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Message: [QUOTE="AZcuse77, post: 2034707, member: 6173"] So we are 18 games in to the season with 13 to go. Some will say it is too early to talk bubble, but being well in to the second half it seems interesting to think how we compare to the other ACC teams that are not locks. As it stands now I don't see the ACC getting 10 teams and maybe not even 9. NCSU was one of those and they went in to a complete free fall with the pitchforks out for Gottfreid. Syracuse was one of those early until our historically bad OOC start but we are back in the conversation. Clemson and Pitt are both off to rough conference starts but arguably had the two hardest schedules to start conference play. So who do we need to finish in front of? I see 6 teams competing for the last 2-3 spots. Yes the committee says they don't make selections this way but I do think it matters to some degree. Here's where I see the 3 tiers of ACC teams at this stage broken down by "locks" "bubblicious" and "needs a miracle." They are somewhat ordered (by % chance to make it, not who I think is better). LOCKS - 6 nd unc fla st louisville uva duke BUBBLICIOUS - 6 mia 2-2 12-4 (W ncsu, L @syr, L nd, W @pitt) destroyed pitt on road for Larranaga's 600th vtech 2-3 13-4 (W duke, L @ncsu, L @fsu, W syr, L nd) probably lowest ceiling, highest floor of this tier clem 1-4 11-6 (W @wake, L unc, L @nd, L @gt, L @uva) all competitive games, tough early road schedule pitt 1-4 12-6 (L nd, W @uva, L @syr, L [USER=1952]lou[/USER], L mia) tough early schedule, but crushed at home by MIA syr 3-2 11-7 (L @bc, W mia, W pitt, L @vt, W bc) nice start but awful OOC will require 11-7 ACC and have played zero Tier I teams gtech 3-2 11-6 (W unc, L @duke, L [USER=1952]lou[/USER], W clem, W @ncsu) respect for starting 3-2 but poor OOC, prob. least talented NEEDS A MIRACLE - 3 ncsu 1-4 12-6 (L @mia, W vt, L @unc, L @bc, L gt) in a free fall despite only playing only one tier I ACC team wake 1-4 10-7 (L @fsu, L clem, W bc, L @uva, L unc) improved but I just don't see it, only ACC win is BC bc 2-3 9-9 (W syr, L @wake, L @duke, W ncsu, L @syr) better this year but no chance with 6 OOC losses How would you rank the middle tier right now? [/QUOTE]

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