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North Carolina Over North Carolina State – ACC Rivalry at its Best
Maybe the best game of the season in the ACC so far ended with North Carolina winning on the road against North Carolina State 81-79 with finally a big and efficient shooting night for Marcus Paige, while managing to overcome a huge mistake by whoever runs the clock in the arena, giving the Wolfpack 15 extra seconds to try and complete their comeback.
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Miami Over Duke – Not Just a Loss, but a Panic Inducing Blowout
Maybe it’s time to think about a mini crisis at Duke, losing at home to Miami 90-74, breaking some long lasting streaks when it comes to avoiding consecutive big losses and losing at home in general, with the ACC once again proving to be a lot more difficult than what happens outside the conference.
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Duke Blue Devils – No Longer Undefeated, Everyone in the ACC is Happy
The first cut is the deepest, and the opening loss of the season for Duke causes a wave of joy throughout the ACC and also among a lot of college basketball fans across the country, as North Carolina State cause the huge upset against the number two team in the nation with a 87-75 win.
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North Carolina Over Louisville – Maybe They’re Contenders After All
Conference play is wild, unexpected and full of surprises. There were plenty of those as North Carolina came from behind to beat Louisville 72-71 with Marcus Paige hitting the late game winning layup in an excellent clash of ranked teams.
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ACC – Duke Still Undefeated, Virginia Too
There are three undefeated teams left in the 2014-2015 College Basketball season. Kentucky in the SEC and the top contenders to go all the way, while Duke and Virginia in the ACC offer less flashy and heralded option for not losing, although just as effective.
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Notre Dame Over North Carolina – Small Ball is a Wonderful Thing
People are starting to realize that Notre Dame and their four guard lineup is more than just a gimmick, pulling off a 71-70 win against North Carolina with a Zach Auguste layup to win the game, although the Tar Heels had plenty of opportunities to seal the deal.
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Louisville Cardinals – The ACC Isn’t So Bad
In their first game as part of the ACC, Louisville had no problem leaving their mark with a road win over Wake Forest, beating the Deamon Deacons 85-76.
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College Football Playoff – Maps of Teams Recruiting Grounds
The College Football Playoff brings four teams that come from different conferences, and also recruit in very different ways. Ohio State and Florida State rely on talent much closer to home. Alabama do very well everywhere, while Oregon have to mostly go out of state to get their best player.
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Florida State Over Georgia Tech – ACC Champions But Not Worthy of the Playoff
No matter what Florida State do, they’re not a team that played well enough to make the playoff, even after winning the ACC championship game with a 37-35 win over Georgia Tech. But they’re undefeated in a power five conference, not to mention the defending national champion, and so they’ll make it into the top 4 selected by the committee.
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Florida State Seminoles – Don’t Deserve to be in the Playoff
The Florida State Seminoles remain undefeated after beating Boston College 20-17 thanks to a very late field goal, counting themselves lucky to remain undefeated and not having Jameis Winston thrown out of the game for pushing a referee.