NC State Basketball's ACC Tournament Push

0:00On March 9th, NC Statemen's basketball heads into the ACC tournament as the number 7 seed with a 19 wins 12 losses overall record and 10 wins, 8 losses in conference play. The tournament kicks off Tuesday in Charlotte and the Wolf Pack will face the winner of Pitt vs. Stanford on Wednesday. After dropping six of their last seven games, they're aiming to solidify their spot in the NCAA tournament. Their recent slide is bumped them down in key rankings, sitting 36th in Kenpom, 30th in KPI, and around there in other metrics like BPI and Net. They hold 6 quad 2 wins in a 5 and 7 mark in quad 1 games, going 11 and 11 overall in those tougher matchups, which ranks tied. For 22nd nationally, bracketologists see them as a solid number 10 seed on average with the bracket matrix averaging 9.77 across 97. Outlets like CBS, ESPN, and Fox Sports mostly peg them at number 9 or 10, with potential first round foes including Utah State, Iowa, or Villanova.

1:05A strong showing in Charlotte could lock in that ticket to the big dance, beating a quality opponent to reach 20 wins and boost their resume would make a big difference heading into selection Sunday. The Wolf Pack knows March brings plenty of surprises, so they're focused on stacking wins this week to control their own fate.