The #15th ranked 'Canes looked to continue a dominant early-season stretch that has vaulted them up the national rankings.
Last season the 'Canes started off red-hot and won the Gildan Charleston Classic. Soon after, a solid but under-the-radar team came to Coral Gables: UW-Green Bay. Just over a year ago the 'Canes laid a giant uninspiring egg at home against Green Bay and followed it up almost two-weeks later (after a long break) with a disaster against Eastern Kentucky. It is likely that these two home-cooked beatings led to the 'Canes being left out of the NCAA Tournament.