It was a relatively light schedule during the week, but things ramp up for the weekend. Ten games are on the slate for Saturday. First, let's look back. The biggest story was probably the continued struggles of Florida State. They got totally outclassed at home against their rival, Florida. FSU has now lost four games at home this year, which is really shocking. The only other ACC team to lose this week was BC, which got blitzed at home by Harvard. Harvard does not have the same quality of team they did last year, and BC should not be losing to them by double digits.
On the positive side, N.C. State got a nice win on a neutral court against UConn. The Wolfpack were down big early, but fought back and pulled out their best win to date. Georgia Tech got a good win over their rival Georgia at home, and Virginia also picked up a home win against a power conference team in offensively-challenged Tennessee.
Now to the weekend. Here are the best games:
Saturday:
Duke vs. Temple (3:15 p.m., ESPN) - This game is being played in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The New York/New Jersey area has been a great place for Duke over the years. Temple was able to beat the Blue Devils last year, but that game was in Philly. Duke has too many weapons to let the same thing happen a second time.
Virginia Tech at West Virginia (4:00 p.m., ESPN2) - Last week was a huge win for Coach James Johnson and the Hokies over Oklahoma State. But this is a whole different animal. The only road game the Hokies have played so far was at UNC Greensboro. West Virginia probably has their worst team in at least five years, but it will be very tough to win in Morgantown.
Seton Hall at Wake Forest (7:00 p.m.) - Wake needs to prove they can beat a quality team, especially at home. Right now their best win is against Mercer. Seton Hall is pretty unproven. They have lost their only two games against good competition. Wake can't pull another double digit loss like they did in the Nebraska game.
Arizona at Clemson (8:00 p.m., ESPN2) - Clemson is 5-2 but they have looked vulnerable at times. They will really have to be on their A game to beat Arizona. The Wildcats are ranked #8 in the country. They haven't played the most strenuous competition, but they have more talent than Clemson.
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