NCAA Tournament March Madness

#35 NC State

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Projected seed: 9

NC State’s résumé pairs impressive neutral-site victories over Boise State and Mississippi and resume-building road wins at SMU and Clemson with a signature home statement against North Carolina, yet those highlights are undercut by a neutral loss to Seton Hall, brutal defeats at Louisville and Duke and ugly setbacks to Virginia at home and in Charlottesville. That combination shows the Wolfpack can win important games away from Raleigh and in tournament settings while also being vulnerable to the league’s elite, so committees view them as a middle-of-the-draw team. The best moments prove they belong in the conversation, the worst moments are the kinds of one-sided losses that carry extra weight, and the upcoming game against Stanford is a clear opportunity to improve a résumé that still has more upside than it has consistency.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3NC Central353W114-66
11/7UAB119W94-70
11/12UNC Greensboro301W110-64
11/17VCU46W85-79
11/24(N)Seton Hall52L85-74
11/25(N)Boise St57W81-70
11/26(N)Texas33L102-97
12/3@Auburn40L83-73
12/6UNC Asheville251W75-63
12/10Liberty118W85-45
12/13Kansas20L77-76
12/17TX Southern307W108-72
12/21(N)Mississippi77W76-62
12/31Wake Forest76W70-57
1/3Virginia19L76-61
1/6@Boston College161W79-71
1/10@Florida St71W113-69
1/17Georgia Tech169L78-74
1/20@Clemson38W80-76
1/24@Pittsburgh102W81-72
1/27Syracuse79W88-68
1/31@Wake Forest76W96-78
2/3@SMU43W84-83
2/7Virginia Tech58W82-73
2/9@Louisville17L118-77
2/14Miami FL28L77-76
2/17North Carolina29W82-58
2/24@Virginia19L90-61
2/28@Notre Dame87L96-90
3/2Duke1L93-64
3/7Stanford6176%