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Is there a single SEC team that wouldn’t at least be a bubble team if they were in the ACC
Posted on 3/5/25 at 12:51 pm
Posted on 3/5/25 at 12:51 pm
South Carolina, who’s still in last place in the SEC, went 3-0 against the ACC, including a win over one of the ACC’s 3 tournament locks. (Clemson)
LSU, the next to last team in the SEC, went 3-2 against “power conference teams” OOC.
OU is considered to only be on the bubble due to having only 4 SEC wins, even though they went undefeated OOC, including a win over another of the ACC’s 3 tournament locks. (Louisville)
Meanwhile, Wake Forest is still on a lot of bubble lists despite having not one, not two, but 3 losses to sub-100 teams in just the last 6 games, with 2 of those 3 losses at home. And Wake is only #70 in NET themselves, and they only have one win all season over a team that’s ranked higher than 38th in NET.
With how the selection committee is seemingly going to treat the ACC with such kid gloves, I really don’t see an SEC team that wouldn’t at least be on the bubble if they played in the ACC.
And Duke is the only ACC team that I’m certain would make the NCAA tournament if they played in the SEC, and even they probably wouldn’t be talked about as one of the greatest teams of all time if they played in the SEC. I mean, they did beat Auburn and a pretty good Arizona team, but they also lost OOC to less than great Kentucky and Kansas teams before they got to pound all over their ACC patsies.
LSU, the next to last team in the SEC, went 3-2 against “power conference teams” OOC.
OU is considered to only be on the bubble due to having only 4 SEC wins, even though they went undefeated OOC, including a win over another of the ACC’s 3 tournament locks. (Louisville)
Meanwhile, Wake Forest is still on a lot of bubble lists despite having not one, not two, but 3 losses to sub-100 teams in just the last 6 games, with 2 of those 3 losses at home. And Wake is only #70 in NET themselves, and they only have one win all season over a team that’s ranked higher than 38th in NET.
With how the selection committee is seemingly going to treat the ACC with such kid gloves, I really don’t see an SEC team that wouldn’t at least be on the bubble if they played in the ACC.
And Duke is the only ACC team that I’m certain would make the NCAA tournament if they played in the SEC, and even they probably wouldn’t be talked about as one of the greatest teams of all time if they played in the SEC. I mean, they did beat Auburn and a pretty good Arizona team, but they also lost OOC to less than great Kentucky and Kansas teams before they got to pound all over their ACC patsies.
This post was edited on 3/5/25 at 1:01 pm
Posted on 3/5/25 at 2:01 pm to UFFan
Well the exact same thing was said last year, the acc only sent 4 teams, all advanced to sweet 16, duke, Clem, ncst, advanced to elite eight, and nc state made final four.
Posted on 3/5/25 at 2:57 pm to UFFan
I think LSU and South Carolina are probably around the level of Wake Forest to Stanford or Pittsburgh like most all the metrics show. I guess they could still be on the bubble with an ACC conference schedule.
The bigger difference is that Georgia, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas likely wouldn't be sweating a bid at all with a 13-6 conference record along with their good OOC wins.
The bigger difference is that Georgia, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas likely wouldn't be sweating a bid at all with a 13-6 conference record along with their good OOC wins.
Posted on 3/5/25 at 3:04 pm to bamabaseballsec
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Well the exact same thing was said last year,
last year the SEC wasn't the deepest conference in the history of the sport, as it is now.
Posted on 3/5/25 at 3:06 pm to WG_Dawg
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last year the SEC wasn't the deepest conference in the history of the sport, as it is now.
And the ACC was better than it is this year
2025 KenPom Top 50 ACC Teams
1. Duke
18. Clemson
25. Louisville
38. North Carolina
2024 KenPom Top 50 ACC Teams
7. Duke
9. North Carolina
19. Clemson
28. Wake Forest
33. Pitt
45. NC State
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