Struggling ACC basketball teams could prevent UNC from making NCAA Tournament

The ACC is in trouble and there’s no way around it anymore.

Duke is head and shoulders above any other team in the league right now and then it’s just a bunch of question marks, which mainly circle around North Carolina.

The Tar Heels entered the season as the projected second-best team in the conference, and still could be considered that, but its loss on Tuesday night against Florida dropped its record to 6-5 and a tough neutral site matchup awaits against No. 18 UCLA on Saturday afternoon at Madison Square Garden.

A loss to the Bruins would make Carolina 5-6 in non-conference play with its best win coming against Dayton, which is now ranked in the Top-25 of the AP Poll, in a heroic comeback effort.

Still, the Tar Heels are No. 37 in the NCAA’s NET rankings with a 1-5 record in Quad 1 games that includes losses to Kansas, Auburn, Michigan State, Alabama, and Florida. They are a perfect 5-0 in Quad 3 and Quad 4 games.





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