Mid-Week Update

There are still a lot of ACC teams that have to be nervous about their position in the NCAA Tournament with just one regular season game to go. The game of the week was Maryland taking out Duke, in a great battle. The Terps came out blazing and raced to a 13 point lead, only to see Duke come back. But in the end, some clutch baskets by Greivis Vasquez put the Terps over the top. They are now tied with Duke atop the ACC.

In other action, Clemson got a home win over Georgia Tech in a very high-scoring affair at Littlejohn. The Tigers are looking good for NCAA Tournament consideration, while Georgia Tech has to be getting a little nervous. Florida State got a win in typical Florida State fashion, winning a low-scoring battle against Wake Forest. The Deacons have now lost four games in a row.

Virginia Tech got a much needed home win over NC State, putting them back in decent position to make the Tournament. In fairly meaningless games, North Carolina picked up a home win over Miami, giving them two straight wins. And Boston College continued their solid play, beating a listless Virginia squad at home.

Here's what you can expect for the last weekend of the year:

Saturday:

Florida State at Miami (12:00 p.m., ESPN2) - Florida State could use a road win against their rivals from Miami. They have been playing better as of late, but Miami is tough at home.
Maryland at Virginia (1:30 p.m., Raycom) - This is about as much of a sure thing for a road win as you can get. Maryland is streaking, and Virginia is not. Terps should win big.
Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech (4:00 p.m., Raycom) - This is a critical game for both teams, and could be an elimination game for the Tournament. You'd have to give the Jackets the edge at home.
North Carolina at Duke (9:00 p.m., ESPN) - This has to be the most meaningless Duke vs Carolina matchup on the last week in years. Duke is much better than Carolina, and is at home.

Sunday:

Boston College at NC State (2:00 p.m., Raycom) - All that's on the line here is bragging rights. For what it's worth, these two teams have been more competitive recently.
Clemson at Wake Forest (6:00 p.m., FSN) - Several ACC teams will probably be looking to this game to figure out if they will be playing on Thursday next week. Wake really needs to win this one to stop their slide.