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Web Run: Hodge, State denied ACC adulation
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Jerry Cornwell
PackPride.com

Nov 1, 2004

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.

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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

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

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

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