This year's ACC is incredibly intense.
What characterizes the ACC as much as anything, and what sets it apart from all other college basketball, is the level and intensity of competition.
We saw a good bit of that on Saturday.
State, winless, challenged undefeated UNC until late. Clemson knocked off its third straight ranked opponent, beating Miami by 11. Notre Dame won in Cameron, which is not easy for anyone. BC tried hard against Pitt. Virginia Tech won in Atlanta by a free throw with three seconds left to break an 18-game losing streak on the road.