FYI: Dadgum Box Scores


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Published: October 23, 2018

ACC Preseason Rankings

Operation basketball is slated for October 24, so let’s explore how the preseason rankings line up with the end of the regular season. This is for teams only, not for player preseason All-ACC teams.

Below is a chart comparing preseason rankings to end of regular season rankings in the conference since the start of the 2003-04 season. A few observations from exploring these rankings.

Carolina atop the rankings

Most frequent team picked first in the preseason

Accuracy at the bottom?

Or accuracy at the top?

Most inaccurate predictions