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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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DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA – FEBRUARY 20: Tre Jones #3 of the Duke Blue Devils tries to stop Coby White #2 of the North Carolina Tar Heels during their game at Cameron Indoor Stadium on February 20, 2019 in Durham, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA – FEBRUARY 20: Tre Jones #3 of the Duke Blue Devils tries to stop Coby White #2 of the North Carolina Tar Heels during their game at Cameron Indoor Stadium on February 20, 2019 in Durham, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

The Tarheels slip to No. 2, but just barely. This week, they outlasted Syracuse at home, and then barely got away in a two point victory over Clemson in a game where they were without their coach, Roy Williams, for the majority of the game due to health reasons.

When Carolina is hot, they are one of the top 5 teams in the country, but out of the top 3 ACC squads in Duke, Virginia, and UNC, the Tar Heels seem like the most vulnerable team. They aren’t the best defensively, and when their stars Cam Johnson and Luke Maye aren’t at their best, it seems like they could slip to anyone. But if Coby White is playing the way he did this past week (averaged 31/5/4) they could be a legitimate threat to win it all.

However, a 5 game winning steak that includes wins over 4 teams in the top 7 of our power rankings is nothing to overlook. When North Carolina is clicking, they are daggum tough to beat.

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