2015 record: 7-6 (3-5 in ACC)
At the top of the ACC Atlantic are three teams eyeing a playoff berth. At the bottom, three teams are desperate to erase the memories of massive struggles in 2015. And in the middle, there’s NC State, a program with more talent than the private schools it shares a division with but still behind the big boys at the top. And as the Wolfpack get set to open the 2016 season, many fans are wondering just how much that scenario will change. Yes, Dave Doeren has led his team to bowl games in each of the last two years, but a weak nonconference schedule likely inflated the win totals, and a lack of a signature victory has still nagged at the team.