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ACC by Geeves
Big East by Dan McGowan
Big Ten by Geeves
Big XII by Ben Miraski
Conference USA by Matt Sussman
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SEC by Josh Hathaway
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WAC by Brian Szabelski

Man, I'm so glad I picked the ACC to write about this season. We aren't halfway through the year and it's already over. OK, not entirely, though Boston College's death grip on the conference grows stronger every week. Sure, Virginia is 3-0, but that includes Duke and North Carolina, so it doesn't necessarily mean much.

Those two leaders will play a couple of non-conference patsies and likely maintain their leads, nothing riveting there.

Nor is there much else. Will Miami beat UNC? Probably. Will Wake beat Duke? Probably. Will Florida State beat NC State? Probably.

We'll see who uses momentum to their advantage, as Maryland and Georgia Tech both enter this week 3-2 after knocking off top 15 teams (Maryland took down Rutgers, while the Ramblin' Wreck shut down Clemson). I'll put my money on Tashard Choice.

Clemson looks to rebound against a Virginia Tech team that has managed to work its way back into the top 15, but doesn't necessarily deserve to be there. THey're 4-1, sure, but they got smacked around by LSU and managed to beat the lowly East Carolina, Ohio, and North Carolina by a measly 20-8 average (those three schools have given up 30 ppg in their other contests). The bottom will fall out - again - soon.

Winners: Clemson, Maryland, none of the smart schools (NC, NCSU, Duke)

--Geeves

It took all of one month for the Big East to prove itself unworthy of joining the national title picture. Now, with its alleged big three all having a blemish on their record, the conference will look to a couple of unlikely candidates to carry the torch.

This week, South Florida and Cincinnati will continue to do just that.

The sixth ranked Bulls, fresh off a major upset of West Virginia, travel to Fort Lauderdale for a meeting with Florida Atlantic. USF shouldn’t have a problem with the Owls, who were pasted by Kentucky a week ago.

The Bearcats, now ranked 20th in the nation, are drawing a lot of comparisons to last year’s magical Rutgers team. They’ll travel to Piscataway to take on the 21st ranked Scarlet Knights, who hope to avenge last season’s loss and spoil what is shaping up to be a special season. UC hasn’t faced a serious challenge yet so it will be interesting to see how they handle a talented team in a hostile environment. (Can you believe Rutgers Stadium is considered hostile?)