NCAA Tournament March Madness

#24 NC State

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Projected seed: 8

NC State’s resume reads like a team that belongs squarely on the tournament bubble because it has delivered convincing neutral-site scalps and tough road victories while also accruing a handful of damaging defeats. The Wolfpack’s neutral wins over Boise State and Mississippi and road triumphs at Florida State, Clemson and Pittsburgh show it can win away from Raleigh and hang with quality opponents, and a tight loss at Kansas underscores that it can contend with top teams. Trouble comes from a neutral setback to Seton Hall, an uncomfortable neutral shootout loss to Texas and defeats at Auburn and to Virginia that leave blemishes the committee will notice. With a cluster of meaningful conference games left — including trips to SMU, Louisville and Virginia and home tests against Miami, North Carolina and Duke — there are clear chances to solidify a tournament case or to fall back depending on results, which is why the current placement feels appropriate.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3NC Central347W114-66
11/7UAB123W94-70
11/12UNC Greensboro308W110-64
11/17VCU46W85-79
11/24(N)Seton Hall49L85-74
11/25(N)Boise St54W81-70
11/26(N)Texas35L102-97
12/3@Auburn26L83-73
12/6UNC Asheville218W75-63
12/10Liberty92W85-45
12/13Kansas14L77-76
12/17TX Southern311W108-72
12/21(N)Mississippi73W76-62
12/31Wake Forest74W70-57
1/3Virginia16L76-61
1/6@Boston College145W79-71
1/10@Florida St101W113-69
1/17Georgia Tech129L78-74
1/20@Clemson29W80-76
1/24@Pittsburgh100W81-72
1/27Syracuse77W88-68
1/31@Wake Forest7466%
2/3@SMU3746%
2/7Virginia Tech5580%
2/9@Louisville1933%
2/14Miami FL3868%
2/17North Carolina2864%
2/24@Virginia1631%
2/28@Notre Dame7968%
3/2Duke330%
3/7Stanford8185%