Does NC State legitimately have a chance at playing in the Orange Bowl on New Years Day?
Well, I guess you could say there’s a chance.
Here’s how that chance would play itself out. NC State would need a good bump in the CFP Rankings (currently #22) on Tuesday night after beating UNC convincingly, and Louisville would need to suffer a decent slide backwards after losing 31-38 to an unranked Kentucky team. Currently the Cardinals are ranked 10th in the CFP rankings.
How far will they fall on Tuesday night? I don’t know, but they fell 6 spots in the AP Poll yesterday.