Inside the box score: FSU 78, Temple 69

We all just became Temple fans. FSU’s out-of-conference schedule isn’t exactly designed to maximize their NCAAT chances. It both lacks home games against terrible teams to run up the score on, and lots of road/neutral shots at quality wins. Pair that with a down ACC, which - despite recent NCAAT success - just isn’t a great basketball conference. The ACC added three teams which are all below average high-major programs, and outside of Duke, UNC, and Cam Corhen’s Pitt Panthers, there don’t appear to be a ton of tourney teams for FSU to pick up wins against. For Temple to be a “quality” win, they’ll need to be in the top-100 of the NET, which would give FSU a Quad 2 win, which the resume currently lacks. We could say the same thing for FSU’s next opponent - tomorrow’s matchup against UMass - though the Minutemen and Temple pair off today and, as we know, half the teams lose on Saturdays.

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