The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), broke a conference record this year by sending nine teams to the NCAA Tournament this year. This is the second most a conference has sent, following behind Big East who had eleven teams in the tournament in 2011.
The ACC teams that were selected include: UNC, Duke, UVA, Louisville, Florida State, Miami, Notre Dame, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest.
But the real story is what's left of the ACC. This Thursday, we will enter into the Sweet 16 realm of the tournament and while all eyes were on the nine ACC teams entering the beginning of the tournament, they are all now focused on one, UNC.
That's right, just one. Only one ACC team is left for the Sweet 16 and the talks of the ACC only being a 2-team powerhouse is circulating once again.
Although, the disappointment is widely seen amongst ACC and other basketball fans that may have their brackets ruined, al eyes are not on the Tarheels, as they continue to make their run back to the Final Four, for the 2nd consecutive year.
Kennedy Meeks, senior, is leading the way for the Heels, averaging just under 15 points and 9 rebounds over the first two games of the tournament. Meeks and the Heels are set to match up against the well-known tournament underdog, Butler.
Carolina, a usually fast-paced team that focuses on strong defense, leading to turnovers and easy buckets. So by all means, please don't mess up our brackets anymore. And for my sake, I am not trying to watch the championship game in Chapel Hill again to watch another lost. So win UNC, win for me, win for the ACC and please win for our brackets. Go. Heels.
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