One Less Bubble Team: MD, Thanks For Playing

By Chris Mottram
In the interest of full disclosure, you should know that I’m a Maryland fan, which explains why I’m an ACC homer. So, you can imagine how thrilled I was sitting in a Charlotte bar, rockin’ my Terps gear, just blocks from where the game was being played, watching the Terps have yet another complete meltdown.
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Maryland was up by as much as 15, and had the lead from the opening tip until the 12:45 mark in the second-half. And of course, in an absolute must-win, they totally chocked (just like they did when they had big leads over Duke and Clemson). BC won 71-68, thanks mostly to the Terps 21 (21!) turnovers, a huge problem that plagued them all season.
All my ranting is an exhaustive way of saying that the Terps are most definitely out of the Tournament. This leaves the ACC with four teams (Duke, UNC, Clemson, Miami), and potentially a fifth if Florida State can somehow pull off the huge upset over UNC this afternoon ... and maybe a sixth if Virginia Tech beats Miami today.
Previously: The Sporting Blog Archives.