Weekend Review

It was a pretty good weekend for the ACC, with one notable exception.  We'll get to that in a minute.  First, the positive.  I was in Blacksburg, where Virginia Tech turned in a great performance at home against Oklahoma State.  It felt like a big time battle between two good teams.  The Hokies have definitely started out better than anyone expected.  The second biggest win was probably Miami, taking out UMass on the road, backing up their win over Michigan State.  Clemson and Maryland both got decent wins on Sunday, over South Carolina and George Mason, respectively.

Now to the negative.  Florida State lost at home to Mercer, their second bad home loss this year.  Keep in mind that Mercer lost to Wake Forest earlier this year.  Speaking of Wake, they lost another game that they really needed to win.  This one was at least close, a two point loss at Richmond.  If you take a look at the ACC, 8 of the 12 teams already have at least two losses.  Compare that to the other power leagues:

Big Ten - 6 of 12
Big East - 8 of 15
Big 12 - 5 of 10
Pac 12 - 7 of 12
SEC - 8 of 14

Now this isn't a foolproof barometer of how the conferences are doing, because everybody's schedule is different.  But it does give you some indication of how each league looks so far.

The schedule this week is pretty light - only 7 of the 12 ACC teams are playing during the week.  There are a few good games, including Florida at Florida State, Tennessee at Virginia and N.C. State vs. UConn (in New York).  I think this is a big week for both Florida State and N.C. State, they need wins to right the ship a bit.