With the Miami Hurricanes needing to drop both of its two remaining regular season games to miss out on winning the ACC title outright, the Duke Blue Devils have a bit of a bigger challenge to hang onto the second spot in the conference.
ACC basketball standings 2013: Duke battles for second-place finish
The Duke Blue Devils have to hope for the Miami Hurricanes to flounder twice for the top spot.
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Miami plays the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on Wednesday and the Clemson Tigers on Saturday.
A (win___probably) on Tuesday against the Virginia Tech Hokies sets coach Mike Krzyzewski up for a regular season finale against the rival North Carolina Tar Heels on Saturday. The Tar Heels are 11-5 in conference play and find themselves and must beat the Maryland Terrapins on Wednesday to keep pace with the Blue Devils.
Toward the bottom of the ACC standings, Clemson’s __-__ win/loss to Boston College on Tuesday night separated the two schools that along with Georgia Tech and Wake Forest entered the week with 5-11 conference records.
ACC Standings
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL |
| Miami (FL) | 14-2 | 23-5 |
| Duke | __ | __ |
| North Carolina | 11-5 | 21-8 |
| North Carolina State | 10-6 | 21-8 |
| Virginia | 10-6 | 20-9 |
| Maryland | 8-8 | 20-9 |
| Florida State | 7-9 | 15-14 |
| Georgia Tech | 5-11 | 15-13 |
| Clemson | __ | __ |
| Boston College | __ | ___ |
| Wake Forest | 5-11 | 12-16 |
| Virginia Tech | __ | ___ |
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