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There are going to be a lot of angry comments from these three fanbases. However, that would have been true regardless of the teams, because the ACC has 12 teams that might finish the season ranked in the top 40 on KenPom, RPI and SOS. Finding the proper cut-off point in this conference is going to be the selection committee's biggest challenge this season.

But the 10th-12th place spots have to be occupied by someone. With apologies to these teams:

12. Miami Hurricanes (27-8 overall; 13-5 in ACC)

The Hurricanes have a nice incoming group of players, led by Dewan Huell and Bruce Brown. San Jose State transfer Rashad Muhammad should also make a positive impact.

But this team lost more key members of its rotation than just about any other ACC program. Sheldon McClellan and Angel Rodriguez were the team leaders in every sense of the word. Tonye Jekiri was the primary frontcourt player. Add in Ivan Cruz Uceda, and Miami lost four of its seven leaders in minutes played.

Maybe Ja'Quan Newton and Davon Reed lead the team to a 2015-16 Wisconsin type of miracle, making the tournament as a No. 7 seed in spite of that high degree of attrition. In this year's conference, though, it's going to be tough to for the 'Canes to tread water.

11. Pittsburgh Panthers (21-12 overall; 9-9 in ACC)

No team drew a worse straw from the schedule makers than the Panthers. The four teams they play twice are North Carolina, Virginia, Louisville and Syracuse. And even their single games against Boston College, Georgia Tech and Wake Forest will each come on the road.

That's a downright brutal gauntlet for a team that lost both its head coach (Jamie Dixon) and its starting point guard (James Robinson).

10. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (24-12 overall; 11-7 in ACC)

The Fighting Irish could do some damage with V.J. Beachem, Steve Vasturia and Bonzie Colson leading the way as veterans. Unfortunately, they picked a rough year to lose both Demetrius Jackson and Zach Auguste.

But where Pittsburgh was hurt by its schedule, Notre Dame should be a threat to go .500 in conference play because of the teams it will face. Its "double dips" are against Boston College, Georgia Tech, Florida State and Louisville, and it gets a home game against Wake Forest. Those are the kind of minor details that could play a major factor in the final ACC standings.