ACC Update

It was a pretty quiet week around the ACC, with teams taking a break for Christmas. In fact, there was only one ACC team who lost this past week: that was NC State losing on the road to Arizona at the last second. NC State struggled at times in this game, but they were on the road without their best player, Tracy Smith, so you can't fault them too much.

ACC teams are easing back into the swing of things this week. During the week, there are a few decent matchups. We'll look ahead to those before later in the week previewing the weekend, which has some great games.

Here's what to look for:

Monday:
Rutgers at UNC - This does appear to be a mismatch, and UNC should win easily, but it's worth watching to see if Carolina's young talent has a hangover from losing to Texas.

Wednesday:
UAB at Virginia - The Blazers have played pretty well so far this year and won't be intimidated going up to Charlottesville. The Cavaliers have struggled and need to win this one.
William and Mary at Maryland - William and Mary has been the surprise team of the CAA, having already beaten Wake Forest on the road. They also barely lost on the road to UConn. Maryland has lost this type of game in the past couple years.
South Carolina at Boston College - BC has had an up and down year and should be in for a good battle from SC. Miami beat the Gamecocks fairly easily in South Carolina, so BC should win as well.

Thursday:
Richmond at Wake Forest - The Deacons have already lost to W&M on their home floor, and Richmond is used to beating top ranked opponents. They've already beaten Florida this year.