2026 is here and it has started in glorious fashion for the ACC. In football, bowl season was a rousing success led by Miami's dominant run through the CFP. In basketball, eight teams are in the NET Top 50 and others are well-positioned for at-large bids to the NCAA Tournament. We preview the upcoming football national championship and examine some of the most interesting ACC basketball teams hoping to dance in March.   Topics for discussion include:

• The most interesting basketball teams in the ACC through the first two weeks of conference play
• Miami's run through the College Football Playoff and the ACC's bowl success
• Initial thoughts and frustrations with college football's winter transfer portal window

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