Atlantic Division:
1. Florida State: The Seminoles lost three straight games last week before avoiding being swept by Georgia Tech with a 5-4 win Sunday. As a result, the Seminoles dropped to No. 4 in Baseball America’s Top 25. Next up for FSU is a trip to Wake Forest.
2. Wake Forest: The Demon Deacons are still ahead of Clemson in the Atlantic standings by a half game, despite dropping two of three to UNC-Chapel Hill during the weekend. It’s going to be tough, but sweeping FSU this weekend will put them at the top of the Atlantic.
3. Clemson: The Tigers offense decided to show up for only one of three weekend games at Virginia, as Clemson dropped its second straight series to the nation’s top team. Clemson also fell to Georgia Tuesday to make three of four losses this week. They’ll look to redeem themselves at Pittsburgh this weekend.
4. Maryland: Since completing a sweep of N.C. State on March 23, the Terrapins have won just two of their last nine conference games to drop to 7-10 in the ACC. Maryland hosts Georgia Tech this weekend in a series it has to have to stay in the postseason hunt.
5. N.C. State: A difficult season continued this weekend in Durham for the Wolfpack, as it gave up seven runs in the final two innings Sunday to drop two out of three to Duke. Next up is a return trip to Durham Bulls Athletic Park Tuesday to face North Carolina, a game that will not count toward its conference record, before a home series with lowly Boston College.
6. Notre Dame: The Irish picked up their first conference series win of the season, taking two of three from Boston College in Chicago. The level of competition ramps up next weekend when Notre Dame takes its 3-15 conference record to Miami to face off with the Hurricanes.
7. Boston College: The Eagles have the same ugly conference mark as Notre Dame, but earn the Atlantic cellar due to dropping the series to the Irish. BC goes on the road again this weekend to N.C. State, which could be just what the doctor ordered for the Pack.
Coastal Division
1. Virginia: The Cavaliers reclaimed Baseball America’s No. 1 ranking after taking two of three from Clemson in Charlottesville, Va. The series set a school record for attendance for a three-game set as 13,947 fans showed up. Sophomore lefty Nathan Kirby might be the best pitcher in the ACC.
2. Miami: At 14-4 in the conference, the Hurricanes are actually tied atop the Coastal with UVa and have won 12 straight games since losing to the Cavs March 24. Look for that streak to continue when Florida Atlantic visits Tuesday and Notre Dame comes in for the weekend.
3. Georgia Tech: The Yellow Jackets are slowly turning things around, winning two of three at home against mighty FSU. They are 8-2 in their last ten games and have climbed from a jumble at the bottom of the division to sole possession of third place.
4. Duke: After having lost three straight conference games, the Blue Devils rebounded by winning two of three over N.C. State this weekend, including a come-from-behind 11-10 win Sunday.
5. North Carolina: At 9-9, UNC is tied with Duke in the standings, but the Devils sweep of the Tar Heels a few weeks ago gives Duke the edge. Carolina will figure out how they stack up against the nation’s top team when it travels to Virginia for three games beginning Friday.
6. Pittsburgh: Losers of five straight games, the Panthers have seen both their overall and conference records drop under .500. It gets no easier for Pitt with a trip to Clemson Friday, though mid-week games against Youngstown State and Kent State will likely end the losing streak.
7. Virginia Tech: The Hokies’ 7-11 ACC record proves that the Coastal Division is a little stronger than the Atlantic. Tech took two of three from Maryland last weekend and could climb a few spots higher as it hosts Duke this weekend.
