Podcast | Football Ends And Begins, ’26 Hoops Fired Up

About this episode

The episode wraps up the football season and discusses the upcoming basketball tournament projections and NCAA rankings.

ACC Nation podcast with Will and Jim wraps up the football season with a look at the Miami CFP Championship run, transfer portal action, the final Top 25’s and ACC players in the first round of the NFL Mock Draft at this point. Tip of the hat to Pitt’s Olivia Babcock , a spectacular volleyball player who has won the Honda Sport Award for the sport and it’s her second straight season as the top finisher. Podcast The NCAA’s Andy Katz is projecting 8 ACC men’s basketball teams to make the tournament this year. That’s a significant improvement over the last few years. Katz has a No. 1 seed, a No. 4 seed, a No. 5 seed, two No. 6 seeds, two No. 8 seeds and a team playing in at No. 11. This episode of the podcast looks at the latest NCAA NET Rankings for men and women, recent games and how Quadrant 1 action can make or break teams across the board. Listen, like and subscribe now to ACC Nation podcast , be sure to catch us on Streaming Radio and also watch us on our YouTube channel .

People in this episode

Host: Will

Topics covered

• football
• basketball
• NCAA
• transfer portal
• NFL Mock Draft

Keywords

• Miami CFP Championship
• Olivia Babcock
• NCAA NET Rankings
• Quadrant 1

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: the Honda Sport Award

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