ACC Basketball: Preseason power rankings for 2021-22 season
12. team. 436. . . . Yellow Jackets
Head coach Josh Pastner and his Georgia Tech basketball crew had quite the season in 2020-21, culminating in a 2021 ACC Tournament crown, their first since 1993, but to do that all over again could very well be a longshot.
2021 ACC Tournament MVP Michael Devoe will look to lead the way with Bubba Parham and Kyle Sturdivant back along with him but they’ll be very thin in the frontcourt once again.
It shouldn’t slow them down much with the addition of Deebo Coleman, Miles Kelly, and Jalon Moore. They’re some sizeable, athletic wings that should be prepared to play a ton of different positions in 2021-22.
11. team. 443. . . . Fighting Irish
Things didn’t go quite as planned for Notre Dame basketball in 2020-21 and one would expect that head coach Mike Brey’s seat is heating up following an 11-15 season. Across the three seasons, Brey has compiled a record of 45-47 including a 3-15 finish in ACC basketball back in 2018-19.
On a bright note, they’ve got four of five starters returning for 2021-22 and Yale graduate transfer Paul Atkinson, a big man with solid footwork and instincts around the rim in the rotation. They’ll look to use their experience from a season ago to give them more of a boost this year.