CBS took on the ginormous task of doing preseason rankings of all 351 men’s college basketball teams, and they ranked NC State 32nd.  Even with the departure of Trevor Lacey, CBS still has a very optimistic view of the Wolfpack’s potential this year.  In Mark Gottfried’s press conference at NC State’s media day, he said he could see people giving them a preseason ranking of 9th, 10th or 11th in the ACC.  It looks like CBS didn’t listen.

32. NC State: Losing Trevor Lacey was a hit that wasn’t quite expected, but at 24 years old he felt it was time to start making money. It’s now Cat Barber’s show, and he’ll be helped by Abdul-Malik Abu, the Martin twins, and a newly-skinny Beejay Anya. (CBS)

CBS’ Preseason Rankings of ACC
1) UNC
5) UVA
7) Duke
20) Notre Dame
21) Miami
32) NC State
43) Syracuse
48) FSU
50) Louisville
60) Pittsburgh
77) Wake Forest
90) Georgia Tech
98) Clemson
109) Virginia Tech
212) Boston College