Web Run: Hodge, State denied ACC adulation

Julius Hodge has fallen from grace. The ACC Preseason Player of the Year, selected at the ACC Basketball Operation Basketball on Sunday, dismissed Hodge, tabbing sophomore guard Chris Paul of Wake Forest the title. Wake Forest also captured the top position of the team poll, pushing State to fifth behind UNC, Georgia Tech and Duke respectively.Other featured stories for 11/1:PackMMQB

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School	Conference	Overall
Miami	3-1	6-1
Virginia	3-1	6-1
Virginia Tech	3-1	6-2
Florida State	4-2	6-2
North Carolina	3-2	4-4
Georgia Tech	3-3	4-3
NC State	3-3	4-4
Clemson	3-3	4-4
Maryland	2-3	4-4
Wake Forest	1-4	4-4
Duke	0-5	1-7

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Quote of the Day:"It has been the same now for three years. The polls always predict State in the middle. But at the end of the season every year, we overcome the expectations. It's just a real wide open conference this year." - NC State junior forward Ilian Entimov

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Hodge, State denied ACC adulation
Julius Hodge has fallen from grace. The ACC Preseason Player of the Year, selected at the ACC Basketball Operation Basketball on Sunday, dismissed Hodge, tabbing sophomore guard Chris Paul of Wake Forest the title. Wake Forest also captured the top position of the team poll, pushing State to fifth behind UNC, Georgia Tech and Duke respectively. The Wolfpack will be forced to run the gauntlet this season, foraging through a critical, revamped conference schedule designed to incorporate ACC expansion. Read More

N.C. State MMQB
Al Featherston * The Herald-Sun
N.C. State outgained Clemson by 114 yards, but just as in losses to Ohio State, UNC and Miami, the Pack negated its advantage with mistakes. In this case, six turnovers and 10 penalties helped the Tigers hold on for a 26-20 victory in Death Valley. Read More

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