Nickname: Demon Deacons
Conference: Atlantic Coast
Last Year’s Record: 24-7

Why they’ll make it

Al-Farouq Aminu is back to lead a talented Demon Deacon bunch. They lost some pieces to the NBA, but Aminu and his co-horts have plenty of firepower to be successful. Aminu, along with L.D. Williams and Chas McFarland return as starters and they’ve proven they can get the job done.

This is a team that beat Duke and North Carolina last season and there’s no reason why they can’t play the role of giant-killer this season as well. With those pieces returning along with the arrivals of top freshmen,...

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