ACC Morning Linkfest 1/7

Conference play starts today, are you ready?  The conference members better be, we may see as intense and bitter of a battle between the middle 7 or 8 teams as ever this season. The reason is because we have two teams clearly at the top in Duke and UNC and two teams clearly at the bottom in Wake Forest and Boston College.  Historically, when this happens you get a big group of teams in the middle.  The order of those teams will largely be determined by the strength of their conference schedule.

As always, we have a page to track which teams have the toughest conference schedules.  In basic ACC thinking, you have to get a number of wins to earn a NCAA bid.  The problem this season is not all conference wins were made alike.  In some cases, the more difficult schedule gives teams more opportunities, which may be what these middle 7 or 8 need to earn tourney bids.

I'll leave it at that this morning, while the ACC may be down, I'm excited for the season that is about to start.  Keep in mind in ACC play, anything can happen.  These schools are already familiar with one another, the players know each other, and coaches are friends on some level.  Ultimately, anything can happen.  Enjoy the ACC season, and stay with me at SCACCHoops.com as I follow it.

Make sure to check out all of the Game Previews listed at the bottom of this article.

Links

• UNC forward James Michael McAdoo doubtful for Boston College game
• Scouting UNC: An opposing team’s breakdown
• UNC vs. Boston College: Three things to watch
• UNC tips off ACC play against BC
• Deacs believe in their chances to compete in ACC
• Duke women, as usual, defeat Wake Forest
• Decision coming soon on UNC’s McDonald
• FSU hopes for strong start to ACC season
• A Look at Boston College, the Worst ACC Team
• It’s wake-up time for Tar Heels as ACC portion of schedule begins
• A league in transition
• Can Booker come up big in the ACC?
• Schramm: In wide open ACC, Wolfpack occupy prime spot
• Virginia begins ACC play with reduced roster
• University of Miami men begin ACC play
• Woeful bowl performance business as usual for ACC
• Boston College Coach Steve Donahue Faces Greatest Challenge
• FSU Starts ACC Play At Clemson
• Wolfpack needs strong ACC run for NCAA hopes
• Cavs to rely on seven-man rotation
• Hokies open ACC play with NCAAs still in sight
• Terrell Suggs named AFC Defensive Player of Month
• Amid men’s hoops coaching changes, ACC is rebuilding
• Layup Lines: Curing the ACC’s woes
• Basketball: Georgia Tech may have gained inside position on 5-star PG
• Leslie McDonald Injury Update

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