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ACC Basketball: 3 bold predictions for the 2019-20 season

By Brian Rauf

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 20: Tre Jones #3 of the Duke Blue Devils reacts with teammates Jack White #41 and Javin DeLaurier #12 during the final seconds of the second half of the game against Texas Tech Red Raiders during the Ameritas Insurance Classic at Madison Square Garden on December 20, 2018 in New York City. Duke Blue Devils defeated Texas Tech Red Raiders 69-58. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 20: Tre Jones #3 of the Duke Blue Devils reacts with teammates Jack White #41 and Javin DeLaurier #12 during the final seconds of the second half of the game against Texas Tech Red Raiders during the Ameritas Insurance Classic at Madison Square Garden on December 20, 2018 in New York City. Duke Blue Devils defeated Texas Tech Red Raiders 69-58. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images) /
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SYRACUSE, NY – FEBRUARY 23: Head coach Jim Boeheim of the Syracuse Orange reacts to a call against the Duke Blue Devils during the second half at the Carrier Dome on February 23, 2019 in Syracuse, New York. Duke defeated Syracuse 75-65. (Photo by Rich Barnes/Getty Images)
SYRACUSE, NY – FEBRUARY 23: Head coach Jim Boeheim of the Syracuse Orange reacts to a call against the Duke Blue Devils during the second half at the Carrier Dome on February 23, 2019 in Syracuse, New York. Duke defeated Syracuse 75-65. (Photo by Rich Barnes/Getty Images) /

What crazy things could happen during the upcoming ACC basketball season? Here are three bold predictions for the conference in 2019-20.

ACC basketball is coming off a banner season in which they had three teams earn No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament (making them the second conference ever to accomplish that feat) and produced the eventual national champion in Virginia.

The ACC remains the nation’s premier college hoops conference but expectations are not as high in 2019-20.

Virginia, North Carolina, Duke, and Florida State – the top four finishers in conference play last year – all have to replace the majority of their starting lineups and are expected to take a step back. The same goes for other teams like Syracuse and Virginia Tech, raising questions about the depth in the league.

Some of those teams have reloaded like they always do thanks to elite recruiting classes, and Louisville has emerged as a national title threat in the second year under head coach Chris Mack.

But there’s no denying the fact there are more question marks than sure things in the conference, and that should set the stage for some chaos and surprises in the new season.

What exactly will those surprises be? Here are three bold predictions for the ACC in 2019-20: