We're going to pull like heck for Georgia Tech on Monday night. We'd love to see another ACC team win - that would make three ACC winners in the last four years.
Unfortunately, history is against Tech: teams which defeat Duke usually win the title. Consider:
- 1986 - Louisville
- 1987 - Indiana
- 1988 - Kansas
- 1989 - Seton Hall (one bad call from the title)
- 1990 - Vegas
- 1994 - Arkansas
- 1998 - Kentucky
- 1999 - UConn
In years when the team which eliminates Duke doesn't win the title, they generally finish second, like Kansas last year, Seton Hall in '89, and Florida a few season's back as well.
We'll see. But as we said, while we're hoping for an ACC win, history would seem to be on UConn's side.