Lady Cards have clinched a spot in the ACCT

[PushupMan]

18 conference games and we have to finish in the top 15 to reserve our spot in the ACCT.

We are 5th place at 9-3, and 16th place is Pitt (2-9), plus we own the tiebreaker over the Panthers. We are officially in the ACCT at this point!

Still have work to do to lock down a first round bye, however. We need to be the 9 seed or higher, and the current 10th place is a 3-way tie between BC (W), UVA (W), and Clemson (?), all with a 4-8 record. Since we haven’t yet played Clemson, our magic number to clinch a first round bye currently sits at 2.

A home win against Clemson at the end of this month would clinch a top 9 seed for us, but we do have four games before that one - we could clinch even before we play that game.

It will be a major uphill climb to snag one of those top four seeds and a double bye (magic number of 8, with just 6 games left in the regular season), but it cannot be said that we do not control our own destiny with regards to that quest. Four of our remaining 6 games are against the current #1 seed (@ND), #3 (@FSU), #4 (@Duke) and #6 (UNC) in the ACC standings. We will need to win 5 of our last 6 to accomplish that goal.

 

[Bardman]

Tough sledding ahead.

 

[2330859]

Interesting finish for sure. UL has some advantages based on who we have left on our schedule, versus who some of the other ACC members must play.

 

[PushupMan]

The Cards fell just right today … got the W over Stanford to move to 10-3 in conference, and then BC, UVa, and Clemson all lost today, leaving Syracuse alone in 10th at 4-8. Since we own the head to head tiebreaker over the Orange, the Cards have clinched a first round bye in the upcoming ACCT!

 

[2330859]

The trip to FSU on Thursday is a huge challenge, but it’s also a great opportunity to steal some separation in the ACC standings.

 

[KozmasAgain]

I have no doubt that we will play really good the first 3 quarters, it’s the 4th quarter that kills us.

 

[PushupMan]

Big win for the Cards today at FSU! Moved us into 4th place with a decent chance at the ACCT double bye. Cards are now 11-3, and FSU falls to 6th place at 9-4. North Carolina is currently in 5th at 9-3. They lead Virginia Tech 42-38 in the 3rd quarter. Our magic number to clinch the ACCT double bye currently sits at 5 with 4 games to play.

If we can beat Clemson and North Carolina at home, our chances improve drastically. UNC has tough games against Duke and NC State left.