Saturday, March 11, 2006

I love the upsets as much as the next guy, but as an ACC fan I wasn't happy to see Wake Forest beating Florida State.

Of course, Wake's win of NC State has made things interesting. But that FSU loss will probably limit the ACC to four teams in the NCAA Tournament.

Maryland had a chance, but the loss to BC Friday night probably ended the run by the Terps.

So we're down to four: Duke, Carolina, Boston College and NC State. And if the ACC hopes to improve on three national titles in the last five years it has some work cut out for it.

Carolina didn't look sharp against Virginia, and Duke didn't impress anyone in beating Miami. In fact, Duke hasn't looked like a team that can win the national title in weeks now.

NC State won't make it past next weekend. Carolina is a Sweet Sixteen team, but nothing more.

So it comes down to Duke and BC having to get it done for the ACC this year. Duke can certainly win it all, but something has to change from their last few outings.

BC? Perhaps this is the team that can win it all. After that slow start, the Eagles have looked as good as anyone in the conference. Forget the loss in Charlottesville to Virginia. With Smith and Dudley up front, there are few teams that can handle BC's power.

I'm not saying the Eagles will win it all this year. But if the ACC is to win another title it may be up to BC to pull it off.

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