The ACC enjoyed another impressive year in women's basketball in 2015-2016 with five teams finishing in Sagarin's final top 25 rankings (three in the top 10). Those same five teams (Notre Dame, Syracuse, FSU, Louisville and Miami) made the NCAA Tournament and three of them (ND, FSU and Syracuse) made the Sweet 16 with the Orange making it all the way to the final game.
No matter the sport, recruiting is the life blood of any program. Accumulating impressive talent is a necessary (but not sufficient) requirement in order to have sustained success. Therefore, looking toward next season it may be useful to consider the talent level of the teams in the ACC that Florida State will have to compete against in order to capture an ACC title.