Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:00:00 EST .  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/03/02/br-acc-ketology-one-game-left/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/forward/844145/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/03/02/br-acc-ketology-one-game-left/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/03/02/br-acc-ketology-one-game-left/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><dc:creator>Shiloh Carder</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:00:00 EST </pubDate></item><item><title>ACC Power Rankings:  UNC Takes Back the Top Spot</title><link>http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/02/19/acc-power-rankings-unc-takes-back-the-top-spot/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/02/19/acc-power-rankings-unc-takes-back-the-top-spot/</guid><comments>http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/02/19/acc-power-rankings-unc-takes-back-the-top-spot/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/north-carolina-basketball/" rel="tag">UNC Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/georgia-tech-basketball/" rel="tag">Georgia Tech Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/duke-basketball/" rel="tag">Duke Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/boston-college-basketball/" rel="tag">Boston College Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/maryland-basketball/" rel="tag">Maryland Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/nc-state-basketball/" rel="tag">NC State Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/wake-forest-basketball/" rel="tag">Wake Forest Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/acc-basketball/" rel="tag">ACC Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/clemson-basketball/" rel="tag">Clemson Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/boston-college/" rel="tag">Boston College</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/georgia-tech/" rel="tag">Georgia Tech</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/maryland/" rel="tag">Maryland</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/north-carolina/" rel="tag">North Carolina</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/north-carolina-state/" rel="tag">North Carolina State</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/wake-forest/" rel="tag">Wake Forest</a></p><p><img  hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.fanhouse.com/media/2007/02/73076817.jpg" align="right" vspace="4" border="1" alt="" /></p>
<p>Here are the ACC Power Rankings with two weeks left before the ACC tournament:</p>
<ol>
    <li><strong>North Carolina</strong>.  Sure they lost to Virginia Tech....but winning at Boston College put them back in the ACC lead [with Virginia, who they have beaten].  </li>
    <li><strong>Virginia.</strong>  I'm telling you:  this team could be the #1 seed in the ACC tournament. </li>
    <li><strong>Duke.</strong>  Big win at Boston College which they followed with [finally] a win at home over Ga Tech.  Suddenly, they are near locks for the NCAAs.  </li>
    <li><strong>Boston College.</strong>  Really bad week.  Two losses at home to Duke and UNC.  A win in either would probably impressed the selection committee enough to give them a good seed.  </li>
    <li><strong>Virginia Tech.</strong>  Wiped out a big win at Carolina with a crushing defeat at NC State.  </li>
    <li><strong>Maryland.</strong>  Looks like Gary Williams is getting this team off the NIT scheid.  Almost makes a Terps fan nervous that they'll find a way to blow it, eh? </li>
    <li><strong>Georgia Tech.</strong>  They still can't win a road game [okay, one game in two years] but they are still playing well enough that they could get in the tournament. </li>
    <li><strong>Clemson</strong>.  This team is falling apart completely.  Just 2-7 after their 17-0 start. </li>
    <li><strong>Florida State.</strong>  Will the selection committee factor in Toney Douglas' injury?  Probably won't matter anyways. </li>
    <li><strong>NC State.</strong>  They beat Virginia Tech and UNC a few weeks ago.  They beat Va Tech again on Sunday.  Guess who's up next? </li>
    <li><strong>Wake Forest.</strong>  Don't look now, but they've won 3 of their last 4 games. </li>
    <li><strong>Miami.</strong>  At least it will be a short ride home after they are blown out of the ACC tournament. </li>
</ol><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/02/19/acc-power-rankings-unc-takes-back-the-top-spot/">ACC Power Rankings:  UNC Takes Back the Top Spot</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com">NCAA Basketball FanHouse</a> on Mon, 19 Feb 2007 01:05:00 EST .  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/02/19/acc-power-rankings-unc-takes-back-the-top-spot/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/forward/800444/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.technorati.com/cosmos/search.html?rank=&amp;fc=1&amp;url=http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/02/19/acc-power-rankings-unc-takes-back-the-top-spot/" title="Linking Blogs">Linking&nbsp;Blogs</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/02/19/acc-power-rankings-unc-takes-back-the-top-spot/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><dc:creator>Shiloh Carder</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2007 01:05:00 EST </pubDate></item><item><title>Br-ACC-ketology:  "Fear The Turtle" Returns</title><link>http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/02/18/br-acc-ketology-fear-the-turtle-returns/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/02/18/br-acc-ketology-fear-the-turtle-returns/</guid><comments>http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/02/18/br-acc-ketology-fear-the-turtle-returns/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/north-carolina-basketball/" rel="tag">UNC Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/georgia-tech-basketball/" rel="tag">Georgia Tech Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/duke-basketball/" rel="tag">Duke Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/boston-college-basketball/" rel="tag">Boston College Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/maryland-basketball/" rel="tag">Maryland Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/nc-state-basketball/" rel="tag">NC State Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/wake-forest-basketball/" rel="tag">Wake Forest Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/acc-basketball/" rel="tag">ACC Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/march-madness/" rel="tag">March Madness</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/clemson-basketball/" rel="tag">Clemson Basketball</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/boston-college/" rel="tag">Boston College</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/georgia-tech/" rel="tag">Georgia Tech</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/north-carolina/" rel="tag">North Carolina</a>, <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/category/north-carolina-state/" rel="tag">North Carolina State</a></p><p><img alt="" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.fanhouse.com/media/2007/02/gadome-ken-levine.jpg" align="right" vspace="4" border="1" /></p>
<p>There is just two more weeks until the ACC tournament and still a lot to sort out. This week was a bad one for Boston College and Clemson, but a good one for Duke and Maryland. So how does this effect the ACC's bracketology?</p>
<p><strong>LOCKS</strong></p>
<ul>
    <li><strong>NORTH CAROLINA</strong>. UNC has been in all along, but are now fighting for a #1 seed. What once was a certainty really isn't anymore. Right now, Florida, Wisconsin and Ohio State have #1s locked in while UNC is fighing for the other.  One thing I found quite interesting is that while Ohio State will probably be the #1 ranked team in the nation on Monday morning, they still aren't worthy of a #1 seed in <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/bracketology">ESPN.com's bracketology</a> from Joe Lunardi.  </li>
</ul>
<p><strong>IF IT WAS DECIDED TODAY, THEY'D BE IN</strong></p>
<ul>
    <li><strong>DUKE.</strong> The wins over Boston College and Georgia Tech shut down the bleeding and pretty much put Duke in as a near lock. </li>
    <li><strong>VIRGINIA.</strong> They've turned around their season in a big way and now are ACC co-leaders with North Carolina. They have a fairly easy remainder of the schedule. The game against Longwood earlier this week was an RPI killer. </li>
    <li><strong>BOSTON COLLEGE.</strong> Bad week for BC as they lost at home...twice...to Duke and UNC. A win in either one of those games means BC would pretty much have their ticket to the dance punches. Nine wins in the ACC should be enough. Of course, if they end the year 9-7 in the ACC standings, it meant they lost their last 5 games which wouldn't be too good. Still needs a tad more work. </li>
    <li><strong>VIRGINIA TECH.</strong> The win over North Carolina was great....but the 2nd loss to NC State stings. Still, they look good for a berth, provided they don't continue to trip up. </li>
    <li><strong>MARYLAND.</strong> The Terps have quietly won three straight and have the swagger of an NCAA tournament team. Beat UNC next weekend, and it will be most likely a lock. </li>
</ul>
<p><strong>BUBBLED</strong></p>
<ul>
    <li><strong>CLEMSON</strong>. After their 17-0 start, the Tigers are limping now...going 2-7 since. With their remaining schedule, I don't think they can get in. </li>
    <li><strong>FLORIDA STATE.</strong> The Noles are struggling right now....but will the NCAA give them a look since Toney Douglas has been out? </li>
    <li><strong>GEORGIA TECH</strong>. The NCAA committee isn't going to select a team that can't win a road game. </li>
    <li><strong>NC STATE</strong>. The win over Virginia Tech put some air back into the Wolfpack's lungs. But they pretty much have to hope for the best against UNC to find a way into the dance. </li>
</ul>
<p><strong>ELIMINATED</strong></p>
<ul>
    <li><strong>MIAMI.</strong> And they really can even look forward to football season with glee anymore. </li>
    <li><strong>WAKE FOREST.</strong> Hey, the Deacs have won two straight and three of their last four and could play spoiler the rest of the way. </li>
</ul><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/02/18/br-acc-ketology-fear-the-turtle-returns/">Br-ACC-ketology:  "Fear The Turtle" Returns</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com">NCAA Basketball FanHouse</a> on Sun, 18 Feb 2007 21:15:00 EST .  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The two best wins both happened last week, indicating the Wolfpack was headed in the right direction, but Tuesday's loss at Georgia Tech slowed down that momentum. <br /><strong><br /> Other views:</strong> Sportz Assassin <a href="http://nc-state-basketball.aolsportsblog.com/2007/02/08/br-acc-ketology-oh-what-a-jumbled-mess/">lists them</a> on the bad side of the bubble. <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/bracketology">Bracketology</a> doesn't list N.C. State. They're currently outside the Top 25 in both the media and coaches' <a href="http://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/polls">polls</a>. They rank 107th in <a href="http://kenpom.com/rpi.php">RPI</a>, 74th in <a href="http://kenpom.com/rate.php">Ken Pomeroy's ratings</a> and 87th in the <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin/bkt0607.htm">Sagarin ratings</a>.<br /><br /><strong>Verdict:</strong> Given the above rankings, you might ask how N.C. State could even have a chance at the tournament. But keep two things in mind: <a href="http://nc-state-basketball.aolsportsblog.com/2007/02/09/who-has-the-toughest-remaining-road-in-the-acc/">They have a very easy road the rest of the way</a>, which is good news because the selection committee tends to reward teams on winning streaks. And they've been at their worst in the 12 games senior point guard <a href="http://www.wilmingtonstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070204/NEWS/702040442/-1/State">Engin Atsur </a>(pictured) missed with a hamstring injury. Now that Atsur is healthy, the Wolfpack looks a lot better, and the selection committee might be willing to give them a pass. This is most likely an NIT team, but don't count them out of the tournament just yet.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com/2007/02/10/nit-or-ncaa-north-carolina-state/">NIT or NCAA: North Carolina State</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://ncaabasketball.fanhouse.com">NCAA Basketball FanHouse</a> on Sat, 10 Feb 2007 09:15:00 EST .  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