It was a week that had mixed results in the ACC for men's basketball, but for some teams, their NCAA Tournament hopes took a hit, while others saw their ACC Tournament take a hit as well. There was a record-setting scoring output by Virginia Tech, Boston College won a pair of games in a week, something not said too much in any year recently, and Duke continued to roll along with two routs.
With all of that said, we are entering the final two weeks of the conference regular season and are just under three weeks away from the ACC Tournament. Here are the latest men's basketball power rankings as we enter the final week of February.
ACC Men's Basketball Power Rankings: Week of Feb. 24
Miami's ACC Tournament hopes were dashed with a pair of losses last week against Florida State and Virginia Tech. They get Duke this week likely without Matthew Cleveland. Not great for the Hurricanes.
The Eagles held the Hokies to 36 points over 40 minutes but only put up 54 themselves. Yes, BC's defense was good, but the Virginia Tech offensive execution was bad. Boston College followed that up with a win over Georgia Tech on Saturday, but with three of their final four games on the road, including a trip to Stanford and California this week and with Clemson the only home game, they are likely joining Miami in missing the ACC Tournament this season.
The Wolfpack kept their ACC Tournament hopes alive in a chance to defend their championship last March, but there is still work to be done.
Just one game for the Orange last week, a loss at Pittsburgh, which leaves Syrucase trying to fend off NC State and BC for a berth in the ACC Tournament.
Cal joins Syracuse in trying to fend off NC State and BC to avoid missing the ACC Tournament in their first year as a conference member.
The Cavaliers drop three spots after losses at home to Duke and at North Carolina. They still have a shot at an NIT bid with a strong finish to the regular season.
After losses to Louisville and SMU, the Irish put a major dent into Pitt's NCAA Tournament hopes with a four-point win at home on Saturday, which should have calmed down head coach Micah Shrewsberry.
Yes, Virginia Tech suffered a brutal loss at BC, but they bounced back behind a career-high 27 points from Jaydon Young at Miami to win and come close to securing a spot in the ACC Tournament.
The Yellow Jackets joined Virginia Tech losing last week at Boston College. The loss puts more pressure on Georgia Tech over the final four games to try and get an NIT bid.
The Panthers NCAA Tournament hopes took a hard hit when they loss at Notre Dame on Saturday. They need a bounce-back week if they have any hopes of getting on the bubble.
After beating Miami last week, the Seminoles dropped a game at Louisville, but a bye on the oening day of the ACC Tournament is still well within reach in Leonard Hamilton's final fun at FSU.
The Cardinal closed within one win of a 10-win first season in ACC play with a win over Cal on Saturday. They can win No. 10 in conference play on Wednesday when they host Boston College.
The Tar Heels picked up wins over NC State and Virginia at home to remain on the NCAA Tournament bubble, but they have a very interesting matchup on Monday night at Florida State.
Is there a team that makes things more difficult for themselves than the Demon Deacons do? After picking up a win at SMU, they lose at NC State. This is not helping their NCAA Tournament case.
It was split for the Mustangs last week. After dropping 97 at Notre Dame, they lost at home to Clemson.
The Cardinals had wins over Notre Dame and Florida State to remain on the heels of Clemson and Duke with four games remaining. They play their final road game Tuesday at Virginia Tech before three straight home games before the ACC Tournament.
The Tigers are keeping the pressure on Duke with wins last week on the road at FSU and SMU, both convincing.
The Blue Devils kept rolling with a win at Virginia and a blowout of Illinois in New York in a rare late-season non-conference game on Saturday night.