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I get a chance to earn another coaching point this upcoming week, as we host the Terps on Sunday, and we have never beaten the #1 team in the nation:
1. Maryland
2. Alabama
3. Oregon
4. Michigan State
5. Oklahoma State
...
8. Clemson
9. Georgia Tech
12. Virginia Tech
19. Florida State
22. North Carolina
North Carolina is back in the top 25 after being out for a few weeks as well.
This is the first week for Bracketology. Miami sits on the bubble, the only ACC team there. As for the initial projections:
1 seed: Maryland
2. Georgia Tech
3. Virginia Tech
3. Clemson
5. Florida State
6. Wake Forest
6. North Carolina
9. NC State
11. Miami
We're graded out as a 5 seed right now, and 9 ACC teams are projected to make it. I'm sure that will change heh.
While we're here, its looking like another rough year for our friends in the Big 10. Michigan State is the big exception as they are 23-4 and looking for a 1 seed. Indiana is 18-7, clearly the #2 team in the league and will likely get in. Wisconsin is 16-8, RPI of 49, and they're on the bubble.
That's probably it. Purdue is 14-9 with an RPI of 64, so they could play their way in. Iowa is 16-9 but RPI in the 90s.
For the teams I know we have readers interested in:
Penn State is next to last in the Big 10, 13-10 overall, but just 4-8 in the league.
Michigan is 1/2 game better, 5-8, 14-10 overall. Actually their RPI is 60th so a late run isn't impossible.
Illinois is in the middle of the league at 6-6, and is 13-10 overall, with an RPI of 58. So if they could step up they could make it too.
Conference Rankings:
1. ACC
2. Big 12
3. SEC
4. Pac 10
5. Big 10
6. A-10
7. Big East
8. West Coast
9. C-USA
10. Mountain West
So the A-10 is up again, and is ranked higher than the Big East. The West Coast Conference is a mid-major, so for them to be above CUSA and the MWC is very strong. They have two teams in consideration for tourney bids, Loyola Marymount and San Diego.
Back to Florida State. We just got above .500 in league play but have two big challenges this week. First, a North Carolina team that beat us at our place in overtime. We took WAY too many 3's in that game and let the 3-2 zone really get us out of sorts. We travel to Chapel Hill next.
After that, as mentioned above, we get our shot at the #1 team in the nation, 21-2 Maryland.
Our "easy" stretch is over. Final 5 games:
at #23 UNC (beat us already)
vs #1 Maryland
at NC State (gave us a very tough game at our place)
vs #9 Georgia Tech (beat us already)
at Wake Forest (beat us already)
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