Florida State has tied the best start in program history through the first 13 games of the season at 12-1.

The Seminoles have played a weaker schedule, but do have wins over two Top-40 RPI teams including No. 4 Florida. It's a great start for a team that's looking to make the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2012.

Still, no team in college basketball has ever made the tournament in December, and FSU head coach Leonard Hamilton has stressed that to his team.

“To be honest with you, it doesn’t really mean anything to this point,” Hamilton said.

“No one has ever been invited to the NCAA Tournament winning 11 games. 11 games won’t get it.

“We’re facing a gauntlet in the ACC, which we’re excited about, but realistically, if we don’t keep things in the proper perspective, but if you look down the ACC list, there are a lot of folks that have only lost two games…

“By no means can we take any bows or relax.”

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Florida State will start ACC play on December 28th against Wake Forest, but will play the following six games against teams that should be ranked in the Top-25.

“When we come back from break, it will be on then,” Hamilton said.

“I would assume that there is a strong possibility that by the time we play [Virginia Tech] that they’ll be a top-25 team. When you think about that, there has never been a scenario in college basketball where any team has played six straight games against teams who are ranked in the top-25. Ever.

“We’ll play Virginia, Virginia Tech, Duke, North Carolina, Notre Dame, and Louisville. All in a row. Nobody’s ever done that. I’ve been coaching a long time and never been in a situation where you could be facing six straight games against top-25 opponents. It doesn’t exist.

“You might play six over the course of a season, but not in a row. We don’t have any room to do anything other than stay focused.”

Hamilton has also stressed to his team that there's no reason to be confident heading into ACC play. They had better be determined.

“If we don’t realize that every team in the ACC is good,” Hamilton said.

“You have to be prepared to play. You don’t have any time to start being confident about anything. You had better be anxious, and concerned, and eager, and determined, but confident at this point, when you haven’t really gone through the war, is probably not the right frame of mind to be in right now.”

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The team has taken that to heart. After a disappointing season last year, forward Terance Mann isn't taking anything for granted.

The Seminoles are currently ranked 21st in the AP Poll, which is the highest ranking they have held since the end of the 2012 season. It's also the first time they've stayed ranked in consecutive weeks since then.

“We’re not confident because we haven’t really been through ACC play,” Mann said.

“We haven’t gotten enough wins. Like coach said, 11 wins won’t get you in to the tournament. So we’re definitely anxious and determined to prove to everybody that we’re one of the top teams in the country.”