From: matthew@base.cs.ucla.edu (Matthew Merzbacher)
Subject: Re: Best Conference
Organization: UCLA, Computer Science Department
Distribution: usa
Date: 18 Dec 92 17:24:43 GMT

Here's the scoop on the ACC in 1985-86, courtesy of JCA's database:


ACC Tournament 1986

First Round:  Duke                       68 Wake Forest                60 
First Round:  Georgia Tech               79 Clemson                    61 
First Round:  Maryland                   85 North Carolina             75 
First Round:  Virginia                   64 North Carolina State       62 
Semis:        Duke                       75 Virginia                   70 
Semis:        Georgia Tech               64 Maryland                   62 
Finals:       Duke                       68 Georgia Tech               67 


So Georgia Tech lost by 1 in the finals - not too shabby.


                                    Poll Standings

Year Team                                     AP      UPI

1986 Duke (37-3)                               1       1  <-
1986 Kansas (35-4)                             2       2
1986 Kentucky (32-4)                           3       4
1986 St. John's (31-5)                         4       3
1986 Michigan (28-5)                           5       5
1986 Georgia Tech (27-7)                       6       6  <-
1986 Louisville (32-7)                         7       7
1986 North Carolina (28-6)                     8       8  <-
1986 Syracuse (26-6)                           9       9
1986 Notre Dame (23-6)                        10      11
1986 Nevada-Las Vegas (33-5)                  11      10
1986 Memphis State (28-6)                     12      12
1986 Georgetown (24-8)                        13      15
1986 Bradley (32-3)                           14      13
1986 Oklahoma (26-9)                          15      17
1986 Indiana (21-8)                           16      14
1986 Navy (30-5)                              17
1986 Michigan State (23-8)                    18      18
1986 Illinois (22-10)                         19      20
1986 Texas-El Paso (27-6)                     20      16
1986 Alabama (24-9)                                   19


NCAA Tournament 1986

First Round:  DePaul                     72 Virginia                   68 
First Round:  Duke                       85 Mississippi Valley State   78 
First Round:  Georgia Tech               68 Marist                     53 
First Round:  Maryland                   69 Pepperdine                 64 
First Round:  North Carolina State       66 Iowa                       64 
First Round:  North Carolina             84 Utah                       72 

and, for reference:
First Round:  St. Joseph's               60 Richmond                   59 

Second Round: Duke                       89 Old Dominion               61 
Second Round: Georgia Tech               66 Villanova                  61 
Second Round: Nevada-Las Vegas           70 Maryland                   64 
Second Round: North Carolina State       80 Arkansas-Little Rock       66 2 OTS
Second Round: North Carolina             77 Alabama-Birmingham         59 

Region Semi:  Duke                       74 DePaul                     67 
Region Semi:  Louisiana State            70 Georgia Tech               64 
Region Semi:  Louisville                 94 North Carolina             79 
Region Semi:  North Carolina State       70 Iowa State                 66 

Reg Final:    Duke                       71 Navy                       50 
Reg Final:    Kansas                     75 North Carolina State       67 

Semis:        Duke                       71 Kansas                     67 

Finals:       Louisville                 72 Duke                       69 
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