NC State Picked to Finish 6th in Official ACC Men’s Basketball 2019-20 Preseason Poll

The 2019 ACC Media Day was earlier this week, aka “Operation Basketball,” and the media cast their votes, and NC State is picked to finish 6th in the Official 2019-20 Men’s Basketball Preseason Poll.

ACC Preseason Order of Finish (first-place votes in parentheses)
1. Duke (51), 1564
2. North Carolina (19), 1493
3. Louisville (29), 1448
4. Virginia (12), 1405
5. Florida State, 1157
6. NC State, 1038
7. Notre Dame, 915
8. Syracuse, 910
9. Miami, 768
10. Pitt, 577
11. Clemson, 564
12. Georgia Tech, 437
13. Boston College, 382
14. Virginia Tech, 334
15. Wake Forest, 328 (ACC)

Since the creation of the ACC Preseason Poll back in 1970, NC State has been the preseason favorite only 3 times.

1974
1975
2013

Below is a breakdown of how many times the Wolfpack have projected to finish in each spot in the Preseason Poll.

1. 3 times
2. 3 times
3. 8 times
4. 8 times
5. 5 times
6. 6 times
7. 3 times
8. 7 times
9. 4 times
10. 1 time
11. 0 times
12. 3 times

In Kevin Keatts first two seasons, he has yet to lead the Wolfpack to finish under where they were projected. In his first year, they were predicted to finish 12th, and finished 5th. Last year they were projected to finish 8th, and finished 8th.