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Message: [QUOTE="OrangeXtreme, post: 1230357, member: 41"] [B][URL='http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/eye-on-college-basketball/24897235/observations-we-get-a-read-on-arizona-during-trip-to-utep-unlv']Observations: We get a read on Arizona during trip to UTEP, UNLV (CBSSports)[/URL][/B] [I][B]ACC faces tall task in reaching old Big East standards:[/B] While the ACC is very strong at the top -- Duke, [URL='http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/teams/page/LVILLE/louisville-cardinals']Louisville[/URL], and [URL='http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/teams/page/UVA/virginia-cavaliers']Virginia[/URL] will be ranked in the top 10 most of the season -- it drops off significantly after the top three. [URL='http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/teams/page/UNC/north-carolina-tar-heels']North Carolina[/URL] already has lost three games, while [URL='http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/teams/page/CUSE/syracuse-orange']Syracuse[/URL] and [URL='http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/teams/page/PITT/pittsburgh-panthers']Pitt[/URL] look like they're headed for subpar seasons. Toss in [URL='http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/teams/page/FSU/florida-state-seminoles']Florida State[/URL] losing leading scorer in Aaron Thomas and this league is extremely top-heavy with a second tier highlighted by the Tar Heels, Notre Dame and Miami. When Louisville joined, many believed the ACC could potentially be the best league in college hoops history. But so far it hardly resembles the old Big East, which produced 11 [URL='http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/ncaa-tournament']NCAA Tournament[/URL] teams in 2011, with UConn (9-9 in Big East play that season) winning it all. The ACC probably will put six or seven teams in the field of 68, but it's nowhere near meeting old Big East standards.[/I] [/QUOTE]

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