Virginia may be looking ahead to the attention that comes with playing Duke on Saturday, but its in-state rival Virginia Tech is also capable of winning the ACC.
Virginia Tech is the sixth best team in the nation, according to ESPN's Basketball Power Index (BPI), have a potential NBA lottery pick in Nickeil Alexander-Walker, and its only blemish so far is a one-point road loss to Penn State. Despite its 14-1 start, the Hokies have played the weakest strength of schedule in the ACC and have played only one top-50 BPI team -- a neutral-site game against Purdue.