The ACC is renowned as one of the premier college basketball leagues, but it has recently taken a step back. However, all that is changing this year thanks to an impressive freshman class that is stacked with talent. Louisville basketball, Duke, and North Carolina all have freshman phenoms on their roster, and after the first week of the 2025-26 college basketball season, it is clear this Rookie of the Year race is going to be fun to watch.
The Cardinals are led by Mikel Brown Jr., where fans saw him put on a clinic Tuesday night against Kentucky, while North Carolina has Caleb Wilson, who was dominant against Kansas, and Duke has Cameron Boozer, who has passed the eye test early and is emerging as a top-three pick in the NBA Draft.