I've touched on this a few times but haven't really gotten a grip on just how down the ACC's offenses are this season. In the four years prior to 2010, the average ACC offense scored pretty consistently in the 104-105 pts/100 poss range. This year...
| Conf. Games Only | OFF_EFF | eFG% | 2FG% | 3FG% | Best | Worst | # > 1.0 PPP |
| 2006 | 104.8 | 50.4 | 48.2 | 36.8 | 113.3 | 97.0 | 8 |
| 2007 | 105.4 | 51.0 | 50.0 | 35.4 | 112.6 | 95.1 | 11 |
| 2008 | 104.5 | 50.2 | 48.9 | 35.4 | 113.3 | 97.5 | 10 |
| 2009 | 104.1 | 49.2 | 47.7 | 35.1 | 115.9 | 91.7 | 9 |
| 2010 | 100.4 | 46.5 | 46.0 | 32.0 | 111.2 | 96.3 | 4 |
OFF_EFF, eFG%, 2FG%, 3FG% = League-wide averages.
Best = League's most efficient offense in a given year.
Worst = League's least efficient offense in a given year.
# > 1.0 PPP = Number of teams that averaged 1+ pts/poss.
There are plenty of specific examples of decline in action. For instance: NC State shot a league-best 53.4% in '09. This season? A league-worst 43.1%. First to worst! That's how it's supposed to go, right? Hmm. Maybe we're doing this wrong.
See Carolina March for a team-by-team look.