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ACC Roundup - Back At It

Should be some keen games Saturday

By JD King
Montrezl Harrell is a player who cannot be ignorec.
Montrezl Harrell is a player who cannot be ignorec.
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Conference play picks up in a big way on Saturday with six games.

Saturday's ACC Action!
Teams Times TV
UNC @ Pitt Noon ACCN
Virginia Tech @ Clemson Noon RSN
Wake Forest @ UVA 2:30 ACCN
FSU @ Georgia Tech 2:30 ACCN
NC State @ Louisville 4:00 ESPN/ESPN2
Duke @ Syracuse 6:00 ESPN/ESPN2
Schools Conf W-L Conf PCT W-L PCT
Virginia 10-1 .909 22-1 .957
Notre Dame 10-3 .769 22-4 .846
Duke 8-3 .727 21-3 .875
Louisville 8-3 .727 20-4 .833
North Carolina 8-3 .727 18-6 .750
Syracuse 7-4 .636 16-8 .667
Clemson 6-6 .500 14-10 .583
Pitt 5-6 .455 16-9 .640
Miami 5-6 .455 15-9 .625
NC State 5-7 .417 14-11 .560
Florida State 5-7 .417 13-12 .520
Wake Forest 4-8 .333 12-13 .480
Virginia Tech 2-9 .182 10-14 .417
Georgia Tech 2-10 .167 11-13 .458
Boston College 1-10 .091 9-14 .391

We don't expect State to beat Louisville on the road, any more than we think Wake will get UVA at JPJ, but they might make things interesting.

State might catch a break though: Wayne Blackshear is expected to sit this one out with a hip pointer.

Beyond that, UNC at Pitt could be good. These teams shouldn't be too far apart really, though UNC has more talent, albeit banged up talent.

We don't see the Hokies beating Clemson, but we admire that team's spirit. Duke-Syracuse is covered elsewhere, which leaves us FSU at Georgia Tech as possibly the most competitive game of the afternoon.

Well, either that one or UNC-Pitt,which ought to be more entertaining.

Actually, we could see this happening: without Justin Anderson, it's conceivable that Wake has a breakout game and knocks off Virginia. Very unlikely, but the Deacs have had some solid outings this season. No reason why tomorrow couldn't be one as well.

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