Monday, February 20, 2012

Road to ACC title toughest for Tar Heels

With four conference games remaining, Florida State, Duke and North Carolina have clearly separated themselves at the top of the ACC. All three teams are 10-2, and all will be vying during the next week and a half to secure the top seed in the conference basketball tournament. The Tar Heels, though, have the most difficult road.

A look at the remaining schedules for each team:

  • UNC: at N.C. State, at Virginia, Maryland, at Duke
  • Duke: at Florida State, Virginia Tech, at Wake Forest, UNC
  • Florida State: Duke, at Miami, at Virginia, Clemson
As you can see, the Tar Heels are the only team among these three that will go on the road three times over the final four games. All of those road games will be challenging, and Maryland played the Heels tough in College Park earlier this month.

The “easiest” way for North Carolina to win the regular-season title: Duke beats Florida State on Thursday, and then defeats the Hokies and Demon Deacons. Then UNC wins its next three, setting up a Duke-UNC regular-season finale for first place. It’d be fun.

-- Andrew Carter

21 comments:

Anonymous said...

FSU wins the ACC/UNC second/Duke third. UNC AND FSU ain't losin again this regular season. Duke will lose to both FSU and UNC.

Dr. Yow said...

As is should be, right?

Dr. Karl G Hess, PhD said...

Not if I can help it, it won't be!!

Roy Williams said...

Cakewalk, nice try by the media to sandbag our march through the ACC onto another NCAA Championship

Anonymous said...

UNC wins...PERIOD!

Anonymous said...

don't worry...refs will make sure it's duke/unc #1 & #2

Anonymous said...

Yes, that's how it works...when you have a HISTORY of winning National Championships that's what happens...like it or not. UNC and Duke are now and always will be the class of the ACC and college basketball. Dispute it all you want, but you know it's TRUE. Lol...

Anonymous said...

UNC is going to lose two of the last four games. Duke and NCSU - unless Gomer has paid off Hess again....

Anonymous said...

Roy loves to have excuses handy....toughest road and all these injuries. awww shucks, ol' roy gonna be crying again this yr.

Anonymous said...

UNC 78 NCSU 61...ANOTHER BEATDOWN COMIN'////Holla!

Anonymous said...

UNC will win the ACC. UNC will not lose another game in the regular season. NCSU stinks/UVA not very good...already beat these teams easily. UM has 1 good player-win that game as well. Will beat Duke by 10 in Cameron. Get some!

Anonymous said...

Didn't UNC lose to Duke at home and get embarrassed by FSU? How are they still in this race?

Anonymous said...

Neutral fan:

Dook will beat UNC yet again but lose @ FSU. 'Noles win the conference...bet on it!

Anonymous said...

DOOK ain't beatin FSU or UNC. FSU ain't beatin Miami or UVA. Heels win win the ACC...BET ON IT! Holla!!

ray said...

UNC stepped on the hand of the best outside shooter for UVA and broke his hand. wonder if Roy told them to do it??? think so

Anonymous said...

Roy is NOT dirty like Coach K.

Anonymous said...

Keep talkin' UNCheat...when was the last time you guys beat Dook? I really can't remember, have you beaten them this decade??

Anonymous said...

uh last year? in chapel hill by fifteen or so. you just made yourself out to be like the biggest idiot in the room asking that question

Anonymous said...

Give him a break, he couldn't find that UNCheat win because Dook has won like 6 of the past 7 against u guys...can you say ownership?

Go 'Noles

Anonymous said...

Gotta love the UNC fans' confidence. They lose in the Smith Center to Duke (great game by the way), yet they fully expect to go into Cameron and win by double digits. Then they say the FSU team that beat them by 33 points doesn't have a chance to beat Miami or Virginia. I guess Walmart does sell the best tasting koolaid.

priceperhead said...

you would not believe me, I was so excited about these four conference games that remained and I was not able to watch any of the four because my boss changed my day shift to night :(