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[QUOTE="RedtheGOB, post: 5628723, member: 8907"]
There are 3 paths imo.  This of course is considering we win the next 2. That's a 4-1 ACC start (and don't stub our toes against Pitt at home in the finale).  5-1 against the bottom which is non-negotiable.

1.  Beat the rest of the ACC Bubble.  8 teams getting in from ACC.  Duke/UNC/UVA/Louisville are locks.  That leaves 4 more ACC teams getting in.  Clemson hopefully keeps winning, they stay Q1 and are the 5th team in.

That means we have to finish with a better resume than 3 of these teams. NCst/SMU/Miami/VT/WF/Cal/ND.  6-1 / 5-2 even should be enough.  ND and Cal could really hurt us losing those at home.  See #2 if that happens.

2.  Steal Wins from the top.  If we play up and down against the bubble, let's just say we have a losing or 500 record against the 7 teams above then we have steal two games out of 5 from the top 4 in the ACC.

I think people will be shocked how much not just our net but all other metrics will jump with just 1 road win against 1 of these teams.

3.  Make noise in the ACCT.  Given the ACC overall is just much better in years past basically any team we play initially will be Q2 at worst and likely another Q1 chance.  1 win but for sure 2 wins will go a long way this year.  The top 8 seeds in the ACCT will all be Q1 opponents, the bottom 7 will be Q2.
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