Sam Bass gives his ACC basketball power rankings heading into week 16 of the 2024-25 season.
Matchup of the week: Clemson vs. SMU (Feb. 22 – 4 p.m.)
Sneaky good matchup of the week: Duke vs. Virginia (Feb. 17 – 8 p.m.)
All games in EST.
1) Duke Blue Devils
Last week’s ranking: 1 (-)
Record: 22-3 (14-1)
Last week: W vs. Cal (78-57), W vs. Stanford (106-70)
Next week: at Virginia (Feb. 17 – 8 p.m.), vs. Illinois (Feb. 22 – 8 p.m. – New York City)
Quality wins: Auburn, at Arizona, at SMU, at Wake Forest
Bad losses: None
2) Clemson Tigers
Last week’s ranking: 2 (-)
Record: 21-5 (13-2)
Last week: W vs. North Carolina (85-65), W vs. Florida State (72-46)
Next week: at SMU (Feb. 22 – 4 p.m.)
Quality wins: Duke, Kentucky, San Francisco, North Carolina
Bad losses: Georgia Tech
3) Louisville Cardinals
Last week’s ranking: 3 (-)
Record: 20-6 (13-2)
Last week: W vs. NC State (91-66), W vs. Notre Dame (75-60)
Next week: vs. Florida State (Feb. 22 – 12 p.m.)
Quality wins: Clemson, at SMU, West Virginia
Bad losses: at Georgia Tech
4) Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Last week’s ranking: 4 (-)
Record: 19-7 (11-4)
Last week: L vs. Florida State (72-70), W vs. SMU (77-66)
Next week: at NC State (Feb. 22 – 2 p.m.)
Quality wins: Michigan, at SMU
Bad losses: Florida State
5) SMU Mustangs
Last week’s ranking: 5 (-)
Record: 19-6 (10-4)
Last week: W vs. Pittsburgh (83-63), L vs. Wake Forest (77-66)
Next week: at Notre Dame (Feb. 19 – 7 p.m.), vs. Clemson (Feb. 22 – 4 p.m.)
Quality wins: LSU, Washington State
Bad losses: None
6) North Carolina Tar Heels
Last week’s ranking: 7 (+1)
Record: 15-11 (7-5)
Last week: L vs. Clemson (85-65), W vs. Syracuse (88-82)
Next week: vs. NC State (Feb. 19 – 7 p.m.), vs. Virginia (Feb. 22 – 4 p.m.)
Quality wins: Dayton, UCLA
Bad losses: Stanford
7) Stanford Cardinal
Last week’s ranking: 6 (-1)
Record: 16-10 (8-7)
Last week: L vs. Georgia Tech (60-52), L vs. Duke (106-70)
Next week: vs. Cal (Feb. 22 – 10 p.m.)
Quality wins: at Santa Clara
Bad losses: Cal Poly
8) Florida State Seminoles
Last week’s ranking: 9 (+1)
Record: 15-10 (6-8)
Last week: W vs. Wake Forest (72-70), L vs. Clemson (72-46)
Next week: vs. Miami (Feb. 19 – 9 p.m.), at Louisville (Feb. 22 – 12 p.m.)
Quality wins: at Rice, at Pittsburgh, at Wake Forest
Bad losses: at Cal, Virginia Tech, at Boston College
9) Pittsburgh Panthers
Last week’s ranking: 8 (-1)
Record: 15-10 (6-8)
Last week: L vs. SMU (83-63), W vs. Miami (74-65)
Next week: at Notre Dame (Feb. 22 – 2:15 p.m.)
Quality wins: at Ohio State
Bad losses: at Florida State, Virginia
10) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Last week’s ranking: 13 (+3)
Record: 13-13 (7-8)
Last week: W vs. Stanford (60-52), W vs. Cal (90-88)
Next week: at Boston College (Feb. 22 – 2 p.m.)
Quality wins: Louisville, at Clemson, Stanford
Bad losses: North Florida, at Florida State, at Virginia
11) Virginia Cavaliers
Last week’s ranking: 14 (+3)
Record: 13-12 (6-8)
Last week: W vs. Virginia Tech (73-70)
Next week: vs. Duke (Feb. 17 – 8 p.m.), at North Carolina (Feb. 22 – 4 p.m.)
Quality wins: at Pittsburgh
Bad losses: at Cal, Notre Dame, Virginia Tech
12) Virginia Tech Hokies
Last week’s ranking: 12 (-)
Record: 11-14 (6-8)
Last week: L vs. Virginia (81-75)
Next week: at Boston College (Feb. 18 – 9 p.m.), at Miami (Feb. 22 – 6 p.m.)
Quality wins: None
Bad losses: Jacksonville
13) Cal Golden Bears
Last week’s ranking: 10 (-3)
Record: 12-14 (5-10)
Last week: L vs. Duke (78-57), L vs. Georgia Tech (90-88)
Next week: at Stanford (Feb. 22 – 10 p.m.)
Quality wins: at USC
Bad losses: Cornell, Virginia Tech, Syracuse, Georgia Tech
14) Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Last week’s ranking: 15 (+1)
Record: 11-14 (5-9)
Last week: W vs. Boston College (97-94), L vs. Louisville (75-60)
Next week: vs. SMU (Feb. 19 – 7 p.m.), vs. Pittsburgh (Feb. 22 – 2:15 p.m.)
Quality wins: None
Bad losses: Elon, Georgia Tech, at Miami, Virginia Tech
15) Syracuse Orange
Last week’s ranking: 11 (-4)
Record: 11-15 (5-10)
Last week: L vs. Miami (91-84), L vs. North Carolina (88-82)
Next week: at Pittsburgh (Feb. 18 – 7 p.m.)
Quality wins: None
Bad losses: Notre Dame, at Florida State, at Miami
16) NC State Wolfpack
Last week’s ranking: 16 (-)
Record: 10-15 (3-11)
Last week: L vs. Louisville (91-66), W vs. Boston College (70-62)
Next week: at North Carolina (Feb. 19 – 7 p.m.), vs. Wake Forest (Feb. 22 – 2 p.m.)
Quality wins: None
Bad losses: Virginia, Virginia Tech, Cal x2
17) Boston College Eagles
Last week’s ranking: 17 (-)
Record: 10-15 (2-12)
Last week: L vs. Notre Dame (97-94), L vs. NC State (70-62)
Next week: vs. Virginia Tech (Feb. 18 – 9 p.m.), vs. Georgia Tech (Feb. 22 – 2 p.m.)
Quality wins: Boise State
Bad losses: Dartmouth, NC State
18) Miami Hurricanes
Last week’s ranking: 18 (-)
Record: 6-19 (2-12)
Last week: W vs. Syracuse (91-84), L vs. Pittsburgh (74-65)
Next week: at Florida State (Feb. 19 – 9 p.m.), vs. Virginia Tech (Feb. 22 – 6 p.m.)
Quality wins: None
Bad losses: Charleston Southern, Mount St. Mary’s, Virginia Tech