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🗓️ 5 February 2026

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Inside Carolina senior reporter Greg Barnes joins Tommy Ashley to discuss North Carolina's standing halfway through the ACC season with an important rivalry game ahead - Duke. Barnes and Ashley break down the battle for the double-bye in the ACC Tournament and the depth of the league compared to last season with only one true dominant team. Barnes and Ashley also share their takes on the ACC Tournament and how expansion has shifted, and perhaps taken away, some of the allure and excitement of tournament weekend. **Call to Action:** **Subscribe:** Follow 'Inside Carolina' wherever you get your podcasts to never miss an episode! **Review:** Leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to help us reach more Tar Heel fans! **Visit:** Explore http://www.InsideCarolina.com for breaking news, recruiting updates, and expert commentary on all things UNC sports. This show is brought to you by Inside Carolina, the No. 1 site for UNC sports coverage and community. Visit http://www.InsideCarolina.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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0:00.0	Welcome in to IC Daily.
0:01.6	It is Thursday, February 5th.
0:03.4	I'm Tommy Ashley.
0:04.1	That's Greg Barnes, always sponsored by Johnny T-shirt, Johnny T-shirt.com,
0:08.4	and go to Inside Carolina, sign up for your premium membership.
0:11.7	We are not talking about off-the-court matters or new court matters today.
0:16.8	We are talking about ACC basketball here on IC Daily.
0:21.0	Greg, Carolina is roughly halfway through, I guess halfway through the ACC.
0:25.4	They sit at six and three.
0:26.7	What is that, tied for fifth in the conference?
0:30.3	A big game on Saturday.
0:31.8	Like I said, we'll talk about that one on Friday.
0:33.8	But this North Carolina team has played well, and the record looks okay, but we talk about
0:40.9	the metrics all the time, but the ACC in general, metrically speaking, and overall, in your opinion,
0:47.9	how good is the league really?
0:51.2	I think the league is really good this year.
0:54.8	If you look at some of the metric standings, the ACC right now is fourth behind the SEC, the Big Ten and the Big 12.
1:04.2	And a big part of that is that the ACC just has so many teams.
1:08.3	And so the numbers drag you down a little bit.
1:11.9	But the ACC is relatively even with those other teams,
1:17.2	especially kind of the top half, which is what you're looking for.
1:21.5	And so I think it's been great to see.
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