Can NC State End the 2nd Longest Baseball Conference Championship Drought in the ACC this Year?

NC State will kick off their 2025 Baseball season next weekend with a 3-game home series against Fordham. Last year, the NC State Men’s Basketball team was able to get the monkey off of their back, winning their first ACC Tournament Championship since 1987.

Will the Wolfpack Baseball team be able to find the same magic?

The last time NC State won an ACC Baseball Tournament Championship was in 1992, and the last time they were the Regular Season Champions was in 1986.

For perspective, that’s the 2nd longest drought without a Conference Championship in the ACC, and the team with the longest drought is Cal, and they joined this year.

Most Recent ACC Baseball Championship (T = Tournament/R = Regular Season)

Duke – 2024 (T), 1961 (R)

UNC – 2024 (R), 2022 (T)

Clemson – 2023 (T), 2006 (R)

Stanford – 2023 (R – Pac 12), 2022 (T – Pac 12)

Wake Forest – 2023 (R), 2001 (T)

Virginia Tech – 2022 (R)

Notre Dame – 2021 (R), 2006 (T – Big East)

Louisville – 2019 (R), 2009 (T – Big East)

FSU – 2018 (T), 2012 (R)

Miami – 2016 (R), 2008 (T)

Georgia Tech – 2014 (T), 2005 (R)

UVA – 2011 (R) (T)

Pittsburgh – 1995 (T- Big East), 1994 (R – Big East)

NC State – 1992 (T), 1986 (R)

Cal – 1980 (R)

The Wolfpack was picked to finish 7th in the ACC in the official Preseason Poll, and D1Baseball has them ranked #17th nationally in their Preseason Top-25.