The ACC’s six ranked teams are in action on Thursday night, headlined by No. 16 Louisville vs. No. 21 Syracuse and No. 5 NC State vs. No. 24 North Carolina.
Six ACC teams currently are ranked in the top 25: No. 5 NC State, No. 14 Notre Dame, No. 16 Louisville, No. 17 Virginia Tech, No. 21 Syracuse and No. 24 North Carolina.
Those teams also occupy the top spots in the conference standings, albeit in a different order:
1. Louisville (18-3, 7-1)
t-2. Syracuse (17-3, 7-2)
t-2. Virginia Tech (16-4, 7-2)
t-2. North Carolina (15-6, 7-2)
3. NC State (18-2, 6-2)
4. Notre Dame (15-4, 5-3)
On Thursday night, a pair of contests will feature matchups between two of the ranked teams that remain in contention for the ACC regular-season title, with Syracuse visiting Louisville and NC State hosting North Carolina. After an inspirational win over UConn, Notre Dame will look to avoid a letdown at Georgia Tech (13-8, 4-5), while Virginia Tech welcomes in-state rival and upset-minded Virginia (10-10, 2-7).
Let’s take a closer look at the two top-25 matchups:
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