Big East vs ACC: A brief breakdown

The ACC and the Big East, in no particular order, are the two best conferences in the nation. ACC backers say their success nationally, North Carolina, Duke, Wake Forest, and Clemson all reside in the top ten as of today, is the reason why they should be considered supreme. The Big East backers point to depth, eight teams in the top 25, make them supreme.

Here are the conference matchups based on league record through Jan. 18. (rankings are based on AP Top 25)

#1 Wake Forest (16-0, 3-0) vs #11 Marquette (16-2, 5-0)

#2 Duke (16-1, 3-0) vs #9 Louisville (13-3, 4-0)

#10 Clemson (16-1, 2-1) vs #8 Syracuse (17-2, 5-1)

Florida State (15-3, 2-1) vs #4 Pittsburgh (16-1, 4-1)

Virginia Tech (12-5, 2-1) vs #3 Connecticut (15-1, 4-1)

#5 North Carolina (16-2, 2-2) vs #12 Georgetown (12-4, 3-2)

Miami (13-4, 2-2) vs Providence (11-6, 3-2)

Maryland (12-5, 1-2) vs #19 Notre Dame (12-5, 3-3)

North Carolina State (10-5, 1-2) vs #20 Villanova (14-3, 2-2)

Virginia (7-7, 1-2) vs West Virginia (13-4, 2-2)

Boston College (13-6, 1-3) vs Cincinnati (12-6, 2-3)

Georgia Tech (9-8, 0-4) vs St. John's (10-6, 1-3)

Top 25

The shock (sort of) of the weekend was North Carolina falling last night to Wake Forest. Sure we knew Wake was good, sure they were playing at home, but UNC dropping two straight? Not a chance. The Boston College game has showed that teams are not in awe of the Heels anymore. Wake came out firing and attacking that defense at every chance. Jeff Teague was fantastic. Although he is listed at PG, he is more of a scorer right now but his vision is getting better with every game. Wake is riding high but will face another rising ACC Clemson soon. That could be a top ten game. O yeah, and the Big East is ridiculously talented and there is no, I repeat, no easy out.

1. Pittsburgh
2. Wake Forest
3. Duke
4. Connecticut
5. North Carolina
6. Michigan State
7. Oklahoma
8. Syracuse
9. UCLA
10. Texas
11. Clemson
12. Notre Dame
13. Xavier
14. Georgetown
15. Marquette
16. Arizona State
17. Minnesota
18. Purdue
19. Louisville
20. Butler
21. Baylor
22. California
23. Villanova
24. Michigan
25. Gonzaga