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ACC Basketball power rankings: Dukes falls down, NC State and Pittsburgh moves up

By Tristan Freeman

Jan 14, 2023; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; North Carolina State Wolfpack guard Jarkel Joiner (1) and forward Ernest Ross (24) embrace during the overtime against Miami Hurricanes at PNC Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jaylynn Nash-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 14, 2023; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; North Carolina State Wolfpack guard Jarkel Joiner (1) and forward Ernest Ross (24) embrace during the overtime against Miami Hurricanes at PNC Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jaylynn Nash-USA TODAY Sports /
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With just three left in the ACC Basketball regular season, there are still some things to be accomplished. That includes the regular-season title, with after this past week, now has Duke and North Carolina out of the picture.

So who is left in the title picture with six games to go? Check out who they are and how everyone is ranked in the latest ACC power rankings.

15. Louisville Cardinals – 3-22 (1-13)

Last week, I moved the Cardinals up out of the basement out of respect for its big win over Georgia Tech, which meant that they wouldn’t make history as the worst team in ACC Basketball history. Unfortunately for them, they followed that up with an awful loss at Pittsburgh, giving up 91 points in a 34-point blowout.

Louisville did redeem itself a bit by putting up a great effort against Miami, trailing by just one point at the half. The good news was that they managed to score 85 points at the end, good for the second-most of the season. The bad news is that they gave up the highest number allowed all year in a 93-85 defeat. El Ellis had 33 points and five assists in the game, while Jae’lyn Withers had 18 points and five rebounds.

The Cardinals are at home this week but against two of the top teams in the ACC in Virginia and Clemson. Let’s see if the Miami game was more about the Hurricanes sleeping or if the underdogs have one more surprise in them in league play.