The ACC Runs Through Who?
Armando Bacot had this quote after North Carolina's first game against Duke in Chapel Hill: He certainly has a point from a basketball sense, winning the ACC men's basketball regular season with a two-game lead over second-place Duke. But who does the ACC run through as a whole athletic conference? There has been much talk about the "Magnificent 7" feeling like other conference members are simply dead weight. Does the ACC run through these seven? One could argue the ACC runs through Florida State, going 13-0 in football in the 2023 season, or Clemson winning a men's soccer national championship in 2023. I decided to answer this question with a head-to-head approach. Each year, Virginia and Virginia Tech compete in the Commonwealth Clash , which records points for each sport both schools sponsor. When the two teams play head-to-head, points are up for grabs. A win for teams that play once in the regular season (e.g., football, men's and women's soccer) is...