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Jim Larranaga says Miami Hurricanes road record important for NCAA Tournament

By Alan Rubenstein

BLACKSBURG, VA - FEBRUARY 3: Miami Hurricanes head coach Jim Larraaga reacts during the game against the Virginia Tech Hokies at Cassell Coliseum on February 3, 2018 in Blacksburg, Virginia. (Photo by Lauren Rakes/Getty Images)
BLACKSBURG, VA - FEBRUARY 3: Miami Hurricanes head coach Jim Larraaga reacts during the game against the Virginia Tech Hokies at Cassell Coliseum on February 3, 2018 in Blacksburg, Virginia. (Photo by Lauren Rakes/Getty Images) /
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"One of the things that you can look up statistically is how many wins a team has away from home because there are a lot of teams in this country that play a lot of home games and do really, really well at home, not so great when they have to travel. And the NCAA Tournament is not played on your home court.”"

Duke had six road victories this season, North Carolina six and Virginia ten.

"“I think there’s only three teams in the ACC — no, four teams in the ACC with winning road records, and that’s Virginia, Duke, Carolina and Miami. So, I think we’ve got as good a chance as anybody, even though we’re young and we do lack experience; but this will be our third trip [in a row] to the NCAA Tournament, and that makes me and my coaching staff feel good about our chances no matter who we match up with.”"

Miami stayed 26th in the RPI after the loss to North Carolina in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals. The Tar Heels moved up to fifth. The Hurricanes actually moved up from the fourth-sixth seed to the fifth spot in the consensus Bracket Matrix after the loss.

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The two most prominent Bracketologists Joe Lunardi of ESPN and Jerry Palm of CBSSports.Com have Miami as a seventh and sixth seed in their brackets. A lot could shift in the next three days.

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