CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Atlantic Coast Conference has shaken off a four-year Final Four drought with strong back-to-back postseason runs that have included winning one national title, playing for another and putting three teams in the national semifinals.The trick now is to keep that momentum going for the league that considers itself college basketballs best. The ACC also wants to increase its number of NCAA Tournament bids toward a still-unreached target of 10 invitations.I think with our 15 programs and as good as those programs generally are, I dont think its unrealistic to point to that, Commissioner John Swofford said in an interview Wednesday with The Associated Press during the leagues preseason media day. But I also dont think, if youve got seven, eight, nine and everybody talked about 10, thats not failure -- especially when theyre winning in the tournament.The ACCs series of expansions over the past decade were supposed to push the league to juggernaut status by adding programs like Louisville, Syracuse, Notre Dame and Pittsburgh to a lineup that featured tradition-rich charter members Duke and North Carolina.Its taken some time -- maybe a little longer than expected, the way North Carolina State coach Mark Gottfried sees it -- but the league is starting to earn that status.I think youre seeing now what we thought was going to happen a couple of years ago, said Gottfried, whose Wolfpack has been to the NCAAs in four of his five previous seasons with two Sweet 16 runs. Couple of years ago, we all said this is the best basketball league in America. It probably wasnt just yet.I think what youre seeing now, its happening. Just took a few years for us to get there. And part of that is because I think everybodys better.Compare that to a year earlier, when Gottfried said the league had work to do to earn its claim as the nations best by regularly earning more than the six bids it got in 2015. The league went on to tie its record of seven and wouldve had a new high mark had a 23-win Louisville team not sat out with a self-imposed postseason ban amid an ongoing NCAA investigation into allegations that a former staffer hired escorts and strippers for sex parties with recruits and players.Once in the tournament, ACC teams kept winning.North Carolina reached the NCAA championship game. Syracuse made a surprise run to the Final Four. Four teams reached the Elite Eight and a record six teams got to the Sweet 16.The league finished with a record 19 NCAA Tournament wins, surpassing the previous mark of 18 set by the Big East in 1985.And that came one year after Mike Krzyzewskis Blue Devils -- this years preseason favorite for the 15th time under the Hall of Famer -- won the NCAA title.The ACCs two-year run of 36 NCAA wins is also a record for all leagues, surpassing the Big East (2008-09) and the Big Ten (1999-2000) by eight.Notre Dame coach Mike Brey, whose Fighting Irish have gone to two straight Elite Eights, believes momentum from a strong finish can carry through the offseason and into the next season. He figures thats a factor in the ACCs broader success from the past two tournaments.Once you get to that second weekend, then youve got a group of guys coming back, Brey said. They talk about stuff like that. Then if you get the bid, theyre more believing they should advance. Theres a confidence instead of maybe a fear or an anxiety. I think thats whats happened with a number of programs.If Brey is right, the league could be in for another big year. Duke is considered a national-title contender, while UNC and Virginia have earned top-10 rankings in several preseason publications.If one of those teams have a deep run, then it will be up to the next tier -- Louisville, Syracuse, North Carolina State, Notre Dame, Florida State and Miami -- to get the league within reach of double-digit NCAA Tournament bids.I think they both matter in their own regard, but everybody wants to say, `Oh the Big 12 put this many teams in or `the Big Ten put this many teams in, Miami senior guard Davon Reed said. And thats good. 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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Losing is one thing for Arkansas coach Bret Bielema.Losing in the fashion the Razorbacks did two weeks ago to No. 11 Auburn -- allowing 543 yards rushing in a 56-3 loss -- is another completely.With a bye week to put that humiliation behind it, Arkansas (6-3, 2/3 Southeastern Conference) bounced back with a dominating 31-10 win over No. 10 Florida on Saturday.And it was the defense that was trampled by the Tigers that led the way, holding the Gators (6-3, 4-2, No. 11 CFP) to a season-low 12 yards rushing on 14 carries.To come out of that game and realize we couldnt stop the run, I just said, `I dont care what we do, were going to stop the run on defense, Bielema said. I dont care if we played with 11 guys or had to play with 12. Ill take the penalty; we aint going to have someone run the ball on us.While Arkansas defense had its way with a reeling Florida offense, Rawleigh Williams did his best to lead the Razorbacks on offense -- rushing for 148 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 26 carries. It was the fifth time this season Williams has topped the 100-yard mark.The win is the first over the Gators for Arkansas since the 1982 Bluebonnet Bowl, and its the Razorbacks first SEC victory over Florida. Arkansas had lost nine straight conference games to the Gators since joining the league in 1992, but it outgained Florida 466-241 in total yardage on Saturday in the comfortable win.Thats our identity, Williams said. If we cant run the ball, our team doesnt click the way it should ... Everything else will open up because of that, and it did today.The Gators only touchdown came on an interception return for a touchdown by Duke Dawson in the first half. Luke Del Rio finished 19-of-37 passing for 229 yards and also threw two interceptions for Florida, which has now failed to reach 250 yards of total offense in three of its last four games.First and foremost for the guys who made the trip down here, I apologize you had to sit through that, Florida coach Jim McElwain said. ... I feel horriblee for Gator Nation and the way everything kind of played out.ddddddddddddThe Razorbacks finished with 223 yards rushing overall, a marked improvement after totaling 25 yards on 31 carries in the loss to Auburn two weeks ago. Freshman Devwah Whaley added 66 yards on the ground on 14 carries, and quarterback Austin Allen finished 15-of-26 passing for 243 yards and a touchdown.Senior wide receiver Drew Morgan led Arkansas seven catches for 95 yards and a touchdown, while safety Santos Ramirez opened the scoring with a 24-yard interception return for a touchdown -- the fourth time the Razorbacks have scored on an interception this season.After that Auburn game, we were down, Arkansas defensive end Jeremiah Ledbetter said. But we knew we could bounce back and we had a good team.THE TAKEAWAYIf there was any doubt left about the dominance of the SEC West vs. the East this season, this should put an end to that once and for all. The West was 8-1 against the East entering Saturday, and every team in the West now has a victory this season over an East opponent.POLL IMPLICATIONSArkansas fell out of the rankings following its humiliating 56-3 loss to Auburn two weeks ago, the worst defeat in Bielemas four seasons. Saturdays win might not be enough to usher in a return for the Razorbacks, but voters are likely to now pay more attention to who Arkansas has lost to this season -- No. 1 Alabama, No. 7 Texas A&M and No. 11 Auburn.Florida, meanwhile, continues to rate as the best of the SEC East -- which should be enough to keep the Gators in the rankings for at least another week.UP NEXTFlorida returns home for the first time since Oct. 15 when it hosts South Carolina next week.Arkansas closes out its home schedule next week by hosting No. 13 LSU, which it has defeated in each of the last two seasons.---More AP college football at www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25. ' ' '