The ACC has four teams ranked in the third AP and USA Today polls released this week. Duke holds steady at No. 2/2, Notre Dame stands at No. 5/6, while Maryland and North Carolina rank No. 8/8 and No. 12/12, respectively.

ACC Player and Rookie of the Week
Maryland senior forward Alyssa Thomas and North Carolina freshman guard Allison Gray have been named the ACC Women’s Basketball Player and Rookie of the Week, as voted on by the Blue Ribbon Panel. Thomas scored a team-high 20 points and added 14 rebounds in Terps’ loss to No. 1/1 Connecticut on Nov. 15, while Gray came off the bench to average 22.5 points and 10 rebounds in a 1-1 week for the Tar Heels. Gray posted a career-high 30 points in UNC’s 78-68 win at UCLA on Nov. 17.

Undefeated
Six ACC teams have posted undefeated starts to their seasons: Florida State, Duke, NC State, Virginia Tech, Syracuse and Notre Dame. Virginia Tech is 4-0 for the seventh time
in 38 seasons and the first time under head coach Dennis Wolff.

Wins Against the Ranked
The ACC has already picked up two wins against Top-25 teams this season. Duke defeated No. 9/9 California, 70-58, on Nov. 10, and Notre Dame topped No. 19/18 Michigan State, 81-62, on Nov. 11. Duke’s win at the ninth-ranked Golden Bears marked its first win in a season opener against a top-10 team in program history.