1. Duke (26-3, 13-3 ACC)

Who else but the Blue Devils for No. 1 in our rankings? They have held the top ranking ever since their win in Charlottesville at the end of January and don’t seem to have any intentions of letting go. Duke dismantled a Syracuse team that we thought was dangerous and went to overtime against a team ranked last on this list (Virginia Tech). They emerged unscathed, however, so they are still No. 1.

2. Virginia (28-1, 16-1 ACC)

Virginia is hot on the Blue Devils heels and they are making a stronger and stronger case for the No. 1 spot. The Cavaliers went on the road and held Wake Forest to a ridiculous 34 points (That’s not a typo. The Demon Deacons only managed 34 points). They also easily managed their in-state rivals and Syracuse to go 3-0 for the week. 

3. Notre Dame (24-5, 12-4 ACC)

Only one game on the slate for the Irish, a home tilt against Syracuse-which they lost. I hate the ACC.

4. Louisville (23-6, 11-5 ACC)

The Cardinals recorded a blowout win Saturday over Florida State that will probably be remembered for forward Montrezl Harrell’s high flying dunks and alley-oops. The team is supposedly trending downwards but on Saturday they made the case for the opposite.

5. UNC-Chapel Hill (20-9, 10-6 ACC)

The Tar Heels split a pair of games with bubble teams, winning against Miami after losing to NC State earlier in the week. The Tar Heels lack any real scoring threat but still have the talent to keep them in games.

The Wolfpack, Panthers, Hurricanes, and Orange are all tied for the 6th spot in this week’s power rankings. They are all bubble teams (minus Syracuse, who would be if not for the self-imposed ban) that simply hurt themselves in the last week.

6. NC State (17-12, 8-8 ACC)

The Wolfpack helped its cause immensely by beating UNC-Chapel Hill but then shot itself in the foot by losing to Boston College Saturday. The Wolfpack is probably still in the Tournament for now, but the team can’t slip up against Clemson or Syracuse.

6. Pittsburgh (19-11, 8-8 ACC)

Sunday night was a huge letdown for the Panthers, which were listed as a First Four Out team by ESPN’s Joe Lunardi heading into the game against Wake Forest. The Panthers lacked energy and were simply smoked by Wake’s three-point shooting in a bubble-bursting loss.

6. Syracuse (18-12, 9-8 ACC)

The Orange upset Notre Dame to start the week and then got steamrolled by Duke in Cameron Saturday night and against Virginia yesterday. They would probably be a Tournament team right now, but instead they enter their final week of the 2015 season.

6. Miami (18-11, 8-8 ACC)

The Hurricanes continue to blow opportunities to gain a big win before Selection Sunday, and with the loss against UNC-Chapel Hill Saturday, the Hurricanes have run out of chances before the ACC Tournament.

10. Clemson (16-12, 8-8 ACC)

The Tigers pulled out a close win against Georgia Tech Saturday in a game where the Tigers blew a 23-point lead. Clemson has two more chances to play spoiler in games against NC State and Notre Dame this week.

11. Wake Forest (13-16, 5-11 ACC)

Sunday saw another case of ACC madness as Wake Forest bounced back from only scoring 34 points to beat Pittsburgh on Greek Night in Winston-Salem.

12. Florida State (15-15, 7-10 ACC)

This was a disappointing week for the Seminoles, which dropped two games and ensured a losing ACC record. A major bright spot for Florida State was freshman guard Xavier Rathan-Mayes, who scored 26 straight points and did not miss a shot during that scoring stretch in a game against Miami Wednesday.

13. Georgia Tech (12-17, 3-14 ACC)

After losing in heartbreaking fashion Monday to Louisville, the Yellow Jackets again took a tough loss on the road against Clemson. The Yellow Jackets recovered from a 23-point deficit but ran out of gas in overtime. Georgia Tech’s final regular season game comes this week against UNC-Chapel Hill. 

14. Boston College (10-18, 2-14 ACC)

Finally, the Eagles were able to win an ACC game after coming close in so many opportunities. Junior guard Olivier Hanlan took over the game Saturday against NC State, and people outside the Chestnut Hill area got a chance to witness one of the best players in the ACC. 

15. Virginia Tech (10-19, 2-14 ACC)

Without freshman center Jahlil Okafor, the Blue Devils were on upset alert against a dangerous Hokies team in Blacksburg, Virginia. The Hokies nearly pulled off the upset, losing in overtime. This means there is still hope the Hokies can win the ACC Tournament! Right?