ACC Basketball: Duke clear ahead, Pitt dead last in latest power rankings

The Seminoles have had some interesting results so far this season, including a pair of losses to ranked teams (Purdue and Florida), as well as some close calls versus Boston University and Tulane and several blowouts.

This team’s depth has the ability to blow opponents out of the water, especially if they can’t handle them upfront. They play 10 guys once again over 10 mpg and are overall balanced scoring-wise, led by Houston transfer Caleb Mills (12.1 ppg and 2.7 apg). He’s been the scorer the Seminoles have needed alongside fellow double-digit scorers, Malik Osborne and Matthew Cleveland in the backcourt.

The difference between this season and the one prior is the lack of scoring production in the frontcourt. Tanor Ngom, John Butler, Cam’Ron Fletcher, Naheem McCloud, and Wyatt Wilkes are solid collectively but don’t add much offense, which puts all the pressure on Mills and Osborne to score. And we’ve seen in the losses to the Gators and Boilermakers, two teams with solid perimeter defenders, that Florida State can go on droughts which will put them in danger in losing.

The Seminoles have dealt with injuries and other absences and haven’t been fully equipped in a while so it’s hard to judge them currently. A game against the offensively potent Syracuse Orange this weekend will give a good challenge to this roster, a nice battle on contrasting styles.