The 2025 ACC Preseason Baseball Poll was released today, with NC State picked to finish 7th.
Let’s examine how accurately the media has projected NC State’s performance over the past few years.
(Note: Previous preseason polls utilized a 2-division model.)
Last year, NC State was picked to finish third in the Atlantic Division in the preseason poll and ultimately secured third place overall. UNC, also predicted to finish third, clinched the #1 seed in the 2024 ACC Baseball Tournament. Meanwhile, Duke, entering as the #6 seed, defeated the #5 seed FSU to win the ACC Championship.