NC State is DANCING! Pack gets the 11 seed, will face Creighton on Friday.

NC State fans didn’t need to wait long.

CBS Sports Selection Show unveiled the South bracket first, and NC State was the #11 seed.

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— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 12, 2023

The Pack will face off against the 21-12 #24-ranked Creighton Bluejays.

Creighton had a 6 game losing streak early in the season, but went on a 9 game winning streak later in the season. They were ousted from their conference tournament by Xavier, who beat them by 20+.

Creighton has marquee wins over Xavier, Arkansas, Texas Tech, Providence, and UConn. Their worst loss is to Nebraska.

This isn’t the same Creighton team you might remember from the Doug McDermott days, but they are balanced. Their big man, Ryan Kalkbrenner leads their team with 16ppg and will shoot it a little bit from the outside, however, he’s only hitting at a 29% clip. He isn’t going to be taking contested 3s, meaning this is not a guy who should dominate DJ Burns. He is agile and he is 7’1, but he’s a guy State can handle.

Their guards can shoot, but are going to be out-athleted by the Wolfpack guards.

This is a good matchup for NC State and we’ll have a LOT more on it later.