Man Wynter had Lundy wide open cutting to the rim. Tough loss for PSU, but probably not a great sign for the ACC that one of their top 4-5 teams is getting taken to the wire by Penn State. I’ll be pretty disappointed if the B1G doesn’t work the ACC in the challenge this year
I think they're both tournament teams. Maybe equivalent to a 6/11 or 7/10 matchup. VT is favored, but not by a ridiculous margin. VT's biggest strength is perimeter shooting, which was anything but a strength today. 3 for 19 from three today.
As far as the ACC/Big Ten challenge, yes, I think the Big Ten should have a pretty big edge. Here's how I see it.
Won't be very close
Iowa (home) > Georgia Tech
Northwestern (home) > Pitt
Virginia Tech (home) > Minnesota
Schools with a favorable advantage
Maryland > Louisville (home)
Illinois (home) > Syracuse
Wisconsin (home) > Wake Forest
Duke (home) > Ohio State
Purdue > Florida State (home)
If I take the games I don't think will be close, and the ones where I think there's a clear favorite, Big Ten would be up 6-2. Margin for error then becomes very small for the ACC in these 6 toss-ups. Perhaps someone like Syracuse or FSU can still one, but odds aren't looking particularly great.
Toss-Up Contests
North Carolina @ Indiana
Virginia @ Michigan
Penn State @ Clemson
Michigan State @ Notre Dame
Rutgers @ Miami
Boston College at Nebraska
If they split the 6 toss-up games, and the Big Ten goes 6-2 in the other contests, Big Ten would win 9-5.