jaminandjachin
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What A Difference the Newbies Make
There's always conversation around the ACC expanding with Big East teams and how much of a difference it makes, was it worth it, blah blah blah.
It's NCAA tournament time and I present you exhibit A:
Between 2006 and 2014 (9 NCAA Tournaments), the ACC had 7 teams reach the Elite Eight (UNC x5, Duke x2)
Just the last two years, 2015 and 2016, the ACC had 7 teams reach the Elite Eight (UNC, Duke, Louisville, Syracuse, Virginia, Notre Dame x2). So 4 of the 7 can be attributed to the newbies. Syracuse became the first non UNC/Duke team to make the Final Four from the ACC since Georgia Tech in 2004. I'd say the difference of the additions is significant.
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03-13-2017 03:49 PM |
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