3 Up, 3 Down: Despite falling short in ACC Championship final, solid week for the Seminoles

Scott Kinser-USA TODAY SportsFlorida State entered the ACC tournament with two goals: win a title and secure a top-eight national seed.

The Seminoles should complete the latter, which will become official tomorrow at noon. The former turned into a disaster, but FSU took a difficult path to reach the championship game, so call it a wash.

In Charlotte, Florida State only had two games scheduled and needed to earn their way into the weekend. By sweeping Group D in pool play, the ‘Noles advanced to the semi-finals, and a complete win on Saturday vaulted them into the championship game. For a group that missed out on all postseason play last year and did not boast tons of late May/ June…