Though President Obama may be showing his love for Coach K, but he’s hardly warm today toward the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), in which Duke plays.
When asked on the White House lawn Saturday morning before boarding Marine One if the ACC is overrated, Obama grinned and said, “Apparently so,” according to the pool report.
The ACC, a traditional basketball powerhouse, suffered four upsets in the first round of the NCAA tournament, harming Obama’s picks — Florida State fell to Wisconsin, Wake Forest was upset by Cleveland State, USC beat Boston College, and the Michigan Wolverines beat Clemson.
Three ACC teams remain: Maryland, Duke, and UNC. It should be noted that Obama picked North Carolina as his national champion.