NC State is the Highest Rising ACC Team in KenPom’s Rankings

The final ACC/Big Ten Challenge wrapped up last night, with the ACC winning the challenge 8 games to 6. With that being said, the ACC is down compared to where KenPom had them projected to be at the beginning of the season.

NC State and Wake Forest are the only 2 teams to have actually risen in the rankings, and the Wolfpack easily have jumped the most from where they began, rising 31 spots through their first 8 games.

Florida State wins the award for tanking the most, falling 97 spots through their first 9 games.

Virginia – 5th (-)
Duke – 18th (-3)
UNC – 24th (-15)
Virginia Tech – 38th (-18)
Miami – 42nd (-)
NC State – 50th (+31)
Clemson – 62nd (-2)
Notre Dame – 64th (-23)
Wake Forest – 69th (+11)
Syracuse – 82nd (-28)
Pittsburgh – 91st (-7)
Georgia Tech – 123rd (-6)
Boston College – 124th (-50)
Florida Sate – 162nd (-97)
Louisville – 187th (-96)