There’s always the ACCT left to try and get quality wins, but as the regular season comes to a close, the ACC, which had been looking at 8 or 9 teams in position to get to the NCAAs is precariously close to getting only 7.
Duke, Virginia, Miami, UNC, Clemson, Louisville and NC State are locks. Though I could see NC State slip to Dayton or a 10 seed with another loss. I can’t see them missing altogether.
That leaves SMU, Cal, Stanford, and Virginia Tech as potential at-large teams.
Stanford (19-11, 8-9) NET 63 Q1 4-6
Would a win at NC State get them in? I don’t think so, but they wouldn’t have to win the ACCT either.
Virginia Tech (19-11, 8-9) NET 55 Q1 2-9
Two wins over Virginia would have the committee take notice. I like their chances if they somehow won at Virginia, but I’m not expecting it.
California (20-9, 9-8) NET 64 Q1 4-5
If Cal actually won at Wake Forest, then a 21-9 (10-8) team would be a strong-looking candidate. The NET could be a problem, though. It probably needs to be in the top 60.
SMU (19-11, 8-9) NET 38 Q1 4-8
SMU has the most direct path to the NCAAs. Win at FSU and the Mustangs are in. If they lose, I think they’ll need to win 2 games in the ACCT.
