Clemson

Clemson Tigers

Atlantic Coast Conference (21-10, 9-7)

 

Clemson

Duke

Florida St

Georgia Tech

Maryland

Virginia Tech

Wake Forest

Other (Boston College, Miami, NC State, Virginia)

Clemson (20-8, 8-6, #27 RPI)

Florida St (20-8, 8-6, #42)

Georgia Tech (19-9, 7-7, #33)

Virginia Tech (21-7, 8-6, #52)

Wake Forest (18-8, 8-6, #29)

On a night that saw some of the nation's best teams go on the road and pick up victories it was appropriate that one of the less experienced teams fell in front of a raucous crowd. North Carolina started off slowly and paid dearly at Clemson, falling by the final score of 83-64. Trevor Booker led the way with 21 points while Demontez Stitt (20 points) and Tanner Smith (14 points, six rebounds, five steals) helped make life difficult for North Carolina. Dexter Strickland scored seventeen off the bench but he was the only player to score in double figures for the Tar Heels. 

Al-Farouq Aminu (Wake Forest)

Trevor Booker (Clemson)

Ed Davis (North Carolina)

Malcolm Delaney (Virginia Tech)

Sylven Landesberg (Virginia)

Gani Lawal (Georgia Tech)

Jon Scheyer (Duke)

Kyle Singler (Duke)

Greivis Vasquez (Maryland)

Other (Collins, Favors, Ginyard, Smith, etc)

With UNC rebuilding and Duke lacking depth, the ACC is more wide-open then its been in quite some time. Adding to the intrigue are top-notch prospects like Derrick Favors, Michael Snaer, and John Henson.

 

Ranking players is more art then science. How do you compare the potential of freshmen with seniors who have already peaked? How much does physical talent come into play versus intangibles and experience? How big a role do numbers play?

 

ACC 5-YEAR STANDINGS

 

CHN's annual 5-year ranking answers a simple question is in a simple manner: How do ACC teams stack up over the last five years?