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There’s an excellent chance at least two ACC teams will finish in the Associated Press top 10 this season. That’s what ACC teams do.
In fact, the last time the league placed a single squad in the final top 10 was 2004, when Duke was it at No. 5. And the last time the ACC failed to end a season with a member in the basketball top 10 was 1960, prior to the births of eight of its 15 coaches.
Three times in the past five seasons, the ACC placed a trio of teams in the AP top 10. You might argue this is no big surprise, given that the ACC added four members just since the 2014 season. Still, the Pac-12 and SEC recently added teams as well and didn’t enjoy similar showings.
To be fair, the Big 10, which swiped Maryland from the ACC and Rutgers from the dustbin of history, did place three teams in the top 10 in 2013 and 2014.
| RANKED AMATEURS ACC Teams in Final AP Top 10, Last Decade |
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| Season | Top 10 | Eventual ACC Member |
| 2016 | UNC 3, Virginia 4, Miami 10 | None |
| 2015 | Duke 4, Virginia 6, No Dame 8 | None |
| 2014 | Virginia 3, Duke 8 | Louisville 5 |
| 2013 | Miami 5, Duke 6 | None |
| 2012 | UNC 4, Duke 8, Fla. State 10 | Syracuse 2 |
| 2011 | Duke 3, UNC 7 | Pitt 4, No Dame 5 |
| 2010 | Duke 3 | Syracuse 4 |
| 2009 | UNC 2, Duke 6 | Louisville 1, Pitt 4 |
| 2008 | UNC 1, Duke 9 | None |
| 2007 | UNC 4 | None |
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