1. Duke —  That darn wet spot.

2. Clemson — Clean sweep of Tobacco Road.

3. Louisville — Need to stay healthy to keep this train on the tracks.

4. Wake Forest — Inching towards an NCAA Tournament berth.

5. SMU — Big week coming up with Pitt and Wake Forest stopping by DFW.

6. Stanford — Sleeper to make a deep run in the ACC Tournament.

7. North Carolina — That seat’s getting a little warm.

8. Pittsburgh — Losing Damian Dunn added injury to insult.

9. Virginia Tech — Grinding out close wins.

10. Virginia — playing their best basketball of the year.

11. Florida State — Have not fared well since their coach announced his impending retirement.

12. Georgia Tech — showing a ton of grit with how little depth they’re playing with.

13. Notre Dame — two more steps back.

14. Syracuse — Have to wonder what this season would have looked like if Donnie Freeman never got hurt.

15. Cal — Showing bright signs for next year.

16. NC State — So close, but yet so far.

17. Miami — Welcome out of the basement!

18. Boston College — it’s not your fault Miami beat Syracuse.