ACC Men's Basketball Power Rankings: Duke has trio of challengers for top spot

With ACC play set to begin in earnest, here is the latest ACC men's basketball power rankings.

Duke v Georgia Tech
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After losing by three points in their ACC opener at North Carolina, Duke went into Atlanta and rolled over the Yellow Jackets by 26 points. Duke is going to do that to most of the ACC this season and Virginia Tech will find out Tuesday in Durham.

Things have gone well to date in New York with the Orange. Two of their six losses have come against Georgetown and Maryland, something that won't sit well with a passionate fanbase.

The Seminoles played well in their non-conference schedule racking up nine wins, but they have dropped their first two conference games to North Carolina State and Louisville. It'll be interesting to see how things shake out for FSU the rest of the way.

The Golden Bears have been competitive in their games this season and dropped their first ACC game to rival Stanford earlier this month. They do have non-conference losses to Vanderbilt and Missouri along with a stunning loss to Cornell.

In their first season without Tony Bennett on the bench, the Cavaliers have a win over Villanova along with losses to Florida, Memphis, Tennessee and St. John's. They dropped their ACC opener at SMU.

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