Week 2 Recap

All things considered, it was a pretty good week for the ACC. The 12 teams have a combined record of 40-4. UNC lost a neutral site game to Syracuse, Virginia lost a road game to South Florida, Georgia Tech lost a neutral site game to Dayton, and Boston College lost a neutral site game to St. Joseph's. Besides that, each team took care of business.

Right now, it certainly looks like Duke is the best team. They haven't had the toughest schedule but they have creamed each team they've played so far. NC State has been a bit of a surprise, blowing out Akron and beating a solid Auburn team. And Miami had a good win, over South Carolina in Charleston, SC.

So what's in store for Week 3? Some more teams playing in tournaments (highlighted by Maryland's appearance in Maui). By this time next week, more teams should have their first losses of the year. Here's a look at the most compelling games this week:

Monday:
Northern Iowa vs. Boston College (in the Virgin Islands) - UNI is a team that many people are high on this year

Tuesday:
Florida State at Florida - First big test this year for the Noles, who have played well against the Gators in recent years
Virginia vs. Stanford (in Cancun, Mexico) - The Cavaliers have a good chance in this one against a sub-par Pac 10 team
Maryland vs. Cincinnati or Vanderbilt - Should be a good matchup regardless of who wins today in Maui

Wednesday:
Duke vs. Arizona State (in Madison Square Garden) - Duke's second home in the non-conference has been MSG, and they play very well there

Thursday:
Texas A&M vs. Clemson (in Anaheim) - Clemson's recent string of undefeated non-conference seasons will be put to the test

Friday:
Virginia Tech vs. Temple (at the Palestra) - If the Hokies get past Campbell, they will face a tough test here

Saturday:
Boston College at Providence - Good non-conference game between former conference foes

As you can see, there are lots of good games to look forward to this week. Clemson, Virginia, Maryland, Duke and Florida State will also be playing games in tournaments this week whose opponents have yet to be decided. I think we'll learn a lot about the pecking order of the ACC this week.