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phideltdj · 12-10-2012, 01:25 PM

I happened to see Duke's remaining schedule and I just don't see how they will lose a game. The difficult games for them are over and the ACC is horrible this year. Maybe Carolina might beat them but I don't think so and the only other team could be NC State. They already have a number one seed in the tourney locked up with what is left for them.

tupacbiff · 12-10-2012, 01:31 PM

Got news for you duke has a 1 or 2 seed locked up pretty much every year. They don't play anyone challenging on the road but pick a few "neutral site" games that they know will be 95% or more duke fans.

They also get tremendous favoritism from the refs.

Add those facts to a consistently overrated ACC year after year and you get great seeding.

FYI- they will lose a game

madgator · 12-10-2012, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by phideltdj

I happened to see Duke's remaining schedule and I just don't see how they will lose a game. The difficult games for them are over and the ACC is horrible this year. Maybe Carolina might beat them but I don't think so and the only other team could be NC State. They already have a number one seed in the tourney locked up with what is left for them.

truth be told, the ACC has been sub-par for the last couple of years.

NC St. is a nice team. UVA is also a quality squad.

It's just real tough to go undefeated

REM08 · 12-10-2012, 01:33 PM

They'll lose a game or two that they're not supposed to. Maryland, NC State, something like that. I don't see anyway they're not a 1 seed. The only real question remains if Lehigh (sp?) will be their first opponent.

ArtVandelay · 12-10-2012, 01:44 PM

FSU beats them...

InstiGATOR1 · 12-10-2012, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by phideltdj

I happened to see Duke's remaining schedule and I just don't see how they will lose a game. The difficult games for them are over and the ACC is horrible this year. Maybe Carolina might beat them but I don't think so and the only other team could be NC State. They already have a number one seed in the tourney locked up with what is left for them.

Yeah, I glanced at a few schedules over the weekend too to see who might be the last unbeaten this year. Heck Duke might go unbeaten this year until the NCAA tourney.

I guess they will be upset at some point, but you are right they don't play a very tough schedule from here on out.

A100 · 12-10-2012, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by ArtVandelay

FSU beats them...

And Hamilton will get a contract extension

GatorsGators · 12-10-2012, 06:16 PM

They're not going undefeated. Someone will trip them up eventually.

NorthCaptivaGator · 12-10-2012, 09:20 PM

Let them be a 1 as long as we can be the two in their bracket

LabraGator · 12-11-2012, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by NorthCaptivaGator

Let them be a 1 as long as we can be the two in their bracket

Screw that. I'll take the other 1 on the same bracket side.

brolowe · 12-11-2012, 08:48 AM

Somebody will trip them up, I'm sure. If NC State can play to their potential by then, they could stand a chance. UNC, maybe, but rather doubtful. As I live in ACC territory, it is a special time when the SEC womps up on ACC basketball. Its really fun to watch when I wear GATOR stuff. Special time! It does seem the ACC is finding parity probs these days and are becoming human on the courts. I hope it keeps up! Its a lot more entertaining.

themistocles · 12-11-2012, 08:29 PM

I will admit that, try as I do to be as objective as possible, it certainly appears to me that Duke is consistently given some real advantages both from the referees and the seeding committees.

As was noted, the ACC has been down the past few years, of course, one can pretty much say the same about the SEC in basketball (almost nothing else, however).