We’re a third of the way through this college basketball season, and I think particularly after what happened Sunday, a temperature check is in order. NC State began the year at No. 56 in the Pomeroy Ratings but in the absence of Manny Bates has been sliding ever since—which probably doesn’t surprise anybody. The Pack sits at 79th after the loss to Purdue.
I don’t feel like that’s anything to raise an alarm about because we all know what Manny Bates is worth, and we knew without him it was going to be tough. Right now NC State isn’t playing like an NCAA tournament team, and while I have my doubts about where this is gonna go, being 79th in mid-December says “hey, don’t give up on me just yet, okay, pal.