Dave from Carter-Finley

Now that Spring Practice is over a lot of media outlets are releasing their reviews and post-Spring rankings.  In the grand scheme of things these rankings mean very little since we actually play games and decide this stuff on the field.  Nevertheless, these rankings are very important as they often shape public perception of a program and definitely influence high school recruits.

Obviously a lot can change between now and September when the games finally start, like Nate Irving’s car wreck last year, but individual conference projections are usually a lot more accurate than their Top 25 counterparts (if you’re so inclined … and I know you are … here’s post-Spring Top 25 rankings from ESPN and Sports Illustrated).  At least that’s the illusion that I’ve always been under.  Sorry I don’t feel like putting in the research to affirm or dispel that notion so we’re going to treat it as fact.  Hey I never said I wanted to be a journalist, just a delirious internet blogger.  Anyway, let’s take a look at a few ACC projections.

Tony Barnhart (a.k.a. Mr. College Football)  of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution released his Spring Practice review of the ACC Atlantic Division today.  Click here for the article.  [Update:  Here's his take on the ACC Coastal Division.] His projected order of finish for the 2010 season is:

1. Florida State
2. Clemson
3. Boston College
4. NC State
5. Wake Forest
6. Maryland

Heather Dinich, the ACC blogger for ESPN, released her pre-Spring power rankings back in February with NC State at #8.  This week she released her post-Spring power rankings with NC State falling to #10.  Her complete 2010 rankings are:

1. Virginia Tech
2. Florida State
3. Miami
4. Clemson
5. Georgia Tech
6. North Carolina
7. Boston College
8. Maryland
9. Wake Forest
10. NC State
11. Duke
12. Virginia

I haven’t had enough time to put together my own projections or even opine about these.  Maybe I’ll do that sometime this week.  Things are a little slow here at work, hence the reasoning for a rare mid-day post, so what better way to waste time than blogging.  Don’t worry, none of my 13 subscribers are co-workers.  [Note:  If you're not a subscriber what are you waiting for ... subscribe now ... it's not like it costs anything.] Hope not anyway or these mid-day posts might become less rare.  I’ll also be doing game by game projections of the 2010 Wolfpack season, but that won’t be until much closer to the season so make sure to check back in late August for that.  Uh-oh my boss just walked by my office and gave me that ‘what the hell are you doing’ look so I better get back to work.  Ciao!