Wednesday, November 16, 2011
A Decade of ACC Basketball
2001-02 through 2010-11 seasons
Power Rankings:
1. Duke
2. North Carolina
3. Maryland
4. Boston College
5. Wake Forest
6. North Carolina State
7. Georgia Tech
8. Clemson
9. Florida State
10. Virginia Tech
11. Miami
12. Virginia
National Championships:
2 - North Carolina
1 - Duke
1 - Maryland
Final Fours:
3 - North Carolina
2 - Duke
1 - Maryland
1 - Georgia Tech
Sweet 16s:
8 - Duke
5 - North Carolina
2 - Maryland
1 - Georgia Tech
1 - Wake Forest
1 - Boston College
1 - North Carolina State
1 - Florida State
NCAA Tournament Appearances:
10 - Duke
7 - North Carolina
6 - Maryland
6 - Wake Forest
6 - Boston College
5 - North Carolina State
4 - Georgia Tech
4 - Clemson
3 - Florida State
2 - Miami
1 - Virginia Tech
1 - Virginia
Regular Season Conference Titles:
5 - North Carolina
3 - Duke
2 - Maryland
1 - Boston College
1 - Wake Forest
1 - Virginia
Conference Tournament Titles:
7 - Duke
2 - North Carolina
1 - Maryland
20-win Seasons:
10 - Duke
7 - North Carolina
7 - Boston College
6 - Maryland
6 - Wake Forest
6 - North Carolina State
5 - Florida State
5 - Clemson
4 - Georgia Tech
4 - Miami
4 - Virginia Tech
1 - Virginia
Winning Percentages:
.828 Duke
.720 North Carolina
.659 Maryland
.641 Boston College
.613 Wake Forest
.591 Clemson
.584 North Carolina State
.583 Florida State
.556 Miami
.552 Virginia Tech
.537 Georgia Tech
.519 Virginia
*Note that Miami and Virginia Tech joined the ACC prior to the 2004-05 season. Boston College joined the ACC before the 2005-06 season. All three programs previously competed in the Big East. Their pre-ACC records and results were included for purposes of this post. The relative strength of the two conferences has been considered in compiling the rankings.
**Due to NCAA violations stemming from Florida State's academic fraud scandal, the Seminoles vacated 22 victories from the 2006-07 season - 19 regular season, 1 conference tournament, and 2 post-season NIT wins. While these games were included in Florida State's totals in the above categories, I have taken these violations and vacated wins into account in the process of ranking the Seminoles. However, even if the violations had not occurred, it is likely that I would have ranked Florida State 9th in the conference power rankings.
***Concerning Regular Season Conference Titles, you will notice 13 titles have been earned in a 10-year span. That is due to the fact that I have given teams that have shared a title full credit, as opposed to a fractional title. Additionally, Boston College earned its title as a member of the Big East, winning a share of the league crown in the 2004-05 season.
****The Winning Percentages category includes all games played - in conference, non-conference, and postseason.
*****Upcoming: all-decade teams for each ACC program
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It's pretty amazing and gross when you look at the success that Duke's had over the last ten years. When I saw the power rankings, I was a little surprised not to see the Heels with the top spot, but after looking at the number of NCAA appearances, Sweet 16's, and ACC tourney titles, it's clear that you were right in putting Duke in the top spot. I think I can attribute my initial surprise to my short memory, like the fact that I had erased the Doherty years from my memory.
ReplyDeleteI made a change to the Regular Season Conference Titles category - giving full credit to shared titles and including Boston College's 2 Big East titles.
ReplyDeleteI was also a little surprised at Duke's conference dominance over the past decade. The gap between Duke and UNC in terms of overall winning percentage is larger than I would have imagined. Also, how about Boston College's success over the past 10 years? Pretty wild that Al Skinner doesn't have a job right now - especially considering his teams had a reputation for playing hard-nosed basketball.