All-ACC

Before, I forget, I wanted to put out my All-ACC teams before the official ones come out (there's one for coaches and media). As always, I do it old-school: first, second and third teams comprised of five players each. Until the rules committee starts allowing ten players at a time on the floor, my teams will have five players apiece on them. I get it: with 15 teams in the league, it's much hard to whittle the talent down without making some hard choices, and having a ten-woman first team makes everyone feel better. That's still not a good reason to do it, however. My teams are positionless. I take into account overall stats and look at ACC stats when trying to choose players. I favor the best players on the best teams whenever possible, and good players putting up inflated stats on horrible teams get penalized accordingly. This year was really hard to do because so many good teams had so much balance, making fewer players stand out than usual. With that said:

All-ACC First Team

Brianna Turner, C Notre Dame
Alexis Peterson, PG Syracuse
Shakayla Thomas, W Florida State
Lexie Brown, OG Duke
Asia Durr, Louisville

Notes: Turner is my POY, I guess. I say that with little enthusiasm. She's the best player on a flawed team. She leads the ACC in FG% and blocks, and is a solid scorer and rebounder.  Peterson  leads the ACC in scoring and assists, but Turner gets the nod for being on one of the two best teams. Thomas is second-place FSU's best player, Brown has led Duke to third place and Durr is the top scorer on a good team.

All-ACC Second Team

Arike Ogunbowale, F Notre Dame
Brittney Sykes, F Syracuse
Rebecca Greenwell, G Duke
Jessica Thomas, G Miami
Dominique Wilson, G NC State

Notes: Ogunbowale is Notre Dame's top scorer and a great shooter. Sykes is a tremendous all-around player, as is Greenwell, and both have shot well this season. Thomas is Miami's best player, which is a surprise considering that Adrienne Motley is a senior this season. NC State has a lot of balance, but Wilson is the team's sole real slasher and led them to a number of unexpected wins.

All-ACC Third Team

Briana Day, C Syracuse
Mariya Moore, G Louisville
Miah Spencer, PG NC State
Chanette Hicks, G Virginia Tech
Lindsay Allen, PG Notre Dame/Paris Kea, G

Notes: Day has been solid all year and has matured into a fine player. Moore doesn't put up the kind of number one expects given her talent, but she's still a great player. Spencer holds the NC State lineup together, while Hicks has been the leader of a VT club that had NCAA tourney aspirations before tanking. Finally, you  have Allen, a senior on the ACC's best team who lead the ACC in assist/turnover ratio, vs Kea, a do-it-all player on a horrible team. If Notre Dame wins the conference, I'll give Allen the call.