Four ACC teams ranked in top 11

While N.C. State may be floundering in the bottom third of the conference rankings and isn't even close to being ranked nationally, the ACC is still perhpas the strongest conference in the country. The Big East may be better from top to bottom,  having eight teams ranked in the top 25, but the ACC may have the best teams at the top. 

The newest USA Today/ESPN ranking have four ACC teams - Duke, Wake Forest, North Carolina and Clemson - ranked in the top 11. The Blue Devils, two days after completing demolishing Maryland by 41 points, sit atop the poll. They will face fourth ranked Wake Forest this Wednesday in a matchup which could have big implications in the conference race. 

The Tar Heels, ranked sixth, beat Clemson by 24 last week and face Florida State and N.C. State this week. 

Clemson comes in at eleventh, coming off a victory over Georgia Tech Sunday. The Tigers have a big game this week against Virginia Tech, who is ahead of Wake Forest, Clemson and UNC in the conference standings at 4-1. 

Top 10

1. Duke

2. UCONN

3. Pittsburgh

4. Wake Forest

5. Oklahoma

6. North Carolina 

7. Louisville

8. Marquette

9. Michigan State

10. Xavier

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