Mid-Week Update

There have been a few notable games in the ACC so far this week, with several more to come. Here are the biggest storylines:

-Another bad loss for the conference. Georgia Tech went to Kennesaw State (not a long road trip by any means, it's a school in Georgia) and ended up losing by 17. 17! That is not a good sign that the Yellow Jackets will be prosperous this year and Paul Hewitt should already be sweating. To their credit, Georgia Tech did come back and beat Albany by 27 to right the ship a bit.

-The struggles for Wake Forest continue. Wake barely hung on to beat a bad Hampton team by 7 before losing by 21 points on their home floor to VCU. VCU is a solid CAA team, but should not be beating an ACC team on the road by 21 points. The Deacons are now 1-2 to start the season and didn't get to advance in the NIT Season Tip-Off.

-Virginia Tech has some work to do after fading down the stretch at Kansas State. The Hokies were in this game for most of the way, but struggled with foul trouble and cold shooting and ended up losing by 16. It's important for them to not have a let-down because they have some more tough games coming up later this month.

-Miami battled but ultimately lost in a midnight game at Memphis. I am not sure whether this is a positive or negative sign. On one hand, they only lost by 4 points in a tough road game. Other the other, Memphis is nowhere near what it once was.

There are plenty of interesting games on the schedule for today through Sunday, with many of the matchups still undetermined based on how teams do in their tournaments. I'll have more once I know who is playing whom.