We enter February, which is the equivalent of Saturday at the Masters. You get a lot of the same vibes: there are some clear teams (the bottom four) who have completely missed the cut and we'll just see them next year. There are people who made the cut but are treading water if they want any hope of saving their tournament, and in this case making the ACC tournament at that. You've got your Tommy Fleetwoods and Cameron Youngs who have the talent to win the whole thing but just can't put it all together, they'll do it this time right? And then you have your robots at the top who you wonder how they ever miss anything. With the rankings this week, I'll throw them into tiers as well just to have a little fun.

It's the ACC, you can beat anyone, but you missed the cut. Or, Kevin Na

18: Georgia Tech (11-11) 0-2 last week; Previous ranking (14)

Why: Damon Stoudamire isn't getting fired this year (I think) but man this team has gotten hard to watch. The offense was already one that's hard to watch, they only have three games where they've scored over 1.0 points per possession. What's coming down to earth is their defense. It was already a little shaky during the non-con, but they at least had some elite performances to make up for it. That hasn't happened during conference play. Five ACC teams have scored over 1.15 PPP against the Yellow Jackets. That's not going to cut it.

17: Pitt (9-13) 1-1 last week; Previous ranking (18)

Why: They got a win last week, congrats! What do you mean you scored SIXTEEN POINTS in the first half against Clemson? Regardless of what happens with Jeff Capel, you have to try and keep Roman Siulepa this offseason, whatever it takes.

16: Boston College (9-12) 0-1 last week; Previous ranking (17)

Why: Honestly, really thought they were going to find a way to pull off the upset against Virginia. It's not a joke when I say going into Conte Forum is hell, that place is full of voodoo. Not even going to entertain them going into Cameron Indoor and winning, but can they pick off a scuffling Miami team by turning the game into a rock fight?

15: Notre Dame (11-11) 0-2 last week; Previous ranking (16)

Why: Close but no cigar. That feels like the entire Micah Shrewsberry tenure at Notre Dame doesn't it? Something always happens. After scoring 44 points in the first half, all they needed was a competent second half on offense and they would've walked away with a home win that could've jolted their season. Instead, they let Sam Lewis hit a three in overtime to tie the game, and one in double overtime that was enough to doom the Fighting Irish. They fought against Syracuse but someone has to help Jalen Haralson score, man.

Made it, but one shot in the trees away from ejecting, or Joel Dahman 

14: Wake Forest (11-9) 0-2 last week; Previous ranking (12)

Why: If there was an award for free-falling team of the week, it'd be the Deacs. It wasn't bad enough that they threw away multiple opportunities to beat Pitt on the road. In the process, they lost Nate Calmese for at least three weeks to a severe ankle injury. Oh and they kept leaving shooters open in the corner against NC State. The offense improved from last year but the defense has fallen off a cliff. They have more games in the last two weeks where they've given up over 1.3 points per possession than they did all of last year.

13: Florida State (10-12) 2-0 last week; Previous ranking (15)

Why: What a week for Chauncey Wiggins. 41 points on 59% shooting from the field is exactly what they needed to get two tight wins over the ACC's west coast. Their game against Stanford was the best offensive performance in conference play for the Seminoles. They've been a coin flip between an excellent offense and one that makes your eyes hurt. Can they find some consistency down the stretch?

12: Stanford (14-8) 0-2 last week; Previous ranking (11)

Why: They've got about one more week of these results before they tumble to the bottom of the power rankings. They're going to win another handful of games in the ACC. Kyle Smith is too good of a coach not to. But man it's really hard to see what their path to winning them is right now? The offense actually woke up the last couple of games, but like some other teams behind them, the defense is nowhere to be found. It's one thing to give up 1.27 PPP to Duke. It's another to do so to FSU.

11: Syracuse (13-9) 1-1 last week; Previous ranking (13)

Why: I feel as if I write the same thing about this Cuse team every week. There's just too much talent on this team for the inconsistent results we see night in and night out. As this is being written, Donnie Freeman has 18 points in the first half. They're down 14 at the intermission. This isn't fun to watch. Oh and your most famous basketball alum, whose son is on the team, has decided to voice his opinion on how things are going. It's past over, man.

10: Virginia Tech (16-7) 1-1 last week; Previous ranking (10)

Why: What a bizarre team. Teams are taking and making a ton of of shots from two against them. They actually do a great job of preventing makes at the rim, but teams are crushing them with paint 2s and mid-range shots. From the paint opponents are making 44.8% of their shots (28th percentile on defense), and the midrange 43.6% (6th percentile). What's going to be weird is they actually match up decently well with NC State on paper, could they finagle their way into a big win?

They'll finish top 20 but that's really it, or Tommy Fleetwood

9: Miami (17-5) 1-1 last week; Previous ranking (8)

Why: Not being able to consistently shoot from deep has finally started to come back and haunt the Hurricanes. You can get into the schematics, but it's been pretty clear what's happening in their conference losses. In their three ACC defeats, they've made 26.9% of their shots from deep while their opponents have made 42.1%. As someone who had to work through the 24-25 Wake Forest team, losing the math game like that isn't going to work out for you in the long run.

8: Cal (16-6) 1-1 last week; Previous ranking (9)

Why: Congrats to Cal for picking up their first ever ACC road win that wasn't against Stanford when they shot the lights out against a good Hurricanes defense. This has to be one of the weirdest shooting teams in the country right? Elite in the midrange and from 3, but they can't buy a shot at the rim or in the paint? I get Milos Ilic isn't much of an offensive threat, but come on.

7: SMU (15-6) 0-1 last week; Previous ranking (6)

Why: You can't punish them too much for a one game sample size, but that was a really poor offensive performance on the road against Louisville. BJ Edwards finally came back down to earth. Guards win in March, but they're going to need a lot more out of Samet Yigitoglu, on both ends on of the floor. The Louisville bigs ate him alive.

6: NC State (16-6) 0-1 last week; Previous ranking (7)

Why: My biggest worry for NC State coming into the year was that I didn't know if they could shoot. Quadir Copeland had never shot above 25% in his career. Paul McNeil was a 35% guy as a freshman, but you never know how sophomore seasons go. Tre Holloman had one elite year sandwiched between a god-awful year and a perfectly fine year from behind the arc. Terrance Arceneaux was just fine at Houston. They've put it all together and have the 7th best three-point shooting team in the country this year. Good on them for the development and identification in the portal, I'll eat my crow.

Has won it, can win it, but also could implode at any moment. Or, Jordan Spieth

5: Louisville (15-6) 1-0 last week; Previous ranking (4)

Why: Since the Monday bludgeoning from Duke was already addressed, we get to have a pretty positive write up on the Cardinals. Turns out having Mikel Brown back, pretty good! But I hinted at it in the SMU section, the frontcourt pairings were really fun. Do they still have time to tinker with lineups with J'Vonne Hadley and Khani Rooths together?

4: North Carolina (17-4) 1-0 last week; Previous ranking (5)

Why: Even year Hubert, everyone. UNC is starting to really find their footing. They still have some lulls, especially defensively. But the offense is starting to click and that's what makes them so dangerous. When they're actually getting into their sets, they feel unstoppable because there are too many things for you to worry about.

3: Clemson (18-4) 1-0 last week; Previous ranking (3)

Why: One thing for Brad Brownell, he's going to make adjustment and it's going to make his team a lot better. They started as a team that wanted to use their pace and athleticism to wear people down. But they've gotten back to just bullying you and making the game grueling.What's the next step for Nick Davidson?

Robots, or Scottie and Rory

2: Virginia (16-3) 0-1 last week; Previous ranking (2)

Why: There's going to be a reoccurring trend for the final two teams in the rankings. They have a monster you don't have an answer for and they realized they couldn't do something so they stopped doing it. ACC Player of the Week Thijs De Ridder averaged 24.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists in two closer than wanted games against Notre Dame and Boston College. He's really found his footing in America and guarding him is a nightmare. UVA also just stopped shooting threes in the second half against BC. They only took seven in the final 20 minutes after going 2-for-16 in the first. Being able to not only adjust, but do it well enough to make up the math game is important.

1: Duke (20-1) 1-0 last week; Previous ranking (1)

Why: The monster? Cam Boozer. What else is there to say about him? He's almost boring. Seeing the Blake Griffin comps of him has me excited of a potential fit for the Atlanta Hawks. The adjustment? Also not shooting threes! This team has struggled all year from behind the arc. But one place they haven't? In the paint, on offense and defense. They're the second best team in the country from 2, and just demolish you on the glass. Who has the size to deal with them until extremely late in March?