Weekly Release
Upcoming Schedule
Wednesday, December 9
Boston College at Georgia Tech | 11 a.m. | ACCNX
No. 2/2 Louisville at Duke | 7 p.m. | RSN
Elon at No. 4/3 NC State | 7:15 p.m. | ACCN
Thursday, December 10
Clemson at Virginia | 3 p.m. | ACCNX
Pitt at Virginia Tech | 6 p.m. | ACCNX
North Carolina at Wake Forest | 6 p.m. | ACCN
No. 20/18 Syracuse at Miami | 8 p.m. | ACCN
Sunday, December 13
Norfolk State at Wake Forest | Noon | ACCNX
Clemson at Pitt | Noon | ACCN
Virginia at Florida State | 1 p.m. | RSN
No. 4/3 NC State at Boston College | 2 p.m. | ACCN
Georgia Tech at Notre Dame | 2 p.m. | ACCNX
Binghamton at No. 20/18 Syracuse | 2 p.m. | ACCNX
Duke at Miami | 3 p.m. | RSN
North Carolina at No. 2/2 Louisville | 4 p.m. | ACCN
Three ACC Teams Ranked in Associated Press Top 25 Poll
- Three ACC teams are listed among this week's Associated Press Top 25 Poll, headlined by two teams among the top five.
- Louisville leads the group at No. 2, followed by No. 4 NC State and No. 20 Syracuse. The Cardinals' ranking matches their highest in the history of the program, while the Wolfpack has climbed to No. 4 in the ranking for the second consecutive season.
- The ACC is the only conference with two teams among the top five. Additionally, Louisville and NC State each received two votes for No. 1 in the ranking.
- North Carolina, Notre Dame, Wake Forest, Boston College and Virginia Tech are receiving votes.
- In the USA Today Poll, three ACC teams are ranked, highlighted by Louisville at No. 2, No. 3 NC State and No. 18 Syracuse. Virginia Tech, North Carolina, Florida State and Notre Dame are receiving votes.
ACC Play Starts Wednesday
- The 43rd season of ACC women’s basketball conference play tips off on Wednesday when Boston College travels to Georgia Tech for an 11 a.m. start. Duke also welcomes Louisville Wednesday night for a 7 p.m. tipoff on RSN.
- Thursday's slate features Clemson at Virginia, Pitt at Virginia Tech, North Carolina at Wake Forest and Syracuse at Miami.
- For the 2020-21 season, ACC women’s basketball will play a 20-game schedule, a two-game increase from last year due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
- The conference is divided into three regional divisions, with home and away games played against divisional opponents, five home games against non-divisional opponents, and five away games against non-divisional opponents.
- The two additional non-divisional games were scheduled by the conference office, with most teams being assigned one home and one away game, with a few exceptions.
- The games were added to the schedule from Dec. 9 to Dec. 17, which along with games on Dec. 20 and Dec. 31, allow schools to play four ACC games by the end of the calendar year.
Recap of 2019-20 ACC Action
- 135 conference regular-season games were played last season, and the home team won 78 games and road teams won 57 times.
- Sixty-one games were decided by 10 points or less, 31 games decided by less than five points and eight
games went to overtime.
- Louisville had the longest win streak in conference last year, as the Cardinals opened the year by winning their first 10 conference games. They also own the longest regular-season ACC win streak heading into this season, winning their last six games.
- Tournament champion NC State won its final two conference regular-season games and won three games in the tournament to own a five-game win streak against conference opponents.
NC State Named NCAA Team of the Week
- After knocking off the nation's top-ranked team in South Carolina last Thursday and earning a 52-point win against Coastal Carolina on Sunday, unbeaten NC State was named the NCAA.com Team of the Week.
- In an early season statement game, NC State went into South Carolina and won 54-46 on Dec. 3, handing the top-ranked Gamecocks their first home loss since the end of the 2018-19 regular season and snapping what was previously a 29-game overall winning streak for South Carolina.
- The victory marked the Wolfpack's first over a top-ranked team since March 3, 2007. It was also just the third win over a top-ranked team in a total of 20 tries in program history.
Louisville Sets Program Scoring Record
- The Louisville Cardinals high-powered offense erupted for a program-record 116 points in their victory against 18th-ranked DePaul in the Jimmy V Classic last Friday.
- The Cardinals surpassed the 115 points they scored against Murray State on Nov. 24, 2017, reaching that point total with 3:53 left in the game after entering the fourth quarter with 101 points.
- Per StatsPass.com, Louisville’s 116 points are the most by a Division I team in regulation against an AP Top 25 opponent since at least 1999-2000.
Strong Start for ACC Teams
- All 15 league teams have played at least one game this season and 10 teams head into conference play unbeaten.
- ACC Teams have compiled a 46-8 record, which is the most wins by any conference and the second-best winning percentage at .852.
Skilled Scorers
- Twenty-six different ACC players have recorded a 20-point game this season, headlined by Notre Dame’s Dara Mabrey with 34 points in her Fighting Irish debut on Nov. 27 and Virginia Tech's Elizabeth Kitley with 30 points against Appalachian State on Dec. 4. They are the only two ACC players with a 30-point game this year.
- Wake Forest’s Ivana Raca and Louisville's Dana Evans have tallied 20 or more points in three games this season and are the only ACC players to accomplish the feat.
Syracuse’s Mangakahia NCAA Active Leader in Assists
- Syracuse guard Tiana Mangakahia is the NCAA Division I active leader in career assists with 610, 80 more than the next-closest player.
- Mangakahia returned to the court in the Orange's season opener against Stony Brook for the first time since her breast cancer diagnosis and missing the entire 2019-20 season. She scored 16 points with seven rebounds, four steals and three assists.
Can You Dish It
- Including Mangakahia, four ACC players are among the top 10 in career assists - the most of any conference.
- Virginia Tech’s Da’Ja Green is fifth with 451, Louisville’s Dana Evans is sixth with 426 and Wake Forest’s Gina Conti is 10th with 393.