Don't look now, but we have made it to the halfway point of the 2025-26 ACC men's basketball schedule with the conference tournament and NCAA Tournament just next month. That's scary to read and write.
Another week is down in the conference schedule, and Duke continues to seperate themselves from the rest of the pack. They went into Blacksburg, and despite Virginia Tech closing the gap to six points a couple of times, they pulled away for a 14-point win. If they are going to be beaten this year, it's going to take a near-perfect effort from someone to do it. They can beat you in multiple ways.
As far as the rest of the conference goes, some teams really helped their NCAA Tournament résumé, including Virginia. The Cavaliers went on the road and did what you need to do this time of the year: win a game, no matter how good, bad, or ugly that game was. They survived at Notre Dame and Boston College, two losses that would have hurt their seed line.
This week has some outstanding matchups, including on Saturday night when Duke visits North Carolina. There will be an interesting matchup on Monday night when Syracuse heads to UNC in a game that head coach Red Autry needs to pull an upset to take some of the heat off himself. With that said, let's fire up the latest ACC Men's Basketball Power Rankings.
ACC Men's Basketball Power Rankings: Feb. 2
Rank | Team | ACC Record | Overall | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Duke | 9-0 | 20-1 | 1 |
2. | Clemson | 8-1 | 18-4 | 2 |
3. | North Carolina | 5-3 | 17-4 | 3 |
4. | Virginia | 7-2 | 18-3 | 4 |
5. | NC State | 7-2 | 16-6 | 8 |
6. | Miami | 6-3 | 17-5 | 5 |
7. | Louisville | 5-4 | 15-6 | 6 |
8. | SMU | 4-4 | 15-6 | 7 |
9. | Virginia Tech | 5-5 | 16-7 | 9 |
10. | California | 4-5 | 16-6 | 10 |
11. | Stanford | 3-6 | 14-8 | 11 |
12. | Syracuse | 4-5 | 13-9 | 12 |
13. | Florida State | 3-6 | 10-12 | 17 |
14. | Wake Forest | 2-7 | 11-11 | 13 |
15. | Notre Dame | 2-7 | 11-11 | 14 |
16. | Georgia Tech | 2-7 | 11-11 | 15 |
17. | BC | 2-6 | 9-12 | 16 |
18. | Pitt | 2-7 | 9-13 | 18 |
Games This Week
Monday's Game
Syracuse at North Carolina, 7 p.m.
Tuesday's Games
Boston College at Duke, 7 p.m.
North Carolina State at SMU, 9 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Virginia, 9 p.m.
Wednesday's Games
Notre Dame at Louisville, 7 p.m.
Georgia Tech at California, 8 p.m.
Clemson at Stanford, 10 p.m.
Saturday's Games
Louisville at Wake Forest, 12 p.m.
Syracuse at Virginia, 12 p.m.
Virginia Tech at North Carolina State, 12 p.m.
SMU at Pittsburgh, 2 p.m.
Miami at Boston College, 2 p.m.
Florida State at Notre Dame, 4 p.m.
Duke at North Carolina, 6:30 p.m.
Georgia Tech at Stanford, 8 p.m.
Clemson at California, 8 p.m.