Saturday, January 17, 2009

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)

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