August 6, 2015 by Megan Beissner
After a summer full of recruiting, transfers and NBA declarations ESPN’s preseason top 25 gives a first look at how teams might stack up against each other. The ACC fares well in these rankings with North Carolina, Virginia, Duke and Notre Dame all easily making the cut. We now analyze how these teams are positioned in these early polls.
Along with Maryland, the Tar Heels are considered favorites to win it all in 2016. Earlier in the spring, they were placed above the Terrapins indicating that there is very little separating these teams in terms of talent, preparedness and ability to win games.