NC State Picked 8th in Official 2018-19 ACC Men’s Basketball Preseason Poll

The votes from yesterday’s ACC Media Day have been tabulated, and NC State was picked 8th in the 2018-19 ACC Preseason Poll.

ACC Operation Basketball 2018-19 Preseason Poll
(First-place votes in parenthesis)
1-Duke (52) – 1709
2-Virginia (47) – 1699
3-North Carolina (20) – 1641
4-Syracuse (1) – 1268
5-Virginia Tech – 1187
6-Clemson (1) -1148
7-Florida State – 1127
8-NC State – 885
9-Notre Dame – 859
10-Miami – 816
11-Louisville – 735
12-Boston College – 568
13-Georgia Tech – 324
14-Wake Forest – 313
15-Pittsburgh – 241 (ACC)
NC State was picked 12th in last years Preseason Poll entering the beginning of the Kevin Keatts era, and the Wolfpack exceeded expectations, finishing the season 5th.

NC State will look to exceed expectations once again in Year 2 under Keatts.