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ACC Basketball Power Rankings: Week 2

By Brandon Griffin

Jan 8, 2017; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels huddle before the game at Dean E. Smith Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 8, 2017; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels huddle before the game at Dean E. Smith Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports /
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The ACC has been tough this season. With so much parity, how does that affect this week’s power rankings?

So a lot happened this week.

Grayson Allen returns for Duke after a one game indefinite suspension, Coach K goes away for four weeks for Back Surgery and Allen tries to trip another player and nothing happens.

In fact the ACC just pretended like nothing happened at all.

Here is their press release:

"“We here at the Atlantic Coast Conference believe that Duke is the only team in the conference with a legitimate chance to win the National Championship and bring glory back to the ACC. Therefore we have decided it is in our best interest to put one player on one team ahead of the integrity and reputation of the other players, teams, and Hall of Fame coaches that are apart of this conference.”"

Ok so maybe it wasn’t exactly like that, but it might as well have been. Regardless since neither Duke nor the ACC feel it necessary to discipline the Mad Tripper of Durham, it falls upon the KIH rankings guru to step up and do something.

As you may know their are 15 teams in the ACC. This week’s rankings will have only 14. In fact it will continue to have only 14 until Grayson Allen gets a realistic punishment or he goes pro (I wont punish Duke forever).

And if you think this is because its Duke, think again. I removed Louisville from the rankings last season after they ended two transfer seniors seasons early. I also called for Kennedy Meeks to not start against NC State for comments he made to Clemson’s bench.

So without further ado, lets get started with a new set of rankings and a new team at the bottom.

Note: all records and stats are as of 1/8/2017

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