The old [ACC Team] gets all the calls argument is funny every year. The idea that any team gets an unfair advantage is pretty ridiculous when you consider the level of involvement and secrecy it would entail. That said, the idea is thrown out all of the time. North Carolina's up and down season has led them to the top of the charts this season. In fact, the Heels have such a large lead that their foul margin over the 2nd place team is the same that separates the 2nd and 9th place teams. Equally interesting is that North Carolina actually leads in fouls and opponents' fouls.
You can find the chart below updated daily, here. ACC Foul Differential chart.
I'll spare you the click and print it here as well...
| FT Differential | Foul Differential | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | FTAs | Opp FTAs | FT Diff | Opp Fouls | Per Game | Fouls | Per Game | Difference | Per Game |
| UNC | 270 | 222 | 48 | 210 | 23.3 | 186 | 20.7 | 24 | 2.7 |
| FSU | 246 | 202 | 44 | 194 | 21.6 | 175 | 19.4 | 19 | 2.1 |
| Notre Dame | 239 | 173 | 66 | 191 | 17.4 | 168 | 15.3 | 23 | 2.1 |
| Georgia Tech | 230 | 209 | 21 | 200 | 20.0 | 180 | 18.0 | 20 | 2.0 |
| Syracuse | 254 | 195 | 59 | 199 | 19.9 | 179 | 17.9 | 20 | 2.0 |
| Wake Forest | 280 | 229 | 51 | 219 | 21.9 | 199 | 19.9 | 20 | 2.0 |
| Pittsburgh | 250 | 189 | 61 | 198 | 19.8 | 179 | 17.9 | 19 | 1.9 |
| Virginia Tech | 212 | 201 | 11 | 196 | 19.6 | 178 | 17.8 | 18 | 1.8 |
| Virginia | 219 | 145 | 74 | 174 | 17.4 | 160 | 16.0 | 14 | 1.4 |
| Maryland | 232 | 231 | 1 | 217 | 19.7 | 205 | 18.6 | 12 | 1.1 |
| Boston College | 260 | 256 | 4 | 229 | 20.8 | 220 | 20.0 | 9 | 0.8 |
| Duke | 236 | 216 | 20 | 190 | 21.1 | 184 | 20.4 | 6 | 0.7 |
| Clemson | 184 | 156 | 28 | 161 | 16.1 | 159 | 15.9 | 2 | 0.2 |
| NC State | 184 | 203 | -19 | 175 | 19.4 | 176 | 19.6 | -1 | -0.1 |
| Miami | 165 | 155 | 10 | 162 | 16.2 | 164 | 16.4 | -2 | -0.2 |
