NC State With A School Record 11 Top-25 Programs

If you haven’t picked up on it yet, NC State’s Athletic Program is having a banner year. Currently they rank 7th in the Director’s Cup Standings.

The Men’s Golf season just came to a close, and the Wolfpack finished the season ranked 24th, becoming the 11 Wolfpack program to finish ranked in the Top-25, which is a new school record.

🚨 NEW RECORD 🚨@PackMensGolf tied for 24th at the NCAA Championships on Sunday. That means we’ve now had 1️⃣1️⃣ programs end their seasons in the top 25, which is a new @NCState record! #STATEment pic.twitter.com/78JPbmHhAy

— NC State Athletics (@PackAthletics) May 28, 2018

Here’s a look at the 11 programs:

Football – 23rd
Women’s Soccer – 21st
Wrestling – 4th
Men’s Swimming – 4th
Women’s Swimming – 18th
Men’s Golf – 24th
Rifle – 11th
Women’s Cross Country – 8th
Men’s Cross Country – 17th
Women’s Gymnastics – 20th
Women’s Basketball – 16th

For context, here’s how many Top-25 programs NC State has had the past 4 years.

Record-setting year for @PackAthletics and likely more to add to this list. Over the past four years we’ve had 10, 9, 9 and now 11 this year, building consistency among our programs. https://t.co/H5RtYcKha0

— Fred Demarest (@Fred_Demarest) May 29, 2018

At minimum, expect that number to jump to 12, with the Wolfpack baseball squad being the #16 seed in the NCAA Championship.