Blue Devils V. Tar Heels in 2011 – 2012 ACC NCAA Basketball This Season?

Once again in the top-heavy ACC toughest competition will be North Carolina Tar Heels and their hated rivals, the Duke Blue Devils led by the all-time win leading college basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski. With these two behemoths in the ACC which other teams stand a chance to compete in the conference?

You can’t count out the Maryland Terrapins’ Mark Turgeon who replaced Gary Williams and the Florida State Seminoles team to be full of surprises. The top half of the ACC will dominate the bottom feeders but this year could be wide open in the ACC for the most part. The five teams listed below will come out of this conference and play in the NCAA Tournament.

1. North Carolina Tar Heels
The #1 team in the country and with good reason is the Tar Heels. With another year of experience under their belts Tyler Zeller and Harrison Barnes all by themselves, will dominate teams this season.

2. Duke Blue Devils
Shooting from downtown or by pounding the ball from inside the Duke Blue Devils wil be able to beat teams. This season they should be very exciting to watch.

3. Miami
As a football town the pressure is on for the coach of the basketball program but Jim Larranaga experienced unexpected success with James Mason.

4. Maryland Terrapins
Although it may be tough legendary Gary Williams was replaced by Mark Turgeon and he will do better than many expect. In first try out of the box Turgeon should shock the ACC and get the Maryland Terrapins in the Big Dance.

5. Florida State
The Florida State Seminoles should make the tournament one more time and will win win 22-24 games.

If I were a betting man I certainly would be checking out the various sports handicapping sites prior to placing any bets on this conference this season.