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ACC basketball power rankings: A new team claims top spot

By Presley Meyer

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - FEBRUARY 12: Zion Williamson #1 of the Duke Blue Devils shoots the ball against the Louisville Cardinals at KFC YUM! Center on February 12, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - FEBRUARY 12: Zion Williamson #1 of the Duke Blue Devils shoots the ball against the Louisville Cardinals at KFC YUM! Center on February 12, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA – FEBRUARY 23: Coby White #2 of the North Carolina Tar Heels defends Terance Mann #14 of the Florida State Seminoles during the first half of their game at the Dean Smith Center on February 23, 2019 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA – FEBRUARY 23: Coby White #2 of the North Carolina Tar Heels defends Terance Mann #14 of the Florida State Seminoles during the first half of their game at the Dean Smith Center on February 23, 2019 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /

The Seminoles bounced back from a beat down to North Carolina to grab wins over a hard-fighting Notre Dame team and a quality NC State squad, giving them their 10th win out of the last 11 tries, a feat that is beyond impressive when it comes to ACC play.

Florida State isn’t a team that strikes you as extremely polished, but they have as much length and athleticism as anyone. After a run to the elite eight last season, with the right draw, they could be in the thick of things once again, starting with the ACC tournament. They currently sit in the fifth spot in the conference standings behind Virginia Tech, with a chance to earn the coveted double bye with two wins this week.

In order to do that they’ll have to start with the 4th seeded Virginia Tech Hokies, a team on a roll themselves, before facing Wake Forest on Saturday.

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