Syracuse 3 games clear of Pitt & Duke in ACC

Published: 02/02/2014 @ 12:00 am

With Syracuse’s win over Duke on Saturday night in the Carrier Dome, the Orange put a full three games of separation between themselves and the Dukies in the ACC standings. On Sunday, Virginia stunned Pitt in Pittsburgh to push the Panthers three games back of the Orange as well.But, what about the Cavaliers? With Virginia’s road win on Sunday they take control of second place in the Atlantic Coast Conference at 8-1 (17-5 overall), just one game back of league leading Syracuse.Syracuse faces Virginia, at UVA, on Saturday, March 1st that could end up deciding the ACC regular season championship.Full ACC standings below through games played on 2/2/14:Syracuse 8-0 21-0Virginia 8-1 17-5Pittsburgh 6-3 18-4Duke 6-3 17-5Clemson 5-3 14-6Maryland 5-4 13-9N. Carolina 4-4 14-7N.C. State 4-5 14-8W. Forest 4-5 14-8Florida St. 4-5 13-8G Tech 3-6 12-10Ntre Dame 3-6 12-10Miami (Fla.) 2-6 11-10BC 2-6 6-15Va. Tech 1-8 8-13