COLLEGE BASKETBALL PREVIEW PART 8/9

1 North Carolina

North Carolina can certainly win a Nation Championship this year, with Marcus Paige out for the beginning of the year, the depth of the Tar Heels will be tested early.

2 Duke

Duke lost three one and done’s last year, but welcomes the nation’s #2 recruiting class, Duke will contend this year.

3 Virginia

Virginia would be ACC Preseason, and possibly national #1 had Justin Anderson stayed with the Cavaliers. The Cavs (Preseason #6) will certainly contend for a national title.

4 Louisville

Most key players from last year’s Elite 8 run are no longer with the Cards, but they bring in two key transfers in Damion Lee and Trey Lewis

5 Florida State

Florida State’s Top 10 nationally recruiting class will certainly help Florida State, but in a STACKED ACC they won’t contend for a conference title.

6 Miami

The Hurricanes return almost everyone from last year’s NIT Championship, they will get into the Big Dance this year.

7 Notre Dame

This won’t be a Elite 8 team like last year’s Fighting Irish, but Mike Brey can certainly keep this team good enough to put the ACC’s top three on upset alert.

8 Syracuse

Despite Jim Boeheim’s absence from the first nine conference games the Orange still brought a Top 15 recruiting class to New York.

9 North Carolina State

The Wolfpack lost leading scorer Trevor Lacey from last year’s Sweet Sixteen team, but Anthony Barber could lead this team to March.

10 Pittsburgh

11 Clemson

12 Wake Forest

13 Virginia Tech

14 Georgia Tech

15 Boston College

ALL ACC TEAM

Marcus Paige, G North Carolina
Malcolm Brogdon, G Virginia
Xavier Rathan-Mayees, G Florida State
Brandon Ingram, F Duke
Grayson Allen, G Duke