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Message: [QUOTE="OrangeXtreme, post: 1134499, member: 41"] [B][URL='http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/eye-on-college-basketball/24714672/observations-landing-labissiere-pivotal-for-kentucky-acc-looks-stacked?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter']Observations: Landing Labissiere key for Kentucky; ACC looks stacked (CBS: Rothstein)[/URL][/B] [B][I]The ACC could become the old Big East in terms of NCAA bids[/I][/B] [I] I'm not saying this league is going to get 11 teams in the field of 68 like the old Big East did in 2011, but it wouldn't shock me if six to eight teams get into the NCAA tourney from this conference on a regular basis. [URL='http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/teams/page/LVILLE/louisville-cardinals']Louisville[/URL], [URL='http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/teams/page/DUKE/duke-blue-devils']Duke[/URL], North Carolina, [URL='http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/teams/page/UVA/virginia-cavaliers']Virginia[/URL], and [URL='http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/teams/page/CUSE/syracuse-orange']Syracuse[/URL] all have the ability to be top-15 programs annually while [URL='http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/teams/page/FLA/florida-gators']Florida[/URL] State and [URL='http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/teams/page/NCST/north-carolina-state-wolfpack']North Carolina State[/URL]have consistently recruited on an extremely high level under Leonard Hamilton and Mark Gottfried. That's seven schools right there that should always be in the NCAA discussion and we've yet to mention Pitt, Notre Dame, or Miami. Another thing to keep in mind regarding the ACC's bid situation? If other BCS leagues like the Pac-12 or the SEC struggle to identify tournament-caliber teams after the pre-existing alpha dogs already in their conference ([URL='http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/teams/page/ARIZ/arizona-wildcats']Arizona[/URL] in the Pac-12, Kentucky and Florida in the SEC), programs in the ACC will benefit because they're going to get more opportunities to play quality competition and enhance their NCAA resume with victories against potential tournament teams. Six to eight bids on an annual basis for the ACC? Sounds about right.[/I] [/QUOTE]

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