You've read Caulton Tudor's best-case scenario for ACC teams next season should the top underclassmen in the league all decide they want to return and give the Horizon and Colonial leagues a run for NCAA tournament bragging rights next season.

Since every yin has its yang, we asked Tudor to consider the worst-case scenario and determine who would end up on top in the ACC next season following a mass exodus to the NBA's land of milk and honey, lockout or no lockout.

updated 10:20 p.m.

GREENSBORO — It's over.

The 2010-11 season for N.C. State's basketball team ended on Thursday night at the ACC tournament as did the careers of seniors Tracy Smith and Javier Gonzalez.

That's for certain after a 75-67 loss to Maryland in the first round.

Is it also the end of Sidney Lowe's tenure at his alma mater?

That question remains unanswered after a disappointing end to a disappointing season for the Wolfpack (15-16) on Thursday night at the Greensboro Coliseum.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — No Greivis Vasquez, no problem for Maryland.

The Terrapins got 26 points from sophomore Jordan Williams to continue their recent dominance of N.C. State with a 87-80 win on Sunday night at the Comcast Center. The Terps have won eight straight in the series, with the Vasquez tormenting the Pack in the previous four seasons.

Vasquez's number was honored before the game and he passed his mojo to Williams. The big forward made 10 of his first 11 field goals to end State's two-game winning streak and cripple its chances of making a meaningful run to close the ACC season.