NC State
ACC · 20–14
Power+13.8#45 of 365
Résumé+10.69#44 · wins above average
Trendrating by week
Best winNorth Carolina (82–58)
Worst lossGeorgia Tech (74–78)
Schedule faced+9.4 avg opponent
Results
Expected is the margin the model's ratings imply for that matchup and site. Perf is how far the actual margin beat it — the number that moves a rating, rather than the win or loss alone.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Expected | Perf | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs | North Carolina Central | W 114–66 | +30.7 | +17.3 |
| 1 | vs | UAB | W 94–70 | +12.2 | +11.8 |
| 2 | vs | UNC Greensboro | W 110–64 | +24.0 | +22.0 |
| 3 | vs | VCU | W 85–79 | +1.4 | +4.6 |
| 4 | N | Seton Hall | L 74–85 | +3.5 | -14.5 |
| 4 | N | Boise State | W 81–70 | +2.9 | +8.1 |
| 4 | N | Texas | L 97–102 | -1.9 | -3.1 |
| 5 | at | Auburn | L 73–83 | -7.5 | -2.5 |
| 5 | vs | UNC Asheville | W 75–63 | +20.6 | -8.6 |
| 6 | vs | Liberty | W 85–45 | +10.8 | +29.2 |
| 6 | vs | Kansas | L 76–77 | -3.8 | +2.8 |
| 7 | vs | Texas Southern | W 108–72 | +28.2 | +7.8 |
| 7 | N | Ole Miss | W 76–62 | +4.0 | +10.0 |
| 9 | vs | Wake Forest | W 70–57 | +7.7 | +5.3 |
| 9 | vs | Virginia | L 61–76 | -1.8 | -13.2 |
| 10 | at | Boston College | W 79–71 | +12.7 | -4.7 |
| 10 | at | Florida State | W 113–69 | +2.3 | +41.7 |
| 11 | vs | Georgia Tech | L 74–78 | +17.7 | -21.7 |
| 12 | at | Clemson | W 80–76 | -4.8 | +8.8 |
| 12 | at | Pittsburgh | W 81–72 | +5.5 | +3.5 |
| 13 | vs | Syracuse | W 88–68 | +10.5 | +9.5 |
| 13 | at | Wake Forest | W 96–78 | +2.2 | +15.8 |
| 14 | at | SMU | W 84–83 | -2.9 | +3.9 |
| 14 | vs | Virginia Tech | W 82–73 | +7.5 | +1.5 |
| 15 | at | Louisville | L 77–118 | -8.9 | -32.1 |
| 15 | vs | Miami | L 76–77 | +3.0 | -4.0 |
| 16 | vs | North Carolina | W 82–58 | -1.2 | +25.2 |
| 17 | at | Virginia | L 61–90 | -7.2 | -21.8 |
| 17 | at | Notre Dame | L 90–96 | +6.0 | -12.0 |
| 18 | vs | Duke | L 64–93 | -15.3 | -13.7 |
| 18 | vs | Stanford | L 84–85 | +7.5 | -8.5 |
| 19 | N | Pittsburgh | W 98–88 | +8.2 | +1.8 |
| 19 | N | Virginia | L 74–81 | -4.5 | -2.5 |
| 20 | N | Texas | L 66–68 | -1.9 | -0.1 |
Remaining schedule
| Wk | Opponent | Projected | Win prob | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season complete. | ||||
Season by season
Best finish: #35 in 2012–13. 22 rated seasons. Two ratings appear here and their numbers are not comparable; the rank is. Season links open that year's game log.
Finishing rank, best at the top, on an axis running to 250 — this team's own range, not the size of the field. Each row below says what its rank was out of. Hover a point for the season.
| Season | Rank | Rec | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 45 of 365 | 20–14 | 13.78 | Power |
| 2024–25 | 110 of 364 | 12–19 | 4.06 | Power |
| 2023–24 | 54 of 362 | 26–15 | 11.06 | Power |
| 2022–23 | 60 of 363 | 23–11 | 10.03 | Power |
| 2021–22 | 153 of 358 | 11–21 | 1.62 | Power |
| 2020–21 | 96 of 347 | 14–11 | 6.36 | Power |
| 2019–20 | 59 of 353 | 20–12 | 87.41 | MRI |
| 2018–19 | 40 of 353 | 24–12 | 103.78 | MRI |
| 2017–18 | 63 of 351 | 21–12 | 96.18 | MRI |
| 2016–17 | 181 of 351 | 15–17 | 35.47 | MRI |
| 2015–16 | 112 of 351 | 16–17 | 65.48 | MRI |
| 2014–15 | 46 of 351 | 22–14 | 103.88 | MRI |
| 2013–14 | 86 of 351 | 22–14 | 76.47 | MRI |
| 2012–13 | 35 of 347 | 24–10 | 118.02 | MRI |
| 2011–12 | 45 of 345 | 24–14 | 107.22 | MRI |
| 2010–11 | 137 of 346 | 15–16 | 50.23 | MRI |
| 2009–10 | 109 of 335 | 20–16 | 64.04 | MRI |
| 2008–09 | 117 of 330 | 16–14 | 57.42 | MRI |
| 2007–08 | 202 of 328 | 15–16 | 16.61 | MRI |
| 2006–07 | 119 of 326 | 20–16 | 54.14 | MRI |
| 2005–06 | 48 of 326 | 22–10 | 99.81 | MRI |
| 2004–05 | 42 of 326 | 21–14 | 102.54 | MRI |