Tar Heels Lose... Again

Virginia Tech 74, North Carolina 70This was a much better effort from North Carolina after that embarrassing performance against Virginia, but Virginia Tech is a very good team that is difficult to beat at home, and in the end the Hokies pulled out a close one. Ed Davis did a good job of getting to the line, and Marcus Ginyard looked like an elite perimeter defender for the first time in a while. But it's getting to the point that North Carolina can't afford too many more "quality" losses. They are now only 2-5 in the ACC with a difficult upcoming schedule (at Maryland, vs Duke), knowing that they probably have to get to 7-9 to make the NCAA Tournament. Even 7-9 might not be enough to get them in. As for Virginia Tech, it seems likely that they'll stay on the bubble the rest of the season. This nice win moves them to 4-3 in the ACC, with a 5-4 record against the RPI Top 100. Their RPI is 70th, but that mostly has to do with a very weak schedule, and thei...