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=== Assistant: Here’s a rank-order of ACC men’s basketball teams over the past five seasons 2020-21 through 2024-25 based on their ACC… ===
Here’s a rank-order of ACC men’s basketball teams over the past five seasons (2020-21 through 2024-25) based on their ACC conference win-loss records and the combined five-year conference win percentage.

I compiled the conference records from authoritative sources (primarily Sports-Reference and verified standings sites for each season), then summed each team’s ACC wins and losses over those five seasons to compute their overall conference winning percentage. Sports Reference<ref>{{cite web|title=Sports Reference|url=https://theacc.com/standings.aspx?standings=40|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=2026-01-24}}</ref>

==== 🏀 ACC Conference Records by Season (2020-21 to 2024-25) ====

===== 📅 Season Breakdown (Conference W-L) =====

| Team           | 20-21 | 21-22 | 22-23 | 23-24 | 24-25 | Totals (W-L) |
| -------------- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ------------ |
| Duke           | 9-9   | 16-4  | 14-6  | 15-5  | 19-1  | 73-25        |
| North Carolina | 10-6  | 15-5  | 11-9  | 17-3  | 13-7  | 66-30        |
| Clemson        | 10-6  | 8-12  | 14-6  | 11-9  | 18-2  | 61-35        |
| Virginia       | 13-4  | 12-8  | 15-5  | 13-7  | 8-12  | 61-36        |
| SMU            | —     | —     | —     | —     | 13-7  | 13-7         |
| Wake Forest    | 3-15  | 13-7  | 10-10 | 11-9  | 13-7  | 50-48        |
| Florida State  | 11-4  | 10-10 | 7-13  | 10-10 | 8-12  | 46-49        |
| Pittsburgh     | 6-10  | 6-14  | 14-6  | 12-8  | 8-12  | 46-50        |
| Syracuse       | 9-7   | 9-11  | 10-10 | 11-9  | 7-13  | 46-50        |
| Virginia Tech  | 9-4   | 11-9  | 8-12  | 8-12  | 8-12  | 44-49        |
| NC State       | 9-8   | 4-16  | 12-8  | 12-8  | 5-15  | 42-55        |
| Miami (FL)     | 4-15  | 14-6  | 15-5  | 6-14  | 3-17  | 42-57        |
| Notre Dame     | 7-11  | 15-5  | 3-17  | 7-13  | 8-12  | 40-58        |
| Georgia Tech   | 11-6  | 5-15  | 6-14  | 7-13  | 10-10 | 39-58        |
| Louisville     | —     | 6-14  | 2-18  | 3-17  | 18-2  | 29-51        |
| Boston College | 2-11  | 6-14  | 9-11  | 8-12  | 4-16  | 29-64        |
| Stanford       | —     | —     | —     | —     | 11-9  | 11-9         |
| California     | —     | —     | —     | —     | 6-14  | 6-14         |

Notes:
* “—” = team was not in the ACC in that season (e.g., SMU, Stanford, Cal joined by 2024-25). Sports Reference<ref>{{cite web|title=Sports Reference|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/acc/men/2025.html|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=2026-01-24}}</ref>
* 2023-24 full standings came from verified public standings data. Warren Nolan<ref>{{cite web|title=Warren Nolan|url=https://www.warrennolan.com/basketball/2024/conference/ACC|publisher=Warren Nolan|access-date=2026-01-24}}</ref>
* For older seasons (e.g., 2020-21), records are from archived standings sources. Atlantic Coast Conference<ref>{{cite web|title=Atlantic Coast Conference|url=https://theacc.com/standings.aspx?standings=40|publisher=Atlantic Coast Conference|access-date=2026-01-24}}</ref>

==== 📊 Five-Year ACC Conference Winning Percentage Ranking ====

Ranked from highest to lowest cumulative conference win percentage:
# Duke — 73-25 (.745)
# SMU — 13-7 (.650) (only one year but high win %)
# North Carolina — 66-30 (.688)
# Clemson — 61-35 (.636)
# Virginia — 61-36 (.629)
# Wake Forest — 50-48 (.510)
# Stanford — 11-9 (.550) (limited data)
# Florida State — 46-49 (.484)
# Pittsburgh — 46-50 (.479)
# Syracuse — 46-50 (.479)
# Virginia Tech — 44-49 (.473)
# NC State — 42-55 (.433)
# Miami (FL) — 42-57 (.424)
# Notre Dame — 40-58 (.408)
# Georgia Tech — 39-58 (.402)
# Louisville — 29-51 (.362)
# Boston College — 29-64 (.311)
# California — 6-14 (.300)

==== 🧠 Key Takeaways ====
* Duke has been the most consistently successful ACC team over the past five years in conference play.
* North Carolina, Clemson, and Virginia also rank strongly in sustained performance.
* Newer members like SMU, Stanford, and Cal have smaller samples; SMU’s 2024-25 season was especially strong.
* Traditional lower-tier programs (e.g., Boston College, Georgia Tech, Notre Dame) sit near the bottom in cumulative ACC win percentage.

If you want, I can also produce a graph, per-year progression chart, or a team comparison table showing trends over time.