The ACC standings after Thursday

Well one day of the final weekend for ACC soccer's regular season has concluded and the picture has gotten clearer. Miami lost at Duke 4-2, Florida State defeated Clemson 2-0, Wake Forest beat NC State 4-2, and Boston College won at Maryland 2-0. So you are probably wondering what this all means. Well I'm going to tell you but first here are the updated standings:

1) North Carolina with 24pts. after 9 games
2) Florida State with 20 pts. after 10 games
3) Virginia with 18 pts. after 9 games
4) Wake Forest with 17 pts. after 9 games
5) Boston College with 14 pts. after 9 games
6) Miami with 14 pts. after 9 games
7) Duke with 13 pts. after 9 games
8) Virginia Tech with 8 pts. after 9 games
9) Clemson with 8 pts. after 9 games
10) NC State with 1 pt. after 9 games
11) Maryland with 1 pt. after 9 games

OK so North Carolina has the #1 seed locked up. FSU has locked up a top 4 seed. Virginia can still take the #2 seed with a win against North Carolina tonight, they also have a top 4 seed locked up. Wake Forest could move into a tie for 2nd at the best and a tie for 4th at the worst. Both Boston College and Miami have ACC tournament bids locked up but the seed could be anywhere from 4th to 7th. Duke is also a lock and could rise as high as 5th. Virginia Tech and Clemson are fighting for that final spot in games against Boston College and Duke respectively. Finally NC State and Maryland are mathematically out of it by a long ways.

The best case scenario for Miami would be a win over Wake Forest and a loss by Boston College at the hands of Virginia Tech. This would put them in a tie for 4th and a rematch against Wake Forest who they play on Sunday in the final game of the season. I'm not sure how the tie breakers work but if Miami and Boston College both win then you would have a 3 way tie at 4th. That could make the seeding very interesting because the team on the short end of that would get matched up against Virginia or Florida State a challenge no team wants in the first round. All will be sorted out Sunday but expect another update on Saturday night after the UVA-UNC game and the Duke-Clemson games are completed. Those 2 games will clear up the picture a whole lot more.

See people women's soccer can be interesting.