The first week of the 2024-25 college basketball season is in the books, with the overwhelming majority of ACC teams emerging from their early games unscathed.
With those results in hand, here’s a look at how the ACC’s 18 teams stack up in mid-November:
Rankings based on games through Nov. 11
Cooper Flagg has been fantastic, but Kon Knueppel’s early play has many wondering if Jon Scheyer has two or even three top-10 picks on his Blue Devils roster.
Even for a program as proud as the Tar Heels, there’s little shame in going into Allen Fieldhouse and walking out with a narrow loss — especially when you fought back from a 20-point hole.
For a program that has narrowly missed out on the NCAA tournament twice in the past three years, the Demon Deacons’ win over an improved Michigan team could be big come March.
Three games, three double-digit wins. So far, so good for Jeff Capel and the Panthers.
Ian Schieffelin has been a menace on the boards in the Tigers’ first two games, averaging 11 rebounds per contest.
A top-15 Tennessee team is a tough draw for a rebuilding program, and perhaps the Vols are just a bad matchup. But a veteran-laden Cardinals team looked uncompetitive in a 22-point loss.
Nijel Pack has looked like one of the conference’s best players in the Hurricanes’ first two games, averaging 19 points and 5.5 assists.
A closer-than-expected win against Buffalo could raise some concerns, but the Fighting Irish have had a nice scoring punch so far, with three players averaging at least 18 points per game.
Tony Bennett’s gone, but the Cavaliers are still the second-slowest team in Division I, according to KenPom.
Eking out a four-point win over a Le Moyne program in just its second season at the Division I level wasn’t an ideal start to Year 2 of Adrian Autry’s tenure.
Following the loss of several key pieces from last season’s Final For run, Ben Middlebrooks could be the kind of breakthrough returning player the Wolfpack needs.
Guard Boopie Miller looks every bit of the prize some thought he was for the Mustangs coming out of the transfer portal, with three games with at least 20 points.
Transfers Jovan Blacksher Jr. and Andrej Stojakovic have impressed in a pair of wins for the Golden Bears.
The Kyle Smith Era is off to a strong start in Palo Alto, with two wins by a combined 50 points.
It’s possible that they ran into an elite low-major, one that also owns a win over South Carolina, but a 12-point loss to North Florida will understandably sound some alarms for the Yellow Jackets.
After a six-point win over Winthrop, the Hokies will face a tougher test Friday against Penn State.
It’s unclear how good the Seminoles will be this season, but one thing is certain: Jamir Watkins is going to get buckets.
A 25-point loss to VCU could be the first sign of many that it will be a long winter in suburban Boston.
