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Exactly 101 media members who attended the 2022 ACC Tipoff voted in the conference’s preseason poll. Ninety of them picked North Carolina to win the league, which obviously made sense in October (even if the Tar Heels finishing with the best record in the conference is no longer a likely scenario).
Two people picked Miami.
Honestly, I didn’t understand it at the time because UNC, Duke and Virginia (on paper at least) seemed like more sensible options. But, in the spirit of giving credit where credit is due, picking Miami to win the ACC is now looking sneaky brilliant as we get ready to flip the calendar to 2023 considering the Hurricanes, on Friday afternoon, improved to 13-1 overall, and 4-0 in the ACC, with a 76-65 win at Notre Dame. That means Jim Larranaga’s team went to bed Friday night alone atop the conference standings. For what it’s worth, they’re currently projected to share the ACC’s regular-season title with Virginia, according to KenPom.com.
Isaiah Wong is the standout.
The 6-foot-4 junior got 15 points, four rebounds and three assists in the double-digit victory at Notre Dame and is now averaging a team-high 17.1 points, 4.6 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.7 steals in 34.0 minutes per game. Jordan Miller, Norchad Omier and Nijel Pack are also performing at a high level — but Wong has been the most consistently great player on the roster. He’s the main reason Miami is No. 13 in Saturday morning’s updated CBS Sports Top 25 And 1 daily college basketball rankings.
The only change from Friday’s Top 25 And 1 is that North Carolina was removed following its 76-74 loss at Pitt. The Tar Heels have been replaced by Memphis, which is 11-3 overall and 9-1 in its…
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