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Virginia, Florida State Upsets Create Chaos for ACC Race

The ACC's top two programs went down in flaming fashion Saturday, making for an exciting conference race. Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech pulled off crucial upsets over No. 8 Virginia and No. 16 Florida State, respectively, and both were commanding victories.

The Hokies outscored the Cavaliers 44-22 in the second half, finishing with a 65-51 win and handing UVA its first conference loss of the season. Meanwhile, the Yellow Jackets were 7-5 overall, 3-3 ACC beat the Seminoles 76-65.

As the top teams started to topple, the bottom half thrived on Saturday. Wake Forest, who was No.