NCAA Tournament March Madness
#28 NC State
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Projected seed: 11 (automatic qualifier)
NC State’s profile rests on an offense that can overwhelm opponents, as seen in comfortable home wins over NC Central and UAB and a neutral-site victory over Boise State, but those highs are offset by damaging results away from home, including a neutral loss to Seton Hall, a shootout defeat to Texas, and a road setback at Auburn that reveal defensive vulnerability. The stretch ahead, most notably a high-profile home game with Kansas and league road tests at Louisville and Virginia, supplies clear opportunities to add a signature win and prove the team can close games outside Raleigh; strong showings in those spots would erase lingering doubt while more slip-ups would cement the resume’s current flaws.
| Date | Opponent | Ranking | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/3 | NC Central | 349 | W114-66 |
| 11/7 | UAB | 114 | W94-70 |
| 11/12 | UNC Greensboro | 289 | W110-64 |
| 11/17 | VCU | 42 | W85-79 |
| 11/24 | (N)Seton Hall | 48 | L85-74 |
| 11/25 | (N)Boise St | 45 | W81-70 |
| 11/26 | (N)Texas | 44 | L102-97 |
| 12/3 | @Auburn | 30 | L83-73 |
| 12/6 | UNC Asheville | 229 | W75-63 |
| 12/10 | Liberty | 112 | W85-45 |
| 12/13 | Kansas | 16 | L77-76 |
| 12/17 | TX Southern | 328 | W108-72 |
| 12/20 | (N)Mississippi | 59 | 66% |
| 12/21 | Mississippi | 59 | 76% |
| 12/31 | Wake Forest | 54 | 74% |
| 1/3 | Virginia | 24 | 59% |
| 1/6 | @Boston College | 139 | 81% |
| 1/10 | @Florida St | 118 | 75% |
| 1/17 | Georgia Tech | 131 | 92% |
| 1/20 | @Clemson | 31 | 41% |
| 1/24 | @Pittsburgh | 108 | 73% |
| 1/27 | Syracuse | 80 | 81% |
| 1/31 | @Wake Forest | 54 | 53% |
| 2/3 | @SMU | 43 | 48% |
| 2/7 | Virginia Tech | 61 | 76% |
| 2/9 | @Louisville | 14 | 28% |
| 2/14 | Miami FL | 36 | 66% |
| 2/17 | North Carolina | 22 | 58% |
| 2/24 | @Virginia | 24 | 37% |
| 2/28 | @Notre Dame | 56 | 54% |
| 3/2 | Duke | 5 | 32% |
| 3/7 | Stanford | 87 | 84% |