No. 4 Virginia opens year in rare position: as ACC favorite
FILE - Florida State head coach Leonard Hamilton listens to a question during a news conference at the NCAA men's college basketball tournament in Hartford, Conn., in this Friday, March 22, 2019, file photo. Hamilton guided the Seminoles to three straight NCAA Tournament appearances and an ACC regular-season title in 2019-20 as part of a 26-5 season. With a new roster, the No. 21 Seminoles face a tough challenge to claim the top spot in the Atlantic Coast Conference again. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

FILE - Florida State head coach Leonard Hamilton listens to a question during a news conference at the NCAA men's college basketball tournament in Hartford, Conn., in this Friday, March 22, 2019, file photo. Hamilton guided the Seminoles to three straight NCAA Tournament appearances and an ACC regular-season title in 2019-20 as part of a 26-5 season. With a new roster, the No. 21 Seminoles face a tough challenge to claim the top spot in the Atlantic Coast Conference again. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Nov. 12, 2020 03:29 PM EST
FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2020, file photo, Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski gestures during the second half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Pittsburgh in Durham, N.C. Krzyzewski's ninth-ranked Blue Devils are picked to finish second in the Atlantic Coast Conference behind No. 4 Virginia. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2020, file photo, Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski gestures during the second half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Pittsburgh in Durham, N.C. Krzyzewski's ninth-ranked Blue Devils are picked to finish second in the Atlantic Coast Conference behind No. 4 Virginia. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

Nov. 13, 2020 05:30 AM EST
FILE - Clemson's Aamir Simms, right, shoots while defended by Florida State's Malik Osborne during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Clemson, S.C., in this Feb. 29, 2020, file photo. Clemson returns senior Aamir Simms, who led the team with 13 points and 7.2 rebounds a game. Simms entered the NBA draft process before choosing to come back for a final year. (AP Photo/Richard Shiro, File)

FILE - Clemson's Aamir Simms, right, shoots while defended by Florida State's Malik Osborne during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Clemson, S.C., in this Feb. 29, 2020, file photo. Clemson returns senior Aamir Simms, who led the team with 13 points and 7.2 rebounds a game. Simms entered the NBA draft process before choosing to come back for a final year. (AP Photo/Richard Shiro, File)

Nov. 12, 2020 03:42 PM EST
FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2017, file photo, Steve Forbes, then coach for East Tennessee State, gestures during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Xavier in Cincinnati. Forbes spent the past five seasons at East Tennessee State before taking over the Wake Forest program. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2017, file photo, Steve Forbes, then coach for East Tennessee State, gestures during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Xavier in Cincinnati. Forbes spent the past five seasons at East Tennessee State before taking over the Wake Forest program. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Nov. 13, 2020 05:30 AM EST
FILE - Virginia head coach Tony Bennett directs his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Virginia Tech in Charlottesville, Va., in this Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020, file photo. Virginia will begin the college basketball season at No. 4 in the preseason AP Top 25 poll released Monday, Nov. 9, 2020.(AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

FILE - Virginia head coach Tony Bennett directs his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Virginia Tech in Charlottesville, Va., in this Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020, file photo. Virginia will begin the college basketball season at No. 4 in the preseason AP Top 25 poll released Monday, Nov. 9, 2020.(AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Nov. 09, 2020 12:01 PM EST
Georgia Tech's Michael Devoe (0) drives around Pittsburgh's Trey McGowens, left, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020, in Pittsburgh. Much of Georgia Tech’s optimism centers on the backcourt duo of Jose Alvarado and Michael Devoe. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)

Georgia Tech's Michael Devoe (0) drives around Pittsburgh's Trey McGowens, left, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020, in Pittsburgh. Much of Georgia Tech’s optimism centers on the backcourt duo of Jose Alvarado and Michael Devoe. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)

Nov. 11, 2020 02:52 PM EST
FILE - In this March 3, 2020, file photo, North Carolina's Garrison Brooks dunks against Wake Forest during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Chapel Hill, N.C. Brooks is a 6-foot-10 senior and was the preseason Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year. (AP Photo/Chris Seward, File)

FILE - In this March 3, 2020, file photo, North Carolina's Garrison Brooks dunks against Wake Forest during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Chapel Hill, N.C. Brooks is a 6-foot-10 senior and was the preseason Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year. (AP Photo/Chris Seward, File)

Nov. 13, 2020 07:00 AM EST