ESPN’s advanced college basketball ratings system expects to see some improvement out of NC State in Kevin Keatts’ second season at the helm. BPI has the Wolfpack as the 36th-best team in D-I hoops heading into the 2019 season, which is 12 spots higher than State’s finish this past season.
BPI projects that NC State will rank 19th in offensive efficiency and 100th in defensive efficiency, which in both cases would not be drastically different performance levels from last season.
Bart Torvik’s early projections expect similar production, though his system ranks NC State 46th overall.