8) Virginia – 278 (T-47, T-70)
9) Florida State – 180 (T-59, 128)
10) Clemson – 142 (71, T-111)
11) Miami – 122 (T-78, T-145)
12) Virginia Tech – 72 (T-102, T-210)
The ACC is the No. 1-ranked conference in the last 24 seasons. It has not only the No. 1 and No. 2-ranked teams overall (Duke and North Carolina), but also eight top 50 teams.
The strength of the bottom part of the ACC is also much better than other conferences. This is the only conference where every team has multiple tournament victories. The 72 points for Virginia Tech, ranked last in the conference, is by far more points than any other conference’s last ranked team. The previous high point total for a last place team in a conference was eight.
The ACC has six national championships to its credit since 1985. Duke has three (1991, 1992, and 2001), North Carolina has two (1993, 2005), and Maryland has one (2002).
Surprisingly, only four teams in the ACC have reached the Final Four in this time period. Duke, North Carolina, Maryland, and Georgia Tech are the only teams that have done so.
In addition, it should be noted that despite the ACC’s huge advantage over any other conference in average point total, the newest additions to the ACC have hurt the conference’s prestige. Miami and Virginia Tech are the two lowest-rated teams in the conference, and Boston College is only at No. 6.
The average point total of the ACC without these three newest teams would actually be 518, which is significantly higher than their actual average point total of 437.
Top 50 Teams
5) Arizona Wildcats – Total Points: 749
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