Just as I was starting to think that State could stay in the NET top 20 all season, we went and lost to the worst team in the conference and dropped to #31. That’s unfortunately closer to what we deserve, but the good news is that the ACC is very strong this year with 10 teams in the top 60. That means we could pile up a bunch of losses and still be pretty respectable. The best example of this is Purdue. They’re 11-6 and barely getting votes in the human polls but they’re #17 in the NET because the six losses have all been to solid teams (Virginia Tech, Florida State, Michigan, Texas, Notre Dame, & Michigan State.
Taking another look at NET and NC State’s NCAA tournament resume
