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ACC basketball aims to fix image, change narrative — whether it should have to or not


It’s difficult to argue, given that the conference everyone loves to drag from December through February has developed quite a knack for excelling in March and early April. A season ago, the ACC accounted for a quarter of the Sweet 16. Not bad for a league that at one point wasn’t supposed to even get that many teams into the entire tournament. (AOL.com)

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ACC basketball aims to fix image, change narrative — whether it should have to or not