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**2023-24 Atlantic Coast Conference Basketball**

THE ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE







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Duke - North Carolina - Clemson - NC State - Virginia - Georgia Tech - Wake Forest
Miami - Virginia Tech - Florida State - Boston College - Notre Dame - Louisville - Syracuse
Pittsburgh


The Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic conference located in the eastern United States. Founded: May 8, 1953. Headquarters: Greensboro, NC.

ACC: Mens Basketball
ACC: Women's Basetball



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Former Tar Heels Julius Peppers headline finalists for football HOF

Julius Peppers was a college basketball players with the North Carolima Tar Heels before finding their greatest success in football. Peppers was one of the league's most dominant linemen after being picked second overall by the Carolina Panthers in 2002 following a two-sport career in college at North Carolina. He had 12 sacks as a rookie and never really slowed down in a 17-year career that included stops in Chicago and Green Bay before ending up with the Panthers again. He was an All-Pro in 2004, 2006 and 2010. Peppers finished his career with 159.5 sacks -- the fourth most since they became official in 1982. He had 10 seasons with double-digit sacks; only Hall of Famers Bruce Smith (13) and Reggie White (12) had more.

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Purdue tops AP men's poll; Gonzaga's poll streak at 142 weeks

Purdue remained atop the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll for the third straight week Monday, while Gonzaga dropped to No. 24 after a loss to San Diego State but kept alive its streak of 142 consecutive weeks in the poll. Marquette moved up three spots to seventh, North Carolina rose to eighth and Illinois climbed two spots to ninth.


ACC Top 25

No.8: North Carolina | 9-3
No.14: Duke | 9-3
No.16: Clemson | 11-1
No.4: UConn |12-2
No.5: Tennessee | 9-3

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South Carolina still No. 1, Syracuse to Top 25

South Carolina started the new year where it finished off 2023 -- atop the Associated Press women's poll. The Gamecocks received 34 of the 35 first-place votes from a national media panel Monday. They had been unanimous the previous six weeks. Syracuse entered the poll at No. 25, marking its first appearance since Jan. 18, 2021.


ACC Top 25

No.3: NC State | 13-0
No.13: Virginia Tech | 10-2
No.16: Notre Dame | 9-2
No.17: Louisville | 12-2
No.22: Florida State | 11-3
No.25: Syracuse | 11-1

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Men's Power Rankings: Every team's needs going forward


After UConn beat Gonzaga in Seattle and Purdue and Arizona battled to the final minutes in Indianapolis, it felt like the top five teams nationally had separated themselves a bit. Then the Huskies got dropped at Seton Hall by 15 points, and Arizona lost to Florida Atlantic in Las Vegas. How far do both squads drop? Well, not that far.

ACC

No.11: North Carolina | 8-3
No.15: Duke | 8-3

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Women's Power Rankings: South Carolina still on top, OSU out


The final days of 2023 delivered for women's college basketball fans. Two top-20 teams were upset by unranked opponents over the weekend, with Michigan taking down No. 17 Ohio State on Saturday and Syracuse defeating No. 13 Notre dame on Sunday. By the weekend's end, seven teams ensured they'd take the plunge into 2024 undefeated:

ACC

No.3: NC State |13-0
No.13: Virginia Tech | 10-2
No.15: Notre Dame | 9-2

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WOMEN'S BRACKETOLOGY: 2024 NCAA TOURNAMENT

With the arrival of conference play, we will project the field of 68 every Tuesday and Friday from now until Selection Sunday on March 17. Albany, New York, and Portland, Oregon, will host the regionals, as the two-site format remains for a second consecutive year. It all culminates in Cleveland at the Final Four on April 5 and 7.

ACC | 9

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MEN'S BRACKETOLOGY: 2024 NCAA TOURNAMENT

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Big 12 | 7
Big East | 5
Mountain West | 5
ACC | 4
Pac-12 | 4
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Ranking the top 25 players in women's college basketball

Hail to the newcomers! There are nine players in ESPN's updated ranking of the top 25 players in women's college basketball for the 2023-2024 season who weren't included in the preseason rankings in November. One thing didn't change: Iowa senior guard Caitlin Clark was the unanimous selection at No. 1 on all 21 ballots. She leads Division I in scoring for the 11-1 Hawkeyes. Determining the top 25 was enormously difficult

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ACC

No.9: Georgia Moore, Virginia Tech
No.10: Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame
No.14: Alizabeth Kitley, Virgiana Tech
No.15: Ta'Niya Latson, Florida State
No.22: Saniya Rivers, NC State
No.24: Aziaha James, NC State
 
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no.4: nc state (14-1)
no.12: virginia tech (12-2)
no.15: louisville (13-2)
 
2024 ncaa tournament bracketology
The ACC has been kicked to the curb in recent Bracketology updates. (Says the guy doing the kicking!). The league's overall strength and especially its seeding have taken a noticeable dive the past few seasons. This week, North Carolina -- one of the league's true tentpoles

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2024 ncaa tournament bracketology
The most significant movement comes courtesy of the Pac-12. Stanford replaces NC State as the final No. 1 seed following the Cardinal's sweep of the Washington schools and the Wolfpack's loss at Virginia Tech. The two teams trade spots in the Portland 4 Regional.

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purdue star zack edey tops wooden award midseason top 25
Edey, a 7-foot-4 center, is looking to become only the second two-time winner in Wooden Award history. He won it last season after averaging 22.3 points and 12.9 rebounds and is the clear favorite to go back-to-back this season. The Canadian is averaging 22.3 points and 10.6 rebounds, shooting 63.4% from the field and blocking 2.3 shots per game.



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ACC Top-25
Armando Bacot, North Carolina
RJ Davis, North Carolina
Kyle Filipowski, Duke
PJ Hall, Clemson
 
caitlin clark,anngel reese, paige bueckers tops wooden award list
Iowa's Caitin Clark, LSU's Angel Reese, UConn's Paige Bueckers and three freshmen headline the midseason top 25 list for women for the John R. Wooden Award, it was announced Wednesday. Clark (2023) and Bueckers (2021) are former national players of the year, while Reese was the 2023 Final Four Most Outstanding Player.



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ACC Top-25
Georgia Amoore, Virginia Tech
Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame
Elizabeth Kitley, Virginia Tech
Ta'Niya Latson, Florida State
Saniya Rivers, NC State
 
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