18 for ’18: 18 key offseason topics: No. 17, what are the early projected win totals for every Power Five team, and what are the three key games that will make or break the seasons?
18 for ’18: No. 17 Power Five Early Projected Win Totals, Key Swing Games
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Alright, you investment types – or those who just want to know the future and what you can probably expect. How many games are the Power Five teams going to win?
This will all change before the season starts, but for now, several months in advance, what’s the early projected win total for each team – regular season only – and what are the three key swing games?
Of course, there will be upsets here and there – for good and bad – but for the most part, each three are the 50/50 games that will make or break the campaign.
ACC Early Projected Win Totals, Swing Games
ACC COASTAL
Boston College
Early Projected Win Total: 6.5
Swing Games: at Wake Forest (9/13), Louisville (10/13), Syracuse (11/24)
– Spring Analysis | Schedule Breakdown
Clemson
Early Projected Win Total: 11
Swing Games: at Texas A&M (9/8), at Florida State (10/27), South Carolina (11/24)
– Spring Analysis | Schedule Breakdown
Florida State
Early Projected Win Total: 9
Swing Games: Virginia Tech (9/3), Clemson (10/27), Florida (11/24)
– Spring Analysis | Schedule Breakdown
Louisville
Early Projected Win Total: 7.5
Swing Games: Georgia Tech (10/5), at Boston College (10/13), NC State (11/17)
– Spring Analysis | Schedule Breakdown
NC State
Projected Win Total: 8
Swing Games: West Virginia (9/15), Florida State (11/3), at Louisville (11/17)
– Spring Analysis | Schedule Breakdown
Syracuse
Early Projected Win Total: 6
Swing Games: at Pitt (10/6), NC State (10/27), at Boston College (11/24)
– Spring Analysis | Schedule Breakdown
Wake Forest
Early Projected Win Total: 6.5
Swing Games: Boston College (9/13), at Louisville (10/27), at NC State (11/8)
– Spring Analysis | Schedule Breakdown
ACC COASTAL
Duke
Early Projected Win Total: 5.5
Swing Games: at Baylor (9/15), at Georgia Tech (10/13), Wake Forest (11/24)
– Spring Analysis | Schedule Breakdown
Georgia Tech
Early Projected Win Total: 7
Swing Games: at Pitt (9/15), at Louisville (10/5), at North Carolina (11/3)
– Spring Analysis | Schedule Breakdown
Miami
Early Projected Win Total: 9.5
Swing Games: LSU (9/2), Florida State (10/6), at Virginia Tech (11/17)
– Spring Analysis | Schedule Breakdown
North Carolina
Early Projected Win Total: 6.5
Swing Games: Pitt (10/22), at Syracuse (10/20), Georgia Tech (11/3)
– Spring Analysis | Schedule Breakdown
Pitt
Early Projected Win Total: 7
Swing Games: Georgia Tech (9/15), at UCF (9/29), Virginia Tech (11/10)
– Spring Analysis | Schedule Breakdown
Virginia
Early Projected Win Total: 5
Swing Games: at Indiana (9/8), at Duke (10/20), Pitt (11/2)
– Spring Analysis | Schedule Breakdown
Virginia Tech
Early Projected Win Total: 9.5
Swing Games: at Florida State (9/3), Georgia Tech (10/25), Miami (11/17)
– Spring Analysis | Schedule Breakdown
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