ACC Basketball is currently reflecting the parity across college basketball as a whole.
They are clear tiers among the competitive ACC but every night it seems like any team could stun another one, as we saw on Sunday with Wake Forest taking down Boston College. Duke took another fall as they fell at Cameron Indoor again, this time to an explosive Louisville squad. The top of the conference is looking like it could truly go any way, as Louisville and Florida State both have one ACC Basketball loss and Duke is not lurking too far behind, one game back of the Seminoles and Cardinals.
The Cardinals appear to be in the driver’s seat, as they have a slightly easier stretch of games coming up that could put them alone in first place. But head coach Leonard Hamilton has Florida State playing at an extremely high level and the Seminoles haven’t backed down from any competition at this point in the season.
At the bottom of the conference, North Carolina is still amid the toughest season of Roy Williams’ tenure with the team. They have lost four-straight games, including their first-ever loss to Clemson at Chapel Hill, and a season sweep at the hands of Pittsburgh. 2020 NBA Draft prospect Cole Anthony appears to be on the road to returning to the court for the Tar Heels, which could add some much-needed joy to an otherwise bleak season.
But back up at the top of the ACC, Duke, Louisville, and Florida State will fight it out as Virginia (4-3) tries to stay in the race. So how does the ACC look as we get deeper into conference play?