ACC Roundup – Good To The Last Drop

DALLAS, TX - MARCH 04: SMU Mustangs guard Kevin "Boopie" Miller (#2) dribbles around Miami Hurricanes guard Tru Washington (#10) during the ACC college basketball game between the SMU Mustangs and the Miami Hurricanes on March 4, 2026, at Moody Coliseum in Dallas, TX. (Photo by Matthew Visinsky/Icon

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What is the story about?

Saturday is the final day of regular season ACC Action, and it’s a busy day.

Three noon games as Virginia Tech visits Virginia, Notre Dame takes on Boston College, and, win or lose, Georgia Tech plays its last game of the season at Clemson.

In the 2:00 hour, Louisville checks in at Miami, SMU visits Florida State, and Stanford stops in to play NC State.

Then Cal makes its first trip to Winston-Salem to take the measure of Wake Forest, before Pitt and Syracuse go at it.

Virginia-Virginia Tech is a rivalry

game and we don’t think Virginia has played all that well lately, so they might be vulnerable. Virginia Tech has shown they can play with most teams in the league, too.

You never know, a great game might break out between Notre Dame and BC, but we wouldn’t count on it. We don’t know how all the various scenarios might work, but Notre Dame, Pitt and BC are all trying to get the last spot in the ACC Tournament. Obviously, if the Eagles lose, they’re done.

We’d like to pick Pitt over Syracuse, if only to complicate things, but it is a road game. However, if it comes down to defense, we’d go with the Panthers, because Syracuse’s defense has been awful.

Could Georgia Tech sack up for one last win? The losing streak is up to 11 and this one is at Littlejohn. Seems unlikely, but not impossible. What do they have to lose at this point?

Given Mikel Brown’s struggles (he’s out again), that diminishes Louisville’s chances against a really good defense. It’s not like it’s a lost season for the Cards, certainly not by Kenny Payne’s standard of futility, but it’s not what Louisville fans were expecting. A win here would tamp that down a bit. However, we’d take Miami. That team has learned to win and expects to now, and that’s a huge advantage.

We can’t say enough about the job that Luke Loucks has done at Florida State. We’re not sure anyone else could have done better, given the talent he has, which is better than it looked, but not top-shelf. It’s not the team SMU needs to see right now, because if they lose, it’s a huge demerit on their resume. And FSU can definitely win this game.

As for the Wuffies, they are 2-5 down the stretch, including massive beatdowns by Virginia and Duke, and an embarrassing loss to Notre Dame. The good feelings about crushing UNC are fading away.

Can they beat Stanford? They better control Ebuka Okorie, but other guys have shown they can score, too. It’s an interesting way to close out a roller-coaster season that, on some levels, has humbled Will Wade.

It won’t last, but it’s interesting to watch.

The pressure is on Cal, too. If Wake wins, much like SMU, it could be an NCAA death knell.

It’s interesting to see how much pressure there still is, even with some teams dead in the water.

Saturday’s ACC Action