First-round bye is a sign of progress for Florida State (The Florida Times-Union)
TALLAHASSEE — Hours after his team was picked to finish seventh in the preseason Atlantic Coast Conference preseason basketball poll, Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton sat in the lobby of a Greensboro, N.C., hotel and wore a smirk on his face. In his hands, Hamilton held the results of that media vote — the one that suggested his team was no better than seventh-best in the conference.