Let’s jump right in with this week’s ACC Basketball Power Rankings — with a quick glance at five different indicators: last week’s record (and point differential), this week’s schedule, adjusted offensive/defensive efficiency (per KenPom) and each team’s NET ranking.
No. 1 Duke
Last week: 2-0 — FSU (W, +5), Notre Dame (W, +34)
This week: at NC State (Wed.), Virginia Tech (Sat.)
Offensive efficiency: 116.2, No. 7
Defensive efficiency: 88.5, No. 6
NET: 6
No. 2 Florida State
Last week: 1-1 — at Duke (L, -5), Syracuse (W, +3)
- No Devin Vassell
This week: Pittsburgh (Tue.), at NC State (Sat.)
Offensive efficiency: 110.0, No. 40
Defensive efficiency: 90.8, No. 18
NET: 15
No. 3 Louisville
Last week: 0-2 — at Georgia Tech (L, -6), at Clemson (L, -15)
This week: Syracuse (Wed.), North Carolina (Sat.)
Offensive efficiency: 114.7, No. 11
Defensive efficiency: 93.4, No. 44
NET: 9
No. 4 Virginia
Last week: 2-0 — Notre Dame (W, +1), at UNC (W, +2)
This week: Boston College (Wed.), at Pittsburgh (Sat.)
Offensive efficiency: 98.5, No. 233
Defensive efficiency: 85.6, No. 4
NET: 55
No. 5 NC State
Last week: 1-1 — at Syracuse (W, +5), at Boston College (L, -3)
This week: Duke (Wed.), FSU (Sat.)
Offensive efficiency: 109.3, No. 49
Defensive efficiency: 97.5, No. 92
NET: 61
No. 6 Syracuse
Last week: 0-2 — NC State (L, -5), at FSU (L, -3)
This week: at Louisville (Wed.), Georgia Tech (Sat.)
Offensive efficiency: 112.5, No. 23
Defensive efficiency: 100.1, No. 135
NET: 65
No. 7 Notre Dame
Last week: 0-2 — at Virginia (L, -1), at Duke (L, -34)
This week: UNC (Mon.), Miami (Sun.)
Offensive efficiency: 110.5, No. 36
Defensive efficiency: 98.7, No. 110
NET: 58
No. 8 Clemson
Last week: 2-0 — at Pittsburgh (W, +20), Louisville (W, +15)
This week: at Boston College (Sat.)
Offensive efficiency: 102.9, No. 164
Defensive efficiency: 92.2, No. 27
NET: 80
No. 9 Virginia Tech
Last week: 1-0 — Pittsburgh (W, +10)
This week: Miami (Wed.), at Duke (Sat.)
Offensive efficiency: 105.5, No. 107
Defensive efficiency: 97.5, No. 91
NET: 76
No. 10 Pittsburgh
Last week: 0-2 — Clemson (L, -20), at Virginia Tech (L, -10)
This week: at FSU (Tue.), Virginia (Sat.)
Offensive efficiency: 104.9, No. 124
Defensive efficiency: 97.6, No. 94
NET: 98
No. 11 Georgia Tech
Last week: 1-0 — Louisville (W, +6)
This week: at Wake Forest (Wed.), at Syracuse (Sat.)
Offensive efficiency: 101.8, No. 180
Defensive efficiency: 92.2, No. 28
NET: 87
No. 12 Boston College
Last week: 1-1 — at Miami (L, -27), NC State (W, +3)
This week: at Virginia (Wed.), Clemson (Sat.)
Offensive efficiency: 98.3, No. 237
Defensive efficiency: 97.3, No. 86
NET: 143
No. 13 Miami
Last week: 2-0 — Boston College (W, +27), Wake Forest (W, +17)
This week: at Virginia Tech (Wed.), at Notre Dame (Sun.)
Offensive efficiency: 108.9, No. 54
Defensive efficiency: 102.7, No. 190
NET: 102
No. 14 Wake Forest
Last week: 1-1 — UNC (W, +17), at Miami (L, -17)
This week: Georgia Tech (Wed.)
Offensive efficiency: 106.1, No. 89
Defensive efficiency: 98.7, No. 111
NET: 104
No. 15 North Carolina
Last week: 0-2 — at Wake Forest (L, -17), Virginia (L, -2)
This week: at Notre Dame (Mon.), at Louisville (Sat.)
Offensive efficiency: 104.6, No. 133
Defensive efficiency: 96.8, No. 79
NET: 95
Contributor Rankings
| David Glenn | Brian Geisinger | Josh Graham | Consensus | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duke | Duke | Duke | Duke |
| 2 | Florida State | Florida State | Louisville | Florida State |
| 3 | Louisville | Louisville | Florida State | Louisville |
| 4 | Virginia | Virginia | Virginia | Virginia |
| 5 | NC State | NC State | NC State | NC State |
| 6 | Syracuse | Syracuse | Syracuse | Syracuse |
| 7 | Notre Dame | Clemson | Notre Dame | Notre Dame |
| 8 | Virginia Tech | Notre Dame | Clemson | Clemson |
| 9 | Clemson | Georgia Tech | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech |
| 10 | Pitt | Virginia Tech | Pitt | Pitt |
| 11 | Georgia Tech | Pitt | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech |
| 12 | Boston College | Boston College | Boston College | Boston College |
| 13 | Miami | Miami | Miami | Miami |
| 14 | Wake Forest | UNC | Wake Forest | Wake Forest |
| 15 | UNC | Wake Forest | UNC | UNC |